Schlessinger Media
1) Texas
Series
U.S. geography for children volume 5
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Join nine-year-old Miguel on his adventure across the United States. This trip explores Texas, including Houston, Dallas, and the Alamo. Also features a trip to a ranch and a look into the lives of real-life cowboys.
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Covers how to identify variables, set up basic function tables and calculate equations that involve basic operations, balanced number sentences and variable isolation. See how algebraic thinking involves number properties, patterns and sequences, and learn about algebraic manipulations that allow math values to be expressed in different forms.
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Covers how to extend basic multiplication and division facts and properties to solve large, multi-digit problems. See how common multiples, factor pairs and rules of divisibility are involved in number theory, and find out how identifying prime and composite numbers helps with division. Also learn how to represent numbers using prime factorization and exponential notation.
6) Fractions
Series
Math for children volume 4
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Teaches about the relationship between parts and wholes, how to names and write fractions with numerators and denominators, how to compare and order fractions, and how to add and subtract fractions with like and unlike denominators.
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Covers how to manipulate and convert numerators and denominators into simplest terms and like terms by calculating common multiples, greatest common factors and least common denominators. Explores how fractions can be renamed into equivalent forms as well as how to order and compare fractional amounts. Also learn how to perform basic operations like subtraction and division on fractions using a variety of strategies and shortcuts.
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Discover and solve formulas for perimeter and area; learn about the triangle's unique relationship between the measurement of its angles and the lengths of sides, and find out how a rectangle can be used to solve for any triangle's area. Also analyze the symmetry and transformation of regular polygons as they translate, reflect and rotate.
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Learn how to calculate percents, ratios and proportions. See how percents relate to 100, and discover their equivalent forms found in decimals and fractions. Explore how units and values in ratios are identified, and learn that missing proportional amounts can be found by using cross multiplication.
Series
Mexico for children volume 1
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Explores the rich cultural heritage of Mexico and how it affects the daily lives of its citizens. Appreciate the music of Tejano bands, the artwork of Diego Rivera, and Talavera pottery from Puebla. Also learn why Mexico's culture is deeply rooted in tradition and honor.
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Presents strategies such as estimation, counting manipulatives, and working through algorithms to solve addition and subtraction problems that involve multiple regroupings, exchanges and trades. Also see how to name, compare and order large multi-digit numbers by analyzing their place values.
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Observe real world scenarios demonstrating the collection, organization and display of data through the use of surveys, frequency tables and graphs. Also see how each particular graphic organizer provides and categorizes data to meet particular needs.
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Investigate the abstract world of integers and the role they play in real-world situations. Learn how to visualize negative and positive integers on a number line, and find out how to perform basic operations between integer values. Also learn about coordinate planes and quadrant locations.
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Presents problems that involve estimating, converting and calculating with customary and metric measurements. Explore the world of solids and polyhedrons like the pyramids and prisms, and learn how to identify and use nets and formulas to measure surface areas of three-dimensional shapes of all sizes. Also learn how to find the circumference of a circle using pi.
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Learn a problem-solving plan to tackle a variety of everyday situations that involve time, ratios, formulas and geometric shapes. See when, where and why strategies such as guessing and checking, using a graphic organizer, and working backward would be the best problem-solving strategies to choose.
Series
Mexico for children volume 2
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Examines how Mexico's geography has shaped its history, society, and culture. Also learn about the country's major industries like silver-mining and tourism, and appreciate the diversity of the Gulf Coast region's animal and plant life.