tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post8461941271757562206..comments2024-03-29T09:04:58.888-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: Books That Measure UpTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-34853085652932922822008-10-01T22:32:00.000-04:002008-10-01T22:32:00.000-04:00Thank you for providing such a wonderful list of b...Thank you for providing such a wonderful list of books. I am currently a student teacher and have to create many lesson plans. Your list of books have helped me plan a great measurement lesson for my second graders. Thanks!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-55313877752334706522007-03-16T11:27:00.000-04:002007-03-16T11:27:00.000-04:00Tricia,This is a great list of books!Try to find a...Tricia,<BR/><BR/>This is a great list of books!<BR/><BR/>Try to find a copy of N. M. Bodecker's poetry book WATER PENNIES. It has two poems, "Inchworm" and "Keeping in Step," that I used to share with my second grade students when we did a math unit on measuring.<BR/><BR/>Here's an excerpt from the "Inchworm" poem:<BR/><BR/>An inchworm<BR/>walked <BR/>a bit of string,<BR/>and as<BR/>she walked<BRElaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-43533876090728107912007-03-15T16:41:00.000-04:002007-03-15T16:41:00.000-04:00I just spend part of the morning measuring with my...I just spend part of the morning measuring with my son's 2nd grade class. (I didn't see any measuring books, though.) The big hit was measuring blue-colored water.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the titles. I will look for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com