Seaweed Soup (MathStart 1)

By Stuart J. Murphy

Book Overview

Help kids with their math skills plus their reading skills with the engaging and fun MathStart series

Seaweed Soup is perfect for teaching matching sets/one-to-one correspondence to pre-K through kindergarteners. As Turtle serves lunch to his reluctant guests, young readers can learn about matching sets (also called one-to-one correspondence) by keeping track of all the different bowls, cups, spoons, and napkins on the table.

Kids will love the story and the funny illustrations by Frank Remkiewicz. Parents and other educators will love how the story and pictures make understanding comparisons a breeze--as well as the concrete examples of how math works The book contains activities for adults to do with kids to extend math into their own lives Math = Fun

MathStart is an award-winning series by Stuart J. Murphy that teaches math through stories and visual models. Young readers find the stories very engaging and relatable, because each story revolves around practical applications of the math concept being presented and features lively art from top-notch illustrators.

Charts and other visual representations help children understand how the math works and promote deeper comprehension. This unique combination of stories, illustrations, and visual models helps teachers and parents in the teaching of math and provides all children with the opportunity to succeed.

The 63-book series is divided into three levels with 21 books in each. The math concepts taught in MathStart books conform to state and national standards. Level 1 is Pre-K-Kindergarten; Level 2 is Grades 1-3; Level 3 is Grades 2-4. The series follows math topics across grades so there is a foundational path to learning that runs through the levels.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0064467368
• ISBN13: 9780064467360
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.7" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

fantastic book

This book is wonderful. My 3 yr old and I both love it. She loves the story so much that we actually act it out with her toys. The basic story is that turtle invites his friends over for lunch, but everyone thinks they will hate the seaweed soup... until they try it. My daughter finds it funny that the clam thinks turtle is mad at them for eating it all. Even if you put the math part aside, it's a great, simple story and very well written. The illustrations are cute and funny too. The educational aspect is an added bonus.