MAYA THE CLOTHES MAKER AND RAMON THE BUTTON MAKER
Maya taps into her imagination to make fabulous clothing designs for her customers. She always includes her friend Ramon's very special buttons, which he makes from wood and other things from the forest.
Today, Maya and Ramon have a problem. The shirt they've designed for a very tall man is not looking right. It's missing some buttons and Ramon does not have enough of any kind of the buttons he made, to fix it!
Bikoy, their friend, thinks math can help Maya and Ramon make this come out right. Join Maya, Ramon, and Bikoy in this math adventure. Take part in solving the problem!
Looking to boost your child's interest in and enjoyment of math?
Give your child a head start with our innovative Math Storybook, Maya the Clothes Maker and Ramon the Button Maker!
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.
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!
About MathXplorers
MathXplorers engages children as active creators of their math knowledge.
Visit us at www.mathxplorers.com to learn more.
Carunungan, 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.
