by Stuart J. Murphy illustrated by Julia Gortonby Stuart J. Murphy — illustrated by Julia GortonTo Phoebe Yeh — for her super support every day of the week SM. To Ivy, Raleigh, and Russell — Who give me the widest smile, who help me stand the tallest, and for whom | Feel the deepest love —J6. The icra in thir bok done sng src sec om Srathrore paper. epi, Ma Ay peste she Mii i i re edb ble yh su sty op er Tet ca tan Bet 3 a trate by Bh or Pe ie ene af sett meen ne id ce 8 nk hese ait i em a es nee om see Tragrte o Bin omIt was a hot and a oe Saterday— sa Super day for a Sand castle contest. | — "Okays everybody," Shouted Larry the Lifeqvard. "You need to Finish building Your Castles before the tide comes in.”‘my "Today I'm giving ovt prizes for the tallest tower, the deepest moat, and the longest wall. E Ready? Gol” Larry blew his whistle.Juan, Sarah, and Lavra ee couldn't wait to yet started. They filled their pails and got gar to pe Sarah ated fo win the prize for the tallest tower. She started building vPa vp, uP. But Juan's tower was getting tall too.vS@ ovr Shovels to measure them."“Great idea,” agreed §arah. |"My tower is three shovels tall" Said Sarah, a Dp)—>)—_»> b“Mine if only two shovels tall,” said Juan sadly.Then Juan tried to dig the deepest moat. Nearby, Lavra was digging a deep moat too. "Let's see whose moat is deeper,’ said Lavra. "Dur shovels are too big, fo let's vse ovr Spoons to measure.” "Okay," said Juan.Juan shouted, "My moat Is two SPoons deep!""Mine is a little more than one spoon deep," A » 7 moaned Laura. ! 2 s ae a Re 4 ‘ i ea oe E i 6you guys" i! : "HuvtY uPpa | i i, Larry called, | AZ Th i e tide's Coming j in LasptBe aY) oO . ed 4 cet Eis ~~ 4 uy ys i jy o Let's see Do is : longest — it will be easy to measure if we vf our Feet!”They ayickly agit a a heel to toe alony their walls. ea \ “Five steps long!” Lavra shouted. “BALL tight!" 1“Sorry” said Sarah. "Mine is seven steps long, | Binsle again: Lavy blew his whist TAL right, ev he shovted. evyore! ges Tim e to see who won.” in.Larry measured and measured, ny iii and then he ; measured some more. \ —= wt ag AML Ft "Juan has the TALLEST tower,” announced Larry. . © 48 inches E D 44 inches re e * 3 Fh "40 inches | Sarah's tower Juan's tower Lavra’s tower"But why, Larry?" Sarah asked. "My tower was three Shovels high, and Juan's was only two.” "Your tower was mare shovels high, Sarah," Larry explamed, “but your shovel is shorter than Juan's.“Laura has the DEEPEST moat,” said Larry. Juan's moat a: Laura's moat Sarah's moat Sayoml GL Say | © SayrMl UL"Juan's moat measured move | spoons deep than Laura's, but his spoon | is Shorter than Lara's,”but her Five-step wall still didn't beat Sarah's seven-step one." So Sarah has the LONGEST wall” Lora’ 5 wall q Sarah's wall sgt Juan's wall iste »14 inches,"Spoons and shovels and people's feet i can all be diferent sizes," said Larrys i "but an Inch | ee | 16 always an Inch. iowes ke ‘would like to have more fun with the math concepts presented in Super Sand Caste Saturday, here are a few suggestion * Read the story with the child and talk about what is going on in each picture. Discuss why measuring the castles is a good way to check to see who has the tallest tower, the deepest moat, and the longest wall. ‘Talk about the pages that show the measuring taking place. Ask the child to describe what is going on in each case. Point out that the measuring must be end to end for it to be accurate. ‘Ask questions throughout the story, such as: “Do you think that using a shovel would be a good way to measure the tower of a castle?” and “Is a spoon a good way co measure the depth of a moat?” Explain that these tools can be used for measuring, but that tools of the same length must be used consistently. * Ac the end of the story, ask why itis sometimes helpful to have a measuring system that everyone uses. * Pick distances around the house and measure them using “baby steps” and “giane steps.” Is the hallway more baby steps or giant steps long? Are there more baby steps or giant steps between the couch and the TV? Explain.| are some activities that will help you extend the concepts presented in Super Sand Castle Saturday into a child's everyday life. Body Lengths: Have friends take turns lying down on the floor and measuring, each other from head to toe using straws, and then a ruler. Make a chart that shows the length of each person in terms of each unit of measurement. Estimation: After having had some experience with linear measurement, try estimating the lengths of houschold objects in inches or centimeters. Check the estimates with a ruler ‘Moving Furniture: Measure the width and height of a bookcase or another large piece of furniture. 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