Fun and Games: World Records (Time)

People are constantly striving to break world records, even silly ones. Students will practice measuring time while reading about the world’s strangest races. This book seamlessly integrates the teaching of math and reading, and uses real-world examples to teach math concepts like time and data measurement. The challenging practice problems, graphs, and sidebars provide many opportunities for students to practice their developing math skills, and apply what they’ve learned to their daily lives. Text features include captions, a glossary, an index, and a table of contents to increase students’ vocabulary and literacy skills and their interaction with the text. Math Talk poses problems for further thinking, requiring students to use their higher-order thinking skills.