Math Concept Reader
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Printed in the United States of America ISBN 13: 978-0-15-360491-1 ISBN 10: 0-15-360491-3 If you have received these materials as examination copies free of charge, Harcourt School Publishers retains title to the materials and they may not be resold. Resale of examination copies is strictly prohibited and is illegal. Possession of this publication in print format does not entitle users to convert this publication, or any portion of it, into electronic format. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 039 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 us26xs_lay_070607f_sb.indd 4 6/7/07 1:41:46 PM Math Concept Reader A Day at the Snack Stand by Sarah Mastrianni Photographs by Patrick Espinosa us26xs_lay_070607f_sb.indd 1 6/7/07 1:41:46 PM Chapter 1: Oak Grove Park The children in Oak Grove like to play soccer. Soccer teams practice during the week and play games on Saturday. Many fans watch games at the park. They love to clap and cheer. Sometimes it seems like the whole community comes out to see the teams play! us26xs_lay_070607f_sb.indd 2 6/7/07 1:41:47 PM There is a snack stand at the park where players and fans can buy food and drinks. There are many healthful choices at the stand. The snacks give players energy they need to play hard. Cold drinks taste great to thirsty players. us26xs_lay_070607f_sb.indd 3 6/7/07 1:41:48 PM Volunteers help at the snack stand. Today the Lee family is volunteering. The Lees will work together, and each of them will have an important job. This will help make the day go smoothly. The snack stand is always a busy place on game days. The Lees want to be ready. us26xs_lay_070607f_sb.indd 4 6/7/07 1:41:50 PM The Lees are very excited about working. They take some time to talk about the jobs they will do. Mr. and Mrs. Lee will set up the snack stand. Sue and Jade will take and fill orders for customers. The Lees can hardly wait to get started. us26xs_lay_070607f_sb.indd 5 6/7/07 1:41:52 PM Chapter 2: Getting the Snack Stand Ready for Customers Mrs. Lee arrives at the snack stand early. She will help get food and drinks ready. People will arrive for the games soon, and Mrs. Lee wants to be sure they can see the snacks for sale. She will place juice boxes and granola bars at each customer window. us26xs_lay_070607f_sb.indd 6 6/7/07 1:41:53 PM Mrs. Lee has 12 juice boxes. She divides 12 boxes into 3 equal groups. Each group has 4 boxes in it. Mrs. Lee has 6 granola bars. She divides the 6 bars into groups of 2. She places juice at each window. Then she places granola bars at each window. us26xs_lay_070607f_sb.indd 7 6/7/07 1:42:16 PM Mrs. Lee has some fruit to put out as well. She has apples and bananas. She divides the apples into 3 equal groups. Each group has 4 apples in it. Then she divides 12 bananas into 3 equal groups. Mrs. Lee puts 4 apples and 4 bananas at each window. us26xs_lay_070607f_sb.indd 8 6/7/07 1:42:18 PM [...]... $0.90 Jade gives Beth $0.90 in change Sue hands Beth her order Beth says thank you She walks to a picnic table to eat her snack us26xs_lay_070607f_sb.indd 17 17 6/7/07 1:43:47 PM Chapter 4: Everyone is a Winner It is late in the day The soccer games are ending The sun is slowly going down, and people are leaving the park The Lee family cleans the snack stand They make sure everything is put away neatly... began the day with 140 bottles of water There are only 22 bottles of water left Mr Lee subtracts 3 10 140 – 22 118 Mr Lee will order 118 bottles of water This way, there will be enough water for next week’s thirsty players and fans 20 us26xs_lay_070607f_sb.indd 20 6/7/07 1:43:57 PM It has been a busy day The Lees enjoyed working at the snack stand, and they hope to do it again soon They made a great...Mr Lee arrives at the snack stand and opens the refrigerator He sees many bottles of water Mr Lee will count the bottles on each shelf He will keep track of the number of bottles they sell today The weather is warm so he is sure they will sell many bottles of water us26xs_lay_070607f_sb.indd 9 6/7/07 1:42:21 PM Mr Lee carefully counts the bottles of water in the refrigerator There are 4 rows... PM Chapter 3: Soccer Makes Everyone Hungry! Jade and Sue help at the snack stand, too They work together at a window Sue takes orders from customers Then she fills the orders Jade takes the money from customers, and then she gives them change Sue and Jade do a lot of math They make an excellent team 12 us26xs_lay_070607f_sb.indd 12 6/7/07 1:43:09 PM Mrs Todd comes to the window, and Sue and Jade greet... Suppose you are at a snack stand You order a drink for $1.10 Then, you order a bag of nuts for $1.27 What is the total cost of your order? 2 A soccer player orders a snack for $3.12 He gives the worker $ 00 How much change will he receive? 3 Mrs Lee needs 2 volunteers to work at each window of the snack stand The snack stand has 3 windows How many volunteers does Mrs Lee need? You have 3 quarters and 1... made a great team Now it is time to go home Mr Lee locks the snack stand They all agree that game day was great fun! 21 us26xs_lay_070607f_sb.indd 21 6/7/07 1:43:58 PM Glossary add to join 2 groups divide to place into equal groups multiply to join equal groups subtract to take away objects from a group or to compare groups volunteer a person who does a job without getting paid 22 us26xs_lay_070607f_sb.indd... for a snack She thinks about what she would like to order She chooses a sandwich and water sandwich $2.35 $1.75 water The sandwich costs $2.35 The water costs $1.75 16 us26xs_lay_070607f_sb.indd 16 6/7/07 1:43:38 PM Sue adds to find the total of Beth’s order Beth’s Order sandwich 1 1 $2.35 + $1.75 $4.10 water Beth’s order costs $4.10 Beth gives Jade a five-dollar bill Jade subtracts to find Beth’s change... counts the money There is one more thing to do 18 us26xs_lay_070607f_sb.indd 18 6/7/07 1:43:48 PM Mr Lee opens the refrigerator to count the drinks He needs to order more water People will need plenty of water for next Saturday’s games Mr Lee thinks How many bottles of water did they have when they opened the snack stand? How many bottles are left? 19 us26xs_lay_070607f_sb.indd 19 6/7/07 1:43:50 PM The. .. with a smile Sue asks Mrs Todd if she can take her order Mrs Todd orders an apple and a bagel apple bagel $0.50 $0.75 The apple costs $0.50 The bagel costs $0.75 13 us26xs_lay_070607f_sb.indd 13 6/7/07 1:43:20 PM Sue adds to find the cost of Mrs Todd’s order Mrs Todd’s Order 1 apple bagel $0.50 + $0.75 $1.25 The total order costs $1.25 Mrs.Todd gives Jade $2.00 Jade subtracts to find Mrs Todd’s change... Todd will get $0.75 in change Jade hands Mrs Todd the coins Sue gives Mrs Todd her food Mrs Todd thanks them 14 us26xs_lay_070607f_sb.indd 14 6/7/07 1:43:27 PM Beth, Jade’s good friend, is next in line with her Dad Beth has a big smile on her face as she says hello Her game just ended, and she scored two goals Her soccer team won its game today Beth is very happy 15 us26xs_lay_070607f_sb.indd 15 6/7/07 . 1:41:47 PM There is a snack stand at the park where players and fans can buy food and drinks. There are many healthful choices at the stand. The snacks give players energy they need to. arrives at the snack stand and opens the refrigerator. He sees many bottles of water. Mr. Lee will count the bottles on each shelf. He will keep track of the number of bottles they sell today. The. Sue help at the snack stand, too. They work together at a window. Sue takes orders from customers. Then she fills the orders. Jade takes the money from customers, and then she gives them change.