Julesburg Public Library

Calendars and clocks keep track of passing time as the Huskies prepare to compete in the championship soccer game against the Falcons.

Uses a dialog between two friends, one who estimates, one who counts precisely, to show estimation at work in everyday life.

Uses a story of a three-way competition for votes to explain percentages to children.

Ready, Set, Hop! (Building Equations): Who's the better hopper? Matty, the tall frog? Or Moe, who's just plain big? Only a hopping contest can settle the matter. It takes Moe only five hops to make it to the big rock. Matty needs two more hops. So how many hops did Matty take? (5 hops + 2 hops = ?). The happy hoppers keep going untils̮plash!t̮hey're in the pond. Knowing how equations are built is central to children's learning how to interpret and...

While trying to save enough money to buy a new ice scooter, Perry the Penguin learns about managing his money and about negative numbers.

Hankie always does the same things at the same time. He even sneezes on schedule. The other horses tease him. What a bore! Hankie's determined to prove that he can be unpredictable if he wants to -- but can he? Or will he just end up being the same old Hankie? Horses, humor, and a great big sneeze all combine to explain how to look at past events and make predictions about the future, an important element of logical thinking.