Manuel's Shape Studio is famous for making tabletops out of different shapes.
One day, a family comes to visit his studio to buy a dining table. Manuel explains they need to design their table with triangles.
Amyel is Manuel's nephew. Together with the family, he shares what he knows about different kinds of triangles. He shows the how triangles can make so many kinds of shapes. This family wants a table with animal shapes. Manuel explains, "In my studio, you create the design for the tabletop, then I build the table."
Help the family make animal shapes with triangles. Take part in solving the problem!
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Children learn math in a whole new way! Teaching the math concepts that underpin children's learning through stories about kids solving real world problems with math, our Math Storybooks bring big ideas to children in a welcoming, colorful tale with a team of kids who invite the readers to join them in their math adventures.
"I never thought the kids would have so much fun playing and learning about math. It was great to see them work together and build math activities with their hands!"
- Christie S.
FORT HOOD, MISSOURI
Why You'll Love this Book
Fun hands-on activities. Card games, puzzles, and maker & design opportunities invite children to work together with their story friends.
- A story full of challenges and welcoming characters. A real math storybook set in the imaginary town of Whatever.
- Beautiful illustrations and imaginative concepts. Children explore the town, meet characters, and write, draw, and build their way to deep-dive math concepts that are the basis of most curricula.
- You'll find yourself having conversations with your child that you never dreamed you'd have, and they will amaze you!
"As a former principal, I would have loved to have had a MathXplorers program... The Product is beautiful, but the quality of the math content itself is what makes it such a great addition to any program."
- Betty, educator & grandmother
About MathXplorers
MathXplorers engages children as active creators of their math knowledge. Visit us at www.mathxplorers.com to learn more.
Carunungan Ed D., Gigi: - Gigi is driven by her passion for reinventing education into child-centered, empowering, and optimal learning programs through multimodality, active, and creative learning strategies.She co-founded and led the learning design of two Silicon Valley K-8 schools-Synapse School and Imagination School. She also co-founded and was chief learning architect of Playnovate, an online and hands-on STEAM Learning Lab for ages 5-12 and Young Outliers, an Entrepreneurship and Design Camp for high school students.Gigi developed the Helical Model, a constructivist curriculum model, grounded on neuroscience and the learning sciences. Learning strategies are fueled by children's natural abilities and creative applications. Gigi has a doctorate in Educational Leadership.
Liou, Jessica: - Jessica is passionate about bringing affordable, effective, and engaging education to children around the world.MathXplorers is Jessica's debut as an illustrator and book designer. She takes the non-traditional path and encourages young students to explore topics that interest them both in and out of the classroom.Jessica was a volunteer teacher for two years at the Safe Passage School in Guatemala. She facilitated access for students of low-income families to high-level STEAM lessons.
