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Dedication
To all the little children, whom He Loves.
 Scope and Sequence
Using This Course..................................................................................................................................................4
Schedule..................................................................................................................................................................8
Lesson 1: Place Value Village, Telling Time, Shapes and Patterns.................................................................15
Lesson 2: Addition — Horizontal and Vertical Shapes.................................................................................. 27
Lesson 3: Subtraction......................................................................................................................................... 37
Lesson 4: Writing Numbers to 100, Simple Fractions.................................................................................... 45
Lesson 5: Introducing Word Problems............................................................................................................ 53
Lesson 6: Skip Counting by Using Dimes and Nickels, Minutes on the Clock.......................................... 63
Lesson 7: Skip Counting by 2, Review Even and Odd Numbers.................................................................. 71
Lesson 8: Addition — Double Digit Plus Single Digit................................................................................... 79
Lesson 9: Addition — Double Digit Plus Double Digit................................................................................. 87
Lesson 10: Addition Review — All Concepts Learned.................................................................................. 95
Lesson 11: Introducing Measurement — Inches/Feet, Review Time and Shapes....................................103
Lesson 12: Introducing Perimeter................................................................................................................. 111
Lesson 13: Telling Time to the Minute.......................................................................................................... 125
Lesson 14: Place Value Village Practice — Place Value to the Thousands, Place.................................... 133
Lesson 15: More Work with Subtraction...................................................................................................... 145
Lesson 16: Introducing Addition with Carrying to the Tens, Place.......................................................... 157
Lesson 17: Introducing Subtraction with Borrowing from the Tens, Place............................................. 167
Lesson 18: Review of Regrouping Concepts................................................................................................ 175
Lesson 19: Understanding Dollars and Cents — Writing Money Terms................................................. 183
Lesson 20: Review — Money.......................................................................................................................... 191
Lesson 21: Introducing Thermometers and Other Gauges........................................................................ 197
Lesson 22: Reading Bar Graphs and Line Graphs....................................................................................... 205
Lesson 23: More on Measurement — Pounds and Ounces........................................................................ 213
Lesson 24: More Measurement Concepts — Gallons, Quarts, Pints, Cups............................................. 221
Lesson 25: Review of Measurements............................................................................................................. 241
Lesson 26: Adding Money — No Regrouping............................................................................................. 249
Lesson 27: Subtracting Money — Making Change..................................................................................... 259
Lesson 28: More Work with Word Problems............................................................................................... 267
Lesson 29: More Work with Telling Time.................................................................................................... 275
Lesson 30: More Work with Measurements................................................................................................. 285
Lesson 31: Review of Place Value Through the Thousands, Place............................................................. 289
Lesson 32: Review of Word Problems — the Steps of Solving................................................................... 297
Lesson 33: Review of Adding and Subtracting — Double Digit Problems.............................................. 303
Lesson 34: Review of Money Concepts......................................................................................................... 309
Lesson 35: Review of Time and Temperature.............................................................................................. 317
Lesson 36: Review of Addition and Subtraction Fact Families.................................................................. 323
Manipulatives Section..................................................................................................................................... 326
 Using This Course
Features: The suggested weekly schedule Lesson Scheduling: Students are instructed
enclosed has easy-to-manage lessons that guide to read the pages in their book and then complete
the reading, worksheets, and all assessments. The the corresponding section provided by the
pages of this course are perforated and three-hole teacher. Assessments that may include worksheets,
punched so materials are easy to tear out, hand activities, quizzes, and tests are given at regular
out, grade, and store. Teachers are encouraged to intervals with space to record each grade. Space is
adjust the schedule and materials needed in order provided on the weekly schedule for assignment
to best work within their unique educational dates, and flexibility in scheduling is encouraged.
program. Teachers may adapt the scheduled days per
each unique student situation. As the student
completes each assignment, this can be marked
with an “X” in the box.

Approximately 30 minutes per lesson, five days a week,

for 36 weeks
Answer keys for worksheets are available online:
www.masterbooks.com/classroom-aids

Worksheets and quizzes are included for each section

Designed for grade 2 in a one-year course

Course Description
Welcome to the second book in the Math Lessons for a Living Education series! You will find that Math
Lessons for a Living Education is a unique approach to learning math. A blend of stories, copy work, oral
narration, and hands-on experience brings the concepts to life and invites the child to explore the world
around them. The tone of this math book is meant to speak personally to each child, and the method easily
adapted to any teaching style.
The first 30 lessons have a story about the twins, taught through hands-on learning. Sometimes, this
lesson is learned by the twins’ explorations in nature. After the story, there are exercises for students to
practice the lesson they learned and to review what they have learned earlier. “Quizzes” or reviews, whichever
you want to use them as, are in the form of “letters to family and friends.” The twins want to show them
what they have been learning, and they need students to help them! Students show what they have learned
by writing the letters for the twins. The last 6 lessons are focused reviews, covering topics learned throughout
the first 30 lessons.

4 Math Level 2
 Course Objectives: Students completing this course will

DDReview addition and subtraction, and basic numbers up to 100

DDExplore new concepts like word problems, skip counting money and time
DDLearn how to read bar graphs and line graphs, as well as understand basic measurement
DDIdentify place values, regrouping concepts, and measurement with a thermometer.

Teaching mathematics as a living subject

This book is the continuing story of Charlie and time, lovingly indwells the heart of a little child.
Charlotte, who are learning that life is full of The story in Book 2 is meant to reach into a child’s
learning opportunities! As you read their story, world, grab their attention and invite them into
students will be drawn into the adventure along the learning process. The concepts are not taught
with the twins. They will learn about numbers, through drill only, but also through encouraging
shapes, place value, adding, and subtracting. They the student to hone their critical thinking skills and
will also learn about the seasons, geography, and the think outside of the book. This curriculum teaches
love of family. They will be invited to join the twins the student math, but it is not result-oriented,
on their living math adventures. I hope you have focusing only on grades; instead it is skill and
a grand time on this adventure. Have a wonderful process-oriented. I have discovered that it is in the
time exploring and learning! everyday that we grow and become who we are
As a teacher and a mother, I have discovered meant to be. It is in the little discoveries all along
that true education is based on relationships: the the path of life that we grow, learn, develop, and
relationship the child makes with the amazing discover who God is and, in turn, see ourselves the
concepts in the world around them; the relationship way He sees us. Math concepts are learned well, as
the teacher and the child make with each other; and it is learned in the context of living, in the midst of
most importantly and ultimately, the relationship discovery, and through the worldview glasses that
the child makes with their Creator. It is built on focus on the bigger picture.
discovering the God of the Universe — the One
who holds the universe in His hands but at the same

Optional resources in back: If you feel that your student could use a little more practice, use the Larger
Addition Mat or Larger Subtraction Mat from the appendix to practice the concepts being taught. These
are included in the back and can be laminated or slipped into a page protector. The use of these mats is
optional. If an exercise mentions using a mat, please feel free to use it according to your student's needs.
They are meant to give students extra practice in the concept being taught in the lesson.

Math Level 2 5
 About manipulatives
In the back of the book, you will find a manipulatives section. It is imperative that you gather these before
you start the book. You will need these resources:
£ contact paper and construction paper £ Fabric or permanent markers in bright
£ large index cards colors
£ brass fasteners £ Your favorite color of yarn and a large needle
with a large eye
£ crayons, markers, and colored pencils
£ Thread in whatever color you wish in a
£ glue or paste sewing needle
£ hole punch and hole reinforcers £ Material (whatever kind you wish) for
£ rings to keep flashcards together backing (about 24 inches square)
£ a plastic shoe box with lid in which to store £ Optional: thin batting (about 24 inches
manipulatives square)
£ (optional but helpful) stickers to use for £ Fabric scissors
flashcards £ Measuring tape (for sewing)
£ pictures from old magazines £ Iron
£ poster board (several large pieces) £ Straight pins
£ dried beans, buttons, craft sticks all work £ Candy Thermometer
well
Note about money manipulatives: you will need to
£ 4 containers for your Place Value Village have the following money available for students to
(1-extra large, 1-large, 1-medium, 1-small) use throughout this book:
£ snack-size baggies • 10 dimes
£ foot ruler (with inches marked) • 20 nickels
£ simple indoor/outdoor thermometer • 100 pennies
(non-digital)
• 4 quarters
£ 4 square pieces of material which measure
12 inches on all sides (4 different light colors • 5 $1 bills
would be best, or white/off white)

6 Math Level 2
 How to use everyday items as manipulatives
Contrary to popular opinion, you don’t need fancy, the ONES’ house, so all 9 beans jump out of their
expensive, and special manipulatives to teach house and join up with their new friend, Mr. Tenth
math concepts. What? As shocking as that is, I can bean! They all then jump into a snack-size baggie
personally attest that it is 100 percent true; I’ve been (usable over and over) and go next door, to live in
doing it for years. So how do you turn all those the TENS’ house. Repeat this process, until you
small items that hang around your house and fill have ten baggies of beans trying to live in the TENS’
your “junk drawer” into useful math manipulatives? house. Of course, only nine can live there, so all
Well, let’s start with my favorite, the trusty dried the baggies of ten get traded in for a 100s counter
bean! When you are teaching your children place (included in the manipulatives section) and make
value, dried beans just might become your new best the move to their new house, the HUNDREDS’
friends. How? Simply follow these steps: house. Dried kidney beans are the best for this,
When a student is counting 0–9, simply place as they are very sturdy! You can also use buttons,
single beans into the ONES’ house, and have the paper clips, or basically any small item. They don’t
student write the numbers 0–9 on their Place Value even have to be all the same kind of item.
Village Mat. As we all know, only 9 ones can live in

Grading subjective assignments

Most often with math the grading is very objective. For example, 2 + 2 = 4, and no amount of individual
expression changes this answer. However, there are times in this course when the answer may depend on
a student’s reflections of what he or she has learned on a particular day or in a week of assignments. In
these subjective cases, the teacher can base a grade for these responses on several more objective measures.
Does the student seem to understand the question and answer it as clearly as possible? Does the answer
seem complete or does it fail to answer all aspects of the question? So a student may receive full credit if
they seemed to meet all the assignment requirements, may get a passing grade if they meet some of the
requirements, or may need to repeat the assignment if they didn’t meet any of the requirements.

A – Student showed complete mastery of concepts with no errors.

B – Student showed mastery of concepts with minimal errors.

C – Student showed partial mastery of concepts. Review of some concepts is needed.

D – Student showed minimal understanding of concepts. Review is needed.

F – Student did not show understanding of concepts. Review is needed.

Math Level 2 7
 First Semester Suggested Daily Schedule
Date Day Assignment Due Date  Grade
First Semester-First Quarter
Read Lesson 1 • Pages 15-16
Day 1 Complete Lesson 1 Exercise 1 • Pages 17-18
Day 2 Complete Lesson 1 Exercise 2 • Pages 19-20
Week 1 Day 3 Complete Lesson 1 Exercise 3 • Pages 21-22
Day 4 Complete Lesson 1 Exercise 4 • Pages 23-24
Day 5 Complete Lesson 1 Exercise 5 Review Time • Pages 25-26
Read Lesson 2 • Pages 27-28
Day 6 Complete Lesson 2 Exercise 1 • Page 29
Day 7 Complete Lesson 2 Exercise 2 • Pages 30-31
Week 2 Day 8 Complete Lesson 2 Exercise 3 • Page 32
Day 9 Complete Lesson 2 Exercise 4 • Pages 33-34
Day 10 Complete Lesson 2 Exercise 5 • Pages 35-36
Read Lesson 3 • Page 37
Day 11 Complete Lesson 3 Exercise 1 • Pages 38-39
Day 12 Complete Lesson 3 Exercise 2 • Page 40
Week 3 Day 13 Begin Lesson 3 Exercise 3-4 • Page 41
Day 14 Finish Lesson 3 Exercise 3-4 • Page 41
Day 15 Complete Lesson 3 Exercise 5 Review Time • Pages 42-44
Read Lesson 4 • Page 45
Day 16 Complete Lesson 4 Exercise 1 • Page 46
Day 17 Complete Lesson 4 Exercise 2 • Page 47
Week 4 Day 18 Complete Lesson 4 Exercise 3 • Page 48
Day 19 Complete Lesson 4 Exercise 4 • Page 49
Day 20 Complete Lesson 4 Exercise 5 • Pages 50-52
Read Lesson 5 • Page 53
Day 21 Complete Lesson 5 Exercise 1 • Pages 54-56
Day 22 Complete Lesson 5 Exercise 2 • Page 57
Week 5 Day 23 Complete Lesson 5 Exercise 3 • Page 58
Day 24 Complete Lesson 5 Exercise 4 • Pages 59-60
Day 25 Complete Lesson 5 Exercise 5 Review Time • Pages 61-62
Read Lesson 6 • Page 63
Day 26 Complete Lesson 6 Exercise 1 • Page 64
Day 27 Complete Lesson 6 Exercise 2 • Pages 65-66
Week 6 Day 28 Complete Lesson 6 Exercise 3 • Page 67
Day 29 Complete Lesson 6 Exercise 4 • Pages 68-69
Day 30 Complete Lesson 6 Exercise 5 Review Time • Page 70

8 Math Level 2
Date Day Assignment Due Date  Grade
Read Lesson 7 • Page 71
Day 31 Complete Lesson 7 Exercise 1 • Page 72
Day 32 Complete Lesson 7 Exercise 2 • Page 73
Week 7 Day 33 Complete Lesson 7 Exercise 3 • Page 74
Day 34 Complete Lesson 7 Exercise 4 • Pages 75-76
Day 35 Complete Lesson 7 Exercise 5 Review Time • Pages 77-78
Read Lesson 8 • Pages 79-80
Day 36 Complete Lesson 8 Exercise 1 • Page 81
Day 37 Complete Lesson 8 Exercise 2 • Page 82
Week 8 Day 38 Complete Lesson 8 Exercise 3 • Page 83
Day 39 Begin Lesson 8 Exercise 4-5 Review Time • Pages 84-86
Day 40 Finish Lesson 8 Exercise 4-5 Review Time • Pages 86-87
Read Lesson 9 • Pages 87-88
Day 41 Complete Lesson 9 Exercise 1 • Page 89
Day 42 Complete Lesson 9 Exercise 2 • Page 90
Week 9 Day 43 Complete Lesson 9 Exercise 3 • Page 91
Day 44 Complete Lesson 9 Exercise 4 • Page 92
Day 45 Complete Lesson 9 Exercise 5 Review Time • Pages 93-94
First Semester-Second Quarter
Read Lesson 10 • Page 95
Day 46 Complete Lesson 10 Exercise 1 Review Week • Page 96
Day 47 Complete Lesson 10 Exercise 2 Review Week • Page 97
Week 1 Day 48 Complete Lesson 10 Exercise 3 Review Week • Page 98
Day 49 Complete Lesson 10 Exercise 4 Review Week • Page 99
Day 50 Complete Lesson 10 Exercise 5 Review Week • Pages 100-102
Read Lesson 11 • Page 103
Day 51 Complete Lesson 11 Exercise 1 • Page 104
Day 52 Complete Lesson 11 Exercise 2 • Page 105
Week 2 Day 53 Complete Lesson 11 Exercise 3 • Page 106
Day 54 Complete Lesson 11 Exercise 4 • Pages 107-108
Day 55 Complete Lesson 11 Exercise 5 Review Time • Pages 109-110
Read Lesson 12 • Pages 111-112
Day 56 Complete Lesson 12 Exercise 1 • Pages 113-116
Day 57 Complete Lesson 12 Exercise 2 • Pages 117-118
Week 3 Day 58 Complete Lesson 12 Exercise 3 • Page 119
Day 59 Complete Lesson 12 Exercise 4 • Page 120
Day 60 Complete Lesson 12 Exercise 5 Review Time • Pages 121-124

Math Level 2 9
 Date Day Assignment Due Date  Grade
Read Lesson 13 • Pages 125-126
Day 61 Complete Lesson 13 Exercise 1 • Page 127
Day 62 Complete Lesson 13 Exercise 2 • Page 128
Week 4
Day 63 Complete Lesson 13 Exercise 3 • Page 129
Day 64 Complete Lesson 13 Exercise 4 • Page 130
Day 65 Complete Lesson 13 Exercise 5 Review Time • Pages 131-132
Day 66 Read Lesson 14 • Pages 133-136
Complete Lesson 14 Exercise 1 • Pages 137-138
Day 67 Complete Lesson 14 Exercise 2 • Page 139
Week 5 Day 68 Complete Lesson 14 Exercise 3 • Page 140
Day 69 Complete Lesson 14 Exercise 4 • Page 141
Day 70 Complete Lesson 14 Exercise 5 • Pages 142-144
Day 71 Read Lesson 15 • Pages 145-146
Complete Lesson 15 Exercise 1 • Pages 147-148
Day 72 Complete Lesson 15 Exercise 2 • Page 149-150
Week 6 Day 73 Complete Lesson 15 Exercise 3 • Pages 151-152
Day 74 Complete Lesson 15 Exercise 4 • Pages 153-154
Day 75 Complete Lesson 15 Exercise 5 • Page 155-156
Day 76 Read Lesson 16 • Pages 157-158
Complete Lesson 16 Exercise 1 • Page 159
Day 77 Complete Lesson 16 Exercise 2 • Page 160
Week 7 Day 78 Complete Lesson 16 Exercise 3 • Page 161
Day 79 Complete Lesson 16 Exercise 4 • Page 162
Day 80 Complete Lesson 16 Exercise 5 • Pages 163-166
Day 81 Read Lesson 17 • Pages 167-169
Complete Lesson 17 Exercise 1 • Page 170
Day 82 Complete Lesson 17 Exercise 2 • Page 171
Week 8 Day 83 Complete Lesson 17 Exercise 3 • Page 172
Day 84 Complete Lesson 17 Exercise 4 • Page 173
Day 85 Complete Lesson 17 Exercise 5 Review Time • Page 174
Day 86 Read Lesson 18 • Page 175
Complete Lesson 18 Exercise 1 Review Week • Pages 176-177
Day 87 Complete Lesson 18 Exercise 2 Review Week • Page 178
Week 9
Day 88 Complete Lesson 18 Exercise 3 Review Week • Page 179
Day 89 Complete Lesson 18 Exercise 4 Review Week • Pages 180-181
Day 90 Complete Lesson 18 Exercise 5 Review Week • Page 182
Mid-Term Grade

10 Math Level 2
 Second Semester Suggested Daily Schedule
Date Day Assignment Due Date  Grade
Second Semester-Third Quarter
Read Lesson 19 • Page 183
Day 91 Complete Lesson 19 Exercise 1 • Page 184
Day 92 Complete Lesson 19 Exercise 2 • Page 185
Week 1 Day 93 Complete Lesson 19 Exercise 3 • Pages 186-187
Day 94 Complete Lesson 19 Exercise 4 • Pages 188-189
Day 95 Complete Lesson 19 Exercise 5 Review Time • Page 190
Read Lesson 20 • Page 191
Day 96 Complete Lesson 20 Exercise 1 Review Week • Page 192
Day 97 Complete Lesson 20 Exercise 2 Review Week • Page 193
Week 2 Day 98 Complete Lesson 20 Exercise 3 Review Week • Page 194
Day 99 Complete Lesson 20 Exercise 4 Review Week • Page 195
Day 100 Complete Lesson 20 Exercise 5 Review Week • Page 196
Read Lesson 21 • Pages 197-198
Day 101 Complete Lesson 21 Exercise 1 • Page 199
Day 102 Begin Lesson 21 Exercise 2-3 • Page 200
Week 3 Day 103 Finish Lesson 21 Exercise 2-3 • Page 201
Day 104 Complete Lesson 21 Exercise 4 • Page 202
Complete Lesson 21 Exercise 5 Review Time
Day 105 Pages 203-204
Read Lesson 22 • Pages 205-206
Day 106 Complete Lesson 22 Exercise 1 • Page 207
Day 107 Complete Lesson 22 Exercise 2 • Page 208
Week 4 Day 108 Complete Lesson 22 Exercise 3 • Page 209
Day 109 Complete Lesson 22 Exercise 4 • Pages 210-211
Day 110 Complete Lesson 22 Exercise 5 • Page 212
Read Lesson 23 • Pages 213-214
Day 111 Complete Lesson 23 Exercise 1 • Page 215
Day 112 Complete Lesson 23 Exercise 2 • Page 216
Week 5 Day 113 Complete Lesson 23 Exercise 3 • Page 217
Day 114 Complete Lesson 23 Exercise 4 • Page 218
Complete Lesson 23 Exercise 5 Review Time
Day 115 Pages 219-220
Read Lesson 24 • Pages 221-223
Day 116 Complete Lesson 24 Exercise 1 • Pages 224-234
Day 117 Complete Lesson 24 Exercise 2 • Page 235
Week 6 Day 118 Complete Lesson 24 Exercise 3 • Page 236
Day 119 Complete Lesson 24 Exercise 4 • Page 237
Day 120 Complete Lesson 24 Exercise 5 Review Time • Pages 238-240

Math Level 2 11
 Date Day Assignment Due Date  Grade
Read Lesson 25 • Page 241
Day 121 Complete Lesson 25 Exercise 1 Review Week • Page 242
Day 122 Complete Lesson 25 Exercise 2 Review Week • Page 243
Week 7 Day 123 Complete Lesson 25 Exercise 3 Review Week • Page 244
Day 124 Complete Lesson 25 Exercise 4 Review Week • Pages 245-246
Day 125 Complete Lesson 25 Exercise 5 Review Week • Pages 247-248
Read Lesson 26 • Page 249
Day 126 Complete Lesson 26 Exercise 1 • Pages 250-251
Day 127 Complete Lesson 26 Exercise 2 • Page 252
Week 8 Day 128 Complete Lesson 26 Exercise 3 • Pages 253-254
Day 129 Complete Lesson 26 Exercise 4 • Pages 255-258
Day 130 Complete Lesson 26 Exercise 5 Review Time • Pages 249-250
Read Lesson 27 • Pages 259-260
Day 131 Complete Lesson 27 Exercise 1 • Pages 261-262
Day 132 Complete Lesson 27 Exercise 2 • Page 263
Week 9 Day 133 Complete Lesson 27 Exercise 3 • Page 264
Day 134 Complete Lesson 27 Exercise 4 • Page 265
Day 135 Complete Lesson 27 Exercise 5 • Page 266
Second Semester-Fourth Quarter

Day 136 Read Lesson 28 • Pages 267-268

Complete Lesson 28 Exercise 1 • Pages 269-270
Day 137 Complete Lesson 28 Exercise 2 • Page 271
Week 1 Day 138 Complete Lesson 28 Exercise 3 • Page 272
Day 139 Complete Lesson 28 Exercise 4 • Page 273
Day 140 Complete Lesson 28 Exercise 5 Review Time • Page 274
Day 141 Read Lesson 29 • Pages 275-276
Complete Lesson 29 Exercise 1 • Page 277
Day 142 Complete Lesson 29 Exercise 2 • Pages 278-279
Week 2 Day 143 Complete Lesson 29 Exercise 3 • Page 280
Day 144 Complete Lesson 29 Exercise 4 • Page 281
Day 145 Complete Lesson 29 Exercise 5 Review Time • Pages 282-284
Day 146 Read Lesson 30 • Page 285
Gather Materials for a Quilt • Page 286
Day 147 Make Your Quilt • Pages 286-288
Week 3 Day 148 Make Your Quilt • Pages 286-288
Day 149 Make Your Quilt • Pages 286-288
Day 150 Make Your Quilt • Pages 286-288

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Date Day Assignment Due Date  Grade
Read Lesson 31 • Page 289
Day 151 Complete Lesson 31 Exercise 1• Page 290
Day 152 Complete Lesson 31 Exercise 2 • Page 291
Week 4 Day 153 Complete Lesson 31 Exercise 3 • Pages 292-293
Day 154 Complete Lesson 31 Exercise 4 • Page 294
Complete Lesson 31 Exercise 5 Review Time
Day 155 Pages 295-296
Read Lesson 32 • Page 297
Day 156 Complete Lesson 32 Exercise 1 • Page 298
Day 157 Complete Lesson 32 Exercise 2 • Page 299
Week 5 Day 158 Complete Lesson 32 Exercise 3 • Page 300
Day 159 Complete Lesson 32 Exercise 4 • Page 301
Day 160 Complete Lesson 32 Exercise 5 • Review Time • Page 302
Read Lesson 33 • Page 303
Day 161 Complete Lesson 33 Exercise 1 Review Week • Page 304
Day 162 Complete Lesson 33 Exercise 2 Review Week • Page 305
Week 6 Day 163 Complete Lesson 33 Exercise 3 Review Week • Page 306
Day 164 Complete Lesson 33 Exercise 4 Review Week • Page 307
Day 165 Complete Lesson 33 Exercise 5 Review Week • Page 308
Read Lesson 34 • Page 309
Day 166 Complete Lesson 34 Exercise 1 Review Week • Page 310
Day 167 Complete Lesson 34 Exercise 2 Review Week • Page 311
Day 168 Complete Lesson 34 Exercise 3 Review Week • Page 312
Week 7
Complete Lesson 34 Exercise 4 Review Week
Day 169 Pages 313-314
Complete Lesson 34 Exercise 5 Review Week •
Day 170 Pages 315-316
Read Lesson 35 • Page 317
Day 171 Complete Lesson 35 Exercise 1 Review Week • Page 318
Day 172 Complete Lesson 35 Exercise 2 Review Week • Page 319
Week 8 Day 173 Complete Lesson 35 Exercise 3 Review Week • Page 320
Day 174 Complete Lesson 35 Exercise 4 Review Week • Page 321
Day 175 Complete Lesson 35 Exercise 5 Review Week • Page 322
Read Lesson 36 • Pages 323-324
Day 176 Complete Math Opposites • Page 325
Day 177 Complete Math Opposites • Page 325
Week 9 Day 178 Complete Math Opposites • Page 325
Day 179 Complete Math Opposites • Page 325
Day 180 Complete Math Opposites • Page 325
Final Grade

Math Level 2 13
14 Math Level 2
Place Value Village, Telling Time, Lesson 1
Shapes and Patterns
It had been a week since Charlie and Charlotte had
arrived home from their grandparents’ farm. They had
experienced such a grand summer with Grandpa and
Grandma learning about so many animals, plants, and
patterns in nature on the farm. Now that they were home,
they were continuing to learn a lot. First off, Mom’s
round tummy was growing, and they could feel their
baby sister kicking from within. Just last night, Charlie had
counted 20 energetic kicks, and today, at lunch, Charlotte
had counted up to 50 vigorous kicks. Charlie and Charlotte simply
could not wait to meet their new little sister! Grandma had explained
to them about this wonderful pattern, which God designed, of babies
growing securely inside a mother’s body while their hearts and lungs grow
stronger each day in a warm, safe environment, until they were ready to be
born. Knowing God cared so much for their baby sister meant everything
to Charlie and Charlotte!

Math Level 2 – Lesson 1 15

 Upon arriving
home, Charlie and
Charlotte also were
excited to discover
that Dad had added
two new rooms
onto their house to
create more space
for their growing family. The addition consisted of a nursery for the new baby
and a schoolroom for Charlie and Charlotte. Filled with hundreds of exciting
books and an abundance of art supplies, Charlie and Charlotte could not wait
for the school year to begin! Mother had told them they were to start right
after Labor Day, which is the first Monday in September. Looking at the new
addition, Charlie and Charlotte could not help thinking about Grandpa’s Place
Value Village. He had shown them the Hundreds’ House, the Tens’ House, and
the Ones’ House. Bundling carrots in bundles of 10 with Grandpa and arranging
flowers with Grandma in bunches of 10 had helped them understand numbers
and place value up to 100. They simply could not wait to add onto their own
Place Value Village houses this year!
One more change the twins quickly noticed was that Father had constructed
a sturdy-looking pen and shed for Ann and Andy’s lambs from Grandpa and
Grandma’s farm. Nestled snugly in the corner of the yard, in the shape of a
rectangle, just like Pokey’s bed (Pokey was their pet box turtle), Ann and Andy
seemed to already be enjoying themselves as they danced gleefully around in
their new home. Every morning at 7:30, right before breakfast, Charlie and
Charlotte fed them, and Ann and Andy jumped and skipped happily about.
Although Charlie and Charlotte missed Grandpa and Grandma and the farm,
they really were glad to be home. They were extremely excited for school to
start, and they could not wait to discover more with Dad and Mom!
Let’s begin our adventure together by reviewing counting and place value
using our Place Value Village.

16 Math Level 2 – Lesson 1

Name
Teacher
Exercise 1 Day
1

In preparation for teaching this lesson (and any other lessons about
place value), you will need to gather these items:

• At the back of this book, you will find several pages with your “Place Value Village.” Please cut
out the “houses” and paste each piece on a separate piece of sturdy paper. It would be wise to
laminate each “house” to make it more durable.
• For this lesson, gather three cups or containers; one smaller, shorter one (for the ONES’ house),
one medium one (for the TENS’ house), and one larger one (for the HUNDREDS’ house); we
will add the large THOUSANDS’ house later.
• To create your Place Value Village set, adhere your houses onto the side of the containers.
• Also have on hand numerous small items, such as dried beans (kidney beans work very well),
10 snack-size baggies and 9 one-gallon freezer bags.

For those just starting out in this series, detailed instructions for using the
Place Value Village to teach place value and counting can be located in the
introduction of this book.
See Angela O'Dell's Place Value instructional video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuZ7Y3fDe7c
Count out 20 beans by using your Place Value Village. Write each number on
your Place Value Mat.

The HUNDREDS’
house
The TENS’ house
Remember: Only 9
groups of 100 may The ONES’ house
live here! Remember: Only 9
groups of 10 may live
here! Remember: Only 9
groups of 1 may live
here!

Math Level 2 – Lesson 1 17

 Name Exercise 1 Day
1

Numbers for copywork:

0 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
1 1 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20

18 Math Level 2 – Lesson 1

Name Exercise 2 Day
2

Review telling time to the hour. Remember, when the short hour hand is
pointing directly at a number, and the long minute hand is pointing directly at
the 12, we say it is “something o’clock.”
Like this:
We say 9 o’clock.

Now it’s your turn! Write the time under each clock.

_______ o’clock _______ o’clock _______ o’clock

_______ o’clock

Math Level 2 – Lesson 1 19

 Name Exercise 2 Day
2

Numbers for copywork:

0 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
1 1 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20

20 Math Level 2 – Lesson 1

Name Exercise 3 Day
3

Review patterns and shapes. Patterns and shapes are all around us! What comes
next in these patterns? Circle the correct shape to complete the pattern.

_____________

_____________

The patterns above are made of shapes. What shapes are they?

Tell your teacher what makes a triangle and then draw one here:

Tell your teacher what makes a square and then draw one here:

Math Level 2 – Lesson 1 21

 Name Exercise 3 Day
3

Tell your teacher what makes a circle and then draw one here:

Tell your teacher what makes a rectangle and then draw one here:

If both squares and rectangles have four corners, like this:

and four sides that are straight, what is the difference
between them?

22 Math Level 2 – Lesson 1

Name Exercise 4 Day
4

Practice counting items up to 40 using your Place Value Village.

Numbers for copywork:

21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30
31 32 33 34 35
36 37 38 39 40
Math Level 2 – Lesson 1 23
 Name Exercise 4 Day
4

Color the triangles green, the circle orange, the square blue, and the rectangles
red.

24 Math Level 2 – Lesson 1

Name Exercise 5 Day
5

Review Time!
Dear Grandma and Grandpa,
We have been having a good time with Mom and Dad since we got back home.
We miss both of you so much! How are all the animals? Grandpa, did you harvest
all the vegetables yet? Grandma, Mom made us some of your scrumpdelicious
oatmeal! We have been practicing all the wonderful math concepts you taught us
over the summer. Look how neatly we can write our numbers now!
Numbers for copywork:

40 41 42 43 44 45
46 47 48 49 50
51 52 53 54 55
56 57 58 59 60
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5

We have been practicing telling time, too! Write the correct time under each
clock.

_______ o’clock _______ o’clock _______ o’clock

Complete the pattern:

_____________

Love lots,
Charlie, Charlotte, and our friend, ______________________

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Addition — Horizontal and Vertical Lesson 2
Shapes
Excitement poured out of Charlie and Charlotte as they rushed
through their morning chores. Even Ann and Andy seemed
more chipper and skipped about inside their pen merrily.
Pokey, usually with his head buried in his shell, came out to
welcome the twins on this fabulous day, their first day
of homeschool! Mom served them a delicious breakfast
of chocolate-chip pancakes, sizzling bacon, and freshly
squeezed orange juice. Their prayer and devotional time
was especially exciting as Dad shared with the twins about
the orphanage in South America. Mom and Dad had
worked there, during the summer, to help out after a
devastating flood.
Dad explained that South America was the
continent just south of North America, which is the
continent where they lived. Their missionary project for the school year
was going to be praying for each orphan at the home and sending them
money to help keep the orphanage running. Mom shared with them that
an orphan is a child who has no mother or father. The twins could not even
imagine how sad they would be without their parents. Dad continued on
and told the children that they could
each choose a boy and a girl around
their own age to specifically pray for
all year and to send letters, cards, and
gifts to. With eyes full of excitement,
the twins felt as if they were adding
two more siblings to their family!
After devotions and Bible time,
Mom met the children in the
schoolroom to begin their first
official day of school. Mom began by

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 explaining that this was the month
of September, and it was Tuesday.
Charlie and Charlotte remembered
Grandma teaching them the “Days of
the Week” song to the tune of “Row,
Row, Row Your Boat” while hanging
out laundry, and now they began to
sing it for Mom. “Sunday, Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. These are the
seven days that make up a week.”
Smiling, Mom exclaimed, “That was beautiful, children! And, now we will
continue this morning’s lessons by designing new flashcards for practicing our
addition facts.”
The children hurriedly ran to get index cards, markers, and scissors. Mom
reminded them of the (+) sign, which stands for “plus”, and the (=) sign, which
stands for “equals.” Charlotte eagerly read the first fact, “One plus one equals
two.” Next, she wrote it both horizontally and vertically on her flashcard.
“Very nicely done, Charlotte,” encouraged Mom.
The children continued working on their flashcards for one-half hour, until
Mom called to tell them that it was time for a nature walk. They quickly cleaned
up and put away all of their belongings and joined Mom outside, with nature
journals and pencils in hand.

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6

Today you are going to create your own flashcards for these facts:

4 + 1 = 5 1 + 4 = 5
2 + 3 = 5 3 + 2 = 5
For those joining our series without completing Book 1, please read the detailed
directions for making Right Brain Flashcards in the manipulative section
located in the back of this book.

Addition practice:
Use counting items and your Addition Mat (both the vertical and horizontal
sides) to solve these equations:

2 + 4 = _____ 5 + 5 = _____

3 + 5 = _____ 4 + 4 = _____

4 + 6 = _____

My equations:
Can you think of more of your own? Write them below!

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 Name Exercise 2 Day
7

As you work your way through this book, you will be creating a calendar.
There are 12 months in a year, and you will find a blank calendar page, for your
teacher to make copies of, in the manipulative section of this book.
Instructions for assembling your very own calendar:
1. Carefully tear the calendar page out and trim off the rough edging. Your
teacher will make 12 copies for your calendar.
2. Line up the pages neatly and staple (with your teacher’s help) across the top.
3. Each month there will be a reminder to work on your calendar. You may
wish to decorate your calendar with stickers or clipart.

A calendar is a chart that shows each month of the year. What month is it right
now? Write the name of the month on your calendar. Ask your teacher to help
you fill in the numbers for the month that you are in.
Practice saying the days of the week. You will notice that they are “lined up”
across the top of your calendar. Talk to your teacher about your calendar. Count
the weeks in each one. How many are there?
In a later exercise of this lesson, we will learn the months of the year.

Month ___________
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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7

Practice writing the abbreviations for the days of the week. Abbreviations for
Days of the Week:
Sunday Sun. Monday Mon.
Tuesday Tues. Wednesday Wed.
Thursday Thurs. Friday Fri.
Saturday Sat.

Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Sat.
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8

Addition practice:

4 + 2 = _____ 3 + 3 = _____

6 + 1 = _____ 1 + 5 = _____

5 + 5 = _____ 3 + 7 = _____

8 + 2 = _____

Use your flashcards to practice your math facts.

3 + 6 = _____ 4 + 4 = _____

5 + 3 = _____ 5 + 5 = _____

7 + 2 = _____ 3 + 3 = _____

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Name Exercise 4 Day
9

You will be making your own clock today. Cut out the circle on the dark line. Cut
out the hands and attach them to the center of the clock with a brass fastener. Fill
in the face of the clock. Carefully write the numbers in. Write the minutes by 5s
around the outer circle. Tell your teacher what you know about clocks.
Teacher

Read note on the back side of this page.

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9
Teacher

Do not laminate the clock at this time. We will be adding the

minute marks in lesson 13. If you would like to have a sturdier clock
for your student to work with, copy the page with the clock onto
card stock before cutting it out and assembling it.

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Name Exercise 5 Day
10

Just as Grandma taught the children the days of the week at the farm, Mom
wanted to help the children learn the months of the year. A year begins with the
month of January. January is followed by February and March, and then comes
April, May, June, and July. August follows July, and then comes September,
October, November, and December. Begin learning the months of the year by
copying them now.
Trace and copy the months of the year:

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
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October
November
December
Now trace and copy the days of the week:

Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Start making flashcards with the days of the week and the months of the year.
Make them fun and colorful. Decorate them with pictures and stickers.

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Subtraction Lesson 3
The leaves on many of the trees were already beginning to turn brilliant
shades of red, orange, and yellow. The birch trees’ leaves,
still green in color, resembled twinkling jewels, as they
fluttered in the gentle autumn breeze, with the bright blue
sky overhead. As the twins and Mom strolled along, Mom
explained to them that there are two common types of trees:
broadleaf trees, which have broad, flat leaves, and conifer
trees, which have sharp, narrow leaves, often called needles.
“Many broadleaf trees lose their leaves in the fall and
are called deciduous trees. An example of a broadleaf, or
deciduous, tree is the maple tree,” Mom explained to the
children. Continuing, Mom added, “Conifers often are
referred to as ‘evergreens’ because they keep their leaves.
Conifers do not grow flowers like broadleaf trees; instead,
they have cones, which produce seeds.”
“Why do leaves have to fall off the broadleaf trees,
Mom?” questioned Charlotte.
“Well, Charlotte,” Mom replied, “in the winter, trees
cannot take in water due to the ground being frozen. They
must survive on the water they have stored in their trunks
and branches. Also, in the fall, days get shorter, and thus,
there is less sunlight. The leaves need sunlight to make
food, so trees will drop their leaves for this reason as well.”
“It’s kind of like the trees are subtracting their leaves,
right, Mom?” asked Charlie, eyes bright with wonder.
“It sure is, Charlie,” smiled Mom. “Would you like
to go back to the house and begin working on your
subtraction flashcards? But, before heading back, why
don’t you each choose a few leaves for a leaf-rubbing
project this afternoon?”
Both children eagerly picked a few different leaves.
They could hardly wait to get back home to begin their
flashcards and their leaf-rubbing project.
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11

Subtracting is the opposite of adding. When you subtract, the answer you get is
smaller than what you started out with.
For example:

7 leaves — 3 leaves = 4 leaves

When we subtract, we count backwards, like this:

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0
10 – 1 = _____ 5 – 1 = _____

9 – 1 = _____ 4 – 1 = _____

8 – 1 = _____ 3 – 1 = _____

7 – 1 = _____ 2 – 1 = _____

6 – 1 = _____ 1 – 1 = _____

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Name Exercise 1 Day
11

Numbers for copywork:

10 9 8 7 6 5
4 3 2 1 0

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12

Use your counting items and Larger Subtraction Mat in back to solve some
equations. Narrate to your teacher what you are doing. Write (or dictate to your
teacher) some of the differences between addition and subtraction.

Subtraction is different than addition because. . . .

In the space below, write some of the equations you solved on your subtraction
mat.

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13-14

Time to make more flashcards! Think about what helps you remember your
facts. Does making a funny story and drawing silly pictures help? Make your
flashcards the way that it will help you! (Take two days to complete this project.)
Use these facts:

10 – 1 = 9 10 – 2 = 8
9 – 1 = 8 9 – 2 = 7
8 – 1 = 7 8 – 2 = 6
7 – 1 = 6 7 – 2 = 5
6– 1 = 5 6 – 2 = 4
5 – 1 = 4 5 – 2 = 3
4– 1 = 3 4 – 2 = 2
3 – 1 = 2 3 – 2 = 11
2 – 1 = 11 2 – 2 = 0
11 – 1 = 0

Use your flashcards to drill these facts.

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Review Time! The twins are going to write their grandparents to tell what they
have learned about leaves in the fall and how trees “subtract” their leaves until
there are none left. Help the twins write their letter by completing the exercises
with them. (There is an optional fun project after the letter!)

Dear Grandma and Grandpa,

How are you doing? We are learning so much about so many things!
This week Mom taught us about different types of trees and how some of
them lose their leaves and some do not. Are the leaves turning beautiful
colors at the farm now? When are you coming to visit? Mom and Dad
said that you will come help take care of us when Mom has our new baby
sister. We can’t wait to see her . . . and you!
This week we have been learning about subtraction. We are learning all
of these facts!

10 – 1 = 9 5–1 = 4 10 – 2 = 8 5–2= 3
9– 1= 8 4–1 = 3 9–2 = 7 4– 2 = 2
8– 1= 7 3–1 = 2 8–2 = 6 3–2= 11
7 – 1 = 6 2–1 = 11 7 –2 = 5 2–2= 0
6– 1= 5 1 –1 = 0 6 –2 = 4
Subtraction is like counting backwards! Like this:
(Write the numbers 10-0 without looking back.)

Love, Charlie, Charlotte and our friend, ______________________.

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15

How to do a beautiful leaf rubbing:

Choose a sturdy leaf. The best leaves for this project are broadleaf such as sugar
maple. Place the leaf under the paper and gently rub a crayon over the entire
surface. You will see the shape of the leaf coming through. For the best results,
peel the paper off of the crayon and use the entire side of the crayon instead of
just the tip.

My leaf rubbing:

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Writing Numbers to 100, Lesson 4
Simple Fractions
Wow! The twins could not
believe it! The month of
September was flying by.
Today was a cloudy, rainy
day, and the children
were helping Mom with
many projects around the
house. She needed
to finish a
sewing project
that she had
been working on
for the children in
the orphanage. She had been very busy
sewing each child their very own stuffed
toy to cuddle with. Now, at the end of the
project, all Mom had left to do was to sew
on the eyes. She needed 100 buttons to
finish up. Charlie and Charlotte were very
eager to help by counting out 100 buttons,
which would be the eyes for the stuffed
toys. Remembering their Place Value
Village houses, they brought them from
the schoolroom and eagerly used them to
count the buttons.

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The twins practiced counting numbers to 100 with their Place Value Village.
This week you will be using your Place Value Village to count items up to 100.
Today, use your items to count to 25 and write the numbers on your Place
Value Counting Mat. Leave the numbers on your mat; you will be adding to it
over the next few days. Narrate to your teacher what you are doing. When you
are finished, copy the numbers on the lines. (Try to write them from memory!)

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17

Today, use your items to count from 26 through 50 and write it on your Place
Value Counting Mat. Copy the numbers here.

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18

Today, use your items to count from 51 through 75 and write it on your Place
Value Counting Mat. Copy the numbers here.

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19

Today, use your items to count from 76 through 100 and write it on your Place
Value Counting Mat. Copy the numbers here.

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20

After Mom taught the twins how to sew on the buttons (eyes) and they were
busy at work, she began to make an apple pie in the kitchen. Soon, the delicious
aroma of apple pie filled the house. Charlie and Charlotte, upon finishing their
sewing project, ran into the kitchen to check on the pie. Spying it cooling on
the countertop, Charlie exclaimed, “I am so hungry I could eat the whole pie,
Mom!”
“Well, it does need to cool off a bit before I cut it,” said Mom, “and then you
may have a fraction of the pie, Charlie.”
“While it cools, could we review fractions, Mom?” asked Charlotte,
remembering Grandma’s lessons on fractions.
“Sure,” answered Mom.
As Mom began explaining true fractions as being equal parts of a whole,
Charlie’s mouth watered for Mom’s delicious apple pie. Usually loving these
learning opportunities, Charlie was just too hungry to pay attention well.
Realizing this, Mom decided to use the cooled pie to review fractions with
the children. Cutting the pie in half, Mom explained that this was the fraction
1
one-half, which is written like this: 2 . Next, she cut each half of the pie in half,
making four pieces of pie; she explained this was the fraction one-fourth, which
1
is written like this: 4 . Finally, Mom cut each one-fourth of the pie in half,
making eight pieces of pie in all. Charlie grabbed plates, forks, and napkins, and
Charlotte scooped one piece of pie onto each plate.
While the twins eat their pie, let’s practice our fractions.

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20

Color the true fractions.

1 1
Color the 2 green. Color the 4 blue.

Here is a project to help understand fractions. Cut out a square of paper.

Remember, a square has four equal sides and four corners which are right
angles. Fold your square in half, then in half again. Now you have a half and a
quarter!

Fold here
Fold

Fold

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The numbers above

the line in a fraction
are represented by
the color red.

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Introducing Word Problems Lesson 5
As Charlie and Charlotte turned the calendar, they were
excited to see that it was now
October. The days were definitely
shorter, and it was getting cooler.
The autumn leaves were vibrant with
color, and many leaves had dropped
off the trees and were, as the twins
discovered, great fun to play in. Ann
and Andy enjoyed romping in the leaf
piles as much as the twins did. Pokey
really enjoyed basking in the sun on
his rock on these sunny autumn days.
“Mom,” asked Charlotte, as they were out on
another fall stroll, “why do leaves change color?”
“Well,” replied Mom, “as the days are
getting shorter, there is less sunlight. The
leaves need lots of sunlight to make their food.
In the fall, due to shorter periods of daylight
and cooler temperatures, the leaves stop their
food-making process. In their cells, there is a
pigment called chlorophyll, which gives the
leaf its green color. Since the chlorophyll gets
its energy from sunlight and aids the leaf in
the food-making process, and we now have
less sunlight, the chlorophyll breaks down and
the green color disappears, exposing colors of
yellow, orange, and red in the fall.”
“That is another wonderful pattern in
nature, isn’t it, Mom?” asked Charlotte.
“It sure is, dear,” replied Mom, “and now, do you children want to each pick
ten of the most beautiful leaves you can find to do a project with later on?”
“Yay! Yippee! Another project!” exclaimed the very enthusiastic children.
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The twins are learning that sometimes there are math equations in life around
them. For example, they know that their family has 4 members right now, and
when their baby sister is born, there will be 1 more. They learned how many
members their family will have all together by adding 4 and 1 to find 5.
This kind of “math problem” is called a word (or story) problem. It is
important to know how to solve word problems. When you know how to solve
them, you can have fun finding and solving problems all around you!
These are the steps to solve a word problem:
1. Read the problem carefully.
2. Ask “what is the question?”
3. Circle the numbers you will need to use to solve the problem.
4. Think it through. Will you need to add or subtract? There are key words
that will tell you what you need to do. If your word problem has the words
“all together,” you know you will need to add, because adding will tell you
what everything together is. If your word problem has the words “what is
the difference,” you know you will need to subtract. Subtracting will tell
you how much more or less one number is than another.
5. The last step is to think about your answer to see if it makes sense.
Just like everything else in life, learning to solve word problems takes
practice! We will start by working it out in steps. Use counting items if you need
to.

Word problem #1:

After the twins cleaned up their room, they counted their toys. Charlie had 4
toy trucks, and Charlotte had 3 dolls. How many toys did the children have all
together? Fill in the numbers and solve the problem. Narrate to your teacher
what you are doing.
______ trucks + ______ dolls = ______ toys all together

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Word problem #2:

The twins were going to have a baby sister soon! They were so excited to hold
her and count her little fingers and toes. They knew that she would have 5
fingers on one hand and 5 more on the other tiny hand. How many tiny, sweet,
baby fingers would their little sister have all together?
______ little fingers + ______ more little fingers = ______ all together

Word problem #3:

The twins’ mom had been carrying their baby sister all safe and warm inside of
her for 8 months. Mom told them that she had 1 more month before the baby
was due to be born. How many months all together would Mom carry their
baby sister?
______ months + ______ months = _______ months all together

Word problem #4:

When the twins came home from their grandparents’ farm, they discovered that
Dad had built an addition on their house! Before, their house had contained 8
rooms. They were excited to find out that there were 2 more rooms: a nursery
for the baby and a brand-new, beautiful schoolroom just for them! How many
rooms does their house have all together?
______ rooms + _____ rooms = _______ rooms all together

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Review!
Write the correct time under each clock.

________ o’clock ________ o’clock ________ o’clock

________ o’clock ________ o’clock ________ o’clock

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22

Today we are going to practice more word problems. In our last exercise, we worked
through addition problems, and today we are going to practice problems using
subtraction. In subtraction word problems, we look for the words “what is the
difference,” “how many were left,” or “how many more?” Just like in all subtraction
problems, you start with the large number and take away the smaller number.
Word problem #1:
Charlie and Charlotte were helping Mom clear the table after lunch. There were 4
plates on the table. Charlie took 2 to the sink. How many were left for Charlotte
to carry?
________ plates - _______ plates = ________ left over
Word problem #2:
Mom said she was going to carry the twins’ new baby sister for 9 months. She had
already carried her for 8 months. How many months were left?
_______ months - ________ months = _______ months left
Word problem #3:
When Mom and the twins brought out the fall clothes at the end of the
summer, they found that Charlie had outgrown 5 pairs of jeans, and Charlotte
had outgrown 4 winter tops. How many more articles of clothing had Charlie
outgrown than Charlotte?
_______ jeans - ______ tops = ______ more that Charlie had outgrown
Word problem #4:
When the twins first saw their new schoolroom, they were so excited! They
spent a whole hour looking at all the new and wonderful books and projects
their parents had placed there. They also discovered 8 new containers of brightly
colored modeling clay. After asking permission, they used 5 containers to make
gifts for Grandma and Grandpa. How many containers were left?
_______ containers - _______ containers = _______ containers left
Use your flashcards to drill your addition and subtraction facts.
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Today, you get to make up your own word problems! With your teacher’s help,
look around your home or classroom. Write or dictate to your teacher your
word problems in the spaces below. Use the steps in Exercise 1 to solve your
word problems.

My Word Problems
Word problem #1:

Word problem #2:

Word problem #3:

Use your flashcards to drill your addition and subtraction facts.

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24

Now try solving these word problems. Underline the numbers and any words
that will help you solve the problems. Solve in the space below each problem.

Word problem #1:

When the twins were on their nature walk with Mom, they found 6 red leaves
and 3 orange leaves on their front yard. How many leaves did they find all
together?

Word problem #2:

Charlie decided to use all orange leaves for his project, but Charlotte loved the
golden leaves. There were 10 orange leaves in a pile on Charlie’s desk, and 7
golden leaves on Charlotte’s desk. How many more leaves does Charlie have
than Charlotte?

Word problem #3:

Mom combined her pile of 5 red leaves to a pile of 4 green leaves. How many
leaves does Mom have all together?

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Word problem #4:

When Dad came home from work that day, he announced that the leaves he
found on lunch break were the most beautiful he had ever seen! They came from
an oak tree by the front door of the house Dad is helping to build. The leaves
that he placed on the table were almost golden honey colored! There were 9
large ones and 6 smaller ones. How many more large leaves than small leaves are
there from the oak tree?

Review time!
1 1 1
Divide these shapes into equal fractions. Make two 2 and two 4 . Color the 2
1
orange and the 4 red.

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Review Time!

Dear Grandma and Grandpa,

We are so excited! This week we learned something brand new . . . word
problems! Mom and Dad taught us that there are word problems all around
us every day. So far we have learned story problems using addition and
subtraction.
Like this: (Solve these word problems.)
In nature study today, we learned why trees lose their leaves during the fall.
Charlie picked up 8 bright red leaves and 3 yellow leaves. How many more
red leaves are there than yellow leaves?

We helped Mom fold towels and sheets today. We folded 8 sheets and 2
towels. How many did we fold all together?

This is one we made up!

(Write or dictate your own word problem.)

Love lots!
Charlie, Charlotte, and our friend,

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Connect the Dots.

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Skip Counting by Using Dimes Lesson 6
and Nickels, Minutes on the Clock
Charlotte and Charlie were so very excited! They had been saving their
dimes and nickels for their “adopted” brother and sister in South America.
Today they were going to the bank to cash their dimes and nickels in for
dollar bills, so they could send Hairo and Natalia a little gift.
Mom was explaining to them that a dime is worth ten cents and they
could write it like this: 10¢. The ¢ sign stood for “cents” just like the (+)
sign stood for “plus” in an addition problem. Also, Mom explained
that since a dime is worth 10¢, they could count by tens to add the
dimes up. Charlie and Charlotte remembered Grandpa and Grandma
teaching them to count by tens using their Place Value Village. Each
number, when counting by tens, ends in 0, like this:

0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100

With their dimes, the twins could just add the ¢ sign each time like this:

0¢, 10¢, 20¢, 30¢, 40¢, 50¢, 60¢, 70¢, 80¢, 90¢, 100¢

“100¢ equals one dollar, children,” explained Mom, “and there are ten tens
in every one hundred, and so if every ten dimes is equal to 100¢, then every ten
dimes is also equal to one dollar bill from the bank.”

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Trace the cent signs:

¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢
Now write some of your own:

Charlie and Charlotte quickly began counting their dimes out into piles of ten and
counted each pile up to 100¢. Practice counting these dimes. Write the amount.

________ ¢
________ ¢

________ ¢

________ ¢

________ ¢
Numbers for copywork:

10 20 30 40 50
60 70 80 90 100
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“Now children,” said Mom, “we need to count the nickels. Nickels
are worth five cents, and so we need to count by fives now.”
“I love counting by fives!” announced Charlie, with much
enthusiasm, “Grandpa taught us how to do that. Every number
we say has to end in a ‘0’ or a ‘5,’ like this: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30,
35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100.”
“Well done, Charlie,” encouraged Mom, “and now with nickels, what do you
suppose we do?”
“I know, I know,” chipped in Charlotte, “we just add a ¢ sign to the end of
each number, and when we get to 100¢, that is another dollar bill from the
bank.”
“Very good, Charlotte,” said Mom with a smile.
Charlie and Charlotte excitedly began to count and separate their nickels into
piles of 100¢ by counting by fives to 100.
After counting by tens and by fives, the twins realized they would receive six
one-dollar bills for their dimes and two one-dollar bills for their nickels to send
to their friends at the orphanage. They were so excited!

Practice counting the nickels. Remember to count by 5s!

________ ¢
________ ¢
________ ¢

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Numbers for copywork:

5 10 1 5 2 0 25
30 35 40 45 50
55 60 65 70 75
80 85 90 95 100

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Now let’s review both!

On the lines below, write the numbers you say when you count by 10s:

Count the dimes and say the numbers out loud to your teacher. _______¢

a dime is worth ______ ¢.

a nickel is worth ______¢.

Use your flashcards to drill your addition and subtraction facts.

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The twins could not wait to get to the bank! Mom told them they would leave in
approximately 20 minutes.
“How long is 20 minutes, Mom?” Charlotte asked, forgetting how time
telling worked.
“I will explain it to you after we get home from the bank,” responded Mom,
“okay?”
“All right Mom, thank you,” said Charlotte.
At the bank, a very helpful lady, known as a bank teller, assisted the twins in
the recounting of their dimes and nickels, and then counted out eight one-dollar
bills into their awaiting hands. The twins couldn’t wait to get home and begin
to work on cards for Hairo and Natalia to include with their gifts of money for
them.
After their adventure at the bank, Mom remembered her promise to help
Charlotte with time-telling. Mom sat down at the table with the twins and began
by drawing a circle and asking them how many minutes are in one hour. They
remembered Grandpa and Grandma telling them that there are 60 minutes in
one hour. Each number on the clock, 1–12, represents 5 minutes, like this:

Between each
number on the clock
there are 5 minutes.
That is why we count
by 5s when we count
minutes.

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By counting by 5s, we can see that there are 60 minutes in one hour.
It all began coming back to Charlotte now. She remembered Grandma teaching
her and Charlie about the clock and how the hour hand goes around the clock
two whole times in one day. She also remembered that the first time the hands
go around is known as a.m., or morning, and the second time they go around is
p.m., or afternoon and evening.
Use your clock to count the minutes by 5s. Narrate to your teacher what you are
doing. Write the minutes by 5s around the clock. The first two are done for you.

10

Fill in the missing numbers counting from 0 through 60 by 5s.

0, , 10, 15,
_________ , 25, _________

_________ , , 40, 45,

_________ , _________

_________ , _________
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Review Time! Check each one off as you do it.

£ Use your 100s chart to count by 5s and 10s. It is in the Manipulatives at the
back of the book. (Laminate and use washable markers.)

£ How much is a dime worth? ______¢

£ How much is a nickel worth? ______¢

£ Use your flashcards to drill your addition and subtraction facts.

£ Narrate to your teacher everything you know about telling time.

£ Solve these word problems:

Charlie had a nickel, which he knew was worth 5¢. Charlotte gave him another
nickel, which was another 5¢. How much does Charlie have all together?

The twins counted 10 coins before they gave their mom 3 for the baby’s
piggybank. How many coins do they have left?

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Review Even and Odd Numbers
Skipping down Main Street toward the post
office, Charlie and Charlotte excitedly held onto
their letters for Hairo and Natalia. Mom had helped
them separate the dollars into four for Hairo and
four for Natalia. They each had written them a
letter to include with the gift they were sending.
The postmaster examined the address and then
weighed each envelope on a scale. He then punched
in the zip code for the city of Lima in Peru in South
America and told the children and Mom what it
would cost. As Mom handed him the money for
postage, the postmaster put stamps on the envelope
and set them in a pile of other letters.
As they exited the post office, Mom pointed out a group of school-aged
children walking with their teacher in groups of two. That, of course, reminded
Charlie of skip-counting by twos, and he began to count the children — 2, 4, 6,
8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21.
“Mom, there is an odd guy out,” exclaimed Charlie, “there is not another guy
for him to walk two-by-two with.”
Mom smiled at Charlie’s enthusiasm and teachable spirit, and she responded,
“Twenty-one is an odd number, Charlie. Any number ending in 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9 is
said to be odd, and any number ending in 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8 is said
to be even.”
“So,” Charlie said with a teasing grin on his freckled face,
“our family is even right now with four of us, but when our
new baby comes, we will be odd with five.”
Their mother smiled and responded, “But no one in our
family will be an ‘odd guy out.’ ”
And with that, the three chuckled merrily and headed
over to the ice cream parlor for their favorite treat in town.
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The twins and their mother practiced counting by 2. Do you remember the story
of Noah’s ark, and how many of the animals entered the ark walking in groups of
2? Let’s practice! Trace the numbers and fill in the missing numbers counting by
2 from 0 through 20.

0, , 4, 6,
_________ , 10, _________

_________ , , 16, 18,

_________ _________

What pattern do you see? Look at the last digit in each number and narrate to
your teacher the pattern the 2s make.
Mom told the twins that numbers that end in these numbers are called even
numbers. This means that this number of items can be separated into groups of 2
and have nothing left over at the end. Use your counting items to make groups.
Count out the following number of items and separate them into groups of 2.
Check the box if you can make groups of 2 with no “odd guy out” left over. Do
not check the box if there is an “odd guy out.” Narrate to your teacher what you
are doing.
£ 1 item £ 3 items £ 5 items £ 7 items £ 9 items
£ 2 items £ 4 items £ 6 items £ 8 items £ 10 items
Write the even numbers here:

Write the odd numbers here:

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In our last exercise, we learned about even and odd numbers. Even numbers
always end in 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8. It does not matter how big a number is; if the last
digit is one of these numbers, it is an even number.
Look at this number and ask your teacher to read it to you: 4,684
Look at the last digit of this big number. Is it one of the even numbers? Yes! So
if you had that big, big number of items and a big, big amount of time, you could
separate the items into groups of 2 and have no odd guy out! Aren’t numbers fun?
Now ask your teacher to read this number for you: 6,549
Look at the last digit. Is it one of the even numbers? No! So, again, if you
had that big, big number of items and a big, big, big amount of time, you could
separate the items into groups of 2 . . . and there would be an odd guy out!
Numbers for copywork:

0 2 4 6 8 10

12 14 16 18 20

22 24 26 28 30

32 34 36 38 40

Circle each of the last digits and say them out loud.
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Super Challenge!
Write a big number here ________________________. Challenge another
student or your teacher to read the number. Did you write an even number or
an odd number? _________ How do you know?

Make a big pile of counting items on the table or your desk. Look at your pile
but don’t count the items yet! Guess how many items you have in your pile.
Write your guess here: _________. Now count your items. How many? _____ Is
it an even or odd number? _______ How do you know? ___________________
___________________________________________________
Write the even numbers here: _____, _____, _____, ______, ______
Write the odd numbers here: _____, _____, _____, _____, ______

Write the age of everyone in your family. Check the even box if their age is an
even number, or check the odd box if their age is odd. Use the extra space on the
right if you run out of room.

___________________ £ even £ odd

___________________ £ even £ odd

___________________ £ even £ odd

___________________ £ even £ odd

___________________ £ even £ odd

___________________ £ even £ odd

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Use your 100s Chart to find all the numbers that are even. Remember, all you
have to do is count by 2! Place a counting item or, if your chart is laminated,
color in each number with a washable marker. Do you see the pattern?
Now use your 100s Chart to find all the numbers that are odd. If your chart
is laminated, color them in. All the odd numbers you just colored on your
chart end in these numbers: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9. Narrate to your teacher what an even
number is and what an odd number is.

Show and Tell!

Use your counters to show what you have learned about even and odd numbers.
Ask your teacher to take a picture of your show and tell. Paste a couple in the
space below and on the next page. Write or dictate to your teacher some of what
you learned in this lesson.

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(Show and Tell! continued)

_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________

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Review Time!

Dear Hairo and Natalia,

We are writing this letter to tell you about something very exciting! Mom
said that we may write you letters every week. In this letter, we are enclosing
some money as a gift. We saved all of our dimes and nickels, and then Mom
took us to the bank to exchange it for these dollar bills.
Have you started school yet? Mom and Dad told us about the new school
building there at the orphanage. It sounds wonderful! We go to school right in
our own home. It is a lot of fun! We have already learned so many new things.
This is what we learned this week.
Do you know what even and odd numbers are? Mom explained it to us this
way. All even numbers end in these numbers: 0, 2, 4, 6, 8. When a number is
even, you can divide that group into smaller groups of 2 with nothing left over.
When a number is odd, it ends in one of these numbers: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9
Like this:
Take the following number of items and make groups of 2. Are there any “odd
guys out?” Write odd or even next to the number.
22 __________ 38 __________
13 __________ 18 __________
29 __________
All even numbers end in: _________________________________________
All odd numbers end in: _________________________________________
The trees in our front yard have lost all of their leaves in preparation for winter.
We can’t wait for the snow to come! Our friend helped us color this picture for
you! It is a maple tree with beautiful orange leaves.
Love,
Charlie, Charlotte, and our friend ____________________.

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Find the missing answers by adding or subtracting.

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Addition — Double Digit Lesson 8
Plus Single Digit
Sitting at the kitchen table with their Place
Value Village spread out before them, Charlie
and Charlotte looked at Mom with inquisitive
faces and asked her how to add bigger numbers
to smaller numbers. Mother removed the
Hundreds’ House for now and set the Tens’
House and Ones’ House in front of them. She
took the numbered cards and set a “1” in the
Tens’ House and another “1” in the Ones’ House.
“What number is this, children?” she asked.
“Why, it’s eleven, Mom” responded
Charlotte, “one ‘ten’ and one ‘one’ is 11.”
“Nicely done, Charlotte,” encouraged Mom.
Next, Mom added a “5” in the Ones’ House under the “1.” She then asked
Charlie, “Now how many ‘ones’ do I have?”
Charlie excitedly responded, “Why, you have six ones now, Mom. I know! I
know! I know! You have one ‘ten’ and six ‘ones’ so now you have sixteen, so we
can say that 11+5 is equal to 16, right, Mom?”
“Yes, Charlie, yes, you are right,” smiled Mom, trying her best not to explode
with laughter over her son’s contagious enthusiasm.
Charlotte eagerly asked, “Mother, will you please give me an addition
problem with bigger numbers now?”
“Sure, Charlotte,” replied Mom.
Mom removed the numbers in the Tens’ House and in the Ones’ House and
now placed a “2” in the Tens’ House and a “5” in the Ones’ House. She placed
a “3” under the “5” in the Ones’ House and then glanced at Charlotte, “Okay,
Charlotte, what do you think?”
Charlotte’s blue eyes sparkled as she began talking it out, “Well, we have to
look in the Ones’ House first. We have five ‘ones’ plus three more ‘ones.’ That
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 makes eight ‘ones.’ We have two ‘tens’ so that makes ‘28’ for the answer. So,
Mother, 25+3=28.”
“You are correct, Charlotte! Very good job!” exclaimed Mom. “And you are
right. We always need to look at the Ones’ House first and add them up, and
then we can look at the Tens’ House.”

Tens Ones

2 5
Because there in
2 groups of ten
with no other Add the numbers in
groups being the ONEs’ place first.

+
added, simply
“bring down” the
groups of 2.
3
2 8
Mother showed them the way they would write the problems on paper, like this:

25
+3
28
With eyes twinkling, the twins continued working on bigger number addition
problems for the next hour. Mom smiled contentedly and continued knitting
the blanket for their new baby, who was, at this very moment, kicking
enthusiastically from within her.

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Let’s practice with these addition problems. Use your “Larger Addition Mat”
in the back of the book, and counting items. If you like, you can remove it and
laminate it, then use washable markers.

90 6 11 80
+ 8 + 5 + 6

53 33 24
+ 4 + 5 + 5

Clock practice: Fill in the face of the clock and draw hands to show the correct
time.

7 o’clock 3 o’clock

8 o’clock 12 o’clock
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It’s important to practice the new concepts as we learn them. Solve these
addition problems. Remember to add the ones’ column first. Use your counting
items.

90 84 72
+ 8 + 5 + 2

24 56
+ 4 + 2

Use your flashcards to drill your facts.

£ addition

£ subtraction

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Solve these addition problems. Remember to add the ones’ column first. Use
your counting items.

53 73 93
+ 2 + 6 + 11

56 63
+ 3 + 5

Complete these patterns. Circle the next shape.

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Review Time! Today and tomorrow, use your Place Value Village Counting Mat
and counting items to solve these problems. Solve five problems each day and
choose one review activity. Narrate to your teacher what you are doing.

52 6 11 32 9 11 74
+7 +3 +4 +5 +2

23 8 11 92 5 11 64
+5 +7 +4 +6 +4

Review activities:
#1: Solve these word problems.
Charlie loves ice cream! Last week he ate a cone which had 2 scoops of ice
cream, and this week, he ate a cone which had 2 scoops. How many scoops of
ice cream has Charlie eaten all together?

Charlotte is practicing jumping rope. On Monday, she jumped 10 times without

stopping, and on Tuesday she jumped 9 times without stopping. How many
times did Charlotte jump all together?

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Review Time! #2: Practice counting these coins.

________ ¢

________ ¢

________ ¢

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Mark how many kids are in each picture, then on the bottom add them all up.

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Addition - Double Digit Lesson 9
Plus Double Digit
Perched atop a hay wagon on the way to pick apples at their favorite
orchard, Dad, Mom, Charlie, and Charlotte smiled enthusiastically at each
other as the wagon bumped along through the woods. Most of the deciduous
trees were bare now, having lost almost all of their leaves. They were all wearing
warmer clothing, as temperatures were decreasing each day. Nights were
becoming quite chilly, and they even had experienced frost once already.
“I can’t wait to pick apples!” exclaimed Charlotte. “I am so thankful that we
are here. Thank you for bringing us, Mom and Dad.”
“Yes, thank you, Dad and Mom,” chipped in Charlie.
“You are so welcome, children,” responded their father.
“Now, remember, you each get to pick 21 apples today. Look
for apples without blemishes and bruises, okay, children?”
“Okay,” the children responded energetically.
As the wagon came to an abrupt halt, Charlie, Charlotte,
and their parents retrieved their picking bags and were off
to find the most scrumptious-looking apples on the trees.
Dad demonstrated the proper way to get apples off of the
trees, by twisting the apple at the stem, and not by just
yanking them off and possibly causing damage to the trees.
Charlie and Charlotte listened attentively, and then each began filling their bags
with 21 choice apples.
After their picking was finished, and the wagon returned them to the orchard
store to pay for their delicious fruit, the family sat down at a picnic table and
devoured a scrumptious lunch of chicken salad sandwiches on freshly made
bread, Mom’s homemade potato salad, coleslaw, and very yummy chocolate-
chip oatmeal cookies.
“Yum, that was deeeeeeeeeeeeeeelicious!!” exclaimed Dad as he wiped his
face with a napkin and then stretched his long arms out.
“Yes, it definitely was!” agreed Charlie.

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 Dad then pulled out a notebook and pencil, drew a Tens’ House and Ones’
House, put a “2” in the Tens’ House and a “1” in the Ones’ House, and then he
put another “2” in the Tens’ House and another “1” in the Ones’ House, like this:

Tens Ones

2 1
Next the numbers Add the numbers in
in the TENs place. the ONEs’ place first.

+ 2 1
4 2
“Now,” Dad asked, “how many apples did you two pick all together?”
“Well,” Charlie responded, “we have one ‘one’ plus one ‘one’ in the Ones’
House, so that makes two ‘ones.’ ”
Charlotte jumped in, “And we have two ‘tens’ plus two ‘tens’ in the Tens’
House, and that makes four ‘tens.’ ”
“So, altogether we have four ‘tens’ plus two ‘ones’ and that equals 42, right,
Dad?” Charlie could hardly contain his excitement right now.
“Yes, Charlie and Charlotte,” replied Dad, “well done!”
Dad then showed the twins how double digit addition looked on paper, like this:

2 1
+ 2 1
4 2
What an incredibly perfect day this was! The twins were absolutely loving all the
new things they were learning, and Dad and Mom were so thankful that Charlie
and Charlotte were so quickly grasping these new concepts.

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Now it’s your turn to try. Talk with your teacher as you work through these
problems. Remember to add the ones’ column first.

41 43 93 65
+ 21 + 42 + 33 + 34

Numbers for copywork:

0 2 4 6 8 10
12 14 16 18 20
5 10 15 20 25
30 35 40 45 50
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More addition practice.

86 53 41 76
+ 12 + 24 + 21 + 13

Review even and odd numbers.

On your 100s Chart, point to each even number as you say it out loud. What
numbers do each of the even numbers end in? Write them here:

On your 100s Chart, point to each odd number as you say it out loud. What
numbers do each of the odd numbers end in? Write them here:

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More addition practice.

7 11 84 67 55
+ 10 + 1 11 + 3 11 + 33

£ Practice addition and subtraction flashcards

£ Practice months of the year flashcards

£ Narrate to your teacher the months of the year without looking at your
flashcards.

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Narrate to your teacher what you have learned about adding larger numbers.
Solve the following problems.

96 33
+ 2 + 33

Count the money.

________ ¢
When you count dimes, you count by _______.

________ ¢
When you count nickels, you count by _______.

£ Addition Mat: If you feel that your student could use a little more practice,
use your Addition Mat from the appendix to practice the concept being
taught in this exercise. The Addition Mat is included in the back on page
341. This can be laminated or slipped into some type of page protector. The
use of this mat is optional. Simply use it to give your child extra practice in
the concept being taught in the lesson.

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Review Time! Show what you learned about adding larger numbers. Use these
addition problems to show them.

93 62
+ 6 + 17

Use your practice money to show what you have learned about counting dimes
and nickels.

How many dimes did you count? _________

How many cents were there together? _______

How many nickels did you count? _______

How many cents were there together? _______

£ Addition Mat: If you feel that your student could use a little more practice,
use your Addition Mat from the appendix to practice the concept being
taught in this exercise. The Addition Mat is included in the back on page
341. This can be laminated or slipped into some type of page protector. The
use of this mat is optional. Simply use it to give your child extra practice in
the concept being taught in the lesson.

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Count how many are in each group of objects or people. Put the number of the
first group in the first circle. Put the number of the second group in the next
circle. Then solve the problem and put the answer in the last circle.

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Addition Review — Lesson 10
All Concepts Learned
The next morning, Charlie and Charlotte awakened
to the wonderful aromas of freshly brewed coffee,
sizzling bacon, and their favorite — Swedish
pancakes! After making their beds and getting
dressed in record time, they raced down the stairs to
tackle their chores quickly, in order to sit down and enjoy
this delectable feast! Upon entering the kitchen, they were greeted by their
grandparents instead of their parents.
“Good morning, Charlie and Charlotte,” Grandpa said, with a twinkle in his
eyes.
Charlotte, with a huge smile on her face, exclaimed, “Hi, Grandpa and
Grandma! You must be here because our new little sister is going to be born.
Mom told us you would be coming to watch us when the baby came.”
“Yes, Charlotte, your mother went into labor last night while you and Charlie
slept. Your parents had called us during the day and let us know that the time was
near. They are at the hospital right now, and after breakfast, Grandpa and I will
take you to meet this sweet little addition to our family,”
Grandma said with a smile.
The scrumptious breakfast smells were fading fast
from the twins’ memories now, as they were so very
eager to get to the hospital and meet their new sister.
“Can we go now . . . pleeeeeeeeeease?” the twins begged.
“No, we will go as soon as we eat and the chores are
done. Your mother and little sister are resting right
now, anyway,” Grandpa responded, smiling at his
grandchildren’s delightful enthusiasm.
While Charlie and Charlotte are visiting their
mother and baby sister at the hospital, we are going to
take some time to review all the new concepts we have
learned over the last few weeks.
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Review Time! Check off each one as you complete it.

£ Use counting items to count out 50 items. Narrate to your teacher what
you are doing.
How many groups of 10 do you have? _____
How many groups of 1 do you have? ______

£ Explain to your teacher the difference between adding and subtracting.

Why are they opposite? Why can you switch the numbers you are adding
and still get the same answer? (Orally narrate to your teacher the answers
to these questions.)

£ Practice your addition and subtraction facts using your flashcards.

£ Write the numbers 0–100 on the blank side of your 100s Chart.

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Review Time! Check off each one as you complete it.

£ Cut circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles out of construction paper (2

each). Divide half of them into halves by drawing a line with your ruler
and cutting them to make 2 equal parts. (Tip: ask your teacher to check
your line before you cut to make sure it is equal.) Divide the remaining
shapes into quarters by following the same procedure.

£ Bonus: create a fractions picture using the above shapes cut into fractions.

£ In the space below, create and solve two word problems. Make one an
addition problem and one a subtraction problem.
#1

#2

£ Using your money manipulatives, count out the following amounts:

50¢ (use dimes) How many dimes did you use? ________
75¢ (use nickels) How many nickels did you use? _______

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Review Time! Check each one off as you complete it.

£ Count out the following numbers of counting items. Decide if they are
even or odd. Circle odd or even.
9 odd even
12 odd even
24 odd even
17 odd even
6 odd even
21 odd even

Even numbers end in: _____, _____, _____, ______, ______

Odd numbers end in: _____, _____, _____, ______, ______

£ Narrate to your teacher everything you have learned about odd and even
numbers.

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Review Time! Check each one off as you complete it.

£ Use your Larger Number Addition Mat and counting to work these out.
Narrate to your teacher what you are doing. Tell everything you have
learned about adding larger numbers.

80 90 611
+6 +8 +5

24 53 33
+5 +4 +5

£ Using your money manipulatives, count out 7 dimes. _________¢

£ Count out 15 nickels. _________¢

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Review Time! Solve these word problems.

Word problem #1
Grandma and Grandpa are going to stay for 10 days to help take care of the
twins after Mom had their baby sister, Ella. After that, Grandpa is going back
home to the farm, but Grandma is staying for another 10 days. Grandma is
going to stay for how many days all together?

Word problem #2
Charlie and Charlotte helped their dad build shelves in the baby’s room in
preparation for Ella’s arrival. They built 5 shelves on one wall and 10 more in the
closet. How many more shelves were in the closet than on the wall?

Divide these shapes into equal halves.

Divide these shapes into equal quarters.

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Write the days of the week and say them out loud:

Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Good job!

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Introducing Measurement — Lesson 11
Inches/Feet, Review Time and Shapes
Ella was amazing! From the downy, blonde fluff on the
top of her precious, little head to the ten tiny, pink toes
adorning her soft, adorable feet, the twins could not believe
just how enchanting their new little sister was. Just this
morning, at the hospital, Charlie and Charlotte had each
been able to snuggle and hold baby Ella! She was so soft and cuddly. Charlotte
thought she was especially adorable when she would yawn, and her tiny mouth
would open wide in the shape of an oval. Charlie wondered at Ella’s petite
fingers and the way she would grasp and hold onto his finger with her own
little hand. Grandma found her baby-soft, silky skin to be incredible! Everyone
agreed that Ella was a precious addition to their family.
After lunch, the doctor stopped in to check on Mom and Ella. He had been
delighted to announce to the twins that Ella measured 22 inches long and
weighed eight pounds and four ounces. After the doctor left, Dad explained to
Charlie and Charlotte that 12 inches equals one foot. He grabbed a ruler out of
the twins’ bag, which they had packed with all sorts of interesting items to keep
them occupied at the hospital. Dad showed them that the ruler measured 12
inches long. He further explained that Ella, being 22 inches long, was not quite
two feet tall, because two feet is 12 inches plus 12 inches, or 24 inches.
While the twins were scampering around the room measuring all sorts of
objects, baby Ella began to fuss. Mom was quick to check her diaper and change
her. Ella continued to fuss and then started to cry louder. Mom had explained
to Charlie and Charlotte that when Ella was hungry, had a wet or messy
diaper, or was in pain, crying was the only way she could communicate. She
wouldn’t be able to talk for a long time, and crying was not only a way for her to
communicate but a fantastic way to exercise her lungs as well.
Mom began to feed Ella, and she quieted down at once. The twins could not
believe how often their baby sister would eat and how long she would sleep after
that! It seemed to them that she ate every two hours or so! Mom explained to
them that this was God’s design too. Babies need to
sleep and eat a lot in the first few weeks in order
to continue growing stronger each day!
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Dad explained to the children that 12 inches = 1 foot. Let’s explore this concept
a little further. Use your ruler to answer these questions (this may be completed
orally).
£ Is each inch the same as all the rest?
£ Spread your hand open as far as you can.
£ How wide can you spread it?
£ Measure your math book. How many inches wide is it?
£ Measure these items. How many inches is each one?
• your pencil • your teacher’s hand
• your foot • your arm
Use your ruler to measure these lines. Write how many inches long each one is.
_______________________________________ ______ inches

__________________ ______ inches

___________________________ ______ inches

_________ ______ inches

Review: Fill in the blanks counting by 5s.

_________ , 5, , , 20,
_________ ,
_________ _________

30, _________ , 40, 45, , 55 _________

Remember that when we count minutes, we count by 5s. Use your clock and
practice counting the minutes. Narrate to your teacher what you are doing.

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Using your ruler and a pencil, draw lines for the lengths listed below.

5 inches

2 inches

6 inches

4 inches

Practice your addition facts using your Addition Fact Sheet from the back of
this book.

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Use your clock to work out these word problems.

Ella ate at 1:00 (one o’ clock) this afternoon. She eats again in three hours. What
time will it be? _________

Charlie and Charlotte eat dinner at 6:00 (six o’ clock). They go to bed two hours
after that. What time is their bedtime? _________

Dad gets up at 5:00 (five o’ clock) in the morning. He leaves for work one hour
later. What time does Dad leave for work? _________ He arrives home from
work nine hours after he leaves. What time is it now? _________

Mom goes to bed at 10:00 (ten o’ clock) every night after feeding Ella. She gets
up seven hours later. What time does Mom get up in the morning? _________

Review

23 15 73 58
+ 46 + 34 + 26 + 2 11

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When Ella opened her sweet, little mouth to yawn, her

mouth opened in the shape of an oval. An oval is kind
of like a stretched-out circle. It looks like this:

In the space provided, practice drawing a circle, a square, a triangle, a rectangle,

and an oval.
Circle:

Square:

Triangle:

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Rectangle:

Oval:

Use different colors of construction paper to make a pattern, using at least three
of the shapes from above.

Practice your subtraction facts using your Subtraction Fact Sheet from the back
of the book.

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Review Time! Charlie and Charlotte, now that Ella and Mom were resting
quietly, decided to write a letter to their friends in South America! It was
November, and they had lots of exciting news to share, including the safe arrival
of their new little sister. Maybe they would even send some photographs of Ella
for them to see.
Grabbing colored pencils and paper, the twins were occupied for the next hour
writing letters and drawing pictures for their friends thousands of miles away.

Dear Hairo and Natalia,

Hola! How are you doing? We have some really exciting news to
share with you. Our baby sister, Ella, joined our family recently. She is so
adorable. We are at the hospital meeting her today. She looks like this:

Besides meeting our new little sister, we have also been learning all sorts
of interesting things in homeschool. We have learned a lot about telling
time, adding and subtracting larger numbers, and solving word problems.
We also have learned how to measure, using inches. Ovals are the new
shape we have learned; ovals look like stretched-out circles. We understand
that you are learning many things in your school, too. Here are some of the
things we have been learning.
This is an oval.

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Dad showed us how to measure using a ruler. Here is a line that is 5

inches long.

84 17
+ 25 + 32

It is 3:00 (three o’ clock) right now. We are leaving the hospital in two
hours with Grandpa and Grandma. What time are we leaving?

_________
Here is a picture of an American dime and nickel.

Well, we sure look forward to hearing from you guys. We will write
again soon.

Sincerely,
Charlie, Charlotte, and our friend, ___________________

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Introducing Perimeter Lesson 12
Home from the hospital with Ella a couple of days later, Charlie and
Charlotte and their parents and grandparents busily began preparing for
Thanksgiving. Grandpa had explained to the twins that the first Thanksgiving
had taken place in 1621 in Plymouth in New England. Seeking religious
freedom, the Pilgrims were a group of people who had come to the United States
in 1620. The first winter had been incredibly tough for the Pilgrims and many
died. In the spring, an Indian named Squanto, and some of his Indian friends,
showed the Pilgrims how to grow corn, beans, squash, and pumpkins. Together,
in the fall of of 1621, the Pilgrims invited over 90 Indians to a feast to give
thanks. Later, Grandpa explained that President Abraham Lincoln had officially
named the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day.
Looking forward to Thursday with much anticipation, Charlie and Charlotte
were busily making colorful name cards for each place at the table. They were
so excited that Grandpa and Grandma were able to stay and join them for
Thanksgiving. In fact, Grandpa had promised them that later on they would do
a special project with him in the garage. Finishing up the place cards, the twins
cleaned up their mess and trotted off to find Grandpa.
Grandpa was deep in concentration when they found him in the garage at the
workbench, looking at a pile of various-sized boards.

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 “Hi, children,” Grandpa said
with a twinkle in his eyes.
“Hi, Grandpa!” the children
replied in unison, “What are we
going to make?”
“Well,” Grandpa answered, “we
need something to feed the birds
all winter long. Since you have
been feeding them this fall, they
rely on you to continue through
the winter.
“Either we need to stop feeding
them so they can fly south now or
we need to make a feeder for them,
so they have enough food for the
winter and then they won’t die
from lack of food.”
“We sure don’t want our pretty
birds dying!” Charlie exclaimed,
“We are making a bird feeder, right,
Grandpa?”
“Yes, Charlie, we sure are,”
Grandpa chuckled, wondering
once again at the children’s enthusiasm.
Grandpa and the twins spent the rest of the afternoon working on cutting
out the pieces for two bird feeders. Grandpa explained to the children how
important it was to measure every piece correctly before cutting it out with the
saw. Charlie and Charlotte were so tickled to help Grandpa out and keep the
beautiful birds safe throughout the approaching winter months.

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Teacher
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The perimeters of the following shapes will not all be exact in

measurement. For example, for the sake of the problem, it might say
4 inches but actually be 3 21 inches on a side. Please explain this to
your students if they have their rulers out and are measuring with
them.

Perimeter is the distance around a polygon. A polygon is simply a shape made

with straight sides. “Poly” is a prefix which means “many”; thus, a polygon is a
shape with many straight sides. To figure out the perimeter of a rectangle, we
just need to add up each side, like this:
4 inches

2 inches 2 inches

4 inches

£ First, add the shorter sides together:

2 inches + 2 inches = 4 inches

£ Next, add the longer sides together.

4 inches + 4 inches = 8 inches

£ Last, add the totals together:

8 inches + 4 inches = 12 inches

So the perimeter of this rectangle is 12 inches.

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4 inches

4 inches 4 inches

4 inches

For a square, add two sides together, and then add the other two sides together.
Now, take those two numbers and add them together to find the perimeter.

4 inches + 4 inches = 8 inches

4 inches + 4 inches = 8 inches
8 inches + 8 inches = 16 inches

So the perimeter of this square is _____ inches.

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2 inches 2 inches

2 inches

To figure out the perimeter of a triangle, add two sides together. Now, add that
number to the other side, and you will find the perimeter. By the way, some
triangles have equal sides, while other triangles have unequal sides.

2 inches + 2 inches= 4 inches

4 inches + 2 inches= 6 inches

So the perimeter of this triangle is _____inches.

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Count the nickels and write how many cents.

__________¢

What did you count by to come up with your answer?

Count the dimes and write how many cents.

__________¢

What did you count by to come up with your answer?

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Calculate the perimeter of the following polygons, following the steps you
learned in our last lesson.
3 inches

1 inch 1 inch

________ inches
3 inches

2 inches

2 inches 2 inches

________ inches
2 inches

3 inches 3 inches

________ inches
4 inches

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Draw hands on the clocks to show the right time.

7 o’clock 12 o’clock 3 o’clock

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In working with perimeter today, we will be doing a hands-on activity. We will

use construction paper, scissors, a pencil, and a ruler. Measure and cut out the
following shapes, and then figure out the perimeter for each.
£ One square with 3-inch sides: __________ inches
£ One triangle with 5-inch sides: __________ inches
£ One rectangle with two 3-inch sides and two 6-inch sides: _____ inches
£ One square with 7-inch sides: __________ inches
£ One triangle with a 1-inch side and two 6-inch sides: __________ inches
£ One rectangle with two 2-inch sides and two 4-inch sides: ______ inches
£ For this last project today, use all the figures you have cut out, and make a
giant picture. You may add in circles and ovals to complete your picture.
Show it to your class or family, and share with them what you have learned
about perimeter and measuring.

Addition:

23 15 73 58
+ 46 + 34 + 26 + 2 11

Use your flashcards to review addition and subtraction facts.

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Figure out the perimeter of the following shapes. You will notice that you will be
adding with some double digits today.
11 inches

11 inches 11 inches

________ inches
11 inches

11 inches
1 inch 1 inch
11 inches ________ inches

8 inches 8 inches

________ inches
2 inches

Use your addition and subtraction flashcards to review your facts.

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Review Time! To solve the following word problems involving perimeter, first
draw the figure on another piece of paper, and label each side. Next, figure out
the perimeter using the steps taught earlier in the lesson.

We have a rectangle with two 6-inch sides and two 8-inch sides. What is the
perimeter?

We have a triangle with one side that is 4 inches, one side that is 3 inches, and
one side that is 5 inches. What is the perimeter?

We have a square with 7-inch sides. What is the perimeter?

Just for Fun!

Have you ever had a bird feeder or a birdhouse? Charlie and Charlotte are so
excited to feed the birds all winter long. You don’t have to have a bird feeder to
feed the birds. There are many other ways to feed the birds all year long. One of
them includes decorating a tree for the birds using dried fruit, birdseed, peanut
butter, popcorn, and old bagels and bread. Listed on the next page are some
ideas for you.

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Wildlife Energy Muffins

You will need:
1 cup chunky peanut butter
1 cup pure rendered suet or vegetable shortening
2 21 cups coarse yellow corn meal
Seeds, raisins, or other dried fruit and roasted peanuts
Pipe cleaners

1. Mix peanut butter, suet, and corn meal together. Stir in seeds, fruit, and
nuts.
2. Make “muffins” by placing the mixture into a muffin tin. Sprinkle seeds on
top.
3. Place a pipe cleaner in each muffin to act as a hanger, and place the tin in
the freezer to harden.
4. Once hardened, hang the muffins from a tree.

Bagels for the Birds

You will need:
1 bag of bagels (old, stale ones work best)
1 jar of plain peanut butter
1 bag of birdseed
1 roll of ribbon (cloth or gift wrapping ribbon)

1. Split bagels lengthwise, and let them harden overnight. Tie lengths of
ribbon through each bagel hole.
2. Spread peanut butter over both sides of each bagel slice.
3. Sprinkle with birdseed.
4. Hang bagels throughout your backyard.

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Use this page to create a “Backyard Bird-watching Journal” of your very own. Your
teacher has permission to make as many copies as you need. Have a bird field
guide for your state or area handy, to identify the birds that come to your yard.

(A picture or drawing of the bird I saw.)

Where I saw it: ________________________________

What kind of bird is it? ________________________________
What kind of food does it like? ________________________________
Describe it:

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Telling Time to the Minute Lesson 13
Thanksgiving Day had been filled with special memories. Mom and
Grandma had prepared a delicious
feast for all to enjoy. Everyone had
taken turns holding precious, little
Ella, and they had played many
board games all afternoon.
Charlie and Charlotte’s favorite
memory from the day was when
each shared what they were most
thankful for. Of course, everyone
agreed they were most thankful
that God had given Ella a safe
arrival and that she was doing so
well adjusting to life outside of the
womb. Charlie also shared how
thankful he was for school; he just
loved learning about everything.
Charlotte agreed with Charlie
and added that she especially
was grateful for parents and
grandparents who were so eager to
teach them. Dad and Mom were
thankful for children who were
such enthusiastic students and also
for a warm, cozy home. Grandpa
and Grandma had felt very blessed
to be with their family for this
wonderful holiday.

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 Now it was December and, to the twins, December meant winter was
coming and even more exciting, Christmas was around the corner! So far,
only snow flurries had fallen, but one of these days, they would have the first
official snowfall. Today, Charlie and Charlotte were diligently working on their
December calendars, drawing a manger scene with baby Jesus, shepherds, Mary,
Joseph, and lots of animals. Mom and Dad read the Christmas story to them
every year and explained to them that Christmas was the day to celebrate Jesus’
birthday.
“Children,” Mom interrupted their glorious thoughts of Christmas,
December, and Jesus’ birthday, “when you have finished your
calendars, please come out here.”
“Okay, Mom,” they replied in unison.
Completing their calendars a few minutes later, they
joined Mom in the living room, where she had their
clocks on the table.
“Today, children, we will be learning how to
tell time to the minute,” Mom explained, “we have
learned about telling time to the 5s and 10s and
today we will learn the rest. As I told you previously,
there are 60 minutes in an hour. Each line on the clock
represents one minute.” Mom now demonstrated how to add
the “minute lines” to their clocks.

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In preparation for the new time-telling concepts we will be learning in

tomorrow’s exercise, you will be reviewing counting to 60 by 1s and 5s. You will
need your 100s Chart for this exercise.

On the blank side of your chart, fill in the numbers by 1s up to 60. Now, with a
different color of marker, circle all the numbers that you say while counting by
5s. Write all the numbers you circle on the lines below.

Use your flashcards to review your math facts. Are there any facts that you are
still having a hard time remembering? Write them here. Make sure you practice
those more often.

Facts I need to work on:

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Use the clock that you assembled in Lesson 2 of this book. Today you will be
adding the individual minute marks on the clock. Remember that each number
on the clock stands for 5 minutes.
After you have completed writing the minute marks on your clock, start at 3
o’clock and practice moving the minute hand minute by minute around the
clock. This is the way we say (and write) the time to the minute:

This clock shows exactly 3 o’clock, which is This clock show the long minute hand has
written 3:00. The two zeros after the “:” means moved past the 12 by 1 minute mark.
that it is “0 minutes” after the hour of 3. This means that it is now 3:01.

This 0 shows 1 minute has passed since 3:00. This 0 holds the place until it
becomes 3:10. When telling and writing time, always remember that there must
be two digits after the “:”.
Study the following clocks.

3:05 3:08 3:09

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Until Ella began to fuss from her

bassinet, Charlie, Charlotte, and Mom
were occupied for quite a long while,
working with their clocks and quizzing
each other using them. What fun it was
to be able to tell time! Take today to
practice also. Use your clock to show
your teacher these times. Check them
off as you do them.
£ 5:21
£  3:46
£  1:10
£  2:09
£ 12:11
£ 10:45
£  6:30
£  8:27
£ 11:17
£  2:05
£  7:01
£  9:52
£  4:03
£  3:48

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Addition practice:

19 23 22 52 7 11
+ 40 + 46 + 33 + 47 + 18

9 11 72 54 65 82
+ 5 + 7 + 3 + 23 + 10

Measure the lines. Write the length in inches on the lines.

_______________________________________________

__________________________

___________________________________

____________

_____________________________________________________________

____________________________________

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Review Time! Review place value. Use your Place Value Village to count out the
following amounts. Narrate to your teacher what you are doing.
£ 35
£ 78
£ 22
£ 46
£ 81
£ 54

Show your teacher what you have learned about telling time to the minute.
Using your clock, show them these times:
£ 10:19
£ 4:06
£ 11:32
£ 6:02
£ 9:07
£ 4:24

If we have a square that is 10 inches on each side, what is the perimeter?

__________ inches

Charlie wanted to make a card for Grandma. He cut a rectangle out of

construction paper that was 7 inches long on two sides and 5 inches long on the
other two sides. What was the perimeter of his card? ________ inches

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1. I wake up at

2. I take a shower at

3. I have breakfast at

4. I start school at

5. I finish school at

6. I do my homework
from to

7. I have dinner at

8. I go to bed at

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Place Value Village Practice — Lesson 14
Place Value to the Thousands’ Place
Charlie and Charlotte were thrilled. When they woke up this morning, they
were greeted, upon looking out their window, by white, fluffy snowflakes. They
were so excited they could barely get their beds made and race downstairs.
“Mom, Dad, guess what?” Charlie shouted exuberantly, “It’s snowing! It’s
snowing!”
Mom and Dad, smiling at their son’s engaging enthusiasm, motioned for the
twins to sit down for breakfast.
“It has been snowing most of the night, children,” replied Dad, “and right
after breakfast and devotions, you may go out and feed Ann and Andy and then
play in the white, fluffy snow.”
“Yay!” exclaimed the twins together, excitement filling them from the tops
of their bedraggled heads to the
bottoms of their stocking feet.
During a scrumptious breakfast
of fried eggs and baked oatmeal
with strawberries, Dad shared
between bites, “Children, do you
know that every single snowflake is
different? Each has its own unique
shape. However, all snowflakes
have six sides or points, but they
form millions of different patterns.
Snowflakes are made when it gets
so cold that the water in a cloud
freezes and then turns to ice.”
“Wow, Dad, that is so cool!”
Charlie responded with wide eyes.

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 “It is ‘cool,’ isn’t it, Dad?”
Charlotte added, with a twinkle
in her eye showing she had gotten
the “pun.”
Chuckling, Dad nodded and
then took his Bible from the shelf to
begin devotions. During prayer time,
Dad brought up their friends in South
America at the orphanage.
“How far is it to Peru, Dad?” Charlotte inquired.
“Why, it’s thousands of miles away, Charlotte! We would need to fly in
an airplane if we ever have the opportunity to visit Hairo and Natalia,” Dad
responded.
“How many is ‘thousands,’ Dad?” asked Charlotte, eager to understand
even bigger numbers.
“Well,” replied Dad, “Later, after you two munchkins play in the snow, we
will build a ‘Thousands’ House’ to add to your Place Value Village, and I will
help you learn how to count in bigger groups and learn bigger numbers.”
“Thanks, Dad!” Both children were now eagerly anticipating both the
fun-in-the-snow time and later learning about even larger numbers than
they already knew. After cleaning the table, the twins raced away to locate
their snow pants, boots, wool socks, hats, mittens, and winter coats in the
entryway. Minutes later, they were outdoors, head-to-toe covered in snow.
During the next couple of hours they made snow angels, played “Fox and
Geese,” rolled snowballs, had a snowball fight, and made a snowman.

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 Mom handed them a carrot for the nose, they found two black rocks for the
eyes and a few more for the mouth, and a couple of dead branches for the arms.
Lastly, they wrapped an old scarf around his neck and topped off their snowman
with one of Dad’s old hats. What an incredibly delightful morning!
With pink noses and cheeks, they returned to the house, hung up their wet
snow clothes, and joined Dad and Mom in the kitchen for some hot chocolate.
Baby Ella, strapped in her baby swing, was rocking gently next to them.
While Mom prepared lunch, Dad brought out the Place Value Village with
the new Thousands’ House and began explaining to the twins how, as numbers
have more digits, we continue adding houses to the village, like this:

The THOUSANDs’
house
The HUNDREDs’
house
The TENs’
house
The ONEs’
house

1 3 9 2
“This number is read ‘One thousand, three hundred, ninety-two.’ ”
Dad explained. “That means, we have 2 ones, 9 tens, 3 hundreds,
and 1 thousand. There are 10 sets of one hundred in one thousand,
just as there are 10 sets of 10 in one hundred and 10 ones in each 10.

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 We can count by sets of 100 to 1,000, like this:

100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700,

800, 900, 1,000
“Also, when we have more than three digits, we need a comma in our
number,” Dad further instructed. “A good way to know where the comma goes is
to count from the right-side digit, in
this case, the ‘2.’ Count three digits
from the right, and that is where we
place the comma, like this: 1,000.”
Dad continued working with
the twins until lunch was ready. He
assured them they could spend as
much time as they needed in order
to understand this new place value
concept.

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Practice counting by 100s.

Numbers for copywork:

100 200 300 400 500

600 700 800 900

Read and discuss the following concepts with your teacher.
When you have a large amount of items to count, it is easier to put them into
groups of 10 to count them. When you have groups of 10, you can easily count
by 10s. Like this:

10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100.
When you have a very large amount of items to count, if you can make groups of
100, you can count them easily by counting by 100s. Like this:

100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700,

800, 900.
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Up until now, we have learned place value by counting items up to 100 using
counting items and our Place Value Village. Because 1,000 is a big number made
up of 10 groups of 100, we cannot count items for it. For example, if we had 100
beans, we could easily count them. When we have 1,000 beans, we would have
10 bags of 100 beans each! That would take you all day to count, and it would be
easy to make a mistake! Now that we are adding the Thousands’ House to our
Place Value Village, you are going to use a special set of counting manipulatives
from the back of this book. Take time right now to find and cut out your new
“100s Counters” to use with your new Thousands’ House! They look like this:

100
Teacher

Please make sure that you take the time to discuss the transition
from 100s to 1,000. This concept is difficult for many children. Over
the next few days we will be working on understanding how these
larger numbers go together. Be looking for and discussing as many
patterns in the numbers as you can.

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Lets practice writing larger numbers!

For the rest of this lesson, we will be copying numbers from 900–1,000.
Today we will write the numbers 900–925. Discuss any patterns you see.
Numbers for copywork:

900 901 902 903 904

905 906 907 908 909

910 9 1 1 912 913 914 915

916 917 918 919 920

921 922 923 924 925

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Today we will write the numbers 926–950.

Numbers for copywork:

926 927 928 929 930

931 932 933 934 935

936 937 938 939 940

941 942 943 944 945

946 947 948 949 950

Optional Review: Work with your clock to review what you learned about
telling time to the minute.
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Today we will write the numbers 951–975.

Numbers for copywork:

951 952 953 954 955

956 957 958 959 960

961 962 963 964 965

966 967 968 969 970

971 972 973 974 975

Optional Review: Counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s.

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Today we will write the numbers 976–1,000.

Numbers for copywork:

976 977 978 979 980

981 982 983 984 985

986 987 988 989 990

991 992 993 994 995

996 997 998 999 1,000

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Optional Review:

We have a triangle with a 6-inch side, a 5-inch side, and a 4-inch side. What is
the perimeter? ________________

We have a square with four sides that measure 3 inches each. What is the
perimeter? ________________

We have a rectangle with two 7-inch sides and two 2-inch sides. What is the
perimeter? ________________

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How many bricks are

needed to repair the wall?

____________ bricks

Explain to your teacher

how you will figure out
this answer.

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More Work with Subtraction Lesson 15
It was hard to believe! Christmas was only one week away!
Yesterday, Mom, Charlie, and Charlotte had spent the entire
afternoon listening to Christmas carols and baking
Christmas cookies. They had cut out cookies in the shapes
of angels, stars, candy canes, snowmen, and holly leaves.
What a grand time they had together!
Today, Dad was not
working, and he, Charlie, and
Charlotte were heading out to
chop down their Christmas tree at the tree
farm down the road. Mom was staying
in the warm house with Ella, due to the
freezing temperatures not being favorable
for a newborn baby.
As Dad and the children tramped
through the fluffy, white snow at the
tree farm, they sang carols and laughed,
enjoying this time together. Looking
closely at each tree, they kept their eyes
open for the most magnificent tree for their
home.
“Hey, Dad and Charlie!” Charlotte
exclaimed, “I found the most beautiful tree
ever!”
Charlie, upon inspecting Charlotte’s
“perfect” tree, had to agree with her! It was
beautiful! So tall and majestic-looking,
with perfect fullness and shape to its
branches, it would look marvelous, all
decorated with lights and ornaments,
in their living room! Dad nodded his
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 approval and readied his axe to
chop it down. A few minutes
later, after dragging the tree
to their waiting vehicle and
securing it on the roof, they
were on their way to show their
prize to Mom and Ella!
Arriving home, Dad and
Charlie hauled the tree into the
living room and distributed
it into the awaiting tree-stand Mom had set up for it. Mom and Charlotte went
to the kitchen to make some hot chocolate and arrange some of the beautifully
decorated Christmas cookies on a platter for all to enjoy. Sitting in the living room,
all four of them agreed this was the most beautiful and most perfect tree yet!
“Hey, Mom,” Charlie questioned, “could I please have 5 cookies?”
“No, Charlie,” Mother replied, “you may have 2 cookies with your hot
chocolate.”
“Yes, Mom,” Charlie answered, with a smile. “You know, there are eight
cookies on the platter. If I eat two and Charlotte eats two, that is subtracting four
from the plate. That leaves four for you and Dad. If you and Dad each eat two
that is subtracting four more. Four plus four is eight, and eight minus four is
four.”
“Yes, Charlie,” Dad added, “and that is what we call a doubles family. Later
on, you can make doubles family flashcards if you would like. In the first
doubles family we have 1 + 1 = 2 and 2 - 1 = 1. In the second, we have 2 + 2 = 4
and 4 - 2 = 2, and so on.”
Always amazed at the twins’ enthusiasm for learning, Dad turned back to the
tree, breathing a prayer of thanks to the Lord for sharp minds desiring to learn.
He leaned back and enjoyed the picture his beloved family made by the tree.

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We have learned a lot about adding and subtracting! In the last few lessons we
have learned a lot about adding larger numbers. In this lesson, you will learn
about subtracting larger numbers.
Study this example and discuss it with your teacher as he or she read through
the steps.
Some math concepts take a lot of practice, so make sure you take the time to
practice and narrate to your teacher what you are learning.

Tens Ones

Step 1: Line up the digits in

the ones’ place and the tens’
place. In the ones’ place, 1 9
subtract the bottom number
from the top number.

– 4
Step 2: Next, bring Step 3: Look at your
down the digit that is in
the tens’ place. 1 5 answer. Does it make
sense?

Now you try it! Use counting items if you need to!

Tens Ones Tens Ones

2 5 3 9

– 3 – 7

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Tens Ones Tens Ones

7 6 5 3

– 4 – 2

Numbers for copywork:

975 976 977 978

979 980 981 982

983 984 985 986 987

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Tens Ones Tens Ones

8 7 9 2

– 2 – 2

Tens Ones Tens Ones

3 4 4 5

– 3 – 4

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Numbers for copywork:

988 989 990 991

992 993 994 995

996 997 998 999 1,000

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In this exercise, we are going to go a little further in learning to subtract larger

numbers. In the last two exercises you have practiced subtracting one-digit
numbers from two-digit numbers. Study this example. Follow along carefully as
your teacher reads through the steps with you.

Tens Ones

First: line up the digits in the

ones’ place and the tens’ place. 3 4
Second: subtract the digits
in the ones’ place first.
Third: subtract the digits
in the tens’ place. – 2 3
Last: look at your answer.
Does it make sense? 1 1

Now you try it! Talk it through as you work out the following problems. Use
counting items if you need to.

Tens Ones Tens Ones

6 7 3 2

– 4 3 – 1 2

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Tens Ones Tens Ones

5 3 4 9

– 2 1 – 3 6

Find the perimeter of these shapes

1 inch
1 inch

1 inch 1 inch 3 inches 3 inches

3 inches 3 inches

1 inch

________ inches
1 inch
2 inches

________ inches
________ inches

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Now let’s practice both!

Tens Ones Tens Ones Tens Ones

4 6 5 4 7 9

– 2 1 – 4 3 – 5 6

Tens Ones Tens Ones Tens Ones

7 5 9 4 8 6

– 3 – 2 – 5

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Draw hands on each clock to show the correct time.

4:23 6:38 12:03

11:08

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Have you noticed that when you are subtracting, the larger number is always on
top? You cannot subtract a larger number from a smaller number.
Do these hands-on exercises to explore this concept.

£ Count out 4 counting items. Can you take 6 away from them? _________
£ Count out 8 counting items. Can you take 9 away from them? _________
£ I n the space below, write out both of the above problems. Tell your
teacher why they will not work.

– –
____________________ ____________________

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Dad showed the twins the doubles families. Take time now to practice the
doubles. Talk to your teacher about how you can remember them. When you
find fun ways to remember certain information, this is called a mnemonic
(pronounced “new-MON-ic”) device. Use these facts for your flashcards:

2 +2 = 4 12 - 6 = 6
4- 2 = 2 7 + 7 = 14
3 +3 = 6 14 - 7 = 7
6 - 3 = 3 8 + 8 = 16
4+4= 8 16 - 8 = 8
8 - 4=4 9 + 9 = 18
5 + 5 = 10 18 - 9 = 9
10 - 5 = 5 10 + 10 = 20
6 + 6 = 12 20 - 10 = 10

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with Carrying to the Tens’ Place
Christmas Eve Day arrived at last!
Grandpa and Grandma were arriving
later today, and to help pass the time,
1
Group
Dad offered to teach the twins a new of
ten
concept in Math.
“Yay!” Charlie exclaimed. “What 1 6
are we learning, Dad?”
“Well, today we will continue to
work on adding two numbers and + 5
learn what we do when we have more
than ten ones in the Ones’ House.” 2 1 Group
of
one
Grabbing the Place Value Village and
placing in on the table, Dad placed a
1 in the Tens’ House, a 6 in the Ones’
16 + 5 = 21
House and a 5 below it in the Ones’ Step 1 Step 2 Step 3
House. “Now, Charlotte, what does 6
+ 5 equal?” Dad asked. 6
“It’s 11, Dad. I learned that on
my addition flashcards,” Charlotte 11 ones
replied. 5 11 is 1
“Very good, Charlotte, “ Dad said. Add the group of
ones’ ten and 1
Charlie, always so eager to grasp place group of
new concepts, began, “Dad, 11 is one one.
group of ten and one ‘one,’ right?”
“Yes, Charlie, you are correct,” Dad Step 4
said as he smiled, “and with that, we Only 9 ones can live in the ones’
house. We have to move the group of
need to put the 1 in the ones’ house, ten to the tens’ house and leave the
and the one group of 10 needs to be 1 group of one in the ones’ place.
added to the Tens’ House. Now we
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 have 2 groups of tens in the
Step 5
Tens’ House,” continued
When we move the 1 group to
Dad, “and so we now know the tens’ house, that means we
that 16 + 5 = 21. Bringing now have 2 groups of ten and 1
group of one, which is 21.
the one group of ten from
the Ones’ House to the
Step 6
Tens’ House, where
We now know that
it belongs, is called 16 + 5 = 21
‘carrying.’ ” or
16
+5
21

“Let’s try a few more,” Charlotte eagerly suggested.

“Okay,” responded Dad, “here we go, Charlotte. How Tens Ones
about 22 + 8?” 1
“Well,” Charlotte began, “first we lay it out like this with our 2 2
Place Value Village.”
“Okay, Dad, first we add the ones’ house: 2 + 8 = 10, so we + 8
have 1 group of ten, and there are no ones left over. We put a
0 in the ones’ house and carry the one group of ten into the 3 0
Tens’ House. Now we add the Tens’ House up. We have 1 +
2, and that is 3 tens, and so 22 + 8 = 30. Is that right, Dad?” Charlotte’s bright blue
eyes awaited Dad’s affirmation, which he gave, “Great job, Charlotte!”
Continuing to work on a few more addition problems with carrying helped
pass a little more time on this exciting day! Dad even made up a couple of word
problems, with carrying, for them.
Mom then suggested they all play a game while Ella napped. The game
proved to be great entertainment, and after it was over, the twins donned their
snow apparel and off they went to play in the snow.
Later Dad would read the Christmas story by the light of the beautiful
Christmas tree, and they would sing “Happy Birthday” to Jesus. After that, they
would continue singing Christmas carols with Grandpa, Grandma, and their
parents. Ella would coo softly along with them.

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Narrate to your teacher the steps of adding with carrying.

Tens Ones Tens Ones Tens Ones

3 2 6 8 9 4

+ 9 + 4 + 3

Tens Ones Tens Ones Tens Ones

5 7 4 8 7 6

+ 9 + 1 2 + 1 5

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Addition practice.

Tens Ones Tens Ones Tens Ones

5 6 3 9 5 7

+ 6 + 9 + 2 7

Tens Ones Tens Ones Tens Ones

3 4 8 7 2 2

+ 8 + 5 + 6 8

Review addition facts using your flashcards.

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Addition practice.

Tens Ones Tens Ones Tens Ones

4 9 2 4 9 5

+ 1 + 1 5 + 1

Tens Ones Tens Ones Tens Ones

3 5 7 2 5 1

+ 5 3 + 1 9 + 4 6

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Solve these addition problems without the “houses” to guide you.

27 35 19 8 11
+ 54 +16 + 74 + 27

Complete the Doubles Families Fact Sheet from the back of the book. Make sure
it is laminated so you can use it again.

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£  ow it’s your turn! Ask your teacher to help you make an equation of
N
your own. Write it in the space and use your counting items to solve.
Narrate to your teacher what you are doing as you work through the
equation. Tell them if you had to carry or not.

The twins cuddled close to Dad as he read the Christmas story from their Bible
storybook. “Long ago, about two thousand years, when King Herod ruled Judea
(now part of Israel), God sent the angel, Gabriel, to a young woman who lived in
the northern town of Nazareth. The girl’s name was Mary, and she was engaged
to marry Joseph.
“Gabriel said to Mary, ‘Peace be with you! God has
blessed you and is pleased with you.’ Mary was very
surprised by this and wondered what the angel
meant. The angel said to her, ‘Don’t be afraid,
God has been very kind to you. You are chosen
by God to give birth to a baby boy, and you will
call him Jesus. He will be God’s own Son and His
kingdom will never end.’ Mary was
very afraid, but she trusted God.
‘Let it happen as God says,’ she
replied to the angel. Gabriel
also told Mary that her
cousin, Elizabeth, would have a
baby boy who God had chosen to
prepare the way for Jesus.
“Mary said goodbye to her family and friends and
went to visit her cousin Elizabeth and her husband
Zechariah. Elizabeth was very happy to see Mary.
She knew that Mary had been chosen by God to be the

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mother of His Son. An angel had already told Zechariah that

Elizabeth’s baby would prepare people to welcome Jesus. He was
to be called John. Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months
and then returned home to Nazareth.
“Joseph was worried when he found out that Mary was
expecting a baby before their marriage had taken place. He
wondered if he should put off the wedding altogether. Then an
angel appeared to Joseph in a dream and said: ‘Don’t be afraid
to have Mary as your wife.’ The angel explained that Mary
had been chosen by God to be the mother of his Son and told
Joseph that the baby would be named Jesus, which means
‘Savior,’ because He would save people from their sins. When
Joseph woke up, he did what the angel had told him to do and
took Mary as his wife.
“At this time, the land where Mary and Joseph lived
was part of the Roman Empire. The Roman Emperor
Augustus wanted a list of all the people in the empire, to make sure they paid
their taxes. He ordered everyone to return to the town where
their families originally came from and to enter their names
in a register there. Mary and Joseph traveled a long way (about
70 miles) from Nazareth to Bethlehem, because that is where
Joseph’s family came from. Most people walked, but some
lucky people had a donkey to help carry the goods needed
for the journey. Joseph and Mary traveled very slowly,
because Mary’s baby was due to be born soon.
“When they reached Bethlehem, they had problems
finding somewhere to stay. So many people had come to
register their names that every house was full, and every
bed was taken in all of the inns. The only shelter that they
could find was a stable with the animals. In this poor place,
Jesus, the Son of God, was born. In those days, it was the

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custom to wrap newborn babies tightly in a long cloth called ‘swaddling clothes.’
Jesus’ bed was the manger that the animals ate their hay from.
“In the hills and fields outside Bethlehem, shepherds looked after their sheep
through the long night. As the new day began, suddenly, an angel appeared
before them, and the glory of God shone around them. The shepherds were very,
very scared, but the angel said, ‘Don’t be afraid. I have good news for you and
everyone. Today in Bethlehem, a Savior has been born for you. You will find the
baby lying in a manger.’
“Then many more angels appeared, lighting up the sky. The shepherds heard
them praising God, singing, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and peace to everyone
on earth.’ When the angels had gone, the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let’s go
to Bethlehem to see what has happened.’ So the shepherds went to Bethlehem
and found Mary and Joseph. The baby Jesus was lying in a manger, as they had
been told. When they saw him, they told everyone what the angel had said, and
everyone who heard the story were astonished. Then the shepherds returned to
their sheep, praising God for sending His Son to be their Savior.”

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Charlie and Charlotte loved to hear this story every year.

Christmas Eve was such a special night. They snuggled close
to their dad and gazed at the glittering Christmas tree.
They loved the huge evergreen tree, which in their
family was a symbol of the eternal life and love of Jesus.
The hundreds of lights, glowing through the
branches, were a symbol of Jesus being the
light of the world. As they decorated the tree
together, Mom always told the children that
each special ornament that they placed on the
tree was a memory of that year of their lives. This
year’s ornament was in honor of Ella joining their
family, a family of five gingerbread people made
from modeling clay and painted with each of their
names. Jesus had come to earth as a baby, a baby
just like Ella. Happy Birthday, Jesus!

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with Borrowing from the Tens’ Place
Waking up to a beautiful view of fluffy, new snow clothing the evergreens,
and a sunny, bright blue sky making the fresh, new snow glisten was just what
Charlie and Charlotte needed to jump out of bed and get going with their day!
Eagerly entering the kitchen, after seeing
to their chores, they nearly knocked their
surprised mother down.
“Sorry, Mom,” exclaimed Charlie, “I
sure didn’t mean to do that!”
“It’s okay, Charlie,” replied Mom, “just
remember to slow down a bit.”
“Okay, Mom,” said Charlie. He
continued, “It’s SO beautiful outside, isn’t
it? Did you notice the glistening new
snow and the majestic-looking, snow-
draped evergreens?”
“Yes, Charlie, I did notice how lovely
it is outside,” expressed Mom. “Later this
morning, we will walk around and take
some pictures of the beauty.”
“I can hardly wait!” Charlotte chimed
in the conversation now. Both children
were eagerly anticipating the great
enjoyment they were going to have on
this glorious January day.
After helping Mom clean up the
breakfast dishes and wipe down the
counters and table, Charlie and Charlotte
patiently began work on their January
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 Ella was fast asleep for her morning
siesta (Mom had explained to them that
siesta is the Spanish word for “nap”),
Mom told the twins to get ready to go
outside with her and take pictures of
the beautiful snowy scenery.
With camera in hand, Mom was able
to take pictures of the beautiful snow
hanging on the evergreen boughs. She
also took some photos of different birds
visiting the feeders, which the twins
were diligently keeping full of food
for their feathery friends. Charlotte’s
favorite picture that Mom took was of
a beautiful cardinal on a branch of the
snow-clad evergreen. The brilliant red
bird shown majestically against the
shimmery snowy background.
Sipping hot chocolate with Mom
after taking many pictures of the new
snow, the twins were eager to learn
something new. Dad had taught them
about carrying with addition problems
before Christmas, and now, they
wondered about subtraction.
“Mom,” Charlie inquired, “we
learned what to do when we are adding
and we have more than nine ones in the Ones’ House. What happens when we
are subtracting, and the number on top in the Ones’ House is smaller than the
number underneath it in the Ones’ House like this?” Charlie demonstrated what
he was asking on the blank paper in front of him.

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 “See, Mom, the 2 is smaller than the 7. We can’t take 7
Tens
away from 2,” Charlie said. Ones

“You’re right, Charlie,” Mom encouraged, “what we have

to do is ‘borrow’ one ten from the Tens’ House, and so in 5 2
this problem,we take one ten from the 5, thus making only
4 tens left in the Tens’ House. Now, Charlotte, how many
– 7
ones are in that ‘ten’ that we borrowed?”
“Ten ones, Mom,” replied Charlotte.
“Right, Charlotte,” smiled Mom, “and so we take those
10 ones and we add them to the 2 ones on top, making 12
ones, like this.” Mom demonstrated on the paper in front
of her what she was talking about. Tens Ones

“Now we have 12 ones on top and we subtract 7 from

12, and we get 5. We have 5 ones and 4 tens. So, we say 4 5 2
52-7= 45,” further explained Mom. + 10 = 12
“Now, let’s try another one,” said Mom, “let’s try 81- – 7
45.” The twins took their Place Value Villages and set up
their problem using their manipulatives. 4 5
“Okay,” Charlotte said, “we can’t subtract 5 from 1, so we
need to borrow 1 ten from the Tens’ House, making the 8
in the Tens’ House a 7. Next, we add those 10 ones to the 1
already in the Ones’ House, making it an 11. Now we can Tens Ones

subtract 11-5 in the Ones’ House, giving us 6 ones left. And

we can subtract 4 from the 7 in the Tens’ House, giving us 7 8 1
3 tens left. So we can say 81-45=36.” + 10 = 11
“Well done, Charlotte!” exclaimed Mom.
They continued working on subtraction until lunch.
– 4 5
After a delicious lunch, Charlie and Charlotte donned 3 6
their winter clothing once again and raced outdoors to
enjoy the beautiful, snowy day.
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Teacher

It is extremely important to use manipulatives to work through

these problems. This may be a difficult concept to comprehend, so
please take the time to practice.

42 87 32 54
– 6 – 9 –19 – 25

Practice your doubles with your flashcards.

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More practice on borrowing from the tens’ place.

25 63 82 4 11
– 7 – 4 – 75 – 23

Practice subtraction facts using the Larger Subtraction Mat from the back of
your book.

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43 78 9 11 20
– 27 – 9 – 56 – 2

Practice your subtraction facts using your flashcards.

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37 54 92 6 11
– 29 – 29 – 8 – 42

Practice using your doubles flashcards.

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Review Time!
£  ow it’s your turn! Ask your teacher to help you make up some equations
N
of your own. Write them in the space below and use your counting items
to solve. Narrate to your teacher what you are doing as you work through
the equations. Tell them if you had to borrow or not.

£ For review, use the drill sheet to practice your subtraction facts.

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Review of Regrouping Concepts Lesson 18
Charlie and Charlotte could hardly believe it! Mom told them that their
first year of homeschool was half over this week.
They were enjoying it so much. They decided
this week they would continue working on
subtraction with borrowing and reviewing their
addition and subtraction facts. Baby Ella, now
three months old and entirely captivated with
her older siblings, cooed quietly as she kept
her bright blue eyes on them.
We have learned so much in our study!
It is important to take time
to review and practice all the
new concepts we have learned.
Throughout the week, work on the
next month of your calendar.

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Review Time! What are the shapes we have learned so far?

Draw a circle:

Draw a square:

Draw a rectangle:

Draw a triangle:

Draw an oval:

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Divide each of the following shapes into the shown fractions. Narrate to your
teacher what makes a true fraction.

1 1 1
2 2 4

1 1
4 2

Color each 1
4 red and each 1
2 blue.

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Review Time! Draw hands on each clock to show the correct time.

11:00 12:15 10:13

6:11 2:21 7:28

Count these sets of coins and write the correct amount.

_____ ¢
_____ ¢
_____ ¢
_____ ¢
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Review Time! In the spaces below, write the numbers as you count by:
2s from 0–20

5s from 0–50

10s from 0–100

Use your flashcards to practice any facts that you may have a hard time
remembering.

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Review Time! Solve these word problems.

Word problem #1
Charlotte and Charlie have fun playing with Ella. The baby has giggled 3 times
at Charlie and 8 times at Charlotte. How many times all together have the twins
gotten their baby sister to giggle?

Word problem #2
Charlotte and Grandma made small, fleece blankets for the children in the
orphanage in Peru. Grandma tied the ties on 8 fleece blankets, and Charlotte
tied 4 blankets. How many blankets did they make all together?

Word problem #3
Charlie and Dad worked together to ready the sheeps’ pen for winter. They
nailed 10 boards on the north side of the pen and 5 boards on the south side.
How many more boards did they nail on the north side?

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Word problem #4
The twins loved their new schoolroom. They decorated the walls with pictures
that they had drawn. On the left wall they hung 15 pictures, and on the right
wall they hung 7 pictures. How many more pictures were on the left wall than
the right?

Word problem #5
If the twins combine all of their building blocks, they can build a large castle in
their schoolroom. Mom said that they could build a castle together after they
were finished with their thank you notes to Grandma and Grandpa. Charlie has
9 tubs of blocks, and Charlotte has 7 tubs of blocks. How many tubs do they
have all together?

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Review Time!

Dear Grandma and Grandpa,

Thank you so much for the wonderful gifts that you sent us! We love the
new jump ropes and the board game. We have been having so much fun
playing with Ella! She is getting so big and loves to giggle at us when we play
peek-a-boo with her. We have been working hard in school, too! Here are
some of the exciting new concepts we have learned in math.
We learned to solve these REALLY big addition and subtraction problems:

76 42
– 58 + 9

We have also been practicing measuring things around our house.

Here is a line that is 4 inches long:

Here is a square that has 1-inch sides. The perimeter of the square is:

We love you!
Charlie, Charlotte, and our friend, _______________________

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Understanding Dollars and Cents — Lesson 19
Writing Money Terms
Charlie and Charlotte were ready for another trip to the bank. They had been
saving their pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and even
a couple of dollar bills for Hairo and Natalia, their
friends from the orphanage in South America. Today,
Mom had promised to help them count out their coins
and bills and then take them to the bank. Eagerly and
diligently finishing their other schoolwork, the twins
were now ready to count their change.
Mom, having just put Ella down for her morning
siesta, joined Charlie and Charlotte at the table.
Dumping the coins on the table, the twins began
separating the coins. Mom grabbed a piece of paper
and a pencil from the drawer and began showing the
kids another way to write amounts for pennies, nickels,
dimes, and quarters. She explained that for amounts
up to 99¢, you could just add the (¢) sign to the right
side of the number. She further demonstrated writing
monetary values by using a decimal point, which looked
just like a period, with a dollar sign ($) in front of it.
“See, Charlie and Charlotte, you
can write the value of a penny as 1¢
or as $.01. They both are said as ‘one
cent.’ A nickel’s value can be written as 5¢ or as $ .05 and said
as ‘five cents.’ The reason we need the ‘0’ in the number after
the decimal point is to be a ‘place holder.’ We always need two
numbers to the right of the decimal point when writing any
monetary values. With a dime, we write the value as 10¢ or as
$ .10 and say it as ‘ten cents.’ Instead of writing 100¢, we
write the value for one dollar as $ 1.00. The two places
to the right of the decimal point show how many ‘cents’
we have; in this case, we have one dollar and zero cents.
Let’s practice writing money values together.”
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Trace the dollar signs:

$ $ $ $ $ $ $
Write each money value showing both ways of writing it. The first one is done
for you.

4 cents 4¢ $ .04
8 cents ________ ________
35 cents ________ ________
100 cents ________ ________
67 cents ________ ________
55 cents ________ ________
1 cent ________ ________
3 cents ________ ________

_________ ¢
$ ._________
_________ ¢
$ ._________
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More practice! Using your money, count out the following amounts. In the space
next to each, write the value both ways. Narrate to your teacher what you are
doing.
£ 8 dimes
£ 7 pennies
£ 9 nickels
£ 4 dimes
£ 2 dimes
£ 10 dimes
£ 6 nickels
£ 3 pennies
£ 5 pennies

Solve these word problems.

Word problem #1
If Charlie has 6 dimes and Charlotte has 4 dimes, what is the total value of their
money all together? Write it both ways.

Word problem #2
Mom and Dad wanted to donate some money to send to the children in Peru,
also. Mom had 7 nickels and Dad had 10 nickels to give. What is the value of
their money all together? Write it both ways.

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After practicing writing money values using the decimal point, Mom and the
twins began counting their coins.
“Hey!” Charlotte enthusiastically exclaimed, “ten dimes equal one dollar, but
it takes twenty nickels to equal one dollar. It takes one hundred pennies to equal
one dollar.”
“You’re absolutely right, Charlotte,” encouraged Mom, “and I see you have
four quarters in one of your piles. Four quarters also equal one dollar. Two
quarters are equal to 50¢, which is half of a dollar.” With Mom’s suggestion,
the twins decided to make a Money Facts Sheet, showing different ways to
make one dollar.

1 dollar

1 quarter

Use your money to count and fill in the money chart on the following page.
Optional: draw pictures of the coins that you counted.

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What Makes a Dollar?

_______ pennies (You don’t have to draw this!)

_______ nickels

_______ dimes

_______ quarters

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Charlie had counted out all of his coins for his friend Hairo. Help Charlie make
a list of the amounts of money, for each kind of coin, he had. Write it both ways.

_________ ¢
$ ._________

_________ ¢
$ ._________

_________ ¢
$ ._________

_________ ¢
$ ._________

_________ ¢
$ .
___ ______

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Charlie was so excited to know how much this equaled in all. Mom showed him
how to add it all up. He then proudly wrote the amount on his paper, gathered
all the coins and the dollar bill, and put them in a baggie, zipped the baggie shut,
and readied himself for town. Mom helped Charlotte total her money as well,
and right after lunch they were off to the bank, where the friendly bank teller
assisted them once again in counting their money. Mom and Dad chipped in
some extra, and they were able to send each of their friends ten whole dollars!
Charlie and Charlotte are making flashcards to learn these new money
concepts. Take time to start working on your money concept flashcards, also.

Using blank index cards, create money concept flashcards by drawing pictures of
the coins or dollar bill and writing the following:
• 1 penny = 1¢
• 1 nickel = $0.05 (or 5¢)
• 1 dime = $0.10 (or 10¢)
• 1 quarter = $0.25 (or 25¢)
• 1 dollar = one hundred cents (or 100¢)

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95

Review Time! Check off each one as you complete it.

£ Count out 1 dollar in dimes. How many? _______

£ Count out 1 dollar in nickels. How many? _______

£ Count out 50¢ in pennies. How many? ______

£ With your teacher’s help, count out 50¢ in quarters. How many? ______

£  onus: Try to count out 33¢ using a combination of dimes and pennies.
B
How many dimes? ________ How many pennies? ________

£ Finish your money concept flashcards.

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Review — Money Lesson 20
Skipping into the post office the next day, with dazzling smiles on their
adorable faces, Charlie and Charlotte grasped their envelopes securely and
brought them to the postmaster.
“We would like to send these letters to Peru. That is in South America
by the Andes Mountains and the Amazon Rainforest,” Charlie vivaciously
explained to the rather amused postmaster. Mom had just shared this
information with the twins a few days before, and true to his nature,
Charlie just had to share it with someone else.
“Well, okee dokee, we will get them delivered to Peru for you,” replied
the kind postmaster as he weighed and stamped the envelopes.
“Thank you,” both children graciously responded at once.
Mom paid the postage, picked up Ella, who was strapped securely in
her car seat, and the four exited the post office.
Arriving home, Charlie and Charlotte each grabbed a book from the
book basket in the family room and quietly read for the next half hour,
while Mom fed Ella and then prepared lunch for them. It had been so
fun and rewarding to send Hairo and Natalia letters and some money to
help them buy the things they needed.

Charlie & Charlotte S.

497 13th St.
Berry Falls, MN 55298

Hairo & Natalia Chavez

c/o Casa de Ninos
Lima, Peru, South America
H274T569-SA42

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96

Review Time! Using your money, count out these amounts to your teacher.
£ $ .05 in pennies
£ $ .15 in nickels
£ $ .70 in dimes
£ $ 1.00 in nickels
£ $ .16 in pennies
£ $ .40 in dimes
£ $ .50 in quarters
£  onus: Try counting out $ 1.00 using a combination of dimes and nickels.
B
How many dimes did you use? _____ How many nickels did you use?
_____

More Review!
Practice doing these subtraction problems.

25 67 86 5 11
– 18 – 34 – 29 – 47

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Name Exercise 2 Day
97

Review Time! In the following numbers, tell what place the underlined number
is in. The first one has been done for you.

645 tens' place

1,323 ______________________________________________
798 ______________________________________________
42 ______________________________________________
2,222 ______________________________________________
3,102 ______________________________________________
4,678 ______________________________________________
9,999 ______________________________________________
Solve the following addition problems.

67 45
+ 38 + 29

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98

Review Time! Solve the following word problems.

Word problem #1
Charlie was busy working in the garage. He was sawing a board in the shape
of a rectangle. He needed two sides to be 4 inches long and two sides to be 6
inches long. Draw out the rectangle, labeling the sides, and then figure out the
perimeter of the rectangle.

Word problem #2
Charlotte and her grandma were cutting out more fleece blankets for the children
at the orphanage in Peru. They needed each side to be 5 feet long. Draw a picture
of the square-shaped blanket, label the sides, and solve for the perimeter.

Word problem #3
Dad dumped out the change from his pocket onto the table. He had a handful
of dimes. He gave Charlotte 6 dimes, and he gave Charlie 6 dimes. How many
dimes did they have all together? _______ Bonus: How do we write the money
value for this many dimes? ___________

Word problem #4
Charlotte was outside enjoying the day. So far, she had spotted 14 cardinals at
the feeder and 26 chickadees. How many birds did she see in all?

Are there any math facts you still need to practice? Use your flashcards to help
you practice.

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99

Review Time! Count the following money and write the value on the line. The
first one has been done for you.
10¢ 20¢ 30¢ 40¢ 50¢ 60¢ 70¢

90¢
_____________________
75¢ 80¢ 85¢ 90¢

_____________________

_____________________

_____________________

Practice your facts with an addition mat.

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100

Review Time! Draw lines for the following measurements.

4 inches

5 inches

1 inch

3 inches

2 inches

Fill in the clock faces to match the times.

6:30 7:02 4:24

12:01 9:47 2:09

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Introducing Thermometers Lesson 21
and Other Gauges
Cuddled up next to Dad and Mom on the couch on this freezing, blowing,
snowy day, Charlie and Charlotte were eager to know more about blizzards.
“What exactly is a blizzard, Dad?” asked Charlotte,
knowing this was the reason Dad got to be home with
them today.
“Well, it is a severe winter storm, which can last for
a few hours or more. In a blizzard, the temperatures
fall and are very low, and winds blow 35 miles per
hour or more. With snow falling and winds blowing,
we cannot see much except white, swirling snow. It can
be very dangerous to be outside during a blizzard due
to the freezing temperatures and reduced visibilities.
You can get frostbite from the freezing temperatures,
and you can lose your way with the reduced visibility.”
“Wow!” Charlie exclaimed. “I sure am glad we have
a warm, cozy house!”
“We most definitely can be thankful for that!”
agreed Mom, with a smile.
Rising from the couch, Dad strolled over to the
window for a look at the thermometer. Charlie popped
up off the couch and joined Dad at the frosty window.
Charlotte and Mom decided to take a peek outside, too.
“Wow!” exclaimed Charlie. “The thermometer says
it is way below zero, Dad!”
“Yes, it does,” agreed Dad. “Temperature means how
hot something is. It is measured using a thermometer.
It is measured in degrees Centigrade (°C) or degrees
Fahrenheit (°F). For instance, normal room temperature is 20°C, which is 68°F.
Normal body temperature is 37°C, which is 98.6°F. Water freezes at 0°C, which is
32°F, and water boils at 100°C, which is 212°F. Keeping a weather and temperature
Math Level 2 – Lesson 21 197
 journal can be a very interesting thing to do.
You can record the daily temperature, you can
write down what the sky looks like and what
kinds of clouds you see, if any, and what is
happening in nature all around you.”
“How do you read a thermometer, Dad?”
questioned Charlotte.
“Well, there is liquid in a narrow tube in
the thermometer. As the liquid warms up, it
gets bigger and fills more of the tube, causing
the red or black line, which is the liquid
inside the thermometer, to raise and lower.
Heat generally causes liquids to expand, or
get bigger, and that is why the liquid rises
when temperatures go up.”
While the wind howled and the snow continued to blow ferociously, Dad
helped Charlie and Charlotte take their own body temperatures, and he assisted
them in boiling water and taking the temperature. Learning how to take
temperature and read a thermometer was lots of fun!
Dad further explained to the twins about the differences in temperature in
different areas of the world. The twins wondered what the temperature was
like in Peru, South America. Dad responded by telling them that Peru has
mountainous areas, which can be very cold and snowy on the peaks (which
are the pointy tops of mountains), but are great for growing crops, with milder
temperatures on the lower slopes. Also, Peru has hot, desert areas which are
dry and very, very warm. In addition, Dad pointed out that Peru borders the
Amazon Rainforest, which is the biggest rainforest in the world and has very
warm temperatures all year round. After discussing weather and temperature
in South America, Dad suggested they read an entertaining story about some
of the animals in the Amazon. Both kids readily and excitedly agreed. The three
cuddled up and read about a place thousands of miles away which is hot and
humid, while the freezing, icy winds continued to howl outside their home.
Attention: you will need a candy thermometer and simple ingredients for
Exercise 4 of this lesson.

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Name Exercise 1 Day
101

Study the thermometer below and answer these questions. Talk through this
with your teacher.
1. What temperature does the thermometer show? _________
2. Do the numbers start smaller and get bigger as you go up the
thermometer? __________
3. Study the small lines between the numbers. How many are there? ______
4. When we read the temperature, what do we count by? What does each
small line stand for? ________
5. The numbers on the thermometer are going up as if counting by _______.

Important note:
At the end of this lesson, there is a page with 7
thermometers for you to fill in daily over the next
week.
We will be using these thermometers in a coming
lesson for a graphing project.
Please make sure that you check the temperature
every day and fill in the correct temperature on
that day’s thermometer.

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 Name Exercise 2-3 Day
102

Over the next two days, you will be working through some hands-on projects
that explore the concept of temperature and reading thermometers. Do one
section each day.
*Important: TEACHER MUST HELP WITH THIS!
Note: it will take at least several minutes in each location to get an accurate
reading.
*Use your thermometer to measure the temperature in these locations:
£ If you have a basement, cellar, or three-season porch.
Temperature _________ °F
£ Inside the refrigerator. Temperature _________ °F
£ Inside your bedroom. Temperature _________ °F
£ Next to a turned-on lamp. Temperature _________ °F
£ Near a closed window. Temperature _________ °F
£ Inside the freezer. Temperature _________ °F
If you have a multi-level home, take the temperature on each level and
£ 
note any differences in temperature.

*Important: TEACHER MUST HELP WITH THIS!

*Use your thermometer to measure the temperature in these items:
If you have snow, place your thermometer in the snowbank. If you do not
£ 
have snow available, put ice in a drinking glass, add water, and record the
temperature. Temperature _________ °F
HAVE YOUR TEACHER DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: In a
£ 
saucepan, boil some water on the stove. After boiling, remove pan from
stove top. Place your thermometer carefully into the boiling water for a few
minutes. Remove the thermometer from the water and read temperature.
Temperature _________ °F

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103

£ Make your own practice thermometer. Follow these directions:

1. Gather white card stock (8.5 x 11 is a good size), a pencil, markers, a ruler,
a hole punch, red yarn, scissors, a square of black construction paper (1-
inch square), a stapler, and a small amount of poster putty.
2. Fold card stock in half lengthwise. Cut in half on the fold.
3. Ask your teacher to measure and lightly write (with the pencil) the lines
and numbers on your thermometer. Use the thermometer in this lesson
(Exercise 1) as a guide.
4. Now go over the pencil lines with your black marker.
5. Use the hole punch to make a hole at the bottom of your thermometer.
6. Cut a length of red yarn a few inches longer than your thermometer.
7. Tie a big enough knot at the end of your yarn to keep it from pulling
through the hole in the card stock. Thread the yarn through the hole
before doing the next step.
8. Fold the 1-inch square of black construction paper in half. Place it over the
end of the yarn opposite the knot. Staple the square firmly onto the yarn,
catching all the layers of paper and yarn together.
9. Place a small amount of the poster putty on the folded square.
10. Now you can use your thermometer to practice reading temperatures
by pulling the yarn up and sticking the black square at the correct
temperature.

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 Name Exercise 4 Day
104

We have a very exciting project today! We will be making salt water taffy using a
candy thermometer.
Important: TEACHER MUST HELP WITH THIS!

Salt Water Taffy

1 cup sugar
3
4 cup light corn syrup
2
3 cup water
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla

Directions:
1. Butter square pan, 8 x 8 x 2 inches
2. In two-quart saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, water, cornstarch,
butter, and salt.
3. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, to 256 degrees F on candy
thermometer (or until small amount of mixture dropped into very cold
water forms a hard ball).
4. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Pour into pan.
5. When just cool enough to handle, pull taffy until satiny, light in color, and
stiff. If taffy becomes sticky, butter hands lightly.
6. With scissors, cut strips into one-inch pieces.
7. Wrap pieces individually in wax paper. Candy must be wrapped to hold
shape. Makes about 1 pound.

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Name Exercise 5 Day
105

Review Time!

Dear Hairo and Natalia,

We are so excited to write to you again, so we can show you what we have
learned! Dad is teaching us all sorts of wonderful things about where you
live. We have also been learning about temperatures and thermometers. We
have been doing many different projects exploring these concepts.
One of our favorite projects was making salt water taffy. It is so yummy!
We wish we could send you some, but Mom said that it would be stale by the
time it would get to you.
We want to show you what a thermometer looks like. (Help the twins
show their friends what a thermometer looks like by drawing one in the
space below.)

Write back soon and tell us about the temperatures you are having down
there in South America. We love to get letters from you!
Love,
Charlie, Charlotte, and our friend, _____________________
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105

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

_______ 0F _______ 0F _______ 0F _______ 0F

Thursday Friday Saturday

_______ 0F _______ 0F _______ 0F
Keep these pages for another project in a coming lesson.

204 Math Level 2 – Lesson 21

Reading Bar Graphs Lesson 22
and Line Graphs
After learning all about temperature and thermometers, Charlie and
Charlotte had been keeping track of daily temperatures. Being February in the
Midwest, they were observing quite a range of temperatures in their weather
journals. Just this morning, Mom had shown the twins the difference between
a line graph and a bar graph. Mom provided them with some graph paper,
and now they were busily trying to record the temperatures, for this week in
February, on a line graph like this:

February Temperatures in Fahrenheit (0F)

300

200

100

00

-100

-200

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.

Days of the Week

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 Charlotte also had been keeping track of the various kinds of birds coming to
their feeders. Mom had provided her with a birding field guide, and now she
was busy designing a bar graph with her info, like this:
Number of Birds Seen at Feeders in a Week

20

18

16

14

12

10

0
Cardinals Chickadees Blue Jays Woodpeckers House Finches
Kinds of Birds
Charlotte had read some fascinating information in her bird guide about black-
capped chickadees. Evidently, these cute little birds that she had seen so many
of over the past week, had to eat their weight in food each day in order to keep
their body temperature of 108°F steady. The cardinal still was the prettiest bird
she observed, in her opinion.

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Name Exercise 1 Day
106

The first graph in this lesson (which graphed temperatures) is called a line
graph. Using graphs helps us organize information in a clear, concise way. For
instance, on the line graph, we see the differences in temperatures during one
week in February. The dots tell us what the actual temperature, taken on a
certain day, is. For example, if we wanted to know what the temperature was on
Wednesday, we first of all go to the column marked “Wed.” for Wednesday. From
there, we follow the “Wed.” line up to the dot. Next, we follow the line to the left
until we see the temperature, which, in this case, is 20°F.
Using this method and the temperature line graph on page 205, talk through
the following questions with your teacher. Write the answers on the lines.

What was the warmest day in the week? _____________________

£ 
What was the temperature on Monday? ________ °F
£ 
What was the coldest day in the week? ______________________
£ 
What was the temperature on Saturday? ________ °F
£ 
What two days had a temperature of -20°F? _________________
£ 
and __________________.
Bonus! What was the difference in temperature between Wednesday and
£ 
Thursday? (Tip: “difference” always means “subtract”) _________°F.
Calendar reminder! Make sure your calendar is current.
£ 

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107

Bar graphs are another way to organize information. Using Charlotte’s “Kinds of
Birds” bar graph on page 206, answer the following questions.

What bird did Charlotte see the most of at the feeders? ____________
£ 
How many bluejays did Charlotte see? __________
£ 
What kind of bird did Charlotte see 12 of at the feeders? ____________
£ 
How many house finches came to the feeders? ________
£ 
Bonus! How many more chickadees came than bluejays? (Tip: “how many
£ 
more” means “subtract.”) ______________

Fill in the thermometers to show the correct temperatures.

60 0F 110 0F 32 0F

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Name Exercise 3 Day
108

Using the temperatures that you recorded in Lesson 21, make a line graph below.
Have your teacher help you. Use a ruler to connect your dots, day to day, after
you have graphed your information. You will need to write in the temperatures
on the left-hand side of the graph. Also, write a title for your graph on the line
provided.

___________________________________

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.

Days of the Week

Explain to your teacher what you did. Make up questions to quiz your teacher!

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 Name Exercise 4 Day
109

Study the bar graph and answer the questions.

Number of Blankets Sent to the Orphanage
10

0
yellow blue red purple orange green brown
Color of Blankets

What color of blankets did they send the most of to the orphanage?
£ 
______________________

How many orange blankets did they send? ___________

£ 

What is the title of this bar graph? ________________________________

£ 
_________________

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Name Exercise 4 Day
109

How many more yellow blankets did they send than purple blankets? ____
£ 

How many red and blue blankets did they send all together? _________
£ 

What color did they send 9 of? ____________

£ 

How many brown blankets did they send? ________

£ 

What color of blankets did they send the least of to the orphanage?
£ 
_______________________

Big Bonus!! How many blankets did they send in all? (Tip: “in all” means
£ 
“add.”)

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 Name Exercise 5 Day
110

Using your temperature readings from Lesson 21, make a bar graph of your own.
Write the temperatures down the left side (like you did for the line graph)
and the days of the week along the bottom. Draw bars to show the temperature
each day. Title your graph.
___________________________________

What time is it?

_____________ _____________ _____________ _____________

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More on Measurement — Lesson 23
Pounds and Ounces
Going to the clinic with Mom for Ella’s three-month checkup
was a delight for Charlotte! Charlie had stayed home to help Dad
with some building projects in the garage, and she had been able
to come with Mom. She was SO excited! She remembered when
Ella was a newborn, and she had come to the hospital
to meet her new baby sister and to see Mom and Dad.
She had been so excited then, too.
As the nurse led them to the exam room, she
stopped first at a little padded table with edges,
where she weighed Ella.
“Fourteen pounds, three ounces!” the nurse
announced. Next, she laid Ella down with her head
at one end of the table and measured how tall she was.
“Thirty-one inches long,” added the nurse. After measuring around Ella’s head
to make sure everything was growing as it should, the nurse continued leading
them down the hall to the exam room. Mom answered several
questions about Ella’s development while Charlotte entertained Ella
with the toys from the diaper bag.
As they waited for the
doctor to arrive, Mom
explained to Charlotte that
16 ounces (oz) is the same
as one pound (lb).
She further explained that
half a pound (lb) always
equals 8 ounces (oz).

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 “When we arrive home, Charlotte,” said Mom, “I have a small scale which
you and Charlie can weigh things on. After that, we will begin making some
measurement flashcards, okay?”
“That would be great, Mom,” responded Charlotte.
The rest of Ella’s appointment went well. The doctor said she was growing
well and was happy to hear what a contented baby she was.
True to her word, Mom found the scale when they arrived home. Explaining
to Charlie that 16 ounces, which is abbreviated “16 oz,” is equal to 1 pound,
which is abbreviated “1 lb,” Mom handed each twin a sheet of paper and a pencil
to record their findings. Charlie and Charlotte found many things to weigh and
were really enjoying sketching the objects on their papers and recording the
objects’ weights next to the drawings. This kept them busy for quite awhile.

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Name Exercise 1 Day
111

You are also going to create flashcards to review weights. Spend some time
today working on this project. You will want to decorate them with pictures to
help you remember what each weight stands for. For example, you could draw a
picture of a loaf of bread because a loaf of bread is usually about a pound.

Look at the pictures below. Decide if you would use ounces or pounds to
measure their weight. Under each picture write either oz. or lbs.

_____________ _____________ _____________

_____________ _____________ _____________

_____________ _____________ _____________

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 Name Exercise 2 Day
112

Today you will be doing some exploring! Below is a scavenger hunt list. Write
the amount of ounces each item weighs. At the end of the list are five places to
write some things you find on your own.

tube of toothpaste _______ oz.

£ 
can of soup _______ oz.
£ 
small bag of frozen veggies _______ oz.
£ 
gallon of milk or juice _______ oz.
£ 
shampoo bottle _______ oz.
£ 
loaf of bread _______ oz.
£ 
stick of butter _______ oz.
£ 
_______ oz. What is it? _______________________________
£ 
_______ oz. What is it? _______________________________
£ 
_______ oz. What is it? _______________________________
£ 
_______ oz. What is it? _______________________________
£ 
_______ oz. What is it? _______________________________
£ 

For copywork:

16 ounces = 1 pound
What are the abbreviations?
ounces _______ pound _________

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Name Exercise 3 Day
113

More exploring! Today’s scavenger hunt list shows items that are weighed using
pounds. Write how many pounds each one weighs. At the end of the list are five
places to write some things you find on your own.

bag of sugar _______ lbs.

£ 
bag of flour _______ lbs.
£ 
your younger sibling _______ lbs.
£ 
yourself! _______ lbs.
£ 
one of your parents _______ lbs.
£ 
your math book _______ lbs.
£ 
_______ lbs. What is it? _______________________________
£ 
_______ lbs. What is it? _______________________________
£ 
_______ lbs. What is it? _______________________________
£ 
_______ lbs. What is it? _______________________________
£ 
_______ lbs. What is it? _______________________________
£ 

Ask your parent how much you weighed as a newborn. _______________

If you have siblings, how much did they weigh? Write their weights in the space
below. (Make sure you write their names next to the weight.)

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 Name Exercise 4 Day
114

Use the weights you discovered in Exercise 2 to fill in the bars in this bar graph.
Title your graph. Explain to your teacher what you are doing.

____________________________________________

12

11

10

9
Number of ounces in each item

0
tube of can of bag of stick of
toothpaste soup veggies butter

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Name Exercise 5 Day
115

Review Time! Study the line graph showing the weights in pounds. Answer the
questions. Weight of Food in Pounds

50 lbs

40 lbs

30 lbs

20 lbs

10 lbs

0 lbs

bag of bag of bag of bag of bag of

sugar flour rice beans chocolate
chips
Food being weighed

How much does the bag of rice weigh? ________ lbs.

£ 
How much does the bag of sugar weigh? ________ lbs.
£ 
How much does the bag of flour weigh? ________ lbs.
£ 
How much does the bag of beans weigh? ________ lbs.
£ 
How much does the bag of chocolate chips weigh? ________ lbs.
£ 
Bonus: how much do the bag of rice and the bag of sugar weigh together?
£ 
________ lbs.
Bonus: how much more does the bag of rice weigh than the chocolate
£ 
chips? ________ lbs.
Math Level 2 – Lesson 23 219
 Name Exercise 5 Day
115

What is the temperature? Write the temperature under each thermometer.

______ 0F ______ 0F ______ 0F

220 Math Level 2 – Lesson 23

More Measurement Concepts — Lesson 24
Gallons, Quarts, Pints, Cups
Nothing thrilled the twins more these days
than receiving mail from Hairo and Natalia. The
letters their Peruvian friends wrote needed to
be translated by someone who could speak both
English and Spanish so Charlie and Charlotte
could read them. Mom was teaching the children
how to count in Spanish (uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve,
diez), the Spanish alphabet, and how to sing “Jesus Loves Me” in Spanish,
but they were far from being able to interpret Hairo and Natalia’s letters in
Spanish without help from a translator. Thankfully, there was such a person
at the orphanage who could read, write, and speak both Spanish and English.
The translator wrote the letters in English before sending them off to the very
eager twins in the United States. Today, the letters had contained a couple of
recipes for Charlie and Charlotte to make with Mom. They could hardly wait to
begin cooking these South American specialities. The first one was “Papas a la
Huancaina” (Potatoes with Cheese). The recipe read as follows:

Papas a la Huancaina (Potatoes with Cheese)

8 potatoes, peeled and cubed
water
1 12 cups heavy cream
1
2 tsp. turmeric
3 cups Monterey Jack cheese
1. Boil the potatoes, covered, until
tender. Drain and set aside.
2. In a small saucepan, heat
cream over low heat. Do not bring to a boil. Stir in cheese and turmeric.
Continue to stir until cheese is melted. Add potatoes, cooking until pota-
toes are heated through. Serve warm or cold.

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 The other recipe was called “Alfajores” (or Caramel-filled Cookies). It read as
follows:
Alfajores (Caramel-filled Cookies)
2 cups cornstarch 2 eggs
1 cup flour 1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup sugar 3 tbsp. milk
1
2 tsp. baking powder 1 can (13.4 oz.) Dulce de Leche*
3
4 cup butter, room temp. Powdered sugar
1. Preheat oven to 300°F. Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl. Cut in
butter and stir until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add eggs, vanilla,
and milk. Knead until smooth. Let dough rest for 20 minutes.
2. Roll dough out at about 14 inch thickness. Cut out cookies with a cookie
cutter. Bake for 20 minutes or until cookies begin to brown. Remove from
oven and cool.
3. Spread dulce de leche on one side of the cookie and top with another
cookie. Roll cookie sandwich in powdered sugar. Repeat with remaining
cookies. Serve.
222 Math Level 2 – Lesson 24
 Dulce de Leche*
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1. Remove label from can. Pierce the top, using a can opener, with two holes.
2. Place in a pot, pierced end up, and fill pot with water about 1
4 inch from
the top of the can.
3. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 3 hours. You may
need to add more water as the water evaporates.
4. Remove from water and cool.

As Charlie, Charlotte, and Mom patiently waited for the Dulce de

Leche to finish, Mom worked on more measurement concepts
with them. She told them that 1 cup is equal to 8 oz., 2 cups
is equal to 1 pint, 2 pints is equal to 1 quart, and 4 quarts is
equal to 1 gallon. The children knew what a gallon looked
like because they often bought milk in a gallon jug. Mom also
showed them a one-cup measuring cup, a pint container of
sour cream, and a one quart container of buttermilk. As they
worked on their measurement flashcards at the table, they
eagerly anticipated finishing the delicious-smelling cookies.
Teacher

You will need to gather measuring devices for 1 cup, 1 pint, 1 quart,
and 1 gallon for Exercise 2. Also, gather items for a recipe you
would enjoy making with students for Exercise 3.

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Today you will be putting together a “Mr.

Measure” to help you better understand
some of the measurements we have been
learning about. To construct your “Mr.
M,” first cut out the figures on the next few
pages, and sort them into piles. Next, take
your gallon-sized “Mr. M” and attach the
4 quarts (his arms and legs) to him, since
we know that there are 4 quarts in a gallon.
Now, take the 8 pints and attach 2 to each
quart, because there are 2 pints in each
quart. Lastly, take the 16 cups and attach 2
to each pint, because there are 2 cups in a
pint. Now, you have “Mr. Measure” to help
you learn measurements.

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M R . M
One
G a l l o n

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Quart
One

Quart
One
Quart
One

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116

Quart
One

One One
Pint Pint

One One
Pint Pint

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116

One One
Pint Pint One
Cup

One
Cup

One One
Pint Pint One
Cup

One One One

Cup Cup Cup

One One One

Cup Cup Cup

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One One One

Cup Cup Cup

One One One

Cup Cup Cup

One
Cup

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117

Fun with measurements! Today you will further explore the measurements of
one cup (c.), one pint (pt.), one quart (qt.), and one gallon (gal.) by doing some
hands-on experimenting. Take the measuring devices that you and your teacher
have gathered and, using rice, begin measuring with the measuring cup (1 c.)
and fill the pint container.

How many cups are in the pint? ________ c.

£ 

Now, take your one-cup measuring cup, and see how many cups are in a
£ 
quart. Write your findings on the line here. _________ c.

Next, take your one-cup measuring cup, and find out how many cups are
£ 
in a gallon. Write the amount here. _________ c.

How many pints are in a quart? __________ pt.

£ 

How many pints are in a gallon? __________ pt.

£ 

How many quarts are in a gallon? _________ qt.

£ 

If your teacher allows you to, continue experimenting with these

£ 
measurements using water (in the bathtub or sink).

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Name Exercise
Exercise 34 Day
Day
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114

Today you will begin working on your measurement flashcards for cups, pints,
quarts, and gallons. Also, you will be following a recipe and cooking something
with your teacher’s help. You may follow one of the recipes from Hairo and
Natalia in this lesson, or you may choose something out of a cookbook. In the
box below, draw a picture of whatever you chose to make.

My Picture

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Exercise 54 Day
Day
115
119

Match the correct picture with the clue provided. There may be more than one
clue for each picture.

One
1. There are 4 of me in a gallon. Cup

2. There are 2 of me in a quart.

3. There are 4 of me in a quart.

One
4. There are 16 of me in a gallon. Gallon

5. There are 8 of me in a gallon.

6. One of me holds 4 quarts.

One
7. One of me holds 4 cups. Quart

8. One of me holds 2 cups.

9. One of me holds 16 cups.

One
Pint
10. One of me holds 8 pints.

Take out all the flashcards you have made over the year. What a stack! Take
£ 
the time to review all the flashcards you have made. You sure have learned
a lot!

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120

The twins really enjoyed making the recipes that their Peruvian friends sent!
They want to write a thank you letter and send them one of their own favorite
recipes. (In the space below write down one of your favorite recipes.)

My Favorite Recipe

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120

Review Time!

Dear Hairo and Natalia,

Thank you so much for sending the recipes! We made them with Mom, and
they were so yummy! We have been learning about measurements. Some units
of measure are used to measure length, some are used to measure weight,
while others are used to measure liquids. We have shown you how to measure
temperature and length. This is how you measure liquid:
(Match the picture to the correct word) One
Cup
1 gallon

One
1 quart Gallon

1 pint One
Pint

1 cup
One
Quart

We also learned...
1 gallon = _____ quarts
1 quart = _____ pints
1 pint = ______ cups

Love,
Charlie, Charlotte, and our friend, ________________________
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120

Count how many of each kind of animal or bird, and put the number in the
circles below.

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Review of Measurements Lesson 25
The recipes Hairo and Natalia had included in their letters to Charlie
and Charlotte were definitely a hit! The family unanimously agreed that,
although the cookies took awhile to make, they were delicious and well worth
the wait. Also, the Potatoes with Cheese were very yummy!
It was now March, and the days were warming up, even
into the 40s sometimes, and the days were definitely getting
longer, with more light from the sun. Nights were still quite
chilly, but this variance in temperature, with warmer days
and cooler nights, meant that the sap was running in the
maple trees. This, Dad explained, meant that they could
tap the trees, which involved inserting a metal tube, called
a spile, into the tree trunk. Next, Dad instructed the twins
to hang a bucket on the metal tube in order to collect the
flowing sap. Dad further explained that sap was actually
made up of mostly water, so it would take as many as 40
gallons of sap to make even one gallon of maple syrup. To
make the syrup from sap, they would need to boil the maple
syrup until it reached a temperature 7°F above the boiling
point of water, which the twins remembered was 212°F.
Charlie and Charlotte found this maple sap to syrup
“sugaring process” quite fascinating and were quick to check
the small buckets on the trees every day and empty them into
the big containers of sap in the shed. They were so excited
to collect enough sap to begin the boiling process, and they
could hardly wait for Mom’s Swedish pancakes smothered
with the syrup they were helping Dad make.
Teacher

Exercise 5 of this Lesson is a show and tell day. Please have these
items available for your student: old magazines or fliers with
pictures of food, craft items, and a large piece of poster board.

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Review Time! Work through these problems and write the answers. Use the
space at the bottom of the page to work out the problems if you need to.

How many inches in 1 foot? _______ inches

£ 

How many inches in 2 feet? _______ inches

£ 

How many inches in 3 feet? _______ inches

£ 

How many inches in 4 feet? _______ inches

£ 

How many inches in 5 feet? _______ inches

£ 

How tall are you in feet and inches? (Have your teacher measure you)
£ 
_______ feet, _______ inches

How tall is your teacher? _______ feet, _______ inches

£ 

How long is your bed? _______ feet, _______ inches

£ 

How long is your foot? _______ inches

£ 

How long is your arm? _______ inches

£ 

Review your measurement flashcards!

£ 

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2 Day
115
122

Review Time! Word problems!

1. There is a triangle with sides that measure 10 inches, 12 inches, and 3
inches. What is the perimeter of the triangle?

2. The twins measured the perimeter of Ella’s playpen. They found that it was
a rectangle which had two sides that were 4 feet long and two sides that
were 3 feet long. What was the perimeter of Ella’s playpen?

3. Charlotte is helping Mom with Ella’s baby scrapbook. The scrapbook

papers are square-shaped with 12-inch sides. What is the perimeter of one
piece of paper?

4. Charlotte and Charlie have new jump ropes which are 5 feet long. How
many inches are the ropes?

5. Mom is making a special supper for Dad’s birthday, and the twins are
decorating the dining room for a surprise party. It is 2:00 in the afternoon,
and Dad is coming home at 5:30. How long do the twins have to decorate?

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123

Review Time! More word problems to solve!

1. When the twins were outside this morning, the thermometer read 40°F.
Now it is 53°F. What is the difference in the temperature from morning
until now?

2. Mom bought a 2-pound block of cheese. How many ounces is the block of
cheese?

3. Last week the average temperature was 35°F, and this week, the aver-
age temperature has been 42°F. What is the difference in the average
temperatures?

4. If it takes 40 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of maple syrup, how many

gallons of sap does it take to make 2 gallons of syrup?

5. Big BONUS! If there are 2 cups in 1 pint, how many cups are in 3 pints?

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4 Day
115
124

Review Time! For copywork:

12 inches = 1 foot
16 ounces = 1 pound
4 quarts = 1 gallon
2 pints = 1 quart
2 cups = 1 pint
Sunday Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday Friday
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124

Trace the outlined words below of the months.

January February
March April
May June
July August
September October
November December

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Name Exercise
Exercise 55 Day
Day
115
125

Review Time! Today is Show and Tell day! Using the magazines or newspaper
clippings your teacher gives you, make a large (poster board size) poster
showing everything that you have learned about measurement. Have fun!

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125

Help the driver bring the package to place in the truck.

Start

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Adding Money — No Regrouping Lesson 26
Baking bread with Mom was a favorite pastime for Charlotte. Just last
week, Mom had been asked by a woman in their church to bake several
dozen loaves of bread for
the upcoming bake sale. All
of the money raised from
the bake sale would be sent
to the orphanage in South
America. The twins’ parents
and several other people
from their church had gone
there to assist with cleanup
and rebuilding after the
devastating flood last summer.
Charlotte was thrilled to be
a part of the baking project,
which would be helping all of
those young children at the
orphanage, including her dear
friend and pen pal, Natalia.
All day, Charlotte and her
mother mixed ingredients,
kneaded dough, let the dough
rise, punched the dough,
formed loaves, and let the
loaves rise. In the end, it
was definitely worth it, as
Charlotte and Mom watched
beautiful loaves of delicious-smelling bread come out of the oven!

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Each loaf of bread at the bake sale was to sell for $ 1.30. If one loaf costs this
much, how much will it cost for two loaves using vertical math?
To solve any money problem, whether addition or
$ 1 .30 subtraction, we need to, first of all, bring the decimal point
+ $ 1 .30 straight down. Next, we begin at the far right column and add
those two numbers, which, in this problem, are 0+0, which
$2.60 equals 0. Now, we move to the column just to the left of that
column and add those two numbers, which, in this problem,
are 3+3, which equals 6. We now move to next column to the
left and add those numbers, which are 1+1, which equals 2. Lastly, we bring the
dollar sign down since this a money problem. If we read this problem as written,
it would read as follows: One dollar and (“and” is the word we use when we see
a decimal point) thirty cents plus one dollar and thirty cents equals two dollars
and sixty cents.

Here are some more problems to practice with using vertical math:

$2.52 $4.62 $3. 1 3 $9.05

+ $ 1. 1 5 + $3. 1 7 + $4.84 +$ . 1 3

Read the problems and their answers to your teacher.

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1 Day
115
126

Word Problem!
A lady at the bake sale bought 2 delicious pies. One was a scrumptious triple
berry pie which cost $4.15. The other pie was a beautiful apple pie which cost
$3.50. How much did the lady pay all together?

Draw a pie in the space below. Cut the pie in half. Remember, true fractions
have equal parts.

My Drawing

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$14.2 11 $2.9 11 $10. 12 $71. 1 8

+ $ 3.47 + $ .07 + $ 3.25 + $ 2.1 6

Practice your doubles fact families with your flashcards.

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3 Day
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128

1. Charlie had $4.55. Charlotte had $5.13. How much money did they have
all together?

2. It cost $12.05 to send a package to Hairo and Natalia. Mom also bought
stamps for $7.14. How much did she spend in all?

3. Charlie’s favorite ice cream treat cost $1.75. Charlotte preferred a treat that
cost $1.20. How much did the treats cost together?

4. Dad bought a new hammer at the hardware store. It cost $15.25. While he
was there, he decided to buy a box of nails that were on sale for $4.10. How
much did Dad spend at the hardware store?

5. Mom bought a bag of chickadee food for $5.69. She also picked up a bag of
dried corn for the squirrels for $3.10. How much did she spend in all?

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 Name Exercise 3 Day
128

Color in the thermometers to show the correct temperatures.

34 0F 80 0F 95 0F 7 0F

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4 Day
115
129

Additional practice.

$2 1. 41 $15.0 11
+ $ 1 5.01 + $ 2.98

Count the following amounts using your counting money:

6 dimes
£ 
How much? ___________¢ or $ ._______

2 nickels and 6 pennies

£ 
How much? ___________¢ or $ ._______

1 dime, 1 nickel, and 3 pennies

£ 
How much? ___________¢ or $ ._______

1 quarter, 1 nickel, and 2 pennies

£ 
How much? ___________¢ or $ ._______

Draw hands on the clocks to match the time below each.

7:12 6:35 2:03

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Review Time! Write the place value of the underlined digit in each number.

459 ________________________________________________

2,239 ________________________________________________

17 ________________________________________________

228 ________________________________________________

3,672 ________________________________________________

659 ________________________________________________

Answer these questions by looking at the bar graph on the next page.
How many chocolate cakes were sold? _________
£ 

How many loaves of banana bread were sold? __________

£ 

How many more apple pies sold than cherry pies? __________
£ 

How many pies in all sold at the bake sale? __________

£ 

How many more chocolate cakes sold than loaves of banana bread? _____
£ 

How many cheesecakes and tea rings sold in all? ________

£ 

Bonus: How many items sold in all? ________

£ 

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115
130

Baked Goods Sold at the Bake Sale

20

18

16

14
Number of Baked Goods Sold

12

10

0
Cherry Apple Chocolate Banana Cheese- Tea
pies pies cakes bread cake rings
Types of Baked Goods

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130

Help the man find the money he needs.

Finish

Start

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Subtracting Money — Lesson 27
Making Change
Playing with a ball in the house was against the rules, and now,
the twins understood why. They had been having so much fun,
but that changed the instant Mom’s favorite lamp crashed
to the floor and shattered into several pieces. Charlie
and Charlotte knew they needed to go to Mom and
explain what happened right away. Finding her in the
living room rocking Ella, the twins found it incredibly
hard to look her in the eye. Nevertheless, they forced
themselves to.
“Mom, we have something to tell you,” Charlie shifted
uncomfortably and yet maintained eye contact with his mother.
“What is it?” Mom questioned with a very concerned look on
her face.
Charlotte interjected now, “Well, we were playing with our
new ball in the schoolroom, and we accidentally
broke your favorite lamp. We are so sorry, Mom.
Please forgive us.” Charlotte began crying.
“Yeah, Mom, please forgive us,” Charlie added, his voice
cracking as tears made their way down his cheeks, too.
Tears coming to her eyes, Mom waited a few moments before
responding. To Charlie and Charlotte, it seemed like an eternity!
“Well, children, I am very sad. That lamp was a gift from your
father and is special to me. I am, however, very thankful that you
came to me right away and let me know. I do forgive you both,”
finished Mom.
The children, knowing that it was their disobedience which
caused the lamp to break, now asked Mom to help them pray and
ask God’s forgiveness, too.

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 “Certainly. Let’s pray together,
Charlie and Charlotte.” Mom laid
Ella in her playpen and knelt with
the twins to pray.
A few minutes later, after
prayers were said and the three
remained sitting by each other,
Charlie said, “I am so thankful
that God forgives us and that
you forgive us too, Mom. But
I do think Charlotte and I need
to buy you another lamp for the
schoolroom.”
“I agree with Charlie,” Charlotte chimed in.
“Okay, children,” replied Mom, “next time we are in town, we will go look for
a lamp and see what we can find.”

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1 Day
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131

The twins broke Mom’s favorite lamp and wished to buy her another one.
Charlie and Charlotte together had $8.50. They were fortunate enough to find
Mom an almost-identical lamp at the consignment shop downtown. It only cost
$5.00! How much did the twins have left after purchasing the lamp for their
mother?
To solve this problem, we first need to notice it is a subtraction problem.
Anytime we see the words “how much do they have left?” it tells us that we
will be subtracting. Next, we need to line the decimal points up, just like in an
addition money problem. We know the twins had $8.50, and $8.50 is larger than
$5.00, so $8.50 is the top number, or minuend, of the subtraction problem. We
know the lamp cost $5.00, and that number is smaller than $8.50, so $5.00, or
the subtrahend, goes underneath the minuend. Now, we are ready to subtract!

$8.50
–$5.00
$3. 50
The first thing we need to do is move our decimal point straight down.
Just like an addition problem involving money, we begin subtracting with the
column on the far right, and then we go to the next column to the left of that
column. Next, we go to the column to the left of the decimal point and subtract.
Lastly, we move the dollar sign down. The answer in a subtraction problem is
called the difference. Our problem now reads as follows: Eight dollars and fifty
cents minus five dollars equals three dollars and fifty cents.

$9.99 $8.52 $7.32 $9.57

– $8.52 – $6. 1 11 – $ 1 .20 –$ .45

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Word Problem!
Mom gave Charlie $5.25 to buy eggs when they stopped at the store. The eggs
cost $1.10. How much was left to give back to Mom?

Divide the square into 4 equal parts. Label each part with the correct fraction.

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132

$4.1 2 $9.82 $3. 77 $6. 49

– $2.02 – $5.6 11 – $ .20 –$2.48

Complete the Subtraction Fact Sheet from the back of this book.

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133

Solve the following story problems.

1. At the grocery store, Mom spent $21.42. She gave the cashier $22.42. How
much change did Mom receive back?

2. The twins had been counting the number of birds at the feeders these days.
This week they had counted 67 birds, but last week they had seen 89 birds.
How many more birds did they see last week than this week?

3. Grandpa and Grandma had 55 new baby chicks at their farm. Last year at
this time, they had 42. How many more baby chicks were born this year
than last year?

4. Gas prices really had gone up in the past month. Last month, gas was $3.25
per gallon, and this month, gas was up to $3.79 per gallon. How much
more did gas cost per gallon this month?

5. Ella took a two and a half hour nap yesterday. She went down for her nap
at 2:30 in the afternoon. What time did she wake up?

Count the money and write the amount in the space provided.

__________¢

__________¢

__________¢
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4 Day
115
134

Additional practice.

$2. 1 9 $7.63
– $ 1 .08 – $5.6 1

Count the following amounts using your counting money:

5 nickels How much? ___________¢ or $ ._______
1 nickel and 9 pennies How much? ___________¢ or $ ._______
3 dimes, 2 nickels, and 7 pennies How much? ___________¢ or $ ._______
2 quarters, 2 nickels, and 5 pennies How much? ___________¢ or $ ._______

Draw hands on the clocks to match the time below each.

9:22 9:15 12:09

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=
Sometimes when we buy something, we do not have the exact amount of money
to pay for the item. When this happens, we will receive change. For example, if
we wanted to buy a bottle of juice that cost 60¢, and we only had a 1 dollar bill,
what would we do? Look at the dollar and the dimes. We can see that 1 dollar
equals 10 dimes. To see how much we would receive in change, cross out 60¢ in
dimes. What is left? _______ ¢
To practice this concept, play store with your teacher. Gather some items
from around the room and “price” them. This can be done by simply taping
paper squares with prices onto the items. For example, you could “sell” your
teacher the salt and pepper shakers for 50¢ or the napkin basket for 25¢. Keep
all of your prices under 1 dollar and in increments of 5 or 10 (for example: 5¢,
10¢, 15¢, 20¢). Practice making change for your “customer” teacher.

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More Work with Word Problems Lesson 28
Taking a week off for spring break, Charlie and
Charlotte, Ella, and their parents set off for the perfect
vacation. They were returning to Grandpa and Grandma’s
farm, where Charlie and Charlotte had been fortunate enough
to spend the entire summer last year. They could hardly wait;
the excitement was overwhelming them as they asked Dad, for
the tenth time or so, how much longer it would be. Dad patiently
responded that they would get there when they get there, and
then he pulled into a gas station to fill up. Charlie, looking for a
reason to get out and stretch his growing legs, jumped out of his
seat and asked, “Could I please help you pump the gas, Dad?”
“You may get out and stretch and help me by washing the
windshield,” responded Dad, with a knowing chuckle.
As Charlie cleaned the windshield, his eyes were really fixed on watching the
gas pump; he loved to see the numbers changing so rapidly.
“Wow, Dad!” Charlie exclaimed. “Fifty dollars — whoa! That is a lot!”

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 “Yes, it is, Charlie,” Dad agreed with a sigh, “but we
need the gas in order to get to Grandpa and Grandma’s
farm.”
Stepping inside the station with Dad, Charlie was
amazed at all there was to look at. This was not just a
gas station; it was a bakery, a sporting goods store
stocked with fishing rods and bait, a restaurant, and
a convenience store! Dad smiled at Charlie and asked
if he thought fresh cookies from the bakery would
be a nice treat for each of them on their trip. Charlie
excitedly nodded his head and went up to the cashier
with Dad to pay for the cookies.
“Three dollars and sixty cents for the cookies and
fifty dollars for the gas comes to fifty three dollars and
sixty cents,” announced the cashier.

$50.00
+ $ 3.60
$ 53.60
Charlie had already figured that out in his head and coaxed Dad and Mom
into quizzing Charlotte and him on their addition and subtraction facts to help
pass time in the car. They also played a game where they looked for different
states on license plates, they listened to a compelling story on the CD player, and
they played an alphabet game, in which they tried to spy something for every
letter of the alphabet. Time passed quickly, and very soon they arrived at the
farm!

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Name Exercise 5
1 Day
115
136

For copywork:
Steps to solve a word problem:

1. Read the problem.

Read the problem.

2. What is the question?

What is the question?

3. Circle the numbers.

Circle the numbers.

4. Think it through.

Think it through.
5. Check your answer.

Check you answer.

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*These are some key words that will tell you what you need to do.

Adding Clue Words*

How many all together?
How many in all?
Together?

Subtraction Clue Words*

How many more?
What is left?
What is the difference?
How much longer (or shorter)?
What is the change (money)?
How much warmer (or colder)?
How much heavier?

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2 Day
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137

1. Charlie read 16 pages in his book last night. This afternoon, he read 16
more pages. How many pages did he read in all?

2. Grandma bought a puzzle for Charlotte that cost $2.10. She bought
Charlie a model car which cost $2.35. How much did she spend in all?

3. The twins’ Sunday school class saved $50.00 for a mission’s project. The older
children’s class saved $36.50. How much did the two classes save in all?

4. At the pet store, the twins found a new food dish for Pokey. It cost $3.80.
They also found a salt lick for their sheep that cost $5.18. How much did
they spend at the pet store?

5. Charlie ate 6 pancakes before he proclaimed he was full. Charlotte could

only eat 5. How many pancakes did they eat all together?

Review your addition flashcards.

Narrate to your teacher the clue words for addition word problems.

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138

Solve the story problems.

1. Charlotte bought Ella a rattle which cost 60¢ at the consignment shop. She
paid the cashier with a 1 dollar bill. What did she receive back in change?

2. Mom found 97¢ in change in her purse. She put 40¢ in Ella’s piggy bank.
How much did she have left?

3. The twins saw 12 cardinals at the feeder on Monday and 18 on Tuesday.

How many more did they see on Tuesday than Monday?

4. Last fall, Charlotte was 48 inches tall. When Dad measured her yesterday,
she was 52 inches tall. How much taller is Charlotte now than she was last
fall?

5. Charlie weighed 49 pounds last fall. He now weighs 61 pounds. How many
pounds did Charlie gain over the winter?

Review your subtraction flashcards.

Narrate to your teacher the clue words for subtraction word problems.

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4 Day
115
139

1. A gallon of milk costs $3.41. Dad picked up 2 gallons of milk on his way
home from work. How much did he spend in all on the milk?

2. A book of postage stamps contains 20 stamps. If the twins need 6 of them

for their letters, how many stamps will be left?

3. Charlie collects baseball cards. He has 10 cards, and Grandpa sent him 8
more. How many cards does he have in all?

4. Dad paid Charlie to help with the spring cleanup of the yard. He gave him
1 quarter, 4 dimes, and 2 nickels. How much did he pay him to help?

Bonus! The twins bought cotton candy at the circus. It cost 82¢, and they paid
with a 1 dollar bill. How much did they receive back in change?

Count nickels up to 1 dollar. How many? ____________

£ 
Set aside 8 of those nickels. How many are left? _____________
£ 
Count dimes up to 1 dollar. How many? _____________
£ 
Set aside 3 of those dimes. How many are left? _____________
£ 

Narrate to your teacher the clue words that help you know if you are solving an
addition or a subtraction word problem.

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 Name Exercise 5 Day
140

Review Time! Help the children write a letter to Hairo and Natalia showing
what they have been learning.

Dear Natalia and Hairo,

How are things in Peru? We are doing well. We have been keeping really
busy. Dad taught us how to tap maple trees for collecting sap. We have been
boiling the sap, and it has made the best-tasting maple syrup ever! It is a
long process, though; it takes 40 gallons of sap to make even 1 gallon of
syrup.
We also have been learning a lot about money!
Included you will find $5.30 for each of you. Recently,
$5.30
Mom showed us how to add money like this: + $5.30

Word problems are a lot of fun! These are the steps to do them:
1._____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
2._____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
3._____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
4._____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
5._____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
Love your friends,
Charlotte, Charlie, and our friend, ______________________________

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More Work with Telling Time Lesson 29
The week at Grandpa and Grandma’s was flying by! Charlie and Charlotte
enthusiastically pitched in with the chores. They fed the chickens, collected the
eggs, collected full sap buckets from the
maple trees and took them into Grandpa’s
shed to dump them into larger containers,
and assisted Grandma with cooking and
cleaning up the kitchen. They also helped
milk the cows, slop the pigs, and play with
the goats.
Hours were spent exploring around
Grandpa and Grandma’s property as well.
The twins took their tree guide and bird
guide into the woods and pretended to be
explorers just discovering this new area.
Charlie had a compass along, too, just in
case they got lost. Grandpa had shown him
how to use it a couple of days ago. Grandpa
also had let them borrow his binoculars.
So far they had seen a couple of bluebirds,
some tree swallows, and some black-capped
chickadees. Charlotte noticed a few dandelions by one of the
outbuildings on the farm and several bright green blades
of grass peeking up from the ground. Listening,
the twins heard the robins singing and even
spotted one building a nest. Some trees were
beginning to bloom; the pair could see tiny
leaves on the crabapple trees.
Intently listening and observing these
signs of spring, the twins’ exploration on
this day was interrupted by the “ding-ding-
ding” of Grandma’s triangle lunch bell.
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 Hearing this, Charlie and Charlotte realized they were extremely hungry, and
they raced back to the farmhouse.
Washing their hands and joining the adults at the table, Charlie and Charlotte
excitedly began describing the morning’s discoveries.
After lunch, the twins joined Grandpa in the living room for a story. It was
one of their favorite Bible stories about a little boy who only had two fish and
five loaves of bread, but was willing to share it with Jesus. Jesus performed a
miracle and fed 5,000 people and still had 12 baskets left over! Charlie and
Charlotte loved this story, and both wished they would have been that young
boy who was able to listen to Jesus’ teaching that day, share his lunch with Him,
and witness Jesus performing a miracle!
Finishing the story, Grandpa
announced, “I could use some
help on this sunny, spring
afternoon, picking up sticks
and cleaning up the yard, if
anyone is interested.” The twins
both popped up off the couch
and headed outside on this
beautiful day, ready to help
Grandpa.

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Name Exercise 5
1 Day
115
141

Draw hands on the clocks to match the time.

12:30 4:41 7:08

Write the correct time under each clock.

___________ ___________ ___________

It’s three forty-two in the afternoon.

Show the time on the clock.
Write the time using digits. ________
What time was it one hour ago? _________

Use your time concepts flashcards to review.

£ 

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142
Write the time and fill in the clocks for each activity during your day.
I get up in the
I take my bath at:
morning at:

____________
____________

I eat breakfast at: I go to bed at:

____________ ____________

I do my chores at: I go to church at:

____________ ____________

I start school I have reading

time at: time at:

_____________ ____________

My snack time
I have lunch at:
is at:

____________
____________

I have supper at: I play outside at:

____________ ____________

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Name Exercise 5
2 Day
115
142

After filling in the clocks on the previous page, answer these questions orally:

How much time passes between when you get up and when you eat lunch?
£ 

How much time passes between when you eat breakfast and when you
£ 
start school?

How much time passes between when you start school and when you play
£ 
outside?

How much time passes between when you eat lunch and when you eat
£ 
supper?

How much time passes between when you wake up and when you go to
£ 
bed?

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143

It’s eight fifteen in the morning.

Show the time on the clock.
Write the time using digits. ________
What time will it be in three hours?____________

It is three minutes after eleven o’clock in the morning.

Show the time on the clock.
Write the time using digits. ________
What time was it one hour ago? ____________
Copywork

24 hours = 1 day
16 ounces = 1 pound
60 seconds = 1 minute
7 days = 1 week
12 months = 1 year
NEW
365 days = 1 year
NEW
52 weeks = 1 year
Note: add the two new time concepts above to your flashcards!

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Name Exercise 5
4 Day
115
144

In each of the boxes below, write the months of the year that go with that season.

Winter Spring
1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

Summer Fall
1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

Use your clock to show your teacher these times:

9:55
£  1:01
£ 
2:07
£  4:31
£ 
3:11
£  6:43
£ 
5:09
£  8:52
£ 

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145

Review Time!
When does it happen?
12:00

11:00

10:00

9:00

8:00

7:00

6:00
wake breakfast chores school lunch play
up
Charlie’s Morning Routine

Study the graph and answer these questions:

What time does Charlie do his chores? __________
£ 
What time does he play? __________
£ 
What does he do first? __________
£ 
What does he do at 9:00? __________
£ 
How many hours from breakfast until lunch? _________
£ 
What time is breakfast? _______
£ 
Optional: On a separate sheet of paper, make a line graph charting your
£ 
daily routine.

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Name
Teacher
Exercise 5 Day
115
145

In the next lesson, we will be doing a project to provide students

with real life application of the measurement concepts we have been
studying and learning about this year. Please gather the following
items:

1. 4 square pieces of material which measure 12 inches on all sides (4

different light colors would be best, or white/off white)
2. Fabric or permanent markers in bright colors
3. Your favorite color of yarn and a large needle with a large eye
4. Thread in whatever color you wish in a sewing needle
5. Material (whatever kind you wish) for backing (about 24 inches square)
6. Optional: thin batting (about 24 inches square)
7. Fabric scissors
8. Measuring tape (for sewing)
9. Iron
10. Straight pins

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145

Connect the Dots

Find the number 1. Draw a line to the next number in order until you have
reached the number 40 and completed the picture. You can color the cat if you
want!

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More Work with Measurements Lesson 30
Back at home now, after their wonderful vacation with Grandpa and
Grandma, Charlie and Charlotte were outside playing with their sheep, Ann
and Andy. Skipping happily along with the twins, the sheep seemed
as thrilled as the children with this gorgeous weather! Pokey, whose
“house” was outside today, was sunning himself on his rock; he
seemed peaceful and happy, too.
Mom even brought Ella outside to enjoy the 70°F temperature
and beautiful spring weather. Ella was growing quickly and
already was five months old. She giggled at Charlie and Charlotte
and could almost sit up by herself. At her last appointment,
she was 33 inches tall and weighed in at 16 pounds, 1 ounce.
Mom, Charlie, and Charlotte especially enjoyed taking Ella on
their nature walks. She loved her stroller and seemed to observe
everything as they hiked along.
With the beautiful weather, Dad’s work was very busy, too. He
was extremely grateful for his construction job and for days like
these, when he could accomplish a lot at work.
Hairo and Natalia were doing well, too. In their last letter to the
twins, they told of the things they were learning in the school at
the orphanage, and they thanked Charlie and Charlotte for helping
them and for being their friends and pen pals.
The family truly did have so much to be thankful for. Grandpa
had reminded them at Thanksgiving
that every day is a day to give thanks, and that is
just what they decided to do. Thanking God for
each other, for a beautiful spring day, for health
and strength, for hard work, for friends and family
near and far, and for shelter was the right thing to do.
God was their Protector, their Provider, and they were
incredibly blessed!

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 Measuring Project for the Lesson Making a Quilt
Materials needed:
1. 4 square pieces of material which measure 12 inches on all sides
(4 different light colors would be best, or white/off white)
2. Fabric or permanent markers in bright colors
3. Your favorite color of yarn and a large needle
with a large eye
4. Thread in whatever color you wish and a
sewing needle
5. Material (whatever kind you wish) for back-
ing (about 24 inches square)
6. Optional: thin batting (about 24 inches
square)
7. Fabric scissors (with teacher permission)
8. Measuring tape (for sewing)
9. Iron (with teacher permission)
10. Straight pins

Directions: Before starting, make sure the fabric is washed, dried, and ironed.
Please read all the directions before you start!
1. After your material is ironed, lay the four fabric squares so that they form
one large square, arranged in the color scheme of your choice.

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2. Take the two top squares, and lay them one on top of the other, right sides
together.
Have your teacher to carefully, pin with your
straight pins. Sew with your needle and thread
1
the right-hand seam 4 inch from the edge.

Open to show
rectangle
seam formed by the
two squares
sewn together.

3. Do the same with the bottom two squares. Lay rectangles one on top of the
other with right sides together. Pin 14 inch from the edge and sew.

4. Open up the material to reveal your large square, with all inside seams
sewn together.
5. Measure your square with your measuring tape, and then measure and cut
a piece of backing (and thin batting, if desired) to fit the size of the square.
6. Lay the large square and the backing one on top of the other, right sides
together. Pin 14 inch from the edge around three sides and sew. Leave the
fourth side open. You will have created a large “pocket.”

pin and sew

seams

open end
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 7. Turn your “pocket” right side out and iron to flatten seams. Insert batting.
Fold and iron front and back edges of the open end. (Turn 14 inch seam
toward the inside of “pocket.”) Pin and sew folded edges closed.

Fold and iron these edges toward the inside of the

“pocket.” Pin and sew to close opening.

8. Use your markers to draw or write in each square. Suggestion: Draw a

picture from your favorite story book(s), or you could make a memory
quilt by drawing a favorite memory.
9. Cut five 9-inch pieces of yarn. Using your large needle, start at the front
of your quilt (right in the middle where the four pieces intersect), and go
down through all the layers. Come back up right next to where you went
through. Pull the ends of the yarn even and and tie it tightly. Do this with
the other four pieces of yarn in the center of each square. Now show every-
one your quilt!

*Calendar reminder! Make sure your

calendar is up to date!

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Review of Place Value Through the Lesson 31
Thousands’ Place
This week you will be reviewing place value through the 1,000s place.
Remember that you have special counting manipulatives for counting much
bigger numbers! Do one section each day.
First, let’s work with the concept of how numbers move from 10s to 100.

The THOUSANDS’
house

Remember: Only 9
groups of a thousand
may live here!

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 Name Exercise 1 Day
151

Copy these numbers and say them out loud to your teacher. Narrate what you
know about how these numbers go together.

90 91 92 93 94 95

96 97 98 99 100

When we have 99 items, we have _____ groups of 10 and ______ groups of one.

What is the next number? ________

How many groups of 10 can live in the 10s house? When we have more than 9
groups of 10, what do we do? (Narrate orally to your teacher.)

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Name Exercise 5
2 Day
115
152

Now let’s work with the next group of numbers.

Copy these numbers and say them out loud to your teacher. Narrate what you
know about how these numbers go together.

100 101 102 103 104 105

106 107 108 109 1 10

Use your counters to show your teacher these numbers. (Place a 100 counter in
the Hundreds’ house and the correct number of counters in the Tens’ and Ones’
houses.) Narrate to your teacher what each 100 counter stands for.

When we have 109 items, we have ______ groups of 100, ______ groups of 10,
and ______ groups of 1.

What is the next number? _______

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 Name Exercise 3 Day
153

Now let’s look at what happens when we reach the end of the first group of 100.
Copy these numbers and say them out loud to your teacher. Narrate everything
you know about how the numbers go together.

190 191 192 193 194 195

196 197 198 199 200

Use your counters to show your teacher these numbers. When we have 199
items, we have _____ groups of 100, _____ groups of 10, and _____ groups of 1.
What is the next number? ______

With your counting items and 100s counters, show your teacher what happens
when you count from 199 to the next number, 200. How many groups of 10
can stay in the tens’ house? _____ How many groups of 1 can stay in the ones’
house? _____

Work with these concepts until you are comfortable with them. It is extremely
important to completely understand place value concepts before moving on in
mathematics.

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Name Exercise 5
3 Day
115
153

Now let’s look at what happens when we reach the end of another group of 100.
Copy these numbers and say them out loud to your teacher. Narrate everything
you know about how the numbers go together.

490 491 492 493 494 495

496 497 498 499 500

Use your counters to show your teacher these numbers. When we have 499
items, we have _____ groups of 100, _____ groups of 10, and _____ groups of 1.
What number comes next? ______
What do you do with your counters when you reach this number? Narrate to
your teacher. Now copy these numbers.

790 791 792 793 794 795

796 797 798 799 800

Do you see the pattern? Explain it to your teacher. When we reach the end of a
group of 700 items, and we want to move onto the 800s, what do we do?
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 Name Exercise 4 Day
154

Today, let’s look at another group of numbers. Copy these numbers and say
them out loud.

990 991 992 993 994 995

996 997 998 999 1,000

Look at the number 999. How many groups of a hundred does it have? _____
How many groups of ten? _______
How many groups of one? _______

Show your teacher the numbers above using your 100s counters and counting
items.

Narrate to your teacher what you are doing as you count these numbers with
your counters: 998, 999, 1,000.

Explain to your teacher what happened when you went from 999 to 1,000.

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Name Exercise 5 Day
115
155

Review Time! Use your counters and Place Value Village to show these
numbers. Narrate what you are doing.

765
£ 

543
£ 

267
£ 

912
£ 

333
£ 

498
£ 

816
£ 

1,000
£ 

291
£ 

Are there any place value concepts that you are still not completely
understanding? Talk to your teacher about it. Use your Place Value Village to
show your teacher everything you know about place value.
Teacher

Take this opportunity to assess how well your students understand

place value. Of all math concepts, this one can be the trickiest! More
than anything, it takes practice and discussion.

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 Name Exercise 5 Day
155

Connect the Dots

Find the number 1. Draw a line to the next number in order until you have
reached the number 22 and completed the picture. You can color the turtle if
you want!

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Review of Word Problems — Lesson 32
the Steps of Solving
It’s time to review the steps to solve a word problem:
1. Read the problem carefully.
2. Ask “what is the question?”
3. Circle the numbers you will need to use to solve the problem.
4. Think it through. Will you need to add or subtract? There are key words
that will tell you what you need to do. If your word problem has the words
“all together,” you know you will need to add, because adding will tell you
what everything together is. If your word problem has the words “what is
the difference,” you know you will need to subtract. Subtracting will tell
you how much more or less one number is than another.
5. The last step is to think about your answer to see if it makes sense.

Work through one section each day.

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 Name Exercise 1 Day
156

1. The twins have enjoyed writing to their friends at the orphanage in South
America. They have written 4 letters to their friends, and they plan to
write 3 more before the winter is over. How many letters will they write all
together?

2. Charlie has been practicing archery with the bow and arrow that Grandpa
gave him for Christmas. He hit the target 6 times yesterday and 8 times
today. How many times did Charlie hit the target all together?

3. In preparation for Christmas, Charlotte and Mom made 24 cookies on

Monday and 24 more cookies on Tuesday. How many cookies did they
make all together?

4. When Dad built the fire in the fireplace on Christmas Eve, he used 4 logs.
On Christmas Day, he used 7 logs. How many logs did Dad use in the
fireplace all together?

5. Charlie and Charlotte were excited to go Christmas shopping for their

parents, grandparents, and little Baby Ella. They each had $25 dollars to
spend! They bought 2 presents for their grandparents, and 4 presents for
their parents and little sister. How many presents did they buy all together?

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Name Exercise 5
2 Day
115
157

1. Charlie used to have 7 pairs of pants that fit him. Since fall he has grown so
much that only 4 pairs fit him now. How many pairs of pants has Charlie
outgrown?

2. Charlotte picked 10 beautiful leaves to use for her fall project. When she
got them home, Mom told her that 2 of the leaves could not be used be-
cause they had caterpillar eggs on them. How many leaves does Charlotte
have left to use for her project?

3. When Grandma came to visit the twins and their parents, she brought 6
pans of her yummy cinnamon rolls. She put 4 of the pans in the freezer for
later. How many pans of rolls did Grandma leave out for breakfast?

4. After Grandpa helped the twins with their new bird feeder, the children
watched for new birds to come to their yard. On Monday they saw 10
chickadees, and on Tuesday they saw 7 cardinals. How many more chicka-
dees than cardinals came to their feeder on Monday than Tuesday?

5. The children had so much fun helping decorate the Christmas tree! They
helped Dad string lights around the tree and hang beautiful, silver bells on
the boughs. Charlie helped string 3 sets of white, glittering lights, while
Charlotte strung 5 sets of sparkling blue lights. How many more sets of
lights did Charlotte string?

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 Name Exercise 3 Day
158

1. Charlie loves Christmas cookies! He ate 2 for a snack and wanted 4 more
later in the afternoon. If Mom had said he could, how many cookies would
Charlie have eaten?

2. On Christmas Eve, the family sang Christmas carols and hymns. They
sang 5 carols and 4 hymns. How many songs did they sing all together?

3. The children were excited about the gifts under the tree! They knew that
there were 4 with Charlie’s name and 4 with Charlotte’s name. How many
gifts were there for them all together?

4. Grandma’s new throw blanket was beautiful! Mom had made it from all
sorts of soft fabric pieces. The throw was warm and cozy and perfect for
snuggling under! The twins counted the squares that Mom had sewn
together to make the front. Charlie counted 10 and Charlotte counted
8. How many squares were on the front of Grandma’s new, cozy throw
blanket?

5. Grandpa and Dad had made a surprise for the twins for Christmas! They
took the children outside to see their new . . . bobsleds! The children
squealed with delight when they saw the shiny, new wooden sleds! After
Christmas dinner, Dad took the twins to the sledding hill. Charlie took 15
trips down the hill on his sled, while Charlotte took 12 trips. How many
trips down the hill did the twins make all together?

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Name Exercise 5
4 Day
115
159

1. When Mom made Christmas pastries, she rolled out squares of dough
that were 5 inches on all sides. What was the perimeter of each square of
dough?

2. The children measured the door to their playhouse. It was a rectangle

that was 4 feet on two sides and 2 feet on the other two sides. What is the
perimeter of their playhouse door?

3. The twins were making paper airplanes with their grandma. For the first
step, they folded their papers into triangles that were 10 inches on two
sides and 7 inches on one side. What was the perimeter of the triangles?

4. The twins were very excited! Dad promised to take them snowshoeing as
soon as there was enough snow on the ground. On their first snowshoeing
outing, they had fun making shapes in the snow with their snowshoes.
Charlie made a rectangle that was 10 feet long on two sides and 4 feet long
on the other two sides. What was the perimeter of Charlie’s snowshoe
track rectangle?

5. Charlotte’s snowshoe shape was a triangle with two sides that were 7
feet long, and one side that was 4 feet long. What was the perimeter of
Charlotte’s snowshoe track triangle?

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 Name Exercise 5 Day
160

Review Time! Discuss with your teacher the steps of solving a word problem.
Dictate or write the steps below.

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Review of Adding and Subtracting Lesson 33
— Double Digit Problems

It’s time to review adding and subtracting when you have double digits in the
problem.
Remember working with our Place Value Village? Tens and ones are the focus
of this lesson.

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 Name Exercise 1 Day
161

Review Time! Narrate to your teacher the steps of solving each problem.

Tens Ones Tens Ones Tens Ones

7 5 5 2 8 3

+ 2 + 7 + 1 6

Tens Ones Tens Ones Tens Ones

5 7 9 4 3 8

– 3 – 2 – 1 6

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Name Exercise 5
2 Day
115
162

Review Time! Narrate to your teacher the steps of solving each problem.

Tens Ones Tens Ones Tens Ones

9 2 6 4 7 9

- 5 1 - 5 2 - 3 4

Tens Ones Tens Ones Tens Ones

5 4 7 1 3 8

+ 2 4 + 2 7 + 5 0

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 Name Exercise 3 Day
163

Review Time! Narrate to your teacher the steps of solving each problem.

Tens Ones Tens Ones Tens Ones

9 1 3 2 5 1

- 8 9 - 2 7 - 4 5

Tens Ones Tens Ones Tens Ones

4 3 8 6 1 5

+ 2 8 + 4 + 2 6

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Name Exercise 5
4 Day
115
164

Review Time! Narrate to your teacher the steps of solving each problem.

Tens Ones Tens Ones Tens Ones

7 3 9 7 8 1

- 4 8 - 3 8 - 5 2

Tens Ones Tens Ones Tens Ones

6 3 7 4 9 2

+ 2 7 + 1 8 + 5

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 Name Exercise 5 Day
165

Review Time! More word problems to review.

1. Charlie had 25 pinecones in his collection, and Charlotte had 17 rocks in
hers. How many items did the twins have in their collections?

2. When Mom made Christmas cookies, she made 72 gingerbread men. She
gave 36 to the elderly couple next door. How many did she have left?

3. The family drove 86 miles to a indoor water park for a long weekend with
Grandma and Grandpa. While they were there, they drove an additional 5
miles to a wonderful family restaurant. How many miles did they drive in
all?

The next two problems will use both subtraction and addition!
4. Charlie had 16 toy cars. He lost 9 of them while playing in the sandbox in
the fall. Dad bought him a package of 6 toy cars for Christmas. Now how
many does he have?

5. Charlotte had 10 doll dresses. She gave 3 of them to her friend. Grandma
and Mom made her 6 new doll dresses for Christmas. How many doll
dresses does she have now?

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Review of Money Concepts Lesson 34
Remember when we were learning about money — the different kinds
of coins and paper money? It’s time to review what we learned!
Complete one section a day.

*Calendar reminder! Make sure your calendar is up to date.

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 Name Exercise 1 Day
166

Review Time! Count out the following amounts for your teacher.
$ .89
£ 
$ .04
£ 
$ .99
£ 
$ .17
£ 
$ 1.53
£ 
$ 3.66
£ 
$ 2.27
£ 
$ 1.01
£ 
$ 4.31
£ 
$ 5.77
£ 

Your teacher just bought something at your “store.” It cost $1.50, and they gave
you $2.00. How much are you going to give back in change? Cross out the
quarters that they spent. Circle what you will give them back in change.

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Name Exercise 5
2 Day
115
167

Review Time!

$ 1 .23 $ 5.64 $ 9.82 $ 6. 92

+ $ 2.76 + $ 1 .20 + $ . 1 5 + $ 1 . 07

Read through each of the problems above. Remember the decimal point is
another way of saying “and” when you have something in the “dollar” place.
Narrate what you are doing as you work out the answer.

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 Name Exercise 3 Day
168

Review Time!

$9.77 $5.69 $8.45 $6.36

- $2.77 - $ 1 .43 - $3.2 11 - $5. 1 6

Read through each of the problems above. Narrate what you are doing as you
work out the answer.

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Name Exercise 5
4 Day
115
169

Review Time! How much money is shown in the pictures below? Write your
answer beside each picture.

_____________

_____________

_____________

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 Name Exercise 4 Day
169

_____________

_____________

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Name Exercise 5 Day
115
170

Review Time! Count the following amounts using your counting money:
7 nickels How much? ___________¢ or $ ._______
2 nickels and 11 pennies How much? ___________¢ or $ ._______
2 dime, 1 nickel, and 9 pennies How much? ___________¢ or $ ._______
3 quarters, 1 nickel, and 11 pennies How much? ___________¢ or $ ._______

Play Store!
Gather some items and “price” them. This can be done by simply taping paper
squares with prices onto the items. For example, you could “sell” your teacher
the salt and pepper shakers for 50¢ or the napkin basket for 25¢. Keep all of your
prices under 1 dollar and in increments of 5 or 10 (for example: 5¢, 10¢, 15¢,
20¢ . . .). Practice making change for your “customer” teacher.

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 Name Exercise 5 Day
170

Color by Number
Each number from 1 to 8 has been given a color. Find the numbers in the image
and fill in each area with the correct color. For example, all the number 1s
should be red. If you don’t have the color assigned to a number, simply choose a
similar color that you do have.

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Review of Time and Temperature Lesson 35
It’s time to review what we have learned about time and temperature.

Complete one section each day.

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 Name Exercise 1 Day
171

Review Time! Draw hands on each clock to show the correct time.

12:09 11:23 6:55

What time is it? ___________

What time will it be in two hours? ___________

What time was it an hour ago? ___________

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Name Exercise 5
2 Day
115
172

Review Time! Color the thermometers to match the temperature.

28 0F 70 0F 54 0F 112 0F

What time is it?

_________ _________ _________

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 Name Exercise 3 Day
173

Review Time! Using your thermometer that you made in Lesson 21, show your
teacher these temperatures.
21°F
£ 
£ 5°F
33°F
£ 
£ -10°F
72°F
£ 
£ 0°F
£ 109°F
44°F
£ 

Using your clock that you made in Lesson 13, show your teacher these times.
£ 5:21
£ 3:46
£ 1:10
£ 2:09
12:11
£ 
10:45
£ 
£ 6:30
£ 8:27
11:17
£ 
£ 2:05
£ 7:01
£ 9:52
£ 4:03
£ 3:48

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Name Exercise 5
4 Day
115
174

Review Time!
What time is it? ___________

What time will it be in four hours? ___________

What time was it two hours ago? ___________

What time is it? ___________

What time will it be in six hours? ___________

What time was it five hours ago? ___________

What time is it? ___________

What time will it be in one hour and ten minutes?

___________

What time was it thirty minutes ago? ___________

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 Name Exercise 5 Day
175

Review Time! What is the temperature?

______ 0F ______ 0F ______ 0F ______ 0F

Go through all of your temperature and time concepts flashcards. Narrate to

your teacher what you have learned this year about both temperature and time.

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Review of Addition Lesson 36
and Subtraction Fact Families
Make fact families with the following groups of numbers. The first one is
done for you.

4 6 10 2 8 10 4 6 10
4 + 6 = 10
6 + 4 = 10
10 – 6 = 4
10 – 4 = 6

7 9 16 3 8 11 6 7 13

8 9 17

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 5 7 12 6 8 14 6 9 15

6 5 11 8 5 13 7 4 11

On the following page, you will be creating a page of math opposites. For
example: Adding is opposite of subtracting because the answer to an addition
problem is bigger than both of the numbers added together, and the answer to a
subtraction problem is smaller than both of the other numbers in the problem.

Think of any other math opposites you have learned this year!

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 Math Opposites

Congratulations!
You Are Finished!
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 Manipulatives Section

• Place Value Village (pages 327–331)

• Place Value Village Counting Mat (page 333)

• Hundreds Counter (page 335)

• My 100s' Chart – blank on one side (pages 337–338)

• Number Cards (page 339)

• Larger Addition Mat /Larger Subtraction Mat (pages 341–343)

• Addition Fact Sheet (page 345)

• Subtraction Fact Sheet (page 346)

• My Addition Mat – horizontal side (page 347)

• My Addition Mat– vertical side (page 348)

• Doubles Families Fact Sheet (page 349)

• Right Brain Flashcards (page 351)

• Calendar – master (page 352)

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 Place Value Village,
TENS’ house and ONES’ house

here!
groups of 10 may live
Remember: Only 9

The TENS’ house

here!
groups of 1 may live
Remember: Only 9

The ONES’ house

Remove from book, cut out each house, color, paste to sturdy paper, and laminate. Adhere houses to
sides of Place Value Village containers.

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 Place Value Village,
HUNDREDS’ house

The HUNDREDS’
house

Remember: Only 9
groups of a hundred
may live here!

Remove from book, cut out each house, color, paste to sturdy paper, and laminate. Adhere houses to
sides of Place Value Village containers.
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 Place Value Village,
THOUSANDS’ house

The THOUSANDS’
house

Remember: Only 9
groups of a thousand
may live here!

Remove from book, cut out each house, color, paste to sturdy paper, and laminate. Adhere houses to
sides of Place Value Village containers.
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 Place Value Counting Mat

THOUSANDS HUNDREDS TENS ONES

Remove from book, trim rough edges, and laminate. Store with your Place Value Village. Use washable
markers.
Math Level 2 – Manipulatives 333
 Hundreds Counter

100 100
100 100
100 100
100 100
100 100
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 My 100s’ Chart

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39

40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49

50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59

60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79

80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89

90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

100

Directions: Remove from book, trim rough edge and laminate. Blank chart on reverse side.

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 My 100’s Chart

Directions: Blank chart for you to write on. Remove from book, trim rough edge and laminate. Use
washable markers.

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1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

Number Cards
13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20

0
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 Larger Addition Mat

Tens Ones Tens Ones Tens Ones

+ + +

Tens Ones Tens Ones Tens Ones

+ + +

Tens Ones Tens Ones Tens Ones

+ + +
Laminate and use washable markers. Math Level 2 – Manipulatives 341
 Larger Subtraction Mat

Tens Ones Tens Ones Tens Ones

– – –

Tens Ones Tens Ones Tens Ones

– – –

Tens Ones Tens Ones Tens Ones

– – –
Laminate and use washable markers. Math Level 2 – Manipulatives 343
 Addition Fact Sheet

3+1 = 4+ 1 = 5+ 1 = 6+ 1 =

3+2= 4+2= 5+2 = 6+2=

3+3= 4+3 = 5+3 = 6+3=

3+4= 4+4= 5+4= 6+4=

3+5= 4+5 = 5+5 = 6+5 =

3+6= 4+6= 5+6= 6+6=

3+7= 4+7 = 5+7 = 6+7 =

3+8= 4+8= 5+8= 6+8=

3+9= 4+9= 5+9= 6+9=

7+8= 8 +9= 7+9 = 8+6=

Carefully pull this page out of your book, trim off rough edge and laminate with contact paper.
Use with washable markers.

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 Subtraction Fact Sheet

10 - 2 = 7-3 = 13 - 7 = 12 - 8 =

17 - 8 = 15 - 6 = 11 - 6 = 19 - 9 =

16 - 7 = 8-3 = 13 - 6 = 13 - 9 =

14 - 8 = 11 - 7 = 11 - 5 = 13 - 4 =

11 - 4 = 15 - 8 = 14 - 9 = 11 - 2 =

13 - 8 = 14 - 6 = 9 -5 = 11 - 9 =

12 - 5 = 11 - 8 = 9 -4= 20 - 10 =

16 - 9 = 15 - 9 = 14 - 5 = 18 - 9 =

10 - 4 = 17 - 9 = 12 - 7 = 16 - 8 =

11 - 3 = 10 - 6 = 12 - 4 = 14 - 7 =

15 - 7 = 13 - 5 = 10 - 8 = 12 - 6 =

Carefully pull this page out of your book, trim off rough edge and laminate with contact paper.
Use with washable markers.

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 My Addition Mat (horizontal side)

+ =

+ =

+ =

Carefully pull this page out of your book, trim off rough edge and laminate with contact paper.
Use with washable markers.

Math Level 2 – Manipulatives 347

 My Addition Mat (ver tical side)

+ +
_________ _________

Carefully pull this page out of your book, trim off rough edge and laminate with contact paper.

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 Doubles Families Fact Sheet

10 + 10 = 20 – 10 = 9+9= 18 – 9 =

8+8= 16 – 8 = 7+7= 14 – 7 =

6+6= 12 – 6 = 5+5= 10 – 5 =

4+4= 8–4= 3+3= 6–3=

3 + 7= 6 + 9= 7 + 9=
7 + 3= 9 + 6= 9 + 7=
10 – 3 = 15 – 9 = 16 – 9 =
10 – 7 = 15 – 6= 16 – 7 =
8 + 9= 7 + 5= 7 + 6=
9 + 8= 5 + 7= 6 + 7=
17 – 9 = 12 – 5= 13 – 6 =
17 – 8 = 12 – 7= 13 – 7 =
8 + 4= 8 + 3= 7 + 4=
4 + 8= 3 + 8= 4 + 7=
12 – 4 = 11 – 3 = 11 – 4 =
12 – 8 = 11 – 8 = 11 – 7 =
6 + 8= 7 + 8= 5 + 9=
8 + 6= 8 + 7= 9 + 5=
14 – 8 = 15 – 8= 14 – 9 =
14 – 6 = 15 – 7= 14 – 5 =
Carefully pull this page out of your book, trim off rough edge and laminate with contact paper.
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 Right Brain Flashcards
What are “right brain” flashcards?
Right brain flashcards teach a concept by giving the “whole” story. Most
flashcards are plain-colored and are missing the answer. Right brain flashcards
teach a fact by giving the child a story to remember.

How to make right brain flashcards

1. Involve your student. Have them help you come up with a funny story that
shows a math fact. (Look below for a sample flashcard.)
2. Have students help make their flashcards. We want students to OWN their
own education. The sooner they take responsibility for their learning, the
better.
3. Use color, texture, and words on your flashcards:
4. Make them double-sided. In this math program, students are going to be
making their flashcards with vertical addition on one side and horizontal
on the other. Use the same story on both sides.
5. Review often, and have students tell their math stories from their
flashcards.

Punch a hole in the card and place it on a ring.

Use large index cards.

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 Month ___________
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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