Standard of Learning (SOL) 3.6a
The student will determine the value of a collection of bills and coins whose total value is $5.00 or less.

Standard of Learning (SOL) 3.9a
The student will tell time to the nearest minute, using analog and digital clocks.

Standard of Learning (SOL) 3.9b
The student will solve practical problems related to elapsed time in one-hour increments within a 12-hour period.

Standard of Learning (SOL) 3.9c
The student will identify equivalent periods of time and solve practical problems related to equivalent periods of time.

Standard of Learning (SOL) 3.10
The student will read temperature to the nearest degree.

The book Spaghetti and Meatballs for all by Marilyn Burns is a mathematical fictional story about Mr. and Mrs. Comfort who are planning to throw a family reunion dinner and the family has to figure out how they can use eight tables and 32 chairs to accommodate all guests. Students dive deeper as they learn about the concept of area and perimeter through cooperative group learning and literacy. 

      Using the picture book The True Story of the Three Pigs by A. Wolf  as told to Jon Scieska, students will complete math word problems that cover the measurement SOLs. They will also write their own “true story” of another fairy tale, which covers the English writing SOLs. An extension of this unit could be to have students create math word problems based on their new story and have their classmates solve them. This lesson can also be used as an art activity if the story is illustrated. If technology is available, it can be an opportunity for students to practice their computer skills to create a final version of their new illustrated fairy tale or to use the computer to illustrate it.