Overview

This captivating 'Life of Fred' math book is part of an innovative series that seamlessly weaves math concepts into an engaging narrative, following the journey of a character named Fred. These books make learning math an enjoyable adventure, fostering deep understanding and a lifelong love for the subject.

This book covers beginning mathematics including . . .

  • Concurrent Lines
  • Parallel Lines
  • Trapezoids
  • Right Angles
  • Functions
  • Rhombuses
  • Constant Functions
  • Median Average
  • Writing Larger Numbers with Commas
  • Using Logarithms to Solve 2x = 5
  • Birdie Rule for Logarithms
  • Finding Approximate values for log 5 on a Calculator
  • Bar Graphs
  • Math Poems
  • Greater Than >
  • Numbers that Add to 8, 10, and 12
  • State Income Tax Rates as Percents
  • Parallelograms
  • Rows and Columns of a Matrix
  • Quarter of an Hour
  • Half Dozen
  • The Addition Game Using Playing Cards
  • Playing Guess-A-Function
  • Six Examples of Functions: Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide, Tangent, and Derivative
  • What It Means to Matriculate
  • and much more . . .

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome!

    1. Read Chapter 1 & Complete Your Turn to Play

    2. Quadrilateral Family

    3. Read Chapter 2 & Complete Your Turn to Play

    4. Quadrilateral Robot Project

    5. Read Chapter 3 & Complete Your Turn to Play

    1. Read Chapter 4 & Complete Your Turn to Play

    2. Practice Finding the Median

    3. Read Chapter 5 & Complete Your Turn to Play

    4. Read Chapter 6 & Complete Your Turn to Play

    5. Our Favorite Fruits - Bar Graph Project

    6. Read Chapter 7 & Complete Your Turn to Play

    1. Read Chapter 8 & Complete Your Turn to Play

    2. Place Value Puzzle

    3. Read Chapter 9 & Complete Your Turn to Play

    4. More Place Value Practice

    5. Read Chapter 10 & Complete Your Turn to Play

    1. Read Chapter 11 & Complete Your Turn to Play

    2. Read Chapter 12 & Complete Your Turn to Play

    3. Doubles Song!

    4. Read Chapter 13 & Complete Your Turn to Play

    5. Menu Math!

    6. Read Chapter 14 & Complete Your Turn to Play

    1. Read Chapter 15 & Complete Your Turn to Play

    2. Read Chapter 16 & Complete Your Turn to Play

    3. Read Chapter 17 & Complete Your Turn to Play

    4. Play Monopoly! (Or another Math Board Game)

About this course

  • $39.99
  • 30 lessons
  • K-8

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