Dr. Lynette Long

The concept to this math book was to learn addition by using dominos. Dominos has 2 ends, the top may have 5 dots and the bottom may have 4 dots, so you would add 5+4. That would be on the left page. Then on the right page, since the total was 9, you would have to find a domino with the total of 9 spots, so that involved counting again. This book didn't really contain layers of meaning, but it did enable natural connections to math and helped provide opportunities for the reader to use math for authentic purposes. It didn't really have a sense of wonder, but it could engage the reader.… (meer)

Summary:
This book is about showing kids that there is more to math than just adding together plain numbers or text. It also shows the different ways to get the same number, i.e. 5+1, 2+4, 3+3.

Personal Reaction:
I thought this book could be useful for introducing addition to children in a fun and unusual way. I remember reading this book when I was younger and I loved it.

Classroom Extensions:
1. Read this book to children as a way of introducing addition.
2. After reading this book, have children draw or use real dominoes to show math problems with their answers.… (meer)