Clever Jack Takes the Cake

The princess has a birthday party and Jack has to get her a present. He doesn't have lots of money, so he decides to bake her a cake. The trouble is getting it there.

1+1=5 and Other Unlikely Additions

Love this book! It is so clever and sets up a fun challenge in problem solving. I used this with a Super3/Plan, Do, Review lesson.

After reading through the first 4-5 "stories" the kids had to break the code and prepare their own version.  They planned what their "things that come in groups" were going to be, had to rename them for the problem and prove a viabl solution.  They created two pages - one with the math sentence and the 2nd with the explanation.  What fun they had trying to stump their friends.

Just Being Audrey

A biography on the iconic actress turned advocate tracing her time as a child in war torn Europe to Hollywood and the world. Known for her style and grace, Audrey Hepburn proved she was much more than that. She lived her life being nice and giving back. I appreciated the back story since so many of today's famous people rose to fame in ridiculous ways.