Using three household items - paper plates, tape and bobby pins - this text aims to teach children how to learn 3D geometry by following the rhymed step-by-step instructions and colour illustrations. It aims to clarify the understanding of the fluidity and unity of shapes/patterns.
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Gr. 4^-7. Beginning with a fantasy in which Jimmy discovers a marvelous ball that keeps shifting its shape, size, and color, this book offers directions for making three-dimensional geometric figures from simple materials: thin paper plates, bobby pins, and masking tape. The diagrams and instructions offer enough detail to break down the process into simple steps, leading readers to construct tetrahedrons, octahedrons, and more complex shapes combining the two. The forced rhyme in the story, and even in the directions, quickly becomes tiresome, as it leads to a lot of awkwardly twisted sentences. The colorful illustrations, though, have a wackiness and energy that kids will find appealing. An intriguing geometry activity book. Carolyn Phelan
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Entertaining mathematical concepts,
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This review is from: The Hands-On Marvelous Ball Book (Hardcover)
Surprisingly, even a younger child can understand the first part of this book, which introduces some higher level mathematical concepts in an engaging manner. I would like to see more books like it!
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Part whimsical story and part activity book,
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This review is from: The Hands-On Marvelous Ball Book (Hardcover)
An fun way to introduce children to the patterns and vocabulary of geometry. The story line draws them in and asks the child to observe and consider what they see. The "hands-on" comes near the end where these ideas can be explored with folding paper plates (and coloring them). Appeals to a wide age range with the inclusion of accurate math terms that older school age kids (and adults) will recognize. The whimsical illustrations make this a non-threatening way to explore the topic of geometry. More activities can be found here: Explore Folding of the Circle: Series Book 1
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