A Day in Monster School

Author: Marco Polo
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: "Learn Math with Whimsical Stories" (Bilingual Edition) series uses children's favorite stories and cleverly designed games to present abstract and dry mathematical concepts in a vivid and engaging way. It allows children to encounter math through stories and games they love, helping them fall in love with math and become proactive in learning it!
Children are often familiar with adults looking at clocks to determine time. "It's half past three now, we should go see a movie." "It's almost five, Grandma will be here soon." "You can sleep at half past eight tonight." Such scenarios are very familiar to children. But teaching them to read time themselves is a very complex process. They first need to recognize various types of clocks—some with hands, some with digital displays. Clocks with hands are relatively harder to read because some have two hands, while others have three. The arrangement of numbers on the clock faces also varies greatly. Children need a long familiarization process to connect the time on the clock with their daily routines. During this process, parents need to be patient because some children may take longer to learn to read time compared to others.
You should read this storybook together with your child. If he shows interest in learning to read time, let him start with this book. While using this book, pay attention to nurturing his interest and enjoy learning math with him!