Seconds

by Kimberly M. Hutmacher

Overview

Turn the page. Clap your hands. What else can you do in a second? Learn how to read and make the most out of this unit of time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781429685757
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	07/01/2012
Series:	It's About Time
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 6.20(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	270L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Gail Saunders-Smith is an assistant education professor at Youngstown State University in Ohio. She is also an independent staff developer, writer, and editor. She presents nationally at conferences on literacy development and instruction and has written numerous articles, children's non-fiction books, and professional resources.

Gail holds a B.S. and M.A. in Early Childhood Education from Kent State University and a M.S. in Administration and Supervision from Youngstown State University. She completed post-graduate work at The Ohio State University and earned a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from The University of Akron.

Gail is a former classroom teacher, Reading Recovery Teacher Leader, and Reading/Language Arts K-12 Supervisor and Coordinator of State and Federal Programs for the Summit County ESC.

Table of Contents

What is a second? — Telling time with seconds — How long is a second?

Editorial Reviews

Students in my first-grade classes enjoyed seeing all the photographs. We tested the examples of seconds and agreed with most of the samples. We also counted to sixty to see if sixty seconds are actually one minute. . . .The series could be good source for making students aware of the meaning of time and how each part of the clock has a different function, but much teacher instruction would be needed as well.

NCTM Teaching Children Mathematics

K-Gr 1—These rhyming volumes do not teach students how to tell time; rather, they try to help them understand the abstract concept. The books begin by asking what a second, minute, or hour is and go on to explain more about the subject. Each spread contains a clear color photo on the left and a four-line rhyme on the right, which can sometimes be awkward. For example, "Digital clocks have no hands./Only numbers in a line./Minutes come after the colon./Now we can tell the time!" Analog and digital clocks are briefly covered, and remaining pages are devoted to examples of how long a second, minute, or hour is, such as a second passes when "You clap your hands./Stomp your feet./Snap your fingers./Drum a beat." A few examples are questionable (e.g., Minutes states children can "Practice math" in a minute), but overall they will provide fodder for classroom discussion.

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