Life of Fred is a unique, complete (not supplemental), math program that uses a highly engaging narrative to teach math without fear and with enjoyment. Students follow the life of Fred Gauss (a math professor who grows up to the age of six), who has many humorous, unlikely, and zany adventures over the course of the curriculum. Math becomes relevant and important because the need for math occurs in Fred's life (and he sees math everywhere). Witty and truly entertaining, these books will engage students in a way unlike any other math program - --while also instilling a solid understanding of the principles of mathematics without an abundance of repetitive drills. This series is perfect for inquisitive students who struggle with the relevance of math, or anyone looking for a creative approach to mathematic thinking!
Butterflies is the second book in the Life of Fred Elementary Series, which is designed for students in grades 1-4.
Each narrative-based chapter is approximately six pages, and ends with a "Your Turn to Play" segment with three or four questions. Answers are provided on the next page for students to go over themselves after attempting to solve the problems.
Butterflies covers:
One Yard = 3 Feet
Numbers that Add to 9
Counting by twos
Reading 5:10 on a Clock
Facts about Butterflies
Chrysalis vs. Cocoon
Braces, Parentheses and Brackets
Christina Rossetti
Sheet Music for "But Not Alone,"
Domenico Fetti's Archimedes Thoughtful
Exclamation Points
Bad Things about Sugar
One Good Thing about Sugar
Marvin Stone's Invention of the Paper Straw 1888
Orion's Belt
Betelgeuse
Why Not Every Three Stars Can Make a Triangle
Collinear
Reading 5:55 on a Clock
Book Signings
Why You Can Not Walk In a Room
Deliberate vs. Inadvertent
How to Say Toenail in German
Ordinal Numbers
Yurts, Half Past Six
a Nebula is Not a Star
Light Years
the Alphabet Game
a Dozen
Perpendicular, p.m. (post meridiem)
Syncope
Sheet Music for "The Crash of the Bell Tower,"
Quotation Marks inside of Quotation Marks
A Baker's Dozen
Spine of a Book
Naissance
Lie vs. Lay
Whole Numbers
Cardinal Numbers
Trillion
Quadrillion and Quintillion
Aleph-null
Kingie's Brothers
States that Begin with the Letter M
The infinity symbols
Saying Thank You
Virgil's Aeneid
History of Pizza
How to Set a Table.
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