Title: The Real Princess: A Mathemagical Tale
Author: Brenda Williams started off as a primary school teacher. As time went on her persuade her career in children literature. She works with the publisher Barefoot Books. With there help she has published many books and poems for children ranging in age from 3-12.
Genre: Fantasy
Grades: K-3
Subject Area: Math
Summary: This story is a twist on the story The Princess and the Pea. The queen is trying to find her three sons wives, but of course they have to be real princess. This version of The Princess and the Pea has many number twist and helps students will their basic addition and subtraction.
Pre Reading Activity: Kids will be given nine peas and they will practice counting them. Then they will be give a worksheet on counting. They will count the number or objects they see then they will write the number in the space provided.
Post Reading Activity: As a class we will read the story of the princess and the pea. Depending on the age of the students we will either make a venn diagram as a class or independently. Students will write a paragraph (if old enough) on the similarities and differences on the books (students should included a picture). If students can not write they will draw a picture of the two stories.
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