kim freeman-mighty math for 4-6 year olds_ introducing mathematics

Kim Freeman

MightY Mathfor 4-6 year olds

Beginner Mathematician

Introducing

MATHEMATICS

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Mighty Math, Beginner Mathematician Book 5, Introducing MathematicsAuthor, Kim Freeman

eBook Version First Published in 2007 by:Mahobe Resources (NZ) LtdP.O. Box 109-760Newmarket, Auckland 1149New Zealand.

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Kim Freeman

MightY Mathfor 4-6 year olds

Introducing

MATHEMATICS

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HOW CAN YOU HELP YOUR CHILD IN MATH?

Every child wants to play in the afternoon and get rid of the cares of the school

day. However if a parent provides a place and a time for learning or for going over

homework, they will be surprised to find that their child quickly adapts and will

actually look forward each day to the experience.

Communication is important. By becoming enthusiastic and involved, you are sending

your child a positive message about learning. For children it is more fun to do any

activity when parents or older sisters and brothers are keen to take part.

Book 5 at this level is a complete beginner math book. It

All children learn at different rates. The important thing is to remain positive and

praise what has been done right. Use other examples and talk about what has gone

wrong. Rub out their answers then let them try that page again. Practice and

repetition will lead to increased confidence in math..

If a child works for 15 minutes a day, they are completing nearly 2 hours extra

work per week and over 90 hours per year. This is extra to their regular school

lessons and is setting a pattern for later years.

Most children will need to be encouraged to start an activity, however do not force

them. Help them start by reading through and explaining any instructions. Reward

their efforts with more encouragement. Above all, instill an enjoyment of math and

its challenges. Success and confidence in any subject inevitably lead to an

enjoyment of learning. We hope that you and your child have fun as they learn with

the Mighty Math series. At Mahobe, we certainly had fun putting it all together

for you.

HOW CAN I MOTIVATE MY CHILD?

HOW CAN I MAKE THE BEST USE OF THIS BOOK?

WHAT HAPPENS IF MY CHILD DOES NOT GET THE ANSWERS CORRECT?

HOW LONG SHOULD MY CHILD SPEND ON MATHEMATICS?

teaches how to count and

write the numbers from 1 to 10. It then introduces arithmetic and all the

arithmetic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication (times) and division.

Always try to reinforce the concepts found in this book. For example at the

supermarket ask your child to get 2 cartons of milk and 3 loaves of bread. Ask how

many items that is altogether. Before getting a treat get them to count from 20 to

0 backwards. Ask them to count all the shopping to see if you can go to the 12 or

less items counter. There are lots of math examples in everyday activities.

One1 sandcastle

Write the number one.

Two2 seagulls

Write the number two.

Three3 keys

Write the number three.

Four4 ice creams

Write the number four.

Five5 flowersWrite the number five.

Six6 pens

Write the number six.

Seven7 drinks

Write the number seven.

Eight8 bottles

Write the number eight.

Nine9 umbrellas

Write the number nine.

Ten10 ducksWrite the number ten.

One1 pumpkin

Write the number one.

How many apples?

How many carrots?

How many strawberries?

How many pineapples?

How many corn cobs?

Two2 cartons of milk

Write the number two.

How many bottles?

How many teapots?

How many cups?

How many wine glasses?

How many cartons of juice?

How many glasses of lemon?

Three3 eggs

Write the number three.

How many ice-cream sundaes?

How cartons of french fries?

How many slices of bread?

How many cakes?

How many ice creams?

How many eggs?

Four4 birds

Write the number four.

How many kiwis?

How many turkeys?

How many owls?

How many sea gulls?

How many penguins?

How many chicks?

Five5 fishWrite the number five.

How many whales?

How dolphins?

How many sharks?

How many crabs?

How many shrimps?

How many fish?

Six6 snails

Write the number six.

How many mosquitoes?

How caterpillars?

How many grass hoppers?

How many butterflies?

How many beetles?

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Seven7 mice

Write the number seven.

How many cats?

How donkeys?

How many cows?

How many reindeer?

How many horses?

How many foals?

Eight8 flowers

Write the number eight.

How many spades?

How brooms?

How many rakes?

How many pot plants?

How many buckets?

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Nine9 pensWrite the number nine.

How many rulers?

How staplers?

How many tapes?

How many pencil sharpeners?

How many scissors?

How many batteries?

Ten10 stars

Write the number ten.

How many circles?

How triangles?

How many squares?

How many pentagons?

How many hexagons?

How many spirals?© Mahobe Resources (NZ) Ltd

0 3 10

Draw a line that joins the number and the word.

fourfive six

Draw a line that joins each kite to its positionon the number line.

Numbers and Their Positions.

Counting Up To Five.

Fill in the circles with , , , or .1 2 3 4 5

Counting Up To Five.

Fill in the circles with , , , or .6 7 8 9 10

Counting Up To Ten.

Fill in the circles with , , , or .6 7 8 9 10Counting Up To Ten.

Count then write the number of objects.

Counting Up To Ten.

How many?

............... ............... ...............

Flies Chicks Rats

Butterflies OctopusMosquitoes

Crabs Centipedes Beetles

Monsters Caterpillars Snails

Numbers Up To Ten.

............... ............... ...............

Bones Apples Footprints

Flowers ChickensHorses

Umbrellas Spades Ice creams

Stars Keys Ducks

How many?

Numbers Up To Ten.

............... ............... ...............

Tricycles Chairs Stars

Pens Keys

Road Cones Batteries Torches

Shells Tents Anchors

How many?

Numbers Up To Ten.

............... ............... ...............

Clothes Hangers Eggs Cups

Strawberries Crabs

Scissors Shells Frying Pans

Hand Bags Pencils Kiwis

Dragons

How many?

Numbers Up To Ten.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

eleventwelve

thirteen

fourteenfifteen sixteenseventeeneighteen

nineteen

twenty

Connect up the words with the numbers on the

number line.

How many?

Write the number in each box.

Numbers Up To Twenty.

Join the dots to find out what rabbit is so

excited about.

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Numbers between 10 and 20.Count then write the number of objects.

............... ............... ...............

How many?

............... ............... ...............

How many?

Write these numbers in order.

13 1415

181920

Ordering Numbers.

101112

15 1617

Ordering Numbers.

Fill in all the empty boxes.

1 2 3 4

Ordering Numbers.

Fill in all the empty boxes.Ordering Numbers.

Circle the number that is larger.

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Bigger / Smaller Numbers.

Circle the number that is larger.

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Circle the number that is smaller.

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Circle the number that is smaller.

Circle the

biggest number.

Circle the

smallest number.

7 12 5

10 1 8

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Add One More.

Count the spots on each card then write a sum for

one more.

......................... ......................... .........................

Draw one more spot then write the total number of spots.

Add Two More.

......................... ......................... .........................

Draw 2 more spots on each plate then write a sum for

two more.

Draw two more spots then write the total number of spots.

Addition.

Add the wasps.

Add the flies.

Add the centipedes.

Add the ladybirds.

Add the ants.

Add the snails.

Add the chicks.

Add the grasshoppers.

Add the bees.

Add the ducks.

Addition.

Add the bugs.

Add the birds.

Add the crabs.

Add the caterpillars.

Add the butterflies.

Addition.

Add the eggs.

Add the ice creams.

Add the cakes.

Add the slices of bread.

Add the cartons of french fries.

Addition.

Draw more to make 3.

1+..........=3 2+..........=3 3+..........=3Match the objects to make 6

Draw more beads to make 7.

Write an addition statement for each.

3+..........=75+..........=71+..........=76+..........=72+..........=7

Addition.

Count the triangles and circles on each card then add.

Each of these cards should have 10 spots.

Draw the missing spots on the blank side of each card.

Addition.

Complete the picture and write the addition statement.

Addition.

Draw 1 more then add.

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Addition.

Add the spots on each pair of shapes.

Addition.

Learn all the combinations that add to 10.

............+3=10

............+7=10

5+............=10

............+2=10............+8=10

6+............=104+............=10

............+9=10............+1=10

Adding Combinations That Sum To Ten.

Complete the Subtractions.

Ice creams

Ice Cream

Sundaes

XXCakes

Slices of

Subtraction.

Pencils

Rulers

Sharpeners

Staplers

Subtraction.

XX X X

Umbrellas

Clothes

Hangers

Spades

Buckets

Subtraction.

X XXXX

Lawn Mowers

Bicycles

Stools

Arm Chairs

Subtraction.

Write a subtraction sum to go with the pictures.

10-3=.......... 6-2=..........

12-7=.......... 7-4=..........

11-5=..........

9-4=..........

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Subtraction.

Subtract spots from each of the cards.

6-4=.......... 5-2=.......... 7-3=..........

9-1=.......... 8-5=.......... 10-2=..........Subtract 2 bananas from each set.

6-2=..........

9-2=..........2-2=..........

3-2=..........

Subtraction.

Draw 7 more rectangles.

How many rectangles do you have now?

Draw 3 more circles.

How many circles do you have now?

Draw 5 more squiggles.

How many squiggles do you have now?

Draw 4 more spirals.

How many spirals do you have now?

Draw 6 more triangles.

How many triangles do you have now?

Addition.

Cross out 5 sunshine figures.

How many sunshine figures do you have now?

Cross out 3 birthday cakes.

How many birthday cakes do you have now?

Cross out 6 sharks.

How many sharks do you have now?

Cross out 9 sheep.

How many sheep do you have now?

Cross out 7 porcupines.

How many porcupines do you have now?

Subtraction.

Complete the numbers in the number line.

1 3 100Count the cherries.

12-4=..........

There were 12 beads on each piece of string.

Some beads have fallen off.

Write a subtraction sum for each.

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Numbers and Number Sequences.

There were 12 beads on each piece of string.

Some beads have fallen off.

Write a subtraction sum for each.

12-5=..........

12-9=..........Complete the numbers in the number line.

Use the number line to show where you end up if:

from 9, you move 3 to the left.�

from 3, you move 2 to the right.

from 7, you move 5 to the left.

..........

Write an addition sum for the

number of pens and pencils.

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Left Right

Adding and Subtracting.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

11+2=13Adding.

Add 2 to these numbers.

7+2=............ 10+2=............14+2=............

17+2=............5+2=............12+2=............18+2=............9+2=............

15+2=............9+2=............

10 5 13 9 6 16 8 17 1213

12 7 14 10 16 11 9 13 1516

Complete these addition strips.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

13+3=16

Complete these additions.

12+4=............ 16+2=............11+3=............

13+2=............15+4=............18+2=............13+4=............14+5=............

9+3=............7+4=............

10 5 13 9 6 14 8 1 1215

12 7 14 10 16 11 9 13 1514

Complete these addition strips.

Adding.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

8+6=14

8+4=............ 12+6=............11+5=............

14+6=............15+5=............12+7=............10+6=............13+4=............

14+5=............9+4=............

Write down the total of the numbers on each pair

of cards.

Adding.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

12+8=20

Each pair of cards should sum to total 20.

Write down the missing numbers.

12 9 15

10 13 16

20Complete these additions.

9+9=............ 10+7=............11+7=............

8+5=............7+8=............13+6=............5+5=............8+7=............

8+8=............6+8=............

Adding.

Draw spots on the blank cards to make the totals.

+ =12 + =10

+ =15 + =14

+ =11 + =13

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

9+8=............ 13+7=............6+7=............

4+11=............2+12=............12+5=............5+9=............10+8=............

18+1=............7+5=............

Adding.

The following pyramids are formed by adding each

of the numbers in the blocks below it.

2 4 16 511

Thereforebecomes

Complete these pyramids.

3 5 2 7 4 4

2 1 3 4 2 5 2 2 5

5+3=............

12+7=............14+4=............4+5=............3+9=............7+8=............

2+11=............9+7=............

2+4=6 4+1=5

6+5=11

Addition.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20191817161514131211

Use the number line to show where you end up if:

from 14, you move 3 to the left.�

1 + =5 4 + =7

Complete the additions by writing in the missing numbers.

+ 4=10 + 4=18

+ 3=13 + 2=15

6 + =12 11 + =16

............

Arithmetic.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Complete these subtractions.

7-2=............ 10-2=............14-2=............

17-2=............5-2=............12-2=............18-2=............9-2=............

15-2=............9-2=............

subtract

310 5 13 9 6 16 8 17 127

subtract

412 7 14 10 16 11 9 13 158

Complete these subtraction strips.

Subtraction.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

15-3=12

13-4=............ 12-2=............16-5=............

10-3=............11-5=............18-2=............14-4=............9-5=............

17-3=............15-3=............

10 5 13 9 6 14 8 1 127

12 7 14 10 16 11 9 13 158

Complete these subtraction strips.

subtract

Subtraction.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

13-6=7

10-4=............ 12-6=............14-5=............

11-6=............17-5=............16-5=............19-6=............18-4=............

15-5=............13-6=............

Subtract the smaller number from the bigger.

The answer is called the difference.

Subtraction.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

12-2=10

The difference between each pair of cards should

be 10. Write down the missing numbers.

20Complete these subtractions.

19-6=............ 11-7=............16-7=............

14-8=............20-5=............13-6=............15-8=............18-5=............

8-8=............12-5=............

Subtraction.

Write the difference between the heights of each pair of

blocks.

difference difference difference difference difference

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

10 - =5 14 - =8

Complete the subtractions by writing in the

missing numbers.

- 4=10 - 2=18

- 2=13 - 3=15

16 - =12 11 - =10

Subtraction.

Draw spots on the cards to make these totals.

+ = 12

Complete these sums by writing in the missing sign.

4 6=10

7 4=11

10 5=5 8 4=4

12 2=10

5 7=12

Subtraction.

Describing Groups of Objects.

.......... ....................

rows of

Total =