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MATH AND LITERATURE CONNECTION

Alison Freeland Allyson Watkins

Charlotte County Public Schools

Charlotte County

• Population 12, 000• Newspaper published once a week• No stoplights in entire county

Special Thanks

Special thanks go to Robert Joyce from Stony Mill Elementary in Pittsylvania County for supplying many great sources.

The Hat

What is the number?

The number is less than ten. The number is odd. The number is greater than one. The number is less than ten minus one. The number is not the sum of 2 and 3. The number is not the difference of nine

and two.

Making the Connection

Reading, Writing and Math

Getting Some Help

Moving About

Fractions

Comparing

Graphing

Patterns

Measuring

How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?

Counting

By 2’s, 5’s and 10’s

A Grain of Rice

Reaching Across the Grades

Cooking with Recipes

Everyone Gets to Help

Rosalie’s Sugar CookiesThings We Need:1 cup of butter1 cup of sugar2 ½ cups of flour1 teaspoon vanilla extract6 tablespoons of milkWhat We Need To Do:1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy.2. Add flour and mix.3. Add milk and vanilla extract. Mix.4. Divide dough into thirds and wrap in wax paper.5. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.6. Unwrap dough, one at a time and roll out on floured surface with rolling pin.7. Cut into shapes using cookie cutters.8. Place shapes on cookie sheet.9. Place in pre-heated oven set on 350 degrees. Bake for 10 minutes.10. Cool.11. Frost if desired and add sprinkles.

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