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The teddy bears are back—this time to teach readers all about patterns. Similar to the first three books in the McGrath Math series of concept books, TEDDY BEAR PATTERNS uses rhyming verse to explain the concepts illustrated by the colorful teddies. This simple text helps children to follow along as the teddy bears sort by color, and arrange into patterns of two colors, three colors, and so on. Readers will also discover how they can use patterns to skip count, add, and even multiply, before trying their hand at creating a pattern of their own. TEDDY BEAR PATTERNS is a worthwhile addition to the classroom, especially those that already use bear counters or other manipulatives as learning tools. Back matter provides a summary of the concepts introduced in the book.
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Entry #3 in our personal family math propaganda agenda. You don't have to be good at it, you just have to accept it into your heart!!!
So I read this before, by myself, and was like, How obfuscating! That is not at all my mental model for addition! I also was annoyed by the topsy turvey gummy bears.
My kid, however, picked it out, “What's thisssss?” And then enjoyed it. The rhyming was good (the kids always take to rhyming). We said some numbers. We did some concepts. I feel like the jump from “patterns exist” -> programming will be short. So we'll be on “Teach your kid Python” next. Maybe.
Anyway, a decent entry. I'm going to keep the math flowing HARD at this house, you hear me!!!