Not only is it great literature, there is a fantastic moral to the story and a mathematical component that. One grain of rice comprehension questions by triune. How about a fun activity that pairs with a text lesson to engage students with the folktale, one grain of rice. Students use index cards and rice to complete a place value activity. A village girl outsmarts a selfish king by asking him to double a portion of rice every day for 30 days in order to feed the hungry. Each successive day she will get double the amount of the day before. Click the download button and then print it when youre ready to use it. Foldable line inserts if you want lines inside your foldable activities. When i started this blog in july, i planned to write about this book, but forgot all about it. The clever rani asks for one single grain of rice to be doubled daily for 30 days. A mathematical folktale, illustrated by demi, introduces the power of doubling as the main character outsmarts others by asking for just one grain of rice the first day. India a fable about a selfish raja who kept nearly all the peoples rice for himself, and the clever girl who outwits him. It is a wonderful story where valuable lessons are learned.
Grains grow all over the world in different types of climates. You can learn about place value using this folktale. Nti library activities hartstern elementary library. By the 27th day, 32 brahma bulls are needed to deliver the 64 baskets of rice. One grain of rice math activity our journey westward. A clever mathematical folktale from india, one grain of rice follows the story of a selfish raja who hoards all the rice in his province, endangering the welfare of his people during a time of famine. This post contains affiliate links and links to my business website, shining dawn books. A mathematical folktale, informs a worksheet in which learners practice antonyms by choosing the word from a list of three that does not belong to the set. When rani returns some grains of rice that spilled from one of the rajas baskets, the ruler gives the girl the reward she requests. One grain of rice, by demi, is both visually and mathematically beautiful its exponentially better as you read it. See the videos below for ebook resources and ideas for learning activities they can do.
Vocabulary and definition list vocabulary foldables and graphic organizers selection. One grain of rice worksheet answers see last page of book for completed chart 1. Use the story from the book to answer the questions below. One grain of rice based on common core standards this unit is aligned to the ccss and each page has the specific ccss listed this 100 page resource and activity packet includes. One grain of rice is a mathematical folktale based on the indian tale sissa and the troublesome trifles recorded in trickster tales by i. Estimate how many grains of rice you think rani will have at the end of 30 days.
My musical friend christi gell sent k8 and me a delightful math picture book recently. Not only is it great literature, there is a fantastic moral to the story and a mathematical component that makes for a fun living math lesson. Your child will marvel as she sees how the math works and rani earns enough rice to feed the villagers for a very long time. When a young village girl, rani, returns to the raja some rice that had fallen from baskets laden for his consumption, he offers her a reward. Find a pattern with one grain of rice lesson plan educators. The ads you see on freerice come from our sponsors and generate money that is donated to the world food programme, who use it to save lives and change lives by working for a world with zero hunger. A raja decrees that the villagers must give most of the rice they harvest to him. Student activities the teacher store book clubs book fairs scholastic education. I enjoyed this book and i recommend this book to you. One grain of rice by demi, not only teaches a moral lesson, but also a. As the numbers become large, the author describes the amount of rice in bushels and storehouses. One grain of rice is the story of a girl that asks for a simple reward for a good deed. Rani tried to trick the raja by asking him to double the amount of a single grain of rice for 30 days.
This book is set it india where there is a raja ruling over the people. The book one grain of rice by the author demi is a mathematical folktale. A folktale is a story that has been told over and over again, usually by one person telling another. In this indian folktale, a clever girl, rani, outsmarts a selfish raja who hoards all the villages rice for himself. This is the beginning of the year and we are also studying patterns. A home cooks cookbookevery grain of rice shows how with some good produce, a decent pantry, and some basic technique, chinese cooking is no harder or more foreign than making a plate of pasta or building a salad. If you do not have access to this book, consider telling students a similar story as a way of introducing the lesson. Nov 9, 20 free printable and lesson ideas for one grain of rice by demi.
Ask students if they think rani was clever for asking for the rice in the way that she did. A bank of six words from the demi book one grain of rice. For example, rani got 256 grains of rice on the ninth day. He promises to store it safely and distribute it in times of famine, but when famine comes, the raja refuses to share the rice, so rani, a village girl, thinks of a plan to return the rice to the. This worksheet has higherlevel and indepth questions to use after the readaloud for the short story, one grain of rice. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This book is perfect for any time of day, and for ages 2100. The narrative and the evocative illustrations combine to create a real sense of the culture and atmosphere of this romantic land. One grain of rice exponential growth click here for the spreadsheet.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. There are so many treasures in here, you can hardly go wrong. Please have your child continue to read books and do book activities. When offered a reward for a good deed, she asks only for one grain of rice, doubled each day for 30 days. Its the story of rani, a clever girl who outsmarts a very selfish raja and saves her village. Max falkowitz, serious eats a workhorse of a book for everyday chinese cooking. Discuss book vocabulary as it comes up in the reading. Sep 19, 2012 using literature to enhance a math activity is both fun and beneficial for the student. We can use this story to learn mathematical concepts. Abcs of good character need to go and find verses to match and teach alongside each trait. Students are always amazed at how quickly this pattern grows. Rice collectors collected rice from the rice farmers to store them in the royal store house.
One grain of rice by demi scholastic books for kids. Reviews of the one grain of rice up to now with regards to the ebook we have one grain of rice opinions users are yet to yet still left his or her article on the game. A grain of rice is a nice book about a farmers son named pong lo who wants to marry princess chang wu. One grain of rice free lessons and lapbook printables. In the story, a young girl rani, returns some spilled rice to the raja another name for indian king. One grain of rice work collaboratively to come up with a bargaining plan to trick the raja into feeding the village using algebra, exponential growth, and estimation. Then each day, for the following thirty days, he is to give her double the rice he gave her the day before. A grain is a seed harvested from a grass plant, like wheat or corn. Log in to see statespecific standards only available in the us. This lesson uses one grain of rice by demi for more than.
The story is set in india where a raja decides to store his peoples rice so they will have plenty in time of famine. In small groups, have students complete questions 2 and 3 on the one grain of rice activity sheet. By the end of the thirty days, rani has more than a billion grains of rice. After reading the part where the king wants to reward the wise man for his good services i point out the wise man asks to receive 1 grain of rice on the first day, 2 grains of rice on the second day and then 4, 8, 16 and so on. I remind students that each day must contain a number. As i continue to read the book, students fill out the one grain of rice table. Give them a calendar page and have them fill in the first eight days with the number of grains of rice they would receive if they had made the deal described in the story. When an honest young girl does the raja a service, and he offers her the reward of her choosing, she asks for thirty days of rice. This will also provide the background needed for writing algebraic equations, as well as the other mathematical details of the lesson. Next, have the students make a tchart that has the domain as the day and the range as the number of grains of rice for that day. Long ago in india, there lived a raja who believed he was wise and fair, as a raja should be. The following excerpt is taken from the book one grain of rice by demi. Explain the objectives of the lesson, and then begin reading one grain of rice. Tarleton has a lesson plan outline with some fun ideas to use in teaching about the book.
The raja had been hoarding all the rice in his land which led to famine for the villagers. When the raja wants to reward rani for a good deed, she asks for one grain of rice, to be doubled each day for 30 days. A poor man, gonta, steals only enough rice to feed his hungry family and promises to return every grain he takes. They then write four sentences using specified words from the bank. In the book one grain of rice by demi, the main character rani cleverly tricks the raja into giving rice to the village. In this place value instructional activity, 2nd graders read the book one grain of rice and use it to learn about place value. Science for kids brilliant brains the nervous system experiments for kids operation ouch duration. The raja considers this to be a modest request and readily agrees. Show one grain of rice on the overhead, then two, four, and. Then a village girl named rani devises a clever plan, using the surprising power of doubling to win more than one billion grains of rice from the raja.