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Sir Cumference and the First Round Table (A Math Adventure) (original 1997; edition 1997)

by Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan

Series: Sir Cumference (1)

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Part of a series of fun, Medieval adventure stories that introduce mathematical concepts for young readers. This one introduces a bit of plane geometry, including the concepts of radii, circumferences, and diameters. ( )
  LarisaAWhite | Nov 18, 2021 |
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SIr Cumference needs to build a table for all the knights. He tries, squares, triangles, all kinds of shapes, but nothing works! Finally, he discovers that a circle is the best shape.
I'd only use this book if I was doing a specific math lesson about geometry or circumference. If I was doing it with kids older than 6th grade, I wouldn't use it because it is a bit juvenile. The art is good and draws you in, and the characters are funny
  _kaley.s | Mar 9, 2023 |
This book has a great way of using imagination and creativity to make math fun and interesting and is good to use for middle school students in 6-8 grade. Students in this age groups are learning how to measure the circumference and area of a circle, not only that but it helps with other concepts of shapes as well. ( )
  KamriC | Nov 30, 2022 |
Part of a series of fun, Medieval adventure stories that introduce mathematical concepts for young readers. This one introduces a bit of plane geometry, including the concepts of radii, circumferences, and diameters. ( )
  LarisaAWhite | Nov 18, 2021 |
This book tells the story of King Arthur and his knights, but the names of all the characters are mathematical names in this book. This is a fun way for students to see how to use these terms in a way that will stay with them and they can be engaged with. I would use this book to introduce the topic of finding circumference using diameter and radius. ( )
  madisonfayewest | Nov 16, 2021 |
Sir Cumference and the First Round Table is a great book for those classrooms introducing Circumference and diameter into their lessons. This book shows great examples and visuals on what it means to use circumference. Furthermore, this author has many other books in the Sir Cumference series that I think are great for the continuation of circumference in future classrooms. ( )
  annamcgee1 | Nov 1, 2021 |
In keeping with Jerome Bruner's Spiral theory of education that a child can be taught any subject in an intellectually honest way at any stage, Sir Cumference and The First Round Table is a story that can be accessed on many levels of understanding. This story's delightful puns and engaging illustrations invite readers info the adventure of mathematical language and concepts. ( )
  cariannabell | Jul 28, 2021 |
Sir Cumference and the First Round Table, is overall a very helpful book for math students. Joining Sir Cumference, Lady Di a Ameter, and their son Radius for this adventure into the world of problem solving. The bravest knights must come up with the solutions to the math problem along the way. Overall, the classroom would for sure love this read because, its taking the concept of math and taking the students on a fun and problem solving adventure. They will learn all about wordplay, puns, and geometry throughout the read. ( )
  rbradfute | Apr 29, 2021 |
This book is great at showing the relationships between the different shapes, and it is great for vocabulary of a lesson over circumference. I liked that it related everyone's names to the circle. It is a enjoyable book and may be humorous to some people. ( )
  Kym23 | Mar 25, 2021 |
This is a great book to teach math to your students. Due to the type of math done in the book it would probably be better suited for older elementary and middle school students, but younger kids can still enjoy the story. This is a great way to get kids excited about math. ( )
  madelynberger | Nov 23, 2020 |
This books is super cute! The book has an underlying message of math, you can use to help guide a classrooms discussion on how math works in everyday life. The book has a story line, and guides the readers thoughts on math. SUPER CUTE ( )
  kmt070 | Nov 20, 2020 |
The book was about King Arthur and his knights, and they come across a problem that is really hard to fix. The book creates a fun story to teach the reader about shapes like squares, triangles, oval, circles and a few more. This book is an excellent tool to read to a classroom and help them learn about geometry. ( )
  Prestin29 | Nov 19, 2020 |
Cindy Neuschwander creates an immersive world that incorporates an adventure story and mathematics that middle grades students will love. In this first book of the Sir Cumference series, a potential threat of war causes King Arthur to call upon his most courageous and strongest knights to discuss the best course of action. However, when the table they are surrounding becomes a greater issue than the war, Sir Cumference and his family are there to save the day. This book is great for a lower grades math class where students are first introduced to area and perimeter, and provides many detailed pictures for visual-learners. I definitely recommend this book and the series for math teachers who want to incorporate fun activities or projects in their class! ( )
  bkmartinez | Oct 21, 2020 |
The circumscribers are closing in and the king has called his knights to come and meet about war. When they all get there, problems arise with having a strategy meeting because of the table. Sir Cumference and his family try to fix the problem by having the table made into different shapes. Will they be able to find the right shape for their table. ( )
  RobinLafferty | Oct 21, 2020 |
The book starts with King Arthur calling a meeting in the kingdom as he believes they are to head to war soon. After the meeting he sits with his wife and mentions the soreness in his throat from yelling across the tables to his knights. His wife suggests changing the shape of the table. King Arthur asks Sir Cumference to created a new table for his meetings. He created multiple tables of different shapes, such as a square, triangle, parallelogram, octagon, and an oval. None of these shapes worked for King Arthur. Sir Cumference, his wife, Lady Di of Ameter, and their son, Radius decided to take a walk. On that walk, they came up with the idea to create a round table. The King loved is and names the parts of the round table after the family. I would like to have this book in my classroom library because it not only introduces different shapes but problem solving as well. ( )
  trt021 | Apr 6, 2020 |
This book involves a knight named Sir Conference and his wife Lady Di and they are helping King Arthur find a shape of a table that would work best. I gave this book 5 stars because of all the details and the introduction to circles and diameters. Perfect for a 5th grade classroom learning about geometry. ( )
  kvanputten | Apr 6, 2020 |
This was a funny book involving a knight Sir Cumference and his wife Lady Di. They help King Arthur decide on a round table with the help of their son Radius. This would be great for a geometry class as it has quite a few shapes they try and explains the relationship between radius and diameter. ( )
  kodonnell | Apr 5, 2020 |
Sir Cumference and the First Round Table is the story of how King Arthur and his men tried to find the perfect shape for their meeting table. From rectangles to squares, parallelograms to octagons, nothing seemed to work. When all hope seemed lost, Sir Cumference's son Radius suggested doing something else for a while. On their ride, they found a tree trunk, which turned out to be the perfect table for King Arthur and his men. I give this book 5-stars because it teaches kids about different geometric figures and how you can table one figure, like a rectangle and turn it into a square, or take a parallelogram and turn it into an octagon. This book also goes into detail about the different parts of a circle and explains what each part means and how to find it. ( )
  jmn055 | Apr 5, 2020 |
In this book King Arthur trys to gather with his knights at their table. Sir Cumference and all the others realize the shape of the table is causing problems with their meeting. They figure out the shape the table should be for perfect seating. I gave this book a four because it is really long but it gives a good visual of what geometry is. This is a good book to read when students are being introduced to circles and diameters. If you work hard enough you will figure out your problem. ( )
  aks067 | Mar 27, 2020 |
Sir Cumference is a series of entertaining, clever, and imaginative medieval fantasy tales set in a world full of fun geometry-based names and lands. The reader follows the adventure of each book and discovers new math concepts along with the knights and ladies in the stories - and sometimes dragons. I've always loved a good picture book, and I still do - and these books are a wonderful example of a quality picture book. I've enjoyed Sir Cumference immensely in both childhood and adulthood.

Each book is engaging and well-written, with endearing and clever characters, exciting adventures, and humor throughout. I laugh at the puns and plays on words and at the hilarious situations the characters often go through. I'm amazed at the loveliness of the illustrations, which - like the text - are colorful, funny, exciting, and imaginative, as well as beautifully painted on actual canvas, with gorgeous lighting and color.

And the math concepts presented in the text are humourously, clearly, and simply explained, while still retaining complex and sophisticated information of basic geometry and sometimes other areas of math. And in the context of a fun story, they're easy to remember and recall. A very young child can understand the explanation of the basic concept, the full explanation can aid the learning of an older student, and teens and adults can enjoy the clever books just as much.

I'm good at math, but it's never come easily to me, as it does for my siblings. I struggle to learn and understand math concepts when I can't understand the why and how behind them. Even as a teen and adult, and as a child, reading Sir Cumference helped give me that brilliant light-bulb moment of finally understanding why the equation to find the circumference or area of a circle is the way it is, and works the way it does. The books break these concepts down and show them in concrete, tangible ways, rather than only abstract, nebulous numbers and equations. This way, it's easy to understand how the equation works to produce the number, instead of being unreachable and impossible to wrap one's mind around. Weaving the math into the context of an imaginative story with relatable characters also helps so much, because that's how my mind and imagination engage best with information. If I get the chance to follow in my parents' steps and homeschool my own kids someday, or even if I don't, I will definitely be using these books to teach my future children, if I have any.

I first read the Sir Cumference series as an elementary school-aged child, and I've loved them ever since. The stories have always made me laugh and captured my imagination. It's been a few years since I've read them, and upon rereading the series, I'm pleased to find that the books are are just as wonderful and quality now that I'm an adult and a writer. I was also overjoyed to recently discover the existence of more Sir Cumference sequels that I'd wished for for many years.

I grew up with the first four SirSir Cumference books, and they're special to me, but I enjoyed a couple of the new ones just as much. The first four books in the series are best read in order, but some of the later books were not published chronologically, and they can be read in any order after the first book. For instance, The Isle of Immeter can be read in any order after the first two books, but it should be read before The Viking's Map, since it introduces a new female protagonist. My favorite books in the series are definitely the ones featuring Sir Cumference's son Radius as the main character - the ones I grew up on, and also the slightly newer books I read more recently that follow both Radius and his female cousin Per of Immeter.

The Sir Cumference books are full of sweet characters, exciting tales, adventure, entertaining humor, learning, and more. All this is contained in a short picture book - no small feat! I highly recommend the Sir Cumference series to people of all ages who enjoy a clever and fun story, especially to teachers and homeschoolers for teaching math in an entertaining and engaging manner. ( )
  Aerelien | Mar 23, 2020 |
I apprecited that this book because it looked into the different parts of a circle and a variety of other parts of geometry. The story raised the conversation of parts of geometry and explained it plainly for students that could be struggling. It also incorporated that everyone has a seat at the table, which is important. ( )
  Jillian.Wehman | Mar 11, 2020 |
Sir Cumference and the First Round Table follows the story of Sir Cumference, a knight in King Arthur's court, as he tries to find a shape that's perfect for seating the king and all his men. I give this book a 5/5 because it gives you a lot of information all the while taking you on an adventure enjoyable for everyone. This is a great book to use when talking about circles and other shapes in geometry. Although the protagonist is Sir Cumference, his wife, lady Di of Ameter, plays an extremely important role in the book which could be used to encourage girls who may not be completely comfortable with mathematics in your class. ( )
  MarioRivera | Feb 25, 2020 |
This book teaches geometry concepts through a silly medieval story. Very entertaining with great illustrations. ( )
  gxb023 | Nov 22, 2019 |
A great adventure of Sir Cumference and how he will solve the problem of the round table. Great book to teach about circumfrance of a circle. Want to teach radius and diameter? How about a ton of math vocabulary? This is a great book for that. Another great thing about this book is the illustration. The kids are learning, but they don't realize it, it just draws you in. I would recommend. ( )
  AmandaKraus | Nov 18, 2019 |
This book would be a great way to teach students about the circumference, radius and diameter of a circle. This book displays a ton of math vocabulary. It also has illustrations that lay out the math problems and they could really benefit visual learners. The book also has a great message which is to never give up. ( )
  hannahtoukan | Nov 18, 2019 |
A Classic tale of King Arthur re-imagined as a math tale. It is a easy read that would be perfect for introducing or reinforcing math lessons and terms for 4 graders and 5th grades. It has great illustrations and is not too long for a class to read. ( )
  MJStanton11 | Nov 18, 2019 |
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