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Resource offers twelve math lessons followed by two extension activities based on a book designed to help students make mathematical connections through children's literature. Titles used: Mary Wore Her Red Dress (collecting and reporting data); Jiggle Wiggle Prance (identifying and extending patterns); Anno's Counting Book (counting and comparing numbers to 20); How Many, How Many, How Many (counting and comparing numbers to 20); The Button Box (exploring common attributes); Richard Scarry's Best Counting Book Ever (solving subtraction problems); The Wuggie Norple Story (measuring and comparing length); The 12 Circus Rings (writing addition equations); Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday (using addition and subtraction to solve real-world problems); Let's Count! (exploring numbers to 100); The Shapes Game (visualizing geometric shapes); and The Luckiest One of All (exploring probability through games). Most of the activities use manipulatives. | |