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Explains how in the language of mathematics, fractions, decimals and percents are three different ways of describing the same parts of things.
Sumario en espaänol: Explica câomo en la lengua de las matemâaticas, las fracciâones, los decimales y los por ciento son tres diversas maneras de describir las mismas partes de cosas.
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Learning about fractions isn't always easy, but who says it can't be fun? Using one very entertaining cow, math teacher Taryn Souders has devised a very clever (and fun) way of explaining fractions to beginning learners. One whole cow, calmly eating hay, decided to act differently on this particular day. One whole cow - what should we do? I know! Let's paint one half blue! Prompted by a poem and a visual clue, students are asked to answer what fraction...
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Not everyone loves word problems or fractions, but everyone loves food! Every sample problem relates to kids' favorite snacks. Even better, each problem is broken down into four easy-to-follow steps, with tips and pointers on how to successfully solve the problem and apply the same strategies to other problems. Design elements aid in understanding the math concepts, and lively, color photographs pull the reader in.
18) Eating fractions
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Food is cut into halves, quarters, and thirds to illustrate how parts make a whole. Simple recipes included.
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With Dayle Ann Dodds's engaging rhymes and Abby Carter's dynamic illustrations, this introduction to fractions is a piece of cake. Miss Bloom runs the Strawberry Inn, and she absolutely loves visitors. Throughout the day, she welcomes a cast of hilarious characters, from a duchess to a dog trainer, until all the rooms are taken. It's a full house! But in the middle of the night, Miss Bloom realizes that something is just not right -- and sure enough,...