Education World
Oklahoma City, OK
June 2000
Multiplication is a tough concept for many kids to grasp.Indeed,
many kids learn times tables without fully nderstanding the simple
concept that underlies them --that multiplication is an easier form
of addition. Now, along comes Amanda Bean -- the poster child for
multiplication misunderstanding!
Amanda loves to count. Her friends even call her "Bean Counter"
because she sees everything as a counting
challenge. Amanda loves to count so much that she can't seethe
sense in learning to multiply -- in spite of the urgings of her
parents and teachers, who try to explain how learning to multiply
will make the counting process even easier!
However, as luck would have it, everything changes one night.
Amanda is so focused on counting that even her dreams involve
counting -- but this night she is so overwhehned by the counting
challenges in her dream that multiplication finally makes sense to
her. ("Y-a-a-h-h-h!" cheer the sheep in Amanda!s dream when she
finally gets it!)
Amanda Bean's Amazing Dream (produced under the Marilyn Bums Brainy
Day Book label by Scholastic Press) was written by Cindy
Neuschwander, who also wrote Sir Cumference and the First Round
Table. Pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations by Liza Woodruff
add real kid appeal -- not to mention countless opportunities to
multiply! And Bums, a nationally known math educator, offers ideas
for teaching the principle of multiplication and for extending the
story and learning.
Education World
Oklahoma City, OK
June 2000
Multiplication is a tough concept for many kids to grasp.Indeed,
many kids learn times tables without fully nderstanding the simple
concept that underlies them --that multiplication is an easier form
of addition. Now, along comes Amanda Bean -- the poster child for
multiplication misunderstanding!
Amanda loves to count. Her friends even call her "Bean Counter"
because she sees everything as a counting
challenge. Amanda loves to count so much that she can't seethe
sense in learning to multiply -- in spite of the urgings of her
parents and teachers, who try to explain how learning to multiply
will make the counting process even easier!
However, as luck would have it, everything changes one night.
Amanda is so focused on counting that even her dreams involve
counting -- but this night she is so overwhehned by the counting
challenges in her dream that multiplication finally makes sense to
her. ("Y-a-a-h-h-h!" cheer the sheep in Amanda!s dream when she
finally gets it!)
Amanda Bean's Amazing Dream (produced under the Marilyn Bums Brainy
Day Book label by Scholastic Press) was written by Cindy
Neuschwander, who also wrote Sir Cumference and the First Round
Table. Pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations by Liza Woodruff
add real kid appeal -- not to mention countless opportunities to
multiply! And Bums, a nationally known math educator, offers ideas
for teaching the principle of multiplication and for extending the
story and learning.
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