Jelly Beans for Sale

My daughter first saw this book at the library when she was 2 and a half. We checked it out and she loves it!!! She looks for it every time we go to the library. I am finally buying our own copy of it. The bright colors are what caught her attention and the pictures of the kids are entertaining. Now at age 3, she knows how jelly beans are made and has a basic understanding of money. Even though she does not know she is learning money and math concepts every time we read it, she enjoys it. She knows which coin is a penny, which is a nickel, etc... Buy this book! You will be pleased.

I homeschool my 4 1/2 year old son. We enjoy many different activities, but math is often a struggle! He is good at it, he just does not seem to find the time for it. After getting this book, however, we just spent 30 minutes in the dining room counting out coins and jelly beans. He can't wait to sit down and do math again(but I have to wait for his blood sugar to level out again!) The book gives very concrete examples of all the different coin combinations from 1 cent to 25 cents. We also enjoyed reading about how jelly beans are made. I got a kick out of this book as I grew up during the Reagan administration, when Jelly bellies were such a hit!Buy this book, and a big bag of jelly beans and have fun with your kids for hours--they may even learn something:)

This is a wonderful book for elementary aged children but preschoolers can benefit too! The book teaches basic concepts of money and counting by illustrating how children exchange money for jelly beans. The book has lively photographs with coins and jelly beans that match children's outfits. There is even a handy section in the back of the book with "The History of Jelly Beans" and "Presidents, Coins & Jelly Beans". Also includes information for how elementary school teachers can obtain a classroom kit for jelly beans and counting - complete with stickers & a poster.