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Reod the stort of the storg ond think obout what might happen next. Totkobout it, ond then wrlte gour own endi,ng to the storg. Rebecco hod o pet homster, Homm!, who lived in o [ovetg big cage. One sunng dog, Rebecco took Hommg's cage intothe gorden. She opened the coge, cnd wos just obout to pickHommy up when hermother catled, "Rebecco! Your Jriend has come to see gou!" Rebecco Jorgot obout Homm!, ond went to the door. When she come bock Joewasverg hoppy. He hod been given o newbike Jor hisbirthdog. It even hod o hornwhich mode o loudnoise! When he wosbtowing the candles out on his birthdoy coke he wished, "I wishmg bike could JtU!" Thenext doy wosSundog, ond Joewent Jor o bike ride. He turned o corner, ond right in Jront oJthe bi.ke wos a huge bronch! Joe put his brokes on ond . . . 52

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  • Reod the stort of the storg ond think obout what might happen next.Totk obout it, ond then wrlte gour own endi,ng to the storg.Rebecco hod o pet homster,Homm!, who lived in o [ovetgbig cage. One sunng dog,Rebecco took Hommg's cageinto the gorden. She openedthe coge, cnd wos just obout topick Hommy up when her mothercatled, "Rebecco! Your Jriendhas come to see gou!" RebeccoJorgot obout Homm!, ond wentto the door. When she come bock

    Joe was verg hoppy. He hod beengiven o new bike Jor his birthdog.It even hod o horn which mode oloud noise! When he wos btowingthe candles out on his birthdoy cokehe wished, "I wish mg bike couldJtU!" The next doy wos Sundog, ondJoe went Jor o bike ride. He turnedo corner, ond right in Jront oJ thebi.ke wos a huge bronch! Joe put hisbrokes on ond . . .

    52

  • Vrs Mono;ger has woshed the Jootboll kit. The wind hos blown some oJ the shirtsrnto the Jtoor.

    Nhich numbers ore misslng? Wrlte them ln the boxes below.

    TTNITtrtrTTtrMr Monoger hos to collect the shlrts Jor the mo.tch, but the numbers have comeoff in the wosh. Con gou write them bock on Jor him?

    53

  • Diver Dave hos.gone swimmlng under the seo.even spotted a huge seo serpeit!

    How mony dotphins did he see?

    How mony shetts did he see?

    So did he see more shetts or more dotphins?

    He has Jound tots oJ sea [fe. He hos

    How many Jish did he see?

    How many starJish did he see?

    So did he see JewerJish or fewerstorJish?

    How many crobs did he see?

    whot two things dtd he see the same o.mount oJ? circte the correft picrures.

    How mony sea lfe charocters did Diver Dave see ottogether?

    rrrr

    54

  • ,Vhen Dlver Dove come bock to the top oJ the oceon he saw o huge sea serpent. It hod

    e oO

    @

    cts oJ Jins on its bock. Some oJ them hove numbers on them. Con gou Jttt tn therr issing numbers?

    o6

    JJt\)4 t

    vjJ

    o

    55

  • Nurnber Bonds wkh Jungte Jonetrove[s, she hos Jound some spottg snokes.numbers that moke 10.

    to Jind out how mong more moke 10.

    JungteWe ore

    Co[our

    Jone hos gone exploring.going to help Jane Jind

    in the blank spots oJ the

    On herpoirs oJ

    snokes

    6 spots sPors 10 spots

    10

    Colour eoch snoke'snumbers that moke

    spots with two dfJerent10. Record your qnswers

    colours to Jind Uour own poirs oJunderneoth.

    +

    +

    +

    56

  • Jone hos noticed something interesting obout numbers thot add up to 10.Cheerg Chtmp will show gou her ideos with his bononos.

    +6

    6. A. ?lt-

    EHr,8H

    10 as we[[!

    10

    Con gou help Jone Jinish her notes?

    The numberscon be swopped

    oround!

    Use these 10bonanos to IJ

    Then

    IJ

    Then

    UThen

    UThen

    3 + 7 = 10

    8 + 2 = 10

    + 8 = 10

    1 + 9 = 10

    q * I | = 106 + 4 = 10

    4-I= 10

  • Hotd up your hond and wrtggle gourJingers. They ore 5 wrtggtg i,,iornirl Nowmoke Uour other hond into o hungry bird.It's going to eot the worms!

    There ore 5 worms. IJ the bi,rd eats 1 wormhow mang are teft?

    9.ouT, gour Jingers thot are teJt. There are 4.The bird hos taken owag 1 worm.We soy, 5 take awog 1-= 4.

    There is o specict sign for toke owo!: -

    meons tcke owcgor subtroctor minusor less than

    5takeowogl= 4 5subroct l= 4 5mtnr.s1= 41lessthon5=4 S-1=4

    Now use gour 5 wriggty worms to do these sufts:

    IJ the bird eots 3 worms how mong ore teJt? 5 - 3 =

    rrr

    U 1. bird eats 4 worms how mony ore teJt?

    $ the bird eots 5 worms how mong are teJt?

    s'4= r5-r=IJ the bird eots no worrns how mony ore teJt? 5 _ n =t lHow many worms does the bird need to eot Jor 3 to be teft? 5 -

    58

    =J

  • Now hotd up alt gour Jingers.

    How mong do gou hoveoltogether?

    Fold downHow mong

    10 - 5 =

    Con gou use Uour Jingers to help you with these questlons?

    5 Jingers.do gou hove teJt?

    10 - 3 =

    10-7 =TI

    TT

    'o-r=E

    10-2=

    10 - 9 =

    10 -

    10 -

    Now trg these:

    10- | | =6l l

    10- | I -0I I

    -2

    =q

    nT

    Now wrlte two number sentences oJ Uour own!

    10-I=I

    5q

  • Odds, Evens ond Seeing Double!

    WAT/,

    -,2t'l tn'\

    Here is o number [ ine. The rednumbers in the snoke are even

    We con see thot these numbers

    We con see that these numbers

    numbers i.n thenumbers. Look

    ore odd,

    of evIl:

    snoke are odd numbers. The gellowat these exomptes'

    trtrtrE4Write down the odd numbers here'

    Write down the even numbers here'

    Jake hosoJ two,

    To check 'rJ 12 ls an even number, Joke loys them out in seis

    Eoch counter has a partner which proves thot 12 is on even number.

    Jess hos 13 counters. She logs them out in sets two:

    1 2 counters.

    ffi {)n t ,t l t lt ] n { lOne oJ her countersodd number.

    "Joi lcoooooooooo

    o Portner,so she knows that 13 is on

    Pcrenl tip:Get some counters or coins and experimentwith odd and even numbers!

    does not have

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  • Kim ond Kirsty ore identlcol twlns!

    Kim hos 2 pigtotts. So does Kirstg. Together, theghove 4 pigtoits, or double 2.

    Con you use doubling to onswer these questions?

    How mony socks do Kim ond Klrstg hove oltogether?

    2+2= or double 2 =

    How mony Jrecktes do Ki.m ond Kirstg hove oltogether?

    I . I=Iordoubre[=IHow mony buttons do Kim ond Kirstg hove oltogether?

    I . I=Eordoubrel=[How mang Jtowers on their skirts oltogether?

    I . I=Iordoubrel=IHow mony Jingers ond thumbs attogether?

    I . I=Iordoubrel=nWhat other doubles con you Jind?

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  • Out in spcce, some rockets ore procttsing moking numbers. Con gou see how thegdo it?

    Rocket 10 is chosing Rocket 2!

    When theg meet they moke

    %--rryfi.

    Con you see how the 10 joins with the 2 to moke the numb er 12? f fte zero [s nowhldden behind the 2!

    what number wr[[ these two rockets moke? # #

    Thegwirr moke24! fuffiWhat numbers wi[[ these rockets moke?

    D=r62

  • ,.

    l;n you soy which rockets made these numbers?

    42

    87

    =r=r=T

    +61

    +78

    +

    +

    Porenr rip:Twe-digit numbers are made up of tens andunits.lt is \/ery important that your childhams that numbers can be partitioned orsplit up in this way.lt will support theirmental strategies for addition, subtraction,multiplication and division. 63

  • Adventures [n the Lt't!We ore Ln the LrJt oJthe Humpty Hotel ! Lookat thls set oJ buttons.The buttons Jor someJtoors hove been pressedso mony times thot thenumbers have rubbed ojj.

    Con you Jitl. in the mlssingnumbers? How did gou know what they were?

    Tobg the Teamon is onJloor 4. He presses the buttonJor Jloor 14.

    How mong Jtoors up did he go?

    Next, he presses the button Jor Jtoor 24. How manU Jloors up does he go now? | I" l l

    Which button do you think he witt press to go up onother 10 Jtoors? I

    Did you spot the pattern?you just need to press theyou don't need to press a[[

    To move on 10 more,button underneoth -the buttons in between!

    Pcrent tip:Being able to count in 10s from agiven number will help your childwith their mental calculationstrategies. For example,36 + 2l canbe done by adding 20 to 36,thenadding 1.64

  • Con you complete these potterns Jor odding or subtrocting 10? Use the buttons tohetp gou.

    21, 31, 41, 51, tr TTl , I ,7.

    T,T88, 78, 68,Can gou help the hotel monager? He con't Jind hts stoff.

    Con gou work out which Jloors.theg're on? Use the tft control ponel to help you.

    Colin the Cleoner wos on Jloor 16.He went up 20 Jloors. Whot Jloor is he on now?

    16+20= So he is on Jloor

    Maggie the Mold wos on Jtoor 38.She went up 40 Jloors. Whot Jtoor is she on now?

    38+40= So she is on Jloor

    Bertie the Bed Moker wos on Jtoor 93.He went down 30 Jloors. Whot Jloor is he on now?

    93-30= So he is on Jloor

    Chorlie the CheJ wos on Jloor 72.He went down 50 Jloors. What Jloor is he on now?

    So he is on Jloor

    65

    $W

    72-50=

  • King Digit lives on the plonet Number. He hos colled together o[ his subjects Jromthe surrounding ptonets. Con gou hetp him work out how manu vi.sitors he hoi?The number on eoch rocket te[[s you how mong aliens ore i.nside.These two rockets hove orrived:

    ond

    First, [et's sptit these rockets up!

    Let's odd the tens Jirst:

    Now we con odd the unlts:

    IJ *. put these rockets together, theg moke:

    +

    We now hcve:

    66

  • @ondff iW+ff i43h.Wf f i+wF=wry>.W=flm+#m,>@

    @ondWm+# f f i .4)m*ffi="pp+)=43F*.43h#

    Trg these in the some wo!:

    Flrst, split the numbers up'

    Now odd the tens:

    Now odd the units:

    We now hcve,

    Add them together to moke:

    Now trg these:

    Split the numbers,

    Add the tens:

    Add the units:

    "ffe now hove'

    Add them together to moke:

  • Let's GoStan ond Kittg ore goi.ng shopping. Thegare going to their Jovourite tog shop! Let'ssee how much pocket money theg have.

    Shopping!

    Ston hos: Ki.tty hos:

    Dad gives Stan Jive more colns. Here theg ore'

    @@@@@ r,How much does he hove now attogether?

    Kitty spends 20p on o comic. How much moneU does she hove [eJt?

    P+ P=

    I ' t ro=l] o68

  • Now Ston ond Kitty ore in the shop. There is ptentg to bug'

    you hove worked out how much monev ston ond Kittg now hove. Look ot otl thegoodies in the shop. Theg ..onldecide whot to spend.l: i:moneu on' Con gou

    /lnd t*o dilJerent wogs e-och oJ them coutd spend ott oJ tt?

    For exompte, Ston could bug'o comlc, o tub oJ point, ond o number book'

    Ston:

    1.

    2.2.

    coutd Kittg buy two pens and a batt with her money? Yes I No I

    Coutd Ston bug three stickers ond o toy cor? Yes No

    Coutd gou bug o bucket ond o spode with f 1'50?

    Whot is the cheopest ttem in the shop?

    Whot ore the most expensive ltems in the shop?

    Yes I No

    trT

    2Op + 30p + 40P = QgO

    Kittg:

    1.

    6q

  • It's tea tlme! Kim ond Kirsty orewoiting Jor their dlnner, one wholepizza.

    The twins ore verg hungry. They both wont some pizza. We con moke it Joir bgcutting the p'uza into two parts thot ore the same. The ports cre eguot. Eoch oJ theports is colled o hotJ.

    2H.,yesffip1 Whole2 hotves moke 1 whole. 1 whote con be split into 2 hotves.

    There is o speciol signJor o ho[f. It looks like this: 1/2

    It ls not onlg singte objects thot con be holved. Groups oJ thlngs con olso be hotved.For exompte'

    I hove 10 sweets. re m ffi # # re m ff # #

    I give 5 to my Jriend. ffi S W W W

    5 is hotJ oJ 10 ThereJore, I hove gi.ven hotJ oJ mg sweets to my Jriend.

    Use gour Jingers to help you decide:

    What is 1lz oJ 8?

    f;{9,'P0g'.9&,-,

    What is 1/z oJ 4? I

    Whot 'Ls 112 oJ 6? I

  • \ow it's time Jor dessert! Ki.m and Kirstg hove baked themsetves o coke. Theg wcnt:o glve some to thelr mum ond dad os we[t. Thot mokes 4 peopte oltogether. Thegcut the coke into 4 equol pieces. Eoch oJ these pieces is catted a quorter.

    1 Whote 2 Holves 4 Quarters

    4 quorters moke 1 whole. 1 whole con be split into 4 guorters.

    There is o speciol sign Jor o quorter. It is, 1/+

    Look ot these pictures. Fitt in the boxes with either 1,112 or 1l+ to show whetherthe cotoured area represents o whote, a ho$ or o quorter.

    Now shode these pictures to show the Jrcction:

    I t r Ttr71

  • AtJie hos mode o pototo print.He hos printed 5 pieces oJ paperwith 2 btg red dots. Now he putsthem tn o row to odd them up.

    xoror

    Con you do these sums?

    1x2=

    4x2=

    5 tots oJ 2 = 10 5 multtplied by 2 = 10 5 times 2 = 10

    5 x2 = 10

    TrT

    TTT

    TuI

    ffi.H.ff.H.HWhen he odds up his 5 lots oJ 2 he Jinds it mokes 10.We sog' 5 lots of 2 moke 10.

    We hove o speciol sign Jor lots oJ: x

    meons lots oJmultiplied bytimes

    2x2=

    5x2=

    oI

    ot looooo

    3x2=

    6x2=

    9x2=7 x2 = 8x2=

    72

    10x2= I

  • Step into the Fun Timessweet shop! Mr Sweet livesi.n the shop and wcnts toknow how mong sweets hehos. Con gou help him?

    Look ot these 4 bogs oJ sweets. Eoch bog hos 5 sweets in it.

    4 lots oJ 5 sweets = 20 sweets ottogether. 4x5=20

    Now trg the Jottowing sums. Use the sweet bags to hetp gou.

    1x5=I

    4x5=

    2x5= I5x5=

    3x5=

    6x5=

    9x5=

    trTTT

    ntr Bx5= I

    $.fsr f,Sff $$JT $ffF.

    7 x5 =

    73

    10 x 5 =

  • ntrTn

    TTIT

    -)

    -l

    t

    +

    -)

    +

    -)

    )

    )

    Now it's time Jor you to hove Jun with whot you hove leornt!

    You con choose onu number you like ond place it into the Junction mochine.Con gou work out whot wi[[ come out the other side?

    Now write Uour own Junctions!

    trtrtrtrTTTT

    TnTT

    TTTT

    TlTn

    TtrTT

    trtrtrtrTTnn

    TTTtrtrtrtrtr

    ++

    "*

    -)

    -'

    +

    -+

    +

    -)

    )

    -)

    +

    -)+

    74

    -)+

  • Hondg Mondg is investigoting measuring. She hos Jound lots oJ newwords, but needs hetp sorting them out. Con gou see where they belong?

    gou think the word ls about length ond distonce, write it in the tcperreosure, but f gou think it is obout weight, wrlte it in the kitchenscoles!

    heovg tight long mossmile short

    metre norrowtonne pounds

    75

  • !qHere's Hondy Mondy. She's drown oround herhond! She's going to meosure things around thehouse in hond-spons. A hand-spon is thedlstonce Jrom the top oJ your thumb to the topoJ gour tittte Jinger when gour hand is stretched.

    What is gour hand-span? Stretch gour hand out os much as you can ond droworound lt on o sheet oJ poper. Get someone to hetp you to drow o line Jrom the tipoJ the tittte Jinger to the ttp oJ the thumb. This distonce is Uour hond-spln.

    Now Let's Measure!

    meosure ocross the televislon. It wos 5 spans.some things with gour spon!

    book ocross two open pages?

    book Jrom top to bottom?

    rrTHow mong spons is it across your Jridge?

    Now Jind some other thlngs in gour house to meosure with gour spon and recordUour onswers betow.

    Mandy used her spon toWhg don't gou meosure

    How mong spons is this

    How mony spons is this

    76

  • \ow Mondg wonts to meosure her bedroom. This tlme, instead oJ measuring with her'.ond-spon, Mondg hos decided to use her Jeet!

    *ow long is gour Joot? Toke onother sheet oJ poper ond drow oround gour Joot to see!

    \ow Jollow Mondy'sinstructlons Jor meosuring rooms with your Jeet:

    How mong Jootsteps is your bedroom?

    You con meosureHow mong Jootsteps is gour kitchen?

    How mong Jootsteps is your bothroom?ocross Jloors by ptocing one'ree[ agoinst the wo[[, ond then

    lIT

    How coutd you meosure Jrom the bottom to thetop oJ gour door with Uour Jootstep?Woutd cutting out gour poper Jootprint hetp?

    nMy door is I lJootsteps.

    :i.nd some other rooms or objects in your house to meosure with gour Jeet ond record,our onswers below.

    r-aclng the heel oJ gour other Jootegolnst Uour toes. Wotk ocross

    the room like this, counttnggour steps unti[ gou reoch

    the next wo[[!

  • This is Stripeg Sid. He lives in Hondy Mondg's garden. Con gou help him meosurethe things he's Jound? Tick the correct onswer box.

    I* I@Is Sid longer thon the worm?

    ,.,[-l*. IIs he shorter than the teoJ?Is he shorter thon the daisy choin? Yes

    Is he longer thon the sti.ck?

    Is he shorter thon the rope? Yes No

    ,., 1-l *.8

    Is he longer thon the motch? v., | | No | |

    78

  • Look coreJutty ot sid's stri'pes. There cre ten oJ them. Each stri,pe [s one centimetrelong' This meons sid's bodg is ten centimetrei tong. we wrlte this as 10 cm.We con use Sid's strlpes to measure the worm! Look at the worm. It storts in thesome ptoce os sid, but lt is shorter. The worm ontg goes

    "bil Jive oJ Sid,s strtpes.This means the worm's body is fve centimetr"s dnj. The woim is 5 cm.

    rrrrrrrrrrNo

    +

    No

    use sid's striPs to onswer the

    How tong is the leaf

    How long is the doisy choin?

    How tong ls the stlck?

    How long is the match?

    fottowlng questlons:

    L-J stripes =

    t l| | stripes =l-rt l| | strlpes =t lI I stripes =

    t t| | stripes +t l| | strlpes +l--t| | strlpes +

    ,., [lf stripes

    ',,.rl-l

    cm

    cm

    stripes

    striPes

    striPes

    strlPes =

    rrHow long is the stick ond the match?

    How long is the teal ond the worm?

    How long woutd 2 teaves be?

    Is this longer than Sld?

    How long woutd 2 worms be?

    Is this longer thon Sid?

  • We sow thot Stripeg Sid was 10 cm long. Here is o ruler. It is longer thon Sid - itis 15 cm [ong. Do you hove a longer ruler? How long is it?

    We ore going to meosure some things with the ruler. The red line shows where weneed to stort meosuring Jrom. The end oJ the pencil touches the red [ine. The pointoJ the pencil ls exoctlg below the 11 cm mork on the ruter. This meons thot thepencil is 11 cm [ong.

    Now Jind some things Jrom Uour house thot gou'd tike to meosure ogoinst theruler. BeJore you meosure, remember to ptoce the end oJ each object exactty onthe red [ine. Record gour meosurements in the toble.

    80

  • You will need o ruter to help Mandg! She hos token a[[ the things out oJ her pencilcose ond wonts to meosure them. Toke your ruler and ptoce it underneoth eoch oJthe objects. Remember to stort meosurtng Jrom the red [ine. Now look to see whereeoch object ends on the ruler. Wrtte Uour onswers in the boxes.

    rcm

    n.*

    Whot is the longest thing in Mondg's pencll cose?

    Whot is the shortest?

    Which oJ Mondg's things is 4cm tong?

    Which oJ Mondg's things is 9cm long?

    Which object is longer thon the pencil?

  • Shopping 2-D ShopesJotFtot shopes have 2 dimensions.have sides ond ongtes.

    We co[[ them 2-di.mensionol,or 2-D shapes. They

    side

    This is o clrc[e. It lsond no ongles.

    exocttg round,l ike o wheel or a 2p coin. It hos 1 curved side

    ong[e

    These shopes are trlongtes. A trlongle hos 3 strolght sides ond 3 angtes. The sidescould be the some size or they coutd be dtlJerent.

    Now meet the rectongle Jomily: the sguore ond the oblong.

    This is o squore. Itgour ruler. They ore

    hos 4 strolght sldes ond 4 ongles.otl exoctly the some.

    Meosure o[[ the sides with

    This is on oblong.oblong's sldes oreopposite sldes ore

    Like o sguore, it olso hosnot the some length. Twoshort.

    4 stroight stdes and 4 angles, but onopposite sides ore long ond two

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  • lere are some pentogons. A pentogon hos 5 stroight sides ond 5 ongles.si.des do not hove to be the some length.

    Here cre some hexogons. Con gou Jitt in their propertles?

    A hexogon has sides. A hexogon hos es.

    T

    les.

    non9

    No

    TT

    TT

    ongI

    NoDo its sides need to be the same length? Yes

    Here ore some octogons. Con gou Jitt in thelr properties?

    An octogon has stdes. An octogon hos

    Do its sides need to be the some length? Yes

    Write the nome under these shopes'

    83

  • Other shopes hove 3 dimensions. We cotl them 3-dimensiono[ or 3-D shopes.They hove edges, vertices (corners) ond Joces.Look at the 3-D shapes below. Con you Jitt in some oJ the missing i.nJormotion?

    edge This ts o cube. It hos 6 Joces, 8 vertices (corners) ond 12Jace

    edges. Att the edges ore the some slze.

    vertex Whot shope ore the Joces?

    This is a cuboid. It olso hos 5 Joces, 8 vertices ond 12edges. It is not o cube becouse the Joces o,re not o[[ sguares.

    Whot two shapes ore the Joces oJ this cuboid?

    This is o triangulor-bosed pgromid. It hos 4 Joces, 4vertices ond 6 edges.

    Whot shope ore the Jaces?

    This is o squore-bosed pgromid. It hos o sguore base cndtriangular sides.

    It hos

    It hos

    It has

    Joces.

    vertices.

    edges.

    ItrT

    Whot two shopes ore the Joces?

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  • -This isosphere. I t isshoped[ ikeobott . I thos1Jace,no vertices ond no edges.v

    -This isoca[ inder. I thos3Joces,noVert lcesond2l-l

    .*rved edges.t l[.."---..j

    Whot 2-D shope ore the Joces?

    V ond

    M rhis is o cone. It hos 2 Jaces,l vertex ond 1 curved(ffi edge' Its J[ot Jace ls o clrcle'

    Look ot these shopes coreJultg ond write the nome underneoth.

    85

  • Colour bg Shcpe

    Con you Jind these shopes ond colour them in according to the key?

    ffi circle

    ! t iongt.

    I squor.

    f outong

    I Pentogon

    t Hexogon

    I octogon

    I cube

    I cuboid

    ffi Squore-bosed pyromid

    fi fr,ongutor-based pyramid

    E spn.r.m cytinder

    m cone

    How mony circles ore there?

    How mong pentogons ore there?

    Are there more sguores or more triangles?

    Write two more stotements oJ your own about the picture.

    86

  • Do gou know Uour shope focts?

    Which hos the most Joces - o cube or o sphere?

    Whtch hos the most vertices - o cubold or o cone?

    nHow mang Joces does o squore-based pyromid hove? | |

    Whot shope hos o circutor Joce ot either end?

    Whot 3-D shope tooks like o bott?

    What om I?

    I hove 4 strotght sldes ond 4ongles. Two oJ mg si.des ore longond two oJ my sides are short.Whot om I? Con you drow me?

    I hove 8 sides ond 8 ongles. Mysldes con be the same size or theycon be dfJerent slzes. Whot om I?Drow me in the box.

    I hove 6 Joces, 8 vertices and 12stroight edges. Att my Joces ore thesome shope. Whot om I? Draw mein the box.

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  • Boby Beth is ptoying with some scoles.She has been ustng buitding btocksto botonce her togs. Here is whot shehos found:

    A tog cor weighs the some os 1 btock.

    A rottle weighs the same as 2 btocks.

    A teddg weighs the some as.3 btocks.

    A book weighs rhe same as 4 btocks.

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    Now hetp Beth onswer the Jottowing quesrlons:

    Is o book heavler thon o teddg? yes |--|How mong blocks would 2 carswelgh? fHow mang blocks would 2 books weigh? fWoutd 2 toycors bolance 1 rottle? yes f

    How mong ratttes would balonce a book? [-|How mony btocks would bolonce o teddy ond o cor?

    e? Yes |-| NoHow mong btocks woutd 2 teddies welgh? |--|

    No

    No

    rr

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  • Heavier or Lighter?

    We know thot some things ore heovg ond some things ore [i.ght.

    Cottect o vorietg oJ objects Jrom oround gour house. Now comptete the sentencesbelow bg drowiig in. ietevont objects on-d writing their nomes in the emptg boxes.You con use scoles f you have them, or trg hotding them in your honds.

    A keg is lighter than A cup

    is heovier thon

    [s obout the some os

    is much heovler thon

    is much llghter thon

    is not much heavier thon

    is not much llghter than

  • ProJessor Bessor hos gone on holldog. Beepster, the robo-dog, is [eJt in the house.UnJortunotelg, he's Jorgotten how to get to his Jovourite rooms! Con gou hetp him?

    Imogine Uou ore Beepster in the middle oJ the house. Beepster con move Jorwordsor bockwords.

    Forwords Bockwords

    Beepster con olso do quorter turns to the teJt ond the right.

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    Quarter turn to right

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    Quorter turn to [eJt

  • To get to the tog Jire he needs to go:

    Quorter turn to Forword

    Forword Quorter turn to

    To get hlmsetJ Jrom the middte oJ the house to the stroklng mochlne Beepster goes:

    Quarter turn to the Forword Quorter turn to

    Forward Qucrter turn to Forword

    Now see f gou con give Beepster dlrectlons to the dfJerent rooms he wants to goto! Remember, Beepster otwogs storts Jrom the middte oJ the house.

    To get to the poo[ he needs to go: Forword L-l

    TT

    Quorter turn to

    To get to the bosket he needs to go:

    Forword Quorter turn to Forward

    Whot etse would you tike Beepster to visit? Find o plece oJ paper and write thelnstructlons Jor him to get there.

    bowt Beepster needs to go:n

    Quorter turn to I I Forword

    Forword I

    Quorter turn to

    Forword

    To get to the woter

    Bockwords

  • Montlu, Weeks ond DogsHottg is looking ot her colendor. This is whot she Jinds,

    Use Hotlg's colendor to help you to onswer the Jottowtng guestions:

    Whot month comes aJter June?

    Whot month comes beJore November?

    Whot month comes oJter December?

    Whot month comes beJore Aprit?

    What month is it now?

    Whot month is gour birthdog in?

    Whot month comes aJter Uour birthdoy?

    How mong months is it until Uour next birthdog?

    Whot month [s two months oJter Februory?

    Whot month do gou hove gour summer hotidog?

    Porul| liP:There are many elemeng to the tqicof 'time'andthe more you can practke with your child theeasier it becomes. Hare a family calendar withimportant dates on it that )rour child helps you tocomplete.or why not encourage them to keeptheir own calendar or diary?

    A geor ismode up oJ 365dogs. These oresptit up into 12

    February

    Vtu w.May

    e# aeeJune

    W*wK lury&*-*

    AugustA= '^e]S=ff

    ffptember'## ffi

    October*ffi*o

    November

    w4December

    WH

    Which month is Chrtstmos in?

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  • Now Hotty looks in her dtarg. This ts what she sees,

    is the Jirst dog oJ the week. We write lst.is the second dag oJ the week. We wrlte 2nd.is the third dog oJ the week. We write 3rd.is the Jourth doy oJ the week. We write 4th.is the J,Jth day oJ the week. We write

    dog oJ the week. We wrltedag oJ the week. We write

    is the

    is the

    Now onswer these guestlons:

    Whot doy comes oJter Tuesdoy?

    Whot i.s the Jourth dag oJ the week?

    Whot doy oJ the week is Friday?

    Whot doy comes beJore Sundoy?

    IJ todoy ls Wednesdog, whot dog is tomorrow?

    IJ tomorrow is Mondog, whot dog is todoy?

    Whot doy is three dogs beJore Fridog?

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    Whot dog is six doys oJter Mondog?

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  • Bob wonts to teorn how to tetl the tlme.We con hetp him.

    Earlier in this book we meosured objectswith o ruter. We meosure time with owotch or o ctock. There ore two hands onthe wotch. One is short ond one is tong.The short hond meosures hours. We coit itthe hour hond. The tong hand meosuresmlnutes. We co[[ it the minute hond.when the minute hond is on the 12, it is cotted on o,clock time. The hour hondtelts us which o,clock.

    Look ot Bob's wotch.. The tong |on1 points to the 12 so we know it is on o,ctocktime' The short hand points to the 5. So now we know it is 5 o,ctock.

    @Now it is

    @Now it is

    @

    Now it is o'c[ock.

    o'ctock. Drow the hour hond Jor g o,clock.

    Drow the hour hond for 4 o,clock.

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    Drow both hands for 7 o,ctock.

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    ^G{' How mong times con you write .

    "S q How mong minutes does it

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    Lrour nome in 2 minutes? | | |G toke to hove o both? | IJ

    nk How mony tlmes con you slng'Twlnkle Twi.nkle Little Stor'

    nin2minutes? | |

    Now Jind o clock or wotch ond plog this gome! You witl need on odult to help gou!

    How many tlmes con Uou

    cotch o botl in 1 mlnute?

    How mong mlnutes does it toke

    to eat o slice oJ toost?

    How mong times con gou drow How mong mlnutes does gour

    o Jish in 1 minute? I Jovourlte song tast?

    How mong mlnutes does lt

    An hour is o long tlme. It is hord to see the hour hond oJ owotch moving. You con eosily see the minute hand move. Aminute ls o short t[me. It [s so short thot there are 60mlnutes in one hour.

    Look ot the picture. Con gou see the little lines between thenumbers? The minute hand moves Jrom one line to the nextln 1 minute.

    toke to hop to everg roomI

    in the house?

  • Oh deor! Beepster hos- dropped his lron bone into the ProJessor,s number machine.Att the numbers hove fotten out! con gou Jitt in the gopri

    l-r1) A pentagon hcs L-l sides. A A triongte has3) It is f o'clock. @ 4) A catinder hos

    n \l-'

    5) This poge is | | cm ocross.5) This pog. ,, | | cm ocross. 6) r, i, [_l o,crock. @7) Your tetevision ls l-l hond-spons. 8) There ore f

    ^;, in the geor.q) There ore ll*utes in t hour. 10) Fridoy ,, n doys aJterTuesdog.1 1) Tuesdoy t, th. l--l dag oJ the week . 12) your bedroom ,, [i Jootsteps.13) A circte no, | | side. 14) Jutg ts f month beJoreAugust.

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    15) The sides oJ the triongte A 16) The sides oJ the squoreareolr n.^ Lt oreott

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