Activities! Socks! Ice Cream! Votes! And Saying Please (and Thank you, too)!
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This week Freda Says Please is our featured I See I Learn story. Being polite—saying “please,” “thank you” and “you’re welcome”—is an important social skill. Practicing good manners helps children interact with others in a positive way.
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Our three featured MathStart stories are:
A Pair of Socks (matching)
Probably Pistachio (probability) *Pistachio is my absolute favorite flavor! What’s yours?
The Grizzly Gazette (percentage)
Now, let’s have some fun activities!
Your friend,
Stuart
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. 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.
Freda Says Please (being polite)
Freda likes to play school. But when she pretends to be the teacher, she doesn’t always say “please” and “thank you.” See how her friends help Freda learn how to be polite.
Saying “please,” “thank you” and “you’re welcome” shows respect for others and demonstrates appreciation for kind behavior.
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Mathstart is a series of 63 storybooks organized into three levels for Pre-K through Grade 4. Each story teaches a different mathematical skill.
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• 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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