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Cameron loves everything about cats - their eyes , their mouths, their meows, and their pounces. Some like milk, and others like cheese. They're short and fat or tall and thin, with furry feet or only skin. She loves them all!
Cameron also loves to count! One cat has two eyes, one mouth, and four legs. Two cats have four eyes, two mouths, and eight legs. It's easy and fun for Cameron to practice her counting on the cats she loves.
This children's story offers a fun and practical introduction to the use of arithmetic as young readers learn about various number operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
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This is where our journey begins. Here you will be introduced to several of our new Children's Science and Math Books. You will meet some of the characters that will entertain students and make learning science and math fun and interesting. We are committed to great stories, high quality math and science education, and great service. Watch your students enjoy, grow and succeed in their math and science skills as they go on adventures together with these very interesting characters. We're glad you're here to be a part of our story.
A loveliness of Ladybugs
Did You Know: A swarm of ladybugs is called a “Loveliness”
A loveliness of ladybugs
All dressed alike
Can’t tell the difference
Even despite
Some are young
Some are old
Most are crimson
A few black or gold
But mostly dressed alike
Even despite
Some are shy
Some are bold
Most like it hot
A few like it cold
Despite all this difference
How can you know
If they all wear black polka dots
There’s nothing to show
How lovely a loveliness of ladybugs can be...
Using literature to teach math is an excellent way to make math more fun and help students make connections between math and the real world. Learning geometric shapes is an important foundational skill. It helps build spatial awareness and prepare students for more advanced geometry concepts in the future. Dr. Edward Smith’s book A Loveliness of Ladybugs can help children identify geometric shapes in a fun and engaging way through the story and colorful illustrations.
Nancy Shrewsbury, M.Ed., Center Director of Sylvan Learning
Can Octopi, Add, Subtract and Multiply?
Part 1
I know that they can swim
And count with every limb
I know that they can wink
And write their numbers in ink
I know that they can hide
And squeeze their way inside
I know they can put on a disguise
But what should I reply
If asked, can octopi add, subtract and multiply?
Yes, of course
And I’ll explain why
Part 2
On an island named Galapagos
There lived a young octopus named Gus
Whose friends thought he was pompous
Because he chose to play with an abacus
Rather than with the rest of us
They didn’t understand and thought that it was tedious
But to Gus, this was preposterous
So he set out to teach all of us
The fun and usefulness of an abacus
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Coco’s Hair-Raising Adventure
Written and Illustrated by Edward G. Smith, M.Ed., Ph.D.
*Starring Drew Moore-Shirer as Coco
Prologue
Come now children, settle in
Because the story of Coco’s scary adventure is about to begin…
Coco was a very young toy-poodle puppy who was recently adopted by a genuinely nice family.
They all lived in an amazingly comfortable house located at the end of a genuinely nice street
On a large cul-de-sac.
In a very friendly neighborhood.
Although an exceptionally substantial number of children lived in this neighborhood, Coco’s family was the only family with a puppy, or any kind of dog of any age!
But not to worry!
Things worked out simply fine for Coco and the children.
Because Coco was,
New, like a brand-new toy, just out of the box.
Brownish red, like the cinnamon spice that his adopted mother used for her pies, cakes, cookies, and tea.
Energetic, like a pushed down spring, or the sun rising on a new summer morning.
Even at this early age Coco knew that he was the luckiest toy-poodle ever!
Coco and the children played catch, and “tag your it,” and ran and ran all day.
Because Coco’s favorite game was “catch.”
Catch the ball, and then catch me.
Coco and the neighborhood kids were certainly a good match.
They were all very happy.
As happy as you can be!
Part 3
No matter what amount
You can use an abacus to count
And show that numbers have patterns
Including addition and subtraction
And if you really try
You can even use an abacus to multiply
With the help of Gus
It will soon be unanimous
That math can be quite fabulous
When you learn it with an abacus
So from the rest of us
Thank you, Gus!