The Door Bell Rang - Topic Fraction & Division

The Doorbell Rang written by Pat Hatchins tells the simple story of Sam and Victoria, who were just about to sit down and enjoy fresh cookies when two friends arrive and the four children divide up the cookies four ways. Soon, the doorbell rings again, and  then again, and each time the number of cookies per person dwindles. 

The illustrations in this book are admittedly super dated looking! However, we've finally come to acknowledge that it's not the kids who are turned off by dated illustrations. It's us -- the grown-ups!  It's the grown-ups who deem a book 'too dated' simply because we were around back then, so we can recognize the illustrations of our youth. But kids don't. :) So...we are trying to be more 'forgiving' of older books, and consider the storyline a little more strongly.  And this is a book that stands the test of time.

The division lesson in this book is SOLID.  Kids will get the simple dilemma presented (dividing the cookies among friends) and thus more clearly understand what happens when you divide. This book is best suited for early lessons on division.  We recommend that you do the problems as you come across them, as some kids might focus on the story and entirely miss the division lessons! (see suggestions below)

Source: The Best Children's Books