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Arhythmetic
A book (and a half!) of poetry about math. Kittens plus puppies, plus shapes to explore. Add bison, a princess and dragons galore. Ideal for home or classroom use, these rollicking rhymes explore basic concepts of arithmetic in new and engaging ways. Catch the mathematical beat with the title poem, " aRHYTHMetic ." Count by two's with " Teacup Pups " and " Kitty Chat ." Learn about ordinal numbers from a bison that loves being " Third in the Herd ." Discover " The Shape of Things " all around us. Round-up " Rot-TEN Dragons " into groups from ten to one hundred. Help " Princess Estimation " guess the number of spots on her new Dalmatian. These seven math poems are guaranteed to equal fun that will bounce you right out of your seat! Educational Highlights
Teaching Math Concepts using Poetry
Rhyming
Counting
Grouping Numbers
Introduction to Estimation
Teaching Math Concepts using Poetry
Rhyming
Counting
Grouping Numbers
Introduction to Estimation
48 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
5 people want to read
About the author
Tiffany Stone
22 books15 followersTiffany Stone was born in Quebec and named after one of James Bond’s girlfriends. When she was two, she travelled by train to British Columbia, where she has lived ever since.
Tiffany considers herself a word nerd and proudly admits that when she was young, she and her mum used to look up word origins in the dictionary for fun! Nowadays, she especially enjoys writing poems that rhyme and stories that incorporate plenty of puns.
Meeting a real-live author when she was in Grade 6 inspired Tiffany to pursue her dream of being a writer. And writing her own verse for Dennis Lee’s “Alligator Pie” as a school assignment made her fall in love with poetry. (Her verse was about alligator cake.)
After earning her BFA in Creative Writing at UBC, Tiffany tried out several backup careers, including music academy administrator, bakery prep person (too early!), and veterinary hospital receptionist. She even trained as a hairdresser.
But in 2004, Tiffany’s dream of being an author finally came true. Her published works now include three collections of humorous verse for kids and more than a dozen poems in children’s magazines, as well as poetry on a plaque at a beach and on Vancouver buses. She loves to perform her poems at schools and libraries and sometimes works as a freelance children’s book editor.
Tiffany lives in Whonnock, BC, with her family and many pets. She is constantly inspired by trees.
Tiffany considers herself a word nerd and proudly admits that when she was young, she and her mum used to look up word origins in the dictionary for fun! Nowadays, she especially enjoys writing poems that rhyme and stories that incorporate plenty of puns.
Meeting a real-live author when she was in Grade 6 inspired Tiffany to pursue her dream of being a writer. And writing her own verse for Dennis Lee’s “Alligator Pie” as a school assignment made her fall in love with poetry. (Her verse was about alligator cake.)
After earning her BFA in Creative Writing at UBC, Tiffany tried out several backup careers, including music academy administrator, bakery prep person (too early!), and veterinary hospital receptionist. She even trained as a hairdresser.
But in 2004, Tiffany’s dream of being an author finally came true. Her published works now include three collections of humorous verse for kids and more than a dozen poems in children’s magazines, as well as poetry on a plaque at a beach and on Vancouver buses. She loves to perform her poems at schools and libraries and sometimes works as a freelance children’s book editor.
Tiffany lives in Whonnock, BC, with her family and many pets. She is constantly inspired by trees.
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October 20, 2009
If you enjoy poetry and math, this is the book for you!
Concepts covered include:
-counting by 2's
-multiplying by 10's
-shapes
-estimations
-ordinal numbers
and more.
Concepts covered include:
-counting by 2's
-multiplying by 10's
-shapes
-estimations
-ordinal numbers
and more.
Displaying 1 of 1 review