

Using real photographs of wildlife, the storybook captures what happens when forest animals encounter a snowman (the stranger) in the woods.


Sams II and Jean Stoick, provides a magical context for the problem. The literature piece Stranger in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy, by Carl R. This lesson is an engaging opportunity to learn about students’ level of understanding of number, specifically the strategies and models students use to represent their mathematical thinking. Dana Islas is a Math Solutions consultant, kindergarten teacher at Pueblo Gardens Elementary School in Tucson, Arizona, recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, and author of the multimedia resource How to Assess While You Teach Math: Formative Assessment Practices and Lessons, Grades K–2.
