The Doobell Rang

The Doorbell Rang

 

Posted by: Tanya McGhee

Author and Illustrator: Pat Hutchins

Recommended Grade Level: Pre-k, Kindergarten, 1^st Grade and 2^nd Grade
CCSSM Content Standards:

CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.B.4
Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.
CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.B.5
Count to answer "how many?" questions about as many as 20 things arranged in a line, a rectangular array, or a circle, or as many as 10 things in a scattered configuration; given a number from 1-20, count out that many objects.CCSSM 

Standard for Mathematical Practice:
CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.C.6
Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group, e.g., by using matching and counting strategies. Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.

Summary: This book is about a mother who made a batch of a dozen chocolate chip cookies for her children Victoria and Sam. Each child has six cookies. But when the doorbell rings and friends drop by, the cookies must be shared.
Rating: I will give this book 5 Stars because it not only teaches children counting and cardinality, problem solving, addition, subtraction and even can be used to teach division.  It also teaches them about sharing.

Classroom Ideas/Lesson Ideas:  This book can be used to teach counting in sequence as well as subtraction, addition and division.  Another way in which this book can be used is teaching children how to share.  Allowing them to use problem solving to figure out how many cookies each person will get depending on how many cookies and children there are.