MathStart level 3

Explains equation building as two frogs count their hops to a rock, a log, and a pond.

Readers learn how to estimate as two friends guess how many passengers are on a bus, cars are in a traffic jam, and jelly beans are in a jar; also includes extension activities.

The Elm Street Kids' Club decides to sell lemonade to earn money to fix up their clubhouse and they use a graph to keep track of their sales.

Kangaroo and his Australian animal friends divide themselves up into different groups for the various field day events at camp.

As they consider sorting their rock collection by color, size, type, and hardness, Josh and Amy learn that the same objects can be organized in many different ways.

At the Dinosaur Card Trading Fair, brothers Mike and Andy learn how equivalent values can help them make the best trades.

Visitors to Safari Park use simple algebra to figure out how many rides they can get with their tickets.

Uses a story of a three-way competition for votes to explain percentages to children.

A drive to recycle cans on Earth Day teaches the children of the Maple Street School Save-the-Planet Club about place value.

Three daredevil hamsters plot a new stunt with some alphabet blocks, a board, and a protractor. Includes information on the basic math concept of angles.