The informal measurement activities in this book are designed to teach the concepts of measurement and develop the process skills involved in measuring. All the activities support current mathematics standards. As children engage in these measurement activities, they will make visual comparisons using concrete objects. They will use the frogs to measure and will connect the repeated physical action of measuring to the repeated unit of measure. They will develop an understanding of the concepts of length, weight, perimeter, and area. The act of measuring commonly used objects helps connect the activities to a child's real world

Use these three jumbo volumes of engaging hands-on activities to supplement and enrich your math program. Designed to support the use of Funtastic Frogs, children will explore important math concepts ranging from matching and sorting to place value and beginning algebraic thinking, Each volume consists of previously-published material

The activities in this book are designed to teach number concepts using concrete objects. As children engage in these number activities, they will develop basic counting skills using the frog counters. They will recognize how many frogs are in a set of group. They will connect number words, the quantities they represent, and the numerals to the groups of frogs shown in the activities. They will make connections between the size of the numbers and the counting sequence. Finally, they will develop the ability to mentally visualize numbers

How do frogs' bodies work? How do frogs behave, and why are they so important to our global ecosystem? All of these questions and more will be answered for budding herpetologists.

The activities in this book are designed to teach different ways of representing equal values. All the activities support current mathematics standards. As children engage in these activities, they will model equal values using the frog counters and a simple balance. They will develop the understanding that equal values can be shown in different ways and that the order of numbers does not affect the sum. The activities will help children think flexibly about numbers and will help build a foundation for understanding variables and equations when they encounter formal algebra instruction in later years

The informal measurement activities in this book are designed to teach the concepts of measurement and develop the process skills involved in measuring. All the activities support current mathematics standards. As children engage in these measurement activities, they will make visual comparisons using concrete objects. They will use the frogs to measure and will connect the repeated physical action of measuring to the repeated unit of measure. They will develop an understanding of the concepts of length, weight, perimeter, and area. The act of measuring commonly used objects helps connect the activities to a child's real world

The activities in this book are designed to teach that a pattern is a sequence of objects that repeats over and over. Children learn that they can use patterns to predict what comes next and to solve problems. Working with patterns is key to the development of a child's mathematical thinking. It provides a framework for recognizing the patterns in our number system. It helps children develop their ability to make generalizations, think logically, and solve problems in mathematics. Early experiences with patterns develop skills that are needed for work with functions and algebra in the later years. All the activities in this book support current mathematics standards.