EDUU 528 Week 6 Assignment by Yvette Gomez

ygomez5_1 — 2024-08-04 17:30:37 UTC

The main character in this story has a passion for math and goes over how she sees math in everything in the world. This book discusses the infinite ways we can all see the world and the different, individual passions that we all have, one being math. I would use this book at circle time to have my students talk about ways they can/have used math to see the world.

ygomez5_1 — 2024-08-04 17:38:06 UTC

This is a book that focuses on the different ways that a child from a different culture goes about counting. This book focuses on counting, cultural differences and teamwork to make math more engaging for students.

ygomez5_1 — 2024-08-04 17:49:34 UTC

This book acts as a "mirror" by discusses the struggles a student has in math and the road that is taken to help her find success through tools, encouragement, and perseverance.

ygomez5_1 — 2024-08-04 18:04:08 UTC

The characters in this story are learning about how to count using their favorite snacks, which may be different from others because they are Brazilian- American. This story is culturally responsive and is relevant in showing the differences students may have, but the overall similarities they share in the end.

ygomez5_1 — 2024-08-04 18:09:44 UTC

This book discusses how dinosaurs count to ten, which appeals to many children from different cultural backgrounds. This book helps children learn to count to ten with the use of fun illustrations that serve as a visual aids for EL students and rhyming words that will help EL students with their oral vocabulary.

ygomez5_1 — 2024-08-04 18:18:01 UTC

This book is a great math introduction for students to learn the different shapes they can use as manipulatives to decompose numbers up to 10, but also focuses on the uniqueness of all shapes. This book focuses on how differences can be more important than similarities and how to learn to appreciate diversity.

ygomez5_1 — 2024-08-04 18:23:41 UTC

This book introduces the different languages that are used to count up to 10. Not only can students count to 10 in English, but we can practice counting to 10 with the help of this book in Spanish and then invite students in the class to help the class count in their Native Language. This book serves as a window to show students the different ways of counting around the world.

Sumo Counting By Sanae Ishida

ygomez5_1 — 2024-08-04 18:30:08 UTC

This book takes students into a different way of counting that may be unfamiliar to them, but helps them see the unique presence that another culture brings to counting. Sumo Counting introduces students to the Japanese culture and it features learning how to count in both English and Japanese. Students can learn how even though the words sound different and the people look different, we are all really similar, but take a unique approach to how we can count.

ygomez5_1 — 2024-08-04 18:54:06 UTC

This wonderful, colorful, illustrated book helps students learn math through using poetry. All the illustrations in the book align to different cultures and help students to identify themselves when counting aloud with this book. I would use this book to show students that we can come together to lean math with all the differences that we have and celebrate them in a silly and fun way.