Pete the Cat's Got Class
Written and illustrated by James Dean
HarperCollinsPublishers, 2016
21 Pages
Picture Book
Pete the
Cat has a math test coming up! His friend, Tom, is having a little trouble
figuring out how to add and subtract. Pete sees that Tom is struggling with
math, so he decides to help him. Can Pete help his friend become awesome at
math before the big test?
I
absolutely love James Dean’s artwork for his Pete the Cat book series. The
illustrations appear to be handmade with multiple art techniques including sketches, paint, and watercolors.
I chose
math as my content area and Kindergarten as my grade level. I would tie the addition
and subtraction equations from the book into the math lesson for the day. The
book comes with number cards, which have numbers on one side and illustrations
of that number of items on the other side. I could use these to help reinforce
number recognition as well as provide a visual representation for addition and
subtraction.
I love that this book comes with number cards! This is a cute way to tie in reading with math. Pete the Cat is such a hit with young children!!
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