Susan Daddis - Fun and Games: Day at the Parade: Length

0covercover.xhtmlcover1page0001page0001.xhtml22page0002page0002.xhtmlFUN AND GAMES Day at the Parade Length33page0003page0003.xhtml44page0004page0004.xhtmlTable of Contents Parade Time 4 Parade Floats 8 People in the Parade 14 What a Day 18 Problem Solving 20 Glossary 22 Index 23 Answer Key 2455page0005page0005.xhtmlParade Time It is New Year's Day! Lia is going to the Rose Parade. She will see lots of flowers. Music will play. Many people will be there.66page0006page0006.xhtmlLia is dressed and ready for the parade.77page0007page0007.xhtmlThe parade goes through the city. It takes two hours for the floats to finish the route. Lia and her parents find seats on the bleachers. People ride on some of the floats.88page0008page0008.xhtmlLet's Do Math! Lia's family wants to sit together on the longest bleacher. Lia sees red, blue, and yellow bleachers. Compare the lengths of the bleachers. 1 The blue bleacher is ________ than the yellow bleacher. 2 The red bleacher is ________ than the yellow bleacher. 3 The order of the bleachers from shortest to longest is ________, ________, and ________.99page0009page0009.xhtmlParade Floats Lia is thrilled to see the floats. She sees some tall floats and some long floats. All of them have bright colors.1010page0010page0010.xhtml1111page0011page0011.xhtmlThe floats are covered with flowers and plants. Dried and fresh flowers cover the floats. Each petal is glued on with care. Helpers use glue to place seeds, nuts, and rice, too.1212page0012page0012.xhtmlA close-up of the eye shows the different materials used to make it.1313page0013page0013.xhtmlHere comes the float that Lia likes best. It shows a scene from the beach. There are three dolphins and one starfish. An oyster opens and closes its shell. A pelican flaps its wings.1414page0014page0014.xhtmlLet's Do Math! Imagine there is a new float. Beach balls are stacked next to the wave. Using beach balls, how tall is the wave? What other objects can you use to measure the wave? Wave Height1515page0015page0015.xhtmlPeople in the Parade Lia sees many marching bands. They come from all over the world. The band members dance as they play.1616page0016page0016.xhtmlLet's Do Math! Look at the flute. Measure its length with the given units. 1 The flute is _______ pencils long. 2 The flute is _______ crayons long. 3 Why are the two measurements different?1717page0017page0017.xhtmlLia's Uncle Sal is in the parade. He rides a horse and wears a costume. His horse wears flowers. Lia waves to her uncle. He waves back.1818page0018page0018.xhtml1919page0019page0019.xhtmlWhat a Day! The parade is over. Lia and her parents find Sal. They all walk to get a close-up view of the floats. They will never forget this fun day!2020page0020page0020.xhtml2121page0021page0021.xhtmlProblem Solving Imagine that you get to help design one of the floats. Answer the questions to plan your float. 1 Describe your float. What is the theme? What will it look like? 2 My float will be as tall as _____________. My float will be as long as _____________. 3 Which instrument would you use to measure the length of your float : a flute or a trombone? Why? PARADE FLOAT PLANS2222page0022page0022.xhtml2323page0023page0023.xhtmlGlossary bleachers benches arranged like steps for people to sit on costume clothes worn by a person to look like someone or something else floats displays on a raised surface in a parade oyster a kind of shellfish petal the soft, colorful part of a flower route a way to get from one place to another thrilled very happy2424page0024page0024.xhtmlIndex band floats flower horse2525page0025page0025.xhtmlAnswer Key Let's Do Math! page 7 : 1 shorter 2 longer 3 blue, yellow, red page 13 : 7 beach balls Answers will vary but may include using the dolphin. page 15 : 1 3 2 8 3 Since crayons are shorter than pencils, more are needed to measure the flute. Problem Solving 1 Answers will vary. 2 Answers will vary. 3 Answers will vary.2626page0026page0026.xhtmlMath Talk 1 What are some objects that are longer than your foot? What are some objects that are shorter than your foot? 2 What do you need to know and do to compare the lengths of two objects? 3 What objects can you use to measure long things? What objects can you use to measure short things? 4 Have two friends lie down. Use new pencils to measure their heights. Which friend is taller? How do you know?2727page0027page0027.xhtmlFUN AND GAMES Day at the Parade Length Lia is excited. She is going to a parade. She likes to see the floats. March along and measure the floats, musical instruments, and bleachers!28

FUN

AND

GAMES

Day

at

the

Parade

Length

Table

of

Contents

Parade

Time

Parade

Floats

People

in

the

Parade

What

a

Day

Problem

Solving

Glossary

Index

Answer

Key

Parade

Time

It

is

New

Year's

Day

!

Lia

is

going

to

the

Rose

Parade

.

She

will

see

lots

of

flowers

.

Music

will

play

.

Many

people

will

be

there

.

Lia

is

dressed

and

ready

for

the

parade

.

The

parade

goes

through

the

city

.

It

takes

two

hours

for

the

floats

to