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Sold on Subtraction

Kirsty Holmes (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427130204

Class 301 is holding a school sale to buy a super-calculator. The class uses subtraction to find out how many items have been sold. They use column subtraction to figure out differences in different ways, as well as a number line. Simple sentences and easy-to-understand exercises help make learning about subtraction understandable and fun.

Groups in the Garden

Kirsty Holmes (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427130181

The students of Class 301 are counting how many vegetables they have grown in the garden. They use counting in groups to speed up the process, and a number line to help. They count small numbers in ones, then larger groups in twos, fives, tens, and hundreds. The kids save so much time that they have a picnic! Simple sentences and easy-to-understand exercises help make learning about groups understandable and fun.

Place Value Prize

Kirsty Holmes (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427130198

Class 301 has won a real truckload of number cubes. Fractions Frank, the caretaker, has found some boxes that hold different amounts of cubes--ones, tens, hundreds, and thousands. The children see how the smaller boxes can all fit into the larger ones. They put these groups in columns to create a numeral. And just when they think they are done, another truck pulls up and they have to start again! Simple sentences and easy-to-understand exercises help make learning about place value understandable and fun.

Addition on the Menu

Kirsty Holmes (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427130174

Professor Tangent is very forgetful and has accidentally put the lunch orders for the class in the paper shredder. The class collects all the little strips, and they add up all the different sections to make sure the total equals the number of kids in the class. They create a number line to get the total. But Chef Addie just made them all pizza instead! Simple sentences and easy-to-understand exercises help make learning about addition understandable and fun.

Word Problems: Mass and Volume

Helen Mason (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427191991

Word Problems: Mass and Volume uses an engaging narrative and authentic, real-world problems to teach readers strategies to solve one-step word problems involving mass and volume. The text models the problem-solving process for readers and provides hands-on opportunities for readers to apply their own problem-solving skills. Readers will discover that there is often more than one way to solve a problem.

What comes in sets?

Minta Berry (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427196507

This engaging title introduces young readers to the concept of equal sets. Decodable text and image support help readers identify familiar things that come in pairs, sets of threes, fours, fives, and more. The book uses relatable objects, such as four legs on a table and five fingers on a hand, to teach the concept of sets. Readers are also encouraged to find their own number set examples in their everyday lives.

Perimeter

Minta Berry (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427196477

This informative book introduces readers to the concept of perimeter using real-world examples. Through modeling, readers will learn that perimeter is calculated by adding together the length of each side of a figure. This title also explains how to measure the perimeters of familiar places, such as classrooms and football fields, by using addition and multiplication.

Beginner Word Problems

Minta Berry (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427196453

This entertaining book takes the problem out of understanding beginner word problems. Readers will learn how to develop a step-by-step plan or strategy to solve basic word problems. This title uses real-life situations to model the problem-solving process for readers to teach skills such as identifying key information to determine which math operation is required, using drawings and models to see the problem, and carrying out the plan and communicating answers.

Length Word Problems

Helen Mason (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427191984

This book offers readers insight into solving length word problems. Designed to support the Common Core State Standards, this title includes strategies such as using drawings, symbols, and number lines to solve problems. Real-world examples and engaging text make learning meaningful to young readers.

Why Does Money Matter?

Rachel Eagen (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427118028

This title explores the role of money in the lives of people around the world, including its necessity for meeting basic needs, as well as the importance for charity. Through authentic examples and engaging scenarios, young readers will learn that money, when used wisely, can be an instrument of good in the world.

Learning About Earning

Rachel Eagen (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427118011

The concept of how money is earned and the nature of goods and services are examined in this title. Several real-world examples and motivating scenarios help young readers better understand the role of work, the concept of earning a salary or wage, and the roles of producers and consumers.

What Do I Want? What Do I Need?

Rachel Eagen (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427118004

This title discusses the important difference between wants and needs, and how it relates to money. Through imaginative activities and relatable “What would you do?” scenarios, children will learn how to weigh the pros and cons of a purchase, and to equate smart money choices with examples from their own lives.

Why Should I Save for a Rainy Day?

Rachel Eagen (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427117991

This title explores the concept of saving and its importance. The benefits of financial discipline are presented through accessible examples and motivating scenarios, which encourage young readers to consider how they can practice saving in their own lives.

Picture Graphs

Crystal Sikkens (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427118394

Clear representations of data are vitally important in the information overload of the 21st century. In Picture Graphs, young readers will continue their journey toward data literacy by learning how to organize and present data using pictures, and how to use critical thinking to assess and interpret data in this form. Fun activities and relatable, real-world examples, both digital and online, will encourage readers to “picture” information in a new way.

Collecting Data

Lizann Flatt (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427118400

With fun and engaging activities, Collecting Data outlines the steps to properly gathering and organizing data, which include observation, assessing the reliability of sources, and critically assessing data in order to draw reliable conclusions. Readers begin their journey toward data literacy by developing their sense of curiosity, and then conducting investigations, just like solving a mystery.

Bar Graphs

Crystal Sikkens (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427118370

The massive volume of information available in the world today makes clarity a key component of data literacy. Using engaging activities and relevant, real-life examples, both digital and online, Bar Graphs is an important stop along the information highway of the 21st century. Visual representations of data are the quickest and clearest way to share information. This title teaches young readers how to organize and present data using bar graphs, and explains how to interpret data in this form.

Line Graphs

Lizann Flatt (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427118387

In Line Graphs, readers will discover how to organize, present, and interpret data in this useful visual form. Relying on critical thinking to assess data, readers will learn how to recognize patterns and predict outcomes. Imaginative activities and meaningful, real-world examples, both digital and online, will stimulate young minds to “get in line” with the benefits of data literacy.

Measure It!

Crystal Sikkens (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427115881

This informative book goes to great lengths to explain how scientists around the world use the metric system and related tools to help them compare, contrast, and analyze the measurement data they collect. Opportunities for hands-on learning make the content meaningful to readers as they refine their measuring skills.

Spending and Saving Money

Steffi Cavell-Clarke (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427122230

This intriguing title will help children learn the importance of earning, saving, raising, and spending money. They will gain an understanding of how money can make a difference in peoples’ lives.

Subtraction in Action

Adrianna Morganelli (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427122728

Friends share their strategies for figuring out how many objects remain as some are taken away.

Skip Counting My Way to School

Adrianna Morganelli (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427122711

A group of friends play a game on their way to school by counting forward and backward by twos, fives, and tens.

Building Tens with My Friends

Adrianna Morganelli (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427122698

Friends learn different ways to construct sets of ten and find it helps them get better at working with numbers and place value.

What is Money?

Ben Hubbard, Beatriz Castro (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427125002

Leo is confused! Money is everywhere, but he never actually sees any. Then on his birthday, his aunt sends him some cash. What will Leo do with it?

Spending Money

Ben Hubbard, Beatriz Castro (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427124999

Ava has inherited some money, and she can't wait to spend it! She wants a pair of cool new sneakers, but does she really need them? And where is the best place to buy them?

Saving Money

Ben Hubbard, Beatriz Castro (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427124982

Marek wants a new kick scooter but he’s got to save up for it! Will Marek manage it—or will he be tempted by new clothes, toys, and treats?