this book is a good introduction to counting with money. The reason for this is because when you count the money whatever you have you can get that many jelly beans. I would use this in my kindergarten class for math because you learn about money and also you can do the activity while you read. and you can use whatever type of substance you want rice, beans and more. Along with that it can be super engaging because it is a book about money and candy.

I thought Jelly Beans was a cute and easy read that introduces the topic of counting money. The beginning of the book describes different coins and their monetary worth. It also describes how children can pay for their jelly beans using different coins and groups. The reason I really liked this book was because it gave me many different ideas for how to introduce currency in the classroom. I also enjoyed the excerpt at the end that describes how jelly beans are made and the different flavors they can be. ( )

Technically this is a math book. This book introduces Children to the value of money and how to count money. A penny is equal to one jelly bean. This book outlines money-counting strategies going from one penny to one quarter. It uses jelly beans alongside pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters to show how much they are worth. It teaches different combinations of money the same way. Illustrations are of money and brightly colored Jelly Belly jelly beans on one page and pictures of children on the opposite page (most enjoying their jelly beans). This book also tells the history of jelly beans, the making of jelly beans, and ties jelly beans a president. While this could be seen as marketing for Jelly Belly Jelly beans the company does offer a free jelly bean kit to use in the classroom, which a teacher can work into a lesson plan; of course there is a disclaimer that the offer is subject to change, so it may not be available later. ( )

This book is about selling jelly beans and counting the coins and giving change. At the end of the book it gives a little more information about jelly beans, like their origin and a recipe for them.

This book was very plain. I would use it for students around 1st grade. It was very informative and colorful, but still found it boring and probably would not hold the attention of younger readers. I'm not sure I would use this in my classroom, but if I did I would use it just for practicing money counting skills. ( )

This book shows how money and product correlate. A simple book about value, it is very basic. I would probably not use this book in class. If I had to choose a grade level, it would be first grade. ( )

a book that shows the relationship between money and a product, in this case jelly beans. it shows how you can get the same amount through different combinations of coins. in the end everyone winds up with jelly beans. a very colorful book that would probably keep the attention of very young readers. ( )

Summary: This book compares jelly beans and pennies to help students better understand how to count pennies, nickels, and dimes. At the end of the book there is a recipe to make jelly beans as well as history on jelly beans.
Genre: Informational
Media: Photographs

Jelly Beans For Sale is a short book with math problems that show that there are multiple ways to get an answer. The author uses jelly beans to help teach the reader.. While it was colorful and simple, i felt that the book could have been more fun to help engage the reader. ( )

This book is an excellent example of an informational book. It has little dialogue, but what is there is accurate. It also shows different coins and their values. It allows students to explore change in a fun, meaningful way.
Stars: Style
Age: Primary ( )

This is a good example of an informational book. The pictures are clear and easy to follow, the facts are accurate, and the information is up to date. It is easy to distinguish the facts from the plot line, and only the most necessary words are used. ( )

This a fantastic example of an educational book on the concept of money. It starts out very basic with one penny buying one jelly bean, but then moves on and uses different combinations of change used to get the same amount of jelly beans.

McMillan's book is a great informational tool to help primary students to learn to count money. Aside from the text, he also added notes in the back, such as information about how jelly beans are made, how they became famous, and the colors of various flavors.

Media: Photo illustrated by McMillan ( )

Genre: Informational/Educational
Critique of Genre: This a fantastic example of an educational book on the concept of money. It starts out very basic with one penny buying one jelly bean, but then moves on and uses different combinations of change used to get the same amount of jelly beans.
Media: Photography
Age Appropriateness: primary ( )

Informational book that shows monetary amounts represented by jelly beans. There is also information about how Jelly beans are made. Media: photographs ( )

Media: Photography ( )