MATHAPALOOZA is a collection of math poetry for grades one through five. Each rhyming poem has a catchy title and focuses on a specific math topic. Children in the primary and intermediate grades will enjoy reading these fun poems, while simultaneously improving their math vocabulary and content. Author Franny Vergo sparks a love for math in young children with her creative and intriguing math poetry.
MATHAPALOOZA
A Collection of Math Poetry for Primary and Intermediate StudentsBy Franny VergoAuthorHouse
Copyright © 2012 Franny Vergo
All right reserved.ISBN: 978-1-4685-4269-1Contents
1. Mathematic Brain Wizard.....................................12. Tricky Math Tricks..........................................23. You Say You Don't Like Math?................................31. The Value Of Each Place.....................................41. What Is The Point Of The Decimal Point?.....................51. Mad, Mad Money..............................................71. Discount Percents...........................................91. Fraction Attraction.........................................101. Five's Got Jive.............................................112. Awesome Teens...............................................133. Composite Or Prime Is The Question..........................144. Constant Numbers............................................155. Funky Number Lines..........................................166. My Very Favorite Number Is Four.............................177. Numbers, Numbers Everywhere.................................188. Odd Maude And Even Steven...................................209. Hooray, Zero................................................211. Operation Vocabulary........................................221. Does Measurement Measure Up?................................232. The Gift Of Time............................................231. Cool Math Tools.............................................271. What Are The Chances?.......................................291. 3 M's And An R..............................................302. A Whole Lot Of Graphs.......................................313. Coordinate Your Coordinate Grid.............................321. A Circular Circle...........................................332. Polygons....................................................353. Area Hysteria...............................................364. Polygons, Polygons Everywhere...............................375. Polygons, Polygons, I Love You..............................386. Relate To Line Relationships................................397. The Rim Of Perimeter........................................408. Three Main Angles...........................................419. Tricky Transformations......................................4210. Volumes About Volume.......................................431. Is Logic Logical?...........................................451. A Variety Of Variables......................................46
Chapter One
MATHEMATIC
BRAIN WIZARD Mathematics is really cool, and it helps enhance your brain,
NUMBERS floating through your head and knowledge that you gain.
ADD, SUBTRACT, MULTIPLY, or sometimes you divide.
PROBLEM SOLVE and logic PUZZLES: now your brain is on a ride.
DECIMALS, FRACTIONS, and PERCENTS help you with parts of wholes.
Finding some different MEASUREMENTS is one of your math goals.
PROBABILITY is always fun, using spinners, cards, and dice.
In GEOMETRY, draw lots of lines and shapes, and be concise.
Find PATTERNS in a group of numbers or in a picture set.
COLLECT a lot of DATA, and GRAPH the data that you get.
Use ratios to compare two different amounts that you see.
Study these math topics, and a mathematic brain wizard you will be.
TRICKY MATH TRICKS There are many tricky math tricks that we use a lot.
They help you get the answers that you can quickly jot.
One is using your ten fingers for the times table of nine;
This trick will give you the right nines product every single time.
Just hold up your two hands, with both your palms facing out and fanned,
Bend down the finger of the second factor, starting on your left hand.
Fingers to the left are tens, and fingers to the right are ones.
Now count the fingers up, and you've got your answer and you're done,
Another helps us remember the symbols "less than" or "greater."
The bigger number always gets eaten by the alligator.
Next, a number that is tricky is the digit three. You see,
If a two-digit number's sum breaks evenly by three,
Then the whole number divides by three, and this will always be.
And how about when you add/subtract with even and/or odd?
You always know the answer type, and amazed, you sit and nod,
Because even/even and odd/odd will always give you even,
And odd/even or even/odd equals odd—now you're achievin'.
And here are a couple phrases, whose words remind you of each step.
These cool phrases help a lot, so learn them and you'll be all set.
"Does McDonald's Sell Burgers?" are the four steps for long division:
Divide, Multiply, Subtract, and Bring down the next number, with precision.
"Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally" works for the order of operations:
Parentheses, Exponents, Multiply, Divide, Add, and Subtract formations.
YOU SAY YOU DON'T
LIKE MATH? You say you don't like math?
Well, then, just let me ask you:
Do you like to play games and sports,
Toss a big six on a die,
Move your piece or move your guy,
Count your points or read your score,
Wear a jersey from the store,
Spin a high ten on a spinner,
Throw your cards down and yell, "Winner!"?
Do you like to
Count the money earned for each chore
And then spend it at a local store?
Listen to your favorite tune,
Learn to play the big bassoon,
Find chapter twenty-one in a book,
Measure ingredients when you cook,
Read three on the clock and time to leave school,
Or four o'clock, time to jump into your pool?
Well, guess what?
You were right!
You don't like math.
You love it!
THE VALUE OF
EACH PLACE PLACE VALUE is the basis of all math,
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