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September 2016 www.Highlights.com “Pigeon News” See page 16 Welcome How Many Are Left? We love to hear from you! KHayes@Highlights.com When you regularly mark your child’s height on the wall, or you count candles on a birthday cake, or the two of you measure three cups of flour for the pancakes you’re making, you help your young child learn math The features in High Five™ can help, too This month, in “How Many Now?” (pages 12 to 15), the story begins with five apples on a tree When Dad and his daughter pick two apples, your child will see that there are three apples left When the brothers take two more and there’s only one left, how can Mom and the youngest sibling share? Mom divides that apple in half Now the story introduces division and fractions And when there are no apples on the tree, what are hungry deer to do? Why, head over to the garden, of course! It won’t make the adults in the household happy, but it’s good problem solving! Sincerely, Kathleen Hayes, Editor P.S.: For more math fun, go to www.Highlights.com/HFparentguide ™ Highlights High Five celebrates the early years of childhood—a time of discovery when learning happens at every turn Our magazine is dedicated to helping parents, educators, and other caregivers nurture young children by t encouraging their natural sense of wonder about the world;
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