Monster Money by Grace Maccarone



Monster Money

Reviewed By: Khadidja Sow
Author: Grave Maccarone
Illustrator: Marge Hartelius

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Recommended Grade Level- Kindergarten-Second Grade

Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice:

CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP1

Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

 Students will be able to make sense of the cost of each insect presented on each page. They will be able to understand that there are various combinations of coins used to create ten cents.*

CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP2

Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP4

Model with mathematics.

CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP5

Use appropriate tools strategically.

Students will be able to use coins to represent the different variations that make up ten cents.*

Common Core Learning Standards Addressed:

CCLS. 1.MD.3: Tell and write time in hours and half-hours using analog and digital clocks. Recognize and identify coins, their names, and their value.

Students will be to identify the value of each coin.*

Summary:  “Monster Money” tells the story of ten monsters who have the opportunity to buy their own pets for ten cents each. As the monsters enter the pet store, they each have to purchase a pet for ten cents. The book displays various combinations that ten cents can be created using coins. Each monster takes a turn purchasing a pet at the pet store. With ten cents, the monsters can buy a fish, a fly, a bug, a flee, a bee, a frog, a slug, a crab, or a wiggly thing. The book uses vibrant illustrations to represent numbers in different forms. The reoccurring repetition gives readers an opportunity to pick up on the essential vocabulary words.

Rating:

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This book gets a five star rating. This book is geared towards students who are just beginning to learn about coins and their values, and students who are struggling with the concept of counting money. This book can be used for kindergarten students up until second grade students. This book applies to real life scenarios because it teaches students that in order to purchase an item, they need to have the correct amount of money.

Classroom Ideas:

1.      This book can be used as a fun way to introduce coins and money to a kindergarten or first grade class room. After reading this book, a lesson centered around coins and their values can be presented to students. Students will be able to use their counting on methods and reasoning to understand that each coin has a value. They will also be able to understand that an increase in the number of coins, means an increase in value.

2.      Students will be able to create their own stores. They will be given the opportunity to include the items of their choice in their stores.* They will then be able to go to each other’s store and purchase items using coin manipulatives. This will allow students to practice purchasing items and also use various combinations to come up with a certain amount of money.

 *Each item will have to be a maximum of twenty five cents.

Comments

  1. UnknownMarch 12, 2018 at 8:15 PM

    Hey Khadidja,

    Your "classroom ideas" and standards naturally link together. Coins are appropriate and necessary tools for teaching kindergartners, first graders and second graders. Also, using "Money Monster" will undoubtedly engage the students!

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  2. UnknownMarch 13, 2018 at 4:05 PM

    Hey Khadidja,

    The title alone caught my attention and geared me into your post. Students will immediately become curious once they hear a title that involves monsters. The concept of monsters buying pets for ten cents is a great one, students should be able to understand it without any scrutiny. The vocabulary sounds easy to understand and the flow of the book easy to follow.

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