M AT H B O O K M A K I N G I D E A S T O F L I P, F L A P, A N D F O L D
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Karen Bauer, Jan Brennan, Rosa Drew, Ronda Howley,
Heidi Meyer, Tiffani Mugurassa, and Brenda Wyma
EDITOR
Alaska Hults
ILLUSTRATOR
Jane Yamada
DESIGNER
Moonhee Pak
PROJECT DIRECTOR
Carolea Williams
© 1999 Creative Teaching Press, Inc., Huntington Beach, CA 92649
Reproduction of activities in any manner for use in the classroom and not for commercial sale is permissible.
Reproduction of these materials for an entire school or for a school system is strictly prohibited.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................3
Bottle Cap Equation Book ......................................................48
Cell Phone Math Book..............................................................50
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK ........................................................4
Ice-Cream Cone Book ..............................................................52
Pop-out Mouth Book................................................................54
SHAPES AND PATTERNS
Mini-Shape Book ..........................................................................6
How Does Our Garden Grow? ....................................56
Step Book ........................................................................................8
What’s on Sale?..................................................................57
Seed Book ....................................................................................10
PLACE VALUE
Double Spirals Book..................................................................12
Let’s Get in Shape!............................................................14
Pull the Tab Book ......................................................................58
Picture-Perfect Patterns ................................................15
Can Can Book ..............................................................................60
Inside Outside Book..................................................................62
Roll the Die Book........................................................................64
COUNTING AND NUMBERS
Number Train Book ..................................................................16
What’s My Number? ........................................................66
Shoe Book ....................................................................................18
Picture 100 ..........................................................................67
Fold It Book ..................................................................................20
MONEY AND TIME
Sentence Strip Book ................................................................22
In Our Class ........................................................................24
Baggie Book ................................................................................68
Who’s Who at Our School ..............................................25
Flip and Slide Book....................................................................70
Paper Plate Book ........................................................................72
Calendar Book ............................................................................74
GRAPHING
Graphing Galore ..............................................................26
Money Magic......................................................................76
Survey Book........................................................................27
Time Flies ............................................................................77
ESTIMATION AND PROBLEM SOLVING
MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION
Journals ........................................................................................28
Domino Dots Book....................................................................78
Hand Book....................................................................................30
Scroll Book....................................................................................80
See-Through Book ....................................................................32
Peek-Over Book ..........................................................................82
Bag Shape Book ........................................................................34
Teletummy Book ........................................................................84
Just a Minute Please! ......................................................36
Felt Fact Families ..............................................................86
Tricky Math ........................................................................37
Circle and Stars..................................................................87
REPRODUCIBLES ........................................................................88
MEASUREMENT AND FRACTIONS
Paper Bag Book ..........................................................................38
INDEX ..........................................................................................110
Fun Flap Book..............................................................................40
Hungry Fish Book ......................................................................42
Beary Good Book ......................................................................44
Recipe for a Great Day ....................................................46
Class Book Activity
Plan a Pizza ........................................................................47
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INTRODUCTION
Kid-Created Number Books is a collection of teacher-tested books for children to assemble. In
the process, they practice and master important math skills and concepts such as sorting, patterning, addition, subtraction, place value, money, and fractions.
Each section of Kid-Created Number Books (except graphing) provides four book ideas that
can be constructed by individual students. Refer to the list of activity ideas that follows each
book to see how books can be used again with new skills. In addition, there are two wholeclass activities in each section where the end product can be bound into a class book, or, if
you prefer, mounted to a bulletin board for a display. The Index at the back of the book provides a quick reference to all the ways in which these books can be used for any given skill or
combination of skills.
The books in Kid-Created Number Books provide experiences with the standards of the
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, including the following:
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number and operation
patterns, functions, and algebra
geometry and spatial sense
measurement
data analysis
problem solving
reasoning and proof
communication
connections
representation
Introduce your children to the books, and then send the books home so parents can share in
their child’s success as well. This classroom-tested resource is appropriate for any math program, at any time of the year.
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HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
Children at all stages of math fluency will enjoy participating successfully in making their own
math books. They may not even realize they are really thinking about math! Consider the following modifications when using the bookmaking activities in Kid-Created Number Books.
• Children write, illustrate, and assemble their own individual book.
• Each child completes one page, or section of pages, for a class book.
• Cooperative learning groups work together to complete a book.
• Children work in pairs, each child contributing according to his or her own strengths.
• An older and a younger school buddy write, illustrate, and assemble a book together.
MAIN ACTIVITIES
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Give eac
h
of blank child four pie
ces
scissors. paper, a ruler, an
Have chi
d
one she
et of pa ldren hold
pe
the lon
g side tow r with
and me
asure 1" ard them
from the
(2.5 cm
)
lef
t
ed
top and
ge at the
bo
paper. Ha ttom of the
a line con ve children dra
two do necting these w
ts.
Have chi
ldren fol
run the
d the rig
ir
Then, hav thumbnail downht edge of the
paper to
the fold
and giv e them again
this line
to giv
tak
e the fol
d a sharp e the fold to e it a crisp edge and
the line
crease.
on the .
left
Have chi
ldren fol
crease
sharp eac d the top to the
h time.
bottom,
tw
8 1⁄2" x
11"
blank pa(21.5 cm x 28
cm)
per
ice, makin
rulers
TERIA
scissors
L
2 1⁄2" x 1
8
paper str ⁄2" (6.3 cm x
21.5
ips
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PLAC
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LUE
Have chi
ldr
paper so en unfold the
fold is comthat only the
firs
along the pleted and cut t
folds, sto three horizonta
vertical pping at the firs l
fold ma
t
rk.
cm)
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crayons
or marke
rs
9" x 12
construct " (23 cm x 30
.5 cm)
ion pape
r
stapler
Give eac
h
strips. Ha child two pa
pe
the pape ve children op r
en
weave r completely an
a
slits in thestrip through d
the
them slid paper. Have
left side e the strip to
the
and rep
the sec
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wit
on
h
from the d strip, startin
g
tion of opposite directhe
alongsid first, so that
it is
e of the
first strip.
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Inside
Outside
Book
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Each main activity gives step-by-step directions for a book
that integrates the skills for that chapter. For example, the
directions for the Inside Outside book (page 62) are given
with the assumption that children will be using the book
to practice their place value skills. Each book assumes
that children have already received at least an introductory lesson in the skill area addressed.The first time
you introduce children to a new book, model the
bookmaking process, taking the class or small group
step-by-step through the construction of the book.
After children have had some practice, some of the
books lend themselves to independent work. A
complete list of the materials needed is provided
for each book, and the directions are supported by
detailed illustrations.
g the
Have chi
ldr
paper tow en gently pu
sh both
folds, car ards the cen
ends of
ter
smooth efully pulling the and grasp the the
all folds,
cen
m apart
few tim
. Have the ter
es until opening and
m
clo
it open
s and clo sing the pape
ra
ses eas
ily.
OTHER USES SECTION
Each book has a companion section where three or more
additional uses for the same book are outlined. Do not be
afraid to repeat a book design while focusing on a new skill.
Children take pride in their successes and will enjoy being
an “expert” the second time they make a book—even when
reinforcing a new skill. Invite your children to become lifelong problem solvers in the context of a fun bookmaking
activity!
PREPARATION
Have chi
ldren rep
for a tot
eat Ste
al
tional pa of four “insid ps 1–6 three mo
e
the con ges will go mu outside” page re times
s. The ad
str
ch faster
who fin uction of the
diish quick
page. Ass as children gra
addition
sp
ly
al help. to help any chiign children
ldren wh
o need
Have chi
ldren wr
“inside”
ite a thr
of
apart ed one page. Th ee-digit numb
en
er
ge
Have chi s of the pape , have them ge on the
r to rev
ldren rec
ntly pu
number
eal
ll
on this ord the extende the “outside.”
both pa
page. Inv
d
ges.
ite childr format of the
en to de
corate
Finally,
giv
paper. Ha e each child
a
“inside” ve children pu piece of constr
an
sh each
uct
pages on d stack the
page to ion
its
other. Ha top of each
ve
them
the con
struction fold
in half for
paper
the page a cover, place
the 1" mas inside with
page on rgin of each
staple thethe left, and
er. Invite book togeth
their bo them to give
ok a titl
e.
Other
Ways to
Use th
e Inside
Outside
Book
SHAPES
Burns.Th Read aloud The
en
Greedy Tria
pages. On , have childr
ngle
en
shape and the inside, hav make the “insid by Marilyn
e
children draw an illustra children write e outside”
the nam
illustrate
tion of it.
e
a variet
y of item On the outsid of a
e, hav
s that are
that sha e
pe.
NUMBERS
On the
number.
inside, hav
On the
e chi
ou
stamps,
illustratio tside, have chi ldren draw a
larg
ldr
ns, or stic
kers to repen use rubber e
resent tha
t numb
er.
ADDITIO
MULTIPLI N AND SUBTRA
On the CATION AND CTION AND
ins
DIVISION
subtracti ide, have chi
FACT FA
ldr
On the on or multiplica en write an ad MILIES
outside,
dit
have chi tion and divisio ion and
ldren illu
n
strate thefact family.
fact fam
ily.
MONEY
money. On the inside
On
,
ways tha the outside, have children
dra
ha
equal that smaller units ve children dra w a unit of
of mone
t unit.
y could w a variety of
be adde
d to
Use the Table of Contents or Index to find a list of books
available for the skill you want children to practice or review.
Preview the step-by-step directions for the book, and assemble the necessary materials. Photocopy any needed reproducibles or complete other preparation that you or a parent volunteer may need to do in advance. If you prefer, create one copy of the book to use as a model
when introducing the activity to the class.
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P a t t e r n s
P
S h a p e s
MiniShape
Book
S
H
A
P
E
CEDUR
RO
E
Distribute to each child a construction-paper square, three
blank-paper squares, and one long piece of yarn. Have children use a ruler to draw lines diagonally across all four
squares from corner to corner and cut the squares in half,
following these lines.
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Have children stack the blank-paper triangles inside the two
construction-paper triangles, and orient them so that two
sides form an L.
8" (20 cm) construction-paper
squares
M
AT E
7 1⁄2" (19 cm) blank-paper
squares
RIAL
yarn
scissors
rulers
Have children punch three holes in the vertical side and use
the yarn to tie the pages together.
hole punches
chart paper
crayons or markers
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Invite a volunteer to name the shape of the book,
and then have the class give their books a title
with this shape name in it.
Other Ways to Use the Mini-Shape Book
NUMBERS Have children make books in the shape of a
numeral and draw a corresponding number of items on
the inside pages. Have them draw the items, or invite
them to cut out pictures from catalogs and magazines to
glue to the pages.
Have the class brainstorm a variety of triangular
objects, and record children’s answers on chart
paper. Have children choose six of these objects
to illustrate and describe on each page in their
book.
MEASUREMENT
Have children make a
ruler-shaped book, and
invite them to draw
objects and their
measurements on
the inside pages.
MONEY Have children make
round books to decorate like
coins. Have them label each
page with the same dollar
amount and glue money
from the Money reproducible
(page 103) to show each way
that same amount can be made.
Repeat the activity with a different shape. As the
shapes become more complex, give children patterns to trace on their papers.
MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION Have children
make books in the shape of the multiplication or division sign and record fact families on the inside pages.
Invite them to illustrate each fact family.
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