Shapes invite babies and young children to identify different shapes in bold, graphic illustrations featuring the Baby Einstein characters. Playful poems will inspire children to seek out shapes in the world around them.
The benefits of reading stories to our children at nighttime have been shared countless times over, and for good reason. Reading promotes literacy. Why is it that we don't do math with our children before bed? This book is a collection of prompts that can inspire mathematical discussions that you and your children can have before bed, at dinner, or at anytime.
I spy with my little eye, something that is the shape of a...This fun and educational children's 'I spy' shapes picture book helps teach kids 2 and 3 dimensional shapes through fun shape characters and everyday objects.Find the suggested shape on the first page and then turn the page to reveal the answer to the picture puzzle. The ideal learning book for toddlers, children in preschool, kindergarten or a higher grade, for ages 2 through to 7.
Math Goggles is a collection of field-tested activities for children that integrate mathematics into the world of the visual arts. Serving as the focal point for each mathematics activity is the work of a famous modern artist"Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Georgie O'Keefe, and many more. After learning brief biographical and anecdotal information about the artist, the reader engages in an exploration of the mathematics embedded in the artwork by creating the featured piece of artwork in the spirit of the artist. Step-by-step instructions accompanied by color images of the artistic masterpieces as well as actual student work aid the reader in visualizing and understanding how to create the art in each activity. As the reader creates each masterpiece, mimicking the great masters, they simultaneously hone their estimation, counting, measurement, and number-sense skills while noticing, creating, and describing shapes and patterns and experimenting with symmetry and probability.
This interactive concept book for young children in preschool & kindergarten perfectly blends physical activity, simple science, and early math to bring cause and effect to life in the most engaging way using colors and shapes.