MathStart 1: Rabbit’s Pajama Party (Sequencing)

MathStart 1: Rabbit’s Pajama Party (Sequencing)

Rabbit throws the best sleep over parties! It’s a night of pizza, hot fudge sundaes, sleeping bags, scary stories and more. Can you remember what happened first? Then next? And after that? Sequencing is a key concept in math as well as story comprehension.Used...
MathStart 2: Give Me Half! (Understanding Halves)

MathStart 2: Give Me Half! (Understanding Halves)

When a little boy tries to eat a whole pizza without sharing half with his sister, it’s not pretty. Of course, she isn’t too keen on sharing her juice or cupcakes. With a little adult prodding, however, they soon learn the benefits of sharing and split...
MathStart 1: A Pair of Socks (Matching)

MathStart 1: 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...
MathStart 1: Every Buddy Counts (Counting)

MathStart 1: Every Buddy Counts (Counting)

When a little girl wakes up one morning feeling “crummy, yucky, very sad,” she cheers herself up by counting all her friends—which include pets, playmates, neighbors and even older sisters. Not only can counting make you feel better, it is an essential...

MathStart 2: Get Up and Go! (Timelines)

The puppy is worried. Will his Little Girl be ready to go to school on time? First there’s a five-minute snuggle with Teddy. Then another three minutes spent washing up, and eight minutes for breakfast. And there’s still so much more to do! Pup creates a...

MathStart 3: Divide and Ride (Dividing)

In order to ride the Dare-Devil roller coaster at the Carnival, there must be two kids in each seat. But what if you’re part of a group of 11 best friends? Ten kids will fit in five seats, but what do you do about the one who’s “left over”?...
MathStart 2: The Best Vacation Ever (Collecting Data)

MathStart 2: The Best Vacation Ever (Collecting Data)

The family needs a break. Everybody’s always so busy. But where should they go? A very smart and practical little girl asks some key questions and charts the answers. Mom wants to go some place quiet and cool. Grandma and brother Charlie are looking for fun. And...
MathStart 1: Just Enough Carrots (Comparing Amounts)

MathStart 1: Just Enough Carrots (Comparing Amounts)

Young rabbit can’t understand why Mom is buying so many bags of peanuts and cans of worms at the grocery store when everybody knows carrots are a whole lot tastier. Horse, he notices, has more carrots in his cart, while Elephant has fewer, though Bird has the...
MathStart 2: Elevator Magic (Subtracting)

MathStart 2: Elevator Magic (Subtracting)

Who knew that riding an elevator could be such an adventure? Ben meets his Mom at her office on the 10th floor, then together they make several stops on their way down. They find cows and chickens at “Farm Bank and Trust” on the 8th floor, and a traffic...