Young learners will have fun exploring math in their everyday world. Through activities that build on their own experiences students will use this book to practice: counting, geometry, graphing, patterning, measurement, beginning computation, number recognition, shapes, readiness for addition & subtraction, money, ordinal numbers, and one-to-one correspondence. Step-by-step teacher directions, and reproducible patterns and forms make this unit easy as well as fun. Topics include: Math & My Family, Math in the Kitchen, Math & Your Clothes, and Numbers & Shapes Everywhere. Here are some samples of the activities included: * students do a clothing survey; reproducible stand-up labels are included * students create their own patterns using reproducible shirt patterns provided * students use reproducible pants to learn about counting by twos * students learn about symmetry by creating a necktie that is the same on both sides * students learn about attributes by playing "What"s in the Closet?" - reproducible clothing pieces are provided * students conduct a home survey to find places where numbers are used Fun, instructive illustrations throughout. Bibliography included. All 112 pages perforated for easy removal.