![]() ![]() Make it a double! That’s right 4 more so we write 4 + 4 and double 4 is 8 so we write 4 + 4 = 8.” ![]() This can be illustrated by having several different sets and asking students to “Make it a double!” by creating another set exactly the same and then adding them together to get the double. Prior to reading, explore the idea of double with your students ensuring that the concept of double as an exact replication of a set is understood. ![]() Starting with the smallest brother, who orders 1 of everything, the doubling sequence of 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 is illustrated with humour and rhyming verse. Through the repeated refrain of “Make it a double!” a family of brothers reveals the power of multiplication as they order from the menu at Minnie’s Diner. This activity is based on the picture book Minnie’s Diner: A Multiplying Menu ![]()
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