Funtastic Frogs Math, Volume 1, Grades K - 2


Book Description

Use these three jumbo volumes of engaging hands-on activities to supplement and enrich your math program. Designed to support the use of Funtastic Frogs, children will explore important math concepts ranging from matching and sorting to place value and beginning algebraic thinking, Each volume consists of previously-published material




Funtastic FrogsTM Number Games, Grades K - 2


Book Description

Here's a fun way for your students to practice their addition, subtraction, and beginning multiplication skills. They will use Funtastic Frogs to play each of these simple, but powerful, skill-building games. Each game is easy to learn and works well in a learning center or with small groups. This approach is excellent for mastering basic facts.




Funtastic FrogsTM Balancing Numbers, Grades K - 2


Book Description

The activities in this book are designed to teach different ways of representing equal values. All the activities support current mathematics standards. As children engage in these activities, they will model equal values using the frog counters and a simple balance. They will develop the understanding that equal values can be shown in different ways and that the order of numbers does not affect the sum. The activities will help children think flexibly about numbers and will help build a foundation for understanding variables and equations when they encounter formal algebra instruction in later years




Fantastic Frogs


Book Description

How do frogs' bodies work? How do frogs behave, and why are they so important to our global ecosystem? All of these questions and more will be answered for budding herpetologists.




If You Hopped Like A Frog


Book Description

How far could you hop?If you hopped like a frog...you could jump from home plate to first base in one mighty leap!Did you know that a frog can jump 20 times its body length? Or that an ant can lift an object 50 times its own weight?Read this book and find out what you could do -- if you had the amazing abilities of animals! And there are endless possibilities for making more hilarious comparisons of your own. Get ready for ratio and proportion like you've never seen them before!




Funtastic FrogsTM Making Graphs, Grades K - 2


Book Description

The activities in this book are designed to help children learn how to graph data using objects, pictures, and symbols in a way that shows information clearly. The children are actively involved using the frog counters to make the graphs. They sort, classify, and graph the frog counters and talk about what the graph is about in a way that makes sense to them. They use the information in the graphs to compare quantities. The activities in this book support current mathematics standards and were designed to be used with the Funtastic FrogsTM Counters.










The Pros & Cons of Being a Frog


Book Description

“This celebration of differences displays great respect for readers' intelligence and yields more with each reading. —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Two shy kids discover the power of friendship in this charming picture book that celebrates being different. A boy likes to dress as a cat, but his best friend’s dog objects. What will he dress as now? A giraffe? A fox? A shark? When his best friend, Camille, suggests a frog, they work together to make the frog costume…until Camille runs out of patience. So the boy makes a list of the pros and cons of being a frog: Pros: 1. My friend Camille gave me the idea 2. I’m less likely to be chased by a dog 3. Being in a frog costume makes me feel brave Cons: 1. Not everyone loves wearing a frog costume as much as me 2. If you start getting bossy about your frog costume then your friend will get up and leave 3. A frog is NOT a solitary creature so it is no fun for a frog if his friend gets up and leaves Luckily, he won’t have to choose, because true friendship means accepting each other’s differences: he can be himself and have his friend Camille.




Guide to Math Materials


Book Description

Now it's easy to locate the materials you need to implement the new NCTM math standards. Organized by such math topics as problem solving, estimation, number sense and numeration, and geometry and spatial relationships, this book shows users where to find manipulatives and materials, such as attribute blocks, pattern blocks, clocks, scales, multilink cubes and prisms, calculators, and sorting toys. It also lists specialized math books, computer software, and a host of other learning materials (e.g., activity cards, puzzles, posters, games, reproducibles). The author briefly describes each product, cites grade level when given, and explains possible applications. Products of exceptional quality and value are highlighted, and the addresses of publishers and suppliers are given. A real time-saver! Grades K-4.