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Sunday 6 April 2014

Must Read Mentor Text - Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes

I actually found out about this book from a mention in a blog several weeks ago, although unfortunately I can't locate the post (if its you, comment and I'll give you credit!).

Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes is part of a series called Maths Start and although this is the only one I've used or read, I am impressed enough to try and locate some of the others for future use in my classroom.

Amazon blurb
Captain Invincible and his intrepid space-dog, Comet, are on a perilous journey back to Earth!
Throughout their mission, the fearless captain and his canine sidekick encounter asteroids, poisonous gas, and alien beings. But will their knowledge of three-dimensional shapes, including cubes, cones, and pyramids, help our heroes navigate past these obstacles -- and make it safely home?

Classroom uses
I used this as a hook-in to my unit on 3D shapes, the children had to look out for what shapes were mentioned and then we discussed them at the end. 

We made our own 3D space themed models (rockets anyone?!) and took photos. 

Having the space theme for the week also helped motivate my boys!
Head over to Collaboration Cuties for their weekly Must Read Mentor Texts link up (including some other Maths Start books!)

2 comments:

  1. Oh I haven't seen this one! It looks so cute!! Stuart J Murphy is so good at creating engaging math texts! I'm so glad you linked it up!!
    Amanda

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  2. My kids love the pictures in this book! Maybe we will try to make our own rockets the next time we study 3D shapes!
    Thanks,
    Karli

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