Customer Reviews

Fraction Action

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The concepts of fractions are presented and illustrated so joyfully that my kindergarten-age child couldn't wait to read it a second time.

She learned all the concepts in the book effortlessly. Where were books like these when we were growing up?

My eleven-year old got a big kick out of the illustrations, too. Very engaging and entertaining. I plan to order more of Loreen Leedy's books.

I would highly recommend this book to those teachers teaching children who are interested in math. This book illustrates that math does not always have to be a difficult task, and that there is a lot of fun ways in which young children can have fun learning fractions, and other aspects of math.

I tutor ESL and am working on math with a 4th grade intermediate-level English Language Learner. She "hates" math but loves books. From the get-go, she asked what the word "fraction" and the word "action" meant, so we had a lot to cover. By the end, she loved this book and asked to take it home. The story is almost comic-book style with paneled pictures. Every few pages there is a math problem which felt more like an action-item to do (so it was great for tutoring/teaching). My student laughed during the book and I was so glad to find a way to teach math to my bookworm student in a fun way that actually taught her fractions in a way she didn't immediately resist.

This book was read to a group of 2nd graders. The book had great character pictures which the kids enjoyed and the clever writing was enjoyed by the children as well. The math concepts that where introduced where a bit over the kids heads. I asked a few students if they understood what was going on mathimatically and they understood the simpler stories told. So if your a teacher I feel this book would be a great way to accompany a classroom lesson related to fractions.

this book vocabulary is easy to understand but the placement of the words in the book can make the young student confused.pictures are great and are big.The concepts of fractions are presented in a happy picture manner.This book has five fraction problems with defferent senerios.

I was about to buy this book, when my kindergartner son told me not to buy the book because the picture on the book gives an example of 1/3. He told it can not be right because middle portion is a square and other two are kind of semi circle and they are not equal so book is incorrect. I was just amazed with his reasoning a I did not even notice the same.