MathStart

Molly loves to play with her big brother's toy cars. As the red cars vroom and the yellow cars beep, readers can learn to recognize patterns, an early and essential math skill.

Jenny and Jeff are driving their little sister nuts with their contest fighting over who is best, and now that they are moving into a new house, they are arguing over whose room is bigger, so the children work together to calculate area to settle the debate.

Two squabbling siblings learn about symmetry when their babysitter helps them build and fly a kite.

Calendars and clocks keep track of passing time as the Huskies prepare for and compete in the championship soccer game against the Falcons.

Lisa keeps a journal of her new kitten's first year.

Uses a story about a young boy who is getting a fish bowl ready for his new pet to introduce various units of liquid measure.

A group of animal friends have fun at a pajama party while demonstrating activities that happen in a particular order or sequence.

Kangaroo and his Australian animal friends divide themselves up into different groups for the various field day events at camp.

Explains equation building as two frogs count their hops to a rock, a log, and a pond.

A variety of different bugs compare their relative sizes while going on parade.