Shapes All Around


Book Description

In this illustrated board book, shapes stand in for the names of natural forms, creating connections between mathematical concepts and the world around us.




Shapes in the World Around Us


Book Description

Focusing on shapes, this is one of a series exploring issues of interest to children in Africa, and designed to introduce students to reading non-fiction for pleasure and information.




Shapes in Our World


Book Description

Three-dimensional (3-D) shapes have three dimensions--length, width, and height. These shapes are solids that are found in buildings and structures as well as in nature. Some 3-D shapes are prisms, cylinders, cones, pyramids, and spheres.




Shapes in Math, Science and Nature


Book Description

The three most basic shapes -- squares, triangles and circles -- are all around us, from the natural world to the one we've engineered. Full of fascinating facts about these shapes and their 3D counterparts, Shapes in Math, Science and Nature introduces young readers to the basics of geometry and reveals its applications at home, school and everywhere in between. Puzzles and activities add to the fun factor.




Shapes Around the World


Book Description

Describes and illustrates shapes of objects and buildings.




Search and Find Shapes


Book Description

With Search & Find Shapes, toddlers will delight in learning about shapes and the world around them. The bright and colorful pages feature objects to find and simple prompts that encourage children to engage with the page. For example, on the Circles spread, they are encouraged to first find all the red circles. Then, they are asked which circles can be eaten. Finally, they are prompted to point to items that aren't circles. Colorful and fun, with delights on every page, this book combines format and content in a way that will keep little ones entertained and engaged, whether sitting with an adult or turning the pages on their own! The colorful spreads introduce young readers to early concepts in a fun search-and-find format. The padded cover and durable, laminated pages with rounded corners stand up to the most active toddlers. Other books in this series include Search & Find Colors, Search & Find Animals, and Search & Find Numbers. Collect them all.




The Shape of Things


Book Description

A square is just a square until it becomes a house in this clever book. A circle becomes a spinning ferris wheel, and when some string and a tail are added, it becomes a kite flying high in the sky. With sprightly rhymes and energetic illustrations, this book reveals that shapes are everywhere. Full color.




The World Around Us


Book Description

The World Around Us, is one book in the Britannica Discovery Library Series that is correlated to national curriculum standards. The Britannica Discovery Library is a charming, lavishly illustrated 12-volume set of "concepts and values" books specifically created for young learners ages three to six. Children are introduced to various texts and genres, including rhymes, narratives, puzzles, and riddles. Key vocabulary words are highlighted throughout and defined at the back of each book. The set is ideal for pre-readers and early readers as each volume contains activities to build language, critical thinking, and comprehension skills.




Shapes Around You


Book Description

Three-dimensional (3-D) shapes have length, width, and height. Some of these are cubes, cylinders, cones, and prisms. You can see these shapes all around you--you can see cubes of cheese, a Rubik's Cube, or dice. 3-D shapes have faces, edges, corners and bases.




32 Quick and Fun Content-Area Computer Activities, Grade 5


Book Description

Incite 5th grade students enthusiasm to learn using technology in the curriculum! Youll enhance learning and encourage high-order thinking by incorporating a technology project for every week of the school year. Students will develop key technology skills in word processing, spreadsheets, multimedia presentations, and using the Internet while you teach regular classroom content. Lessons are divided among content areas, and the flexible projects are great for computer centers, labs, or one-computer classrooms. The easy-to-follow teacher instructions and step-by-step student directions make this resource a hit in the classroom. The included Teacher Resource CD contains sample projects, templates, and assessment rubrics. 160pp.