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Circus Shapes

MathStart Level 1 seriesNext:Henry the Fourth(1998) →

Everyday activities such as sharing a meal, sorting socks, and getting ready for school can be part of learning math. In the MathStartseries, everyday life is the basis for each entertaining story. Simple math concepts are embedded in each story so that young children intuitively understand them. Adults can use the creative suggestions for activities in the back of each book to extend learning opportunities with children.

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Developmentally appropriate and correlated to school grade levels and the curriculum standards of the National Council of Teachers Of Mathematics, MathStartcan give children a head start!

Subject
science
Themes
animals
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 40 pages

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