LEAPING LIZARDS
Author: Stuart J. Murphy
Illustrator: JoAnn Adinolfi
Number of pages: 40
Publisher: HarperCollins (USA) First published in: 2005 Format: Picturebook Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes Is this story part of a mathematics story series? Yes (MathStart) Click here to preview and/or purchase this book via the Amazon (UK) website Synopsis by the author/publisher
The show's about to begin -- but where are all the lizards? Slowly they start to arrive in groups of 5 and 10. Will all 50 make it in time? An introduction to counting by 5s and 10s. |
“Five who swam - that's twenty-five. Now look who's coming up the drive. Five new lizards in their trucks. Thirty lizards! We're in luck!”
Recommended age range:
5 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Skip counting
Possible teaching activities:
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5 years old +
Relevant mathematics topics:
Skip counting
Possible teaching activities:
At MathsThroughStories.org, we believe that stories can be meaningfully incorporated in mathematics teaching in different ways. Thus, we are inviting you to share your experience of how you have used this story in your mathematics lesson with other members of the community. By sharing your experience with us, you will be added to our team of On-line Contributors here, where you can also find our submission guideline.