Art and Culture: Patterns of the Past: Partitioning Shapes (Mathematics Readers)

What people wear isn't always about making fashion statements. The clothes that people wear carry meanings and messages about art, culture, customs, and what is important to people. Learn all about the clothes that people from around the world wear as you learn to partition shapes. This nonfiction math reader builds literacy skills and math content knowledge, combining informational text, problem-solving, and real-world connections to help students explore math in a meaningful way. The Let's Explore Math sidebars feature clear charts and diagrams that make learning the concepts easy and fun. The Problem Solving activity enhances the learning experience and promotes mathematical reasoning, and the Math Talk section provides critical thinking questions to help facilitate rich discussions while developing students' speaking and listening skills. Text features include content-area vocabulary, dynamic images, a table of contents, a glossary, an index, and an answer key. Aligned to state and national standards, this high-interest title will engage students in reading and learning.