Blog 3 Brooke Kazama

Rooster’s off to see The World by Eric Carle

In this book, the roster wants to go and see the world. So as he begins his journey he becomes lonely and wants some company. The Rooster then comes across two cats. The two cats are delighted to go on a journey with the Rooster. As the Rooster and the two cats continue on their trip around the world, they come across three frogs. The three frogs want to accompany the rooster and the two cats on their trip around the world. So the three frogs, two cats, and rooster continue on their trip around the world. The animals then come upon four turtles. The four turtles want to go on the trip around the world with the other animals, so the four turtles join the three frogs, two cats, and the rooster. Soon the animals cone across five fish. The fish then join the four turtles, three frogs, two cats, and the rooster. As they continue on their trip around the world, it begins to get dark. The animals want to go home, so the five fish leave. Then the four turtles, after the turtles the three frogs leave, and finally the two cats. The rooster is left all by himself. So he goes home and dreams about a trip around the world.

This children’s book demonstrates Rate of Change. Through the demonstration of how many animals began to follow the rooster throughout a specific period of time. For example, the rooster begins with himself. He represents one. Then the two cats join the rooster, making the total amount of animals to three. Then the three frogs, which make six animals. The four turtles, adding the number of animals to ten. Finally five fish making the total number of animals by the end of the day fifteen. Then as the sun goes down, the animals begin to leave. In the order of the five fish, four turtles, three frogs, two cats, and then finally the rooster. Thus the rate of change is how many animals are in the group at different times of the day.  

Literature helps children learn mathematics because through the visualization of the concepts, demonstrating through pictures and drawings children are able to learn the significance of the lesson. Also through graphs, keeping track of how many animals were in the group at a time, help to understand mathematical concepts. Pictures, also help explain (indirectly) how the mathematical concept is applied to situations that can be easily understood by little children.