Mr. Tiffin and his students explore skip counting and estimation in a fun pumpkin-themed classroom experiment! This book makes a wonderful read-aloud companion to any math or science curriculum, and it's a fun way to reinforce counting skills at home.
"How many seeds are in a pumpkin?" Mr. Tiffin asks his class as they gather around the big, medium, and small pumpkins on his desk. Robert, the biggest kid, guesses that the largest one has a million seeds; Elinor, sounding like she knows what she's talking about, guesses the medium one has 500 seeds; and Anna, who likes even numbers better than odd ones, guesses that the little one has 22. Charlie, the smallest boy in the class, doesn't have a guess.
Counting pumpkin seeds is messy business, but once the slimy job is done, to everyone's surprise, the smallest pumpkin has the most seeds! As Charlie happily exclaims, "Small things have a lot going on inside of them."
And don't miss the newest addition to the Mr. Tiffin series, The Dinosaur Expert!
| ISBN: | 9780375840142 |
| Publication date: | 10th July 2007 |
| Author: | Margaret McNamara, G Brian Karas |
| Publisher: | Random House Studio an imprint of Random House Children's Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 40 pages |
| Series: | Mr. Tiffin's Classroom Series |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Children’s / Teenage general interest: Celebrations, holidays, festivals and special events Early years: numbers and counting The Natural World Science |