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Carnival coins

how will we count our money?
"The mathematical concepts of money, value, and counting dollars and cents are introduced as children attend a local carnival. Readers learn the differences between bills and coins, and are taught to skip count, count on, and compare values. This book includes a discovery activity, a history connection, and mathematical vocabulary introduction"--.
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Finding the treasure

coordinate grids
2013
The mathematical concepts of maps and charts are explored as a group of friends invents their own high-tech treasure hunt game.

Winning the game

putting miles in their place
2013
"The mathematical concepts of place value and integers are introduced as students design a board game in which they must keep track of distance with addition and multiplication. Readers learn about expanded notation and place value charts. Includes a discover activity, history connection, and mathematical vocabulary introduction"--Provided by publisher.

Hidden ducks

describing and interpreting data
2013
"The mathematical concept of describing data sets is introduced as students attend a nature day camp program; teaches about the mean, median, and mode while using charts and tables to describe data sets, with additional concepts including averages, outliers, and distribution. Features a discover activity, a connection to history, and a mathematical vocabulary introduction"--Provided by publisher.

Field of play

measuring distance, rate, and time
2013
"The mathematical concepts of distance, rate, and time are explored as students partake in their school's annual field day; teaches about proportions, ratios, and cross products; and includes a discovery activity, connections to science and engineering, and mathematical vocabulary introduction"--Provided by publisher.

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finding unit prices
Uses various real-world examples to explain what a unit price is and how it is determined. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.

Toy tally

how many toys are there?
Mona and her friends hold a toy sale to help raise money for their local children's hospital. In the process they learn how to use tally marks and different types of graphs to calculate how many toys they have sold and how much money they have made.

A toy store summer

finding area
2013
"The mathematical concept of area is introduced as a girl works at her first job collecting toys from a toy store warehouse. Readers learn two methods to find area: using an array to count square units, and using a formula for length times width. This book also includes a discover activity, connection to history, and mathematical vocabulary introduction"--Provided by publisher.

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geometry in sports
2013
Identifies plane shapes and solid shapes in different types of sports, covering line segments on a football field or using angles while playing pool, discovers how special attributes help to name polygons and other geometric shapes, and more.

Space adventures

where does the time go?
2013
"The mathematical concepts of elapsed time, converting units of time, and equivalent units of time are introduced as readers learn about astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Concepts include adding and subtracting units of time, using a number line diagram, and time intervals. This book features a discover activity, connections to science and history, and mathematical vocabulary introduction"--Provided by publisher.

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