Activities! Matching! Probability! Percentage! And...Scrubba-dubbing with Carlos!
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Mud pies! So much fun! Also, very, very messy. Fun and mess are two of Carlos’s favorite things, so it’s good news that he likes to sing the Scrubba Dub song when it’s time to wash up.
Do you know the Scrubba Dub song? It’s featured in this week’s I See I Learn book—Scrubba Dub, Carlos— a story about washing one’s hands, an important health and safety skill.
Dirty hands are an easy way to pass germs to others. It is especially important for children to wash their hands after coughing, sneezing, using the bathroom and before and after eating. Also, after making mud pies.
Scroll down for a video of me reading the story!
The week’s featured MathStart stories are:
A Pair of Socks (matching) Do your socks always match?
Probably Pistachio (probability) My favorite flavor! What’s yours?
The Grizzly Gazette (percentage) Summer camp! An election! News!
Your friend, with mostly matching socks who is dreaming of pistachio ice cream and summer camp and singing the Scrubba Dub song,
Stuart
Mathstart is a series of 63 storybooks organized into three levels for Pre-K through Grade 4. Each story teaches a different mathematical skill.
You can buy individual books, sets by level, or a complete library! Here is list of where to find MathStart books!
• Level 1, Pre-K / Kindergarten:
A Pair of Socks (matching)
Oh no! The blue-and-red striped sock can't find its mate. It's not in the dirty laundry, or in the washing machine, or even in the clean clothes basket. But maybe with a little help from Pup the mystery can be solved.
Matching helps children recognize attributes that are the same, note those that are different, and provides an introduction to pattern recognition.
• Level 2, Kindergarten / Grade 1:
Probably Pistachio (probability)
Ever have one of those days? First, Jack wakes up late and trips over his dog Pirate. Then Dad makes tuna-fish sandwiches for lunch. Yuck. But Jack remembers that Emma's mom usually gives her pastrami—four out of five days last week. Maybe he can trade. What are the chances that she'll have pastrami today? And what's the probability that Jack's day will improve?
Learning to make astute predictions helps children analyze data to make informed decisions.
• Level 3, Grades 2 - 4:
The Grizzly Gazette (percentage)
It's election time at Camp Grizzly. Who will win the race to be the new mascot? Sophie's got the support of the all-important boat club. Daniel hands out flyers and candy bars. But with 50 out of 100 campers—50%—still undecided, Corey decides to throw her hat in the ring. As the race heats up, The Grizzly Gazette publishes polls showing how the percentages break down using a pie graph. Can Corey catch up?
Learning how to describe a group of 100 in terms of percentages is the first step toward understanding this important concept.
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I See I Learn is a series of 16 stories that follow the adventures of the children in Miss Cathy’s class at Ready, Set Pre-K in See-and-Learn City (see map).
Each story focuses on a different social, emotional, health & safety and cognitive skill important for success in school and in life. For Pre-K / Kindergarten.
Scrubba Dub, Carlos (washing your hands)
Carlos gets mess when he draws with chalk, builds with clay, and plays in the mud. He doesn’t like to wash his hands. See how Carlos’ friends show him that washing up can be easy and fun!
It is especially important for children to wash their hands after coughing, sneezing and using the bathroom; and before and after eating, too.
Scrubba dub! Get those hands squeaky clean!
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