{"id":1543,"date":"2009-08-30T16:07:55","date_gmt":"2009-08-30T21:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/1543"},"modified":"2009-08-30T16:07:55","modified_gmt":"2009-08-30T21:07:55","slug":"teaching-process-skills-with-childrens-literature-room-for-ripley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2009\/08\/30\/teaching-process-skills-with-childrens-literature-room-for-ripley\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Process Skills with Children’s Literature: Room for Ripley"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So you’re wondering how in the world are you going to be able to teach your students about capacity and liquid measurement in a fun and easy way.\u00a0 Room for Ripley <\/a>by Stuart J. Murphy<\/a> & illustrated by Sylvie Wickstrom playfully & simply\u00a0teaches readers how to \u00a0measure cups, pints, quarts, half gallons, and gallons.<\/p>\n

Carlos is getting a fish of his own – a lively guppy named Ripley.\u00a0 But first he has to make sure there’s enough water in Ripley’s new fish bowl.\u00a0 How much water will it take before there’s room for Ripley?\u00a0 Readers can count cups, pints, quarts, half gallons, and gallons as they learn about capacity and liquid measurement.\u00a0 Murphy (1999) writes, “Carlos added two more cups-another pint.\u00a0 Now there was a quart of water in the bowl”(pg. 14). \u00a0Stuart J. Murphy and Sylvie Wickstrom’s story combines math and science with the fun of getting a new pet.\u00a0 There’s even a fun surprise for Carlos at the end- and one for Ripley too!<\/p>\n

Curriculum Connections<\/strong> –\u00a0 The Virginia Science SOL’s for grades K-3\u00a0 stresses the importance of\u00a0 posing simple questions in relation to measurement, and\u00a0understanding both English and metric unit measurement.\u00a0 Room for Ripley\u00a0is appropriate for multiple grade levels and could be used\u00a0to directly address SOL’s K.1 f, K.1 g,\u00a0 and 2.1 e specifically.<\/p>\n

\u00a0If you would like to have more fun with the concepts presented in Room for Ripley<\/em>, here are a few suggestions for grades K-3:<\/p>\n