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Welcome to our bby
Publications catalog. We offer many different
supplemental teaching materials designed for to the teacher of K-5
mathematics. In addition, we offer some great manipulatives and cool
stuff! We invite you to browse through the brief descriptions
shown below. You can learn more about each product and
ordering information by clicking on the blue title at the top of
each colored section. Enjoy!
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NUMBER
LITERACY
 A PICTURE PAINTS A THOUSAND NUMBERS! Our NUMBER
LITERACY publications develop a child's ability to use
visual models to understand, represent, and recall concepts
related to number and number operations. The
teaching and learning of number concepts once considered difficult
to master becomes EASY
Currently we offer two teacher-friendly NUMBER
LITERACY publications:
Each product is designed to supplement any
existing curriculum and correlate to any local, state and national
Math Standards. Teachers who have implemented these 10-minute
routines with their children have been most pleased with the
tremendous growth they have noticed! For example,
kindergarten teachers from all over the country are reporting that
their children are enthusiastically exploring 3-digit place value
as well as basic algebra concepts. Imagine that!
Likewise, teachers of grade 5 are reporting that their students
are successfully working with decimals, percentages and their
related fractions! Needless to say teachers of the other
elementary grades are equally as pleased with the results! Schools who have implemented NUMBER
LITERACY vertically across the grade levels are reporting
that they are seeing a vast improvement in their children's sense
of number and number operations now that their school is using
these two routines in every class school wide!
Although isolated teachers are implementing NUMBER
LITERACY effectively, many schools are now writing our NUMBER
LITERACY professional development and implementation into
their School Improvement Plans.
Are your children NUMBER LITERATE? If
the answer is "NO", contact us!
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CURIOSITY
BAIT:
Currently we offer 5 teacher-friendly,
ready-to-use sets of CURIOSITY BAIT. They are:
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MONEY BAIT
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PRESIDENT BAIT
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SHAPE BAIT
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3-D
SHAPE BAIT
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STATE BAIT
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TIME BAIT
When you use CURIOSITY BAIT, you are
capitalizing on the fact that all children are curious.
Haven't you noticed that when you tease children with a
secret, suddenly you have their undivided attention?
Well, that is just what you will be doing with CURIOSITY
BAIT.
Each day you will "dangle" a clue to a secret,
mystery pattern that only you know!
That is the teaser! You
will reveal one clue each day for one month. During the
month your children work together to try to "unlock" the
mystery. The race is on! Will
you stump them before
the month's end, or will they figure it out? That's it! You
are trying to "peak their curiosity".
We make it easy for you!
We have figured out all the secret patterns. All you have to do is
hang your custom-designed blue vinyl holder where all of your
children can see it, read the short, teacher-friendly
directions,
choose a pattern from the myriad of choices, put your cards in
order, and display one clue each day. From that point on, as
the facilitator, you will guide the discussions to cover content
and skills. You will be amazed at the number of standards
you will teach using this very simple routine!
Of course there are some rules. For
example, you will limit the class discussion to just 5-10 minutes
each day. And you will not confirm or negate their ideas
until the last day of the month...NO MATTER WHAT! Through
your daily discussions, your children will be learning difficult
concepts that in the past have been so very difficult to teach.
The scientific process and higher level thinking skills will
abound as your children try to figure out what is going
on!
Research has proven that children develop a
deeper understanding by exploring topics over and extended period
of time. Likewise, children who are actively engaged in such
activities are more likely to retain information and apply it in a
similar but different situation. With CURIOSITY BAIT you
will be doing just that!
Our CURIOSITY BAIT products and related
CURIOSITY BAIT workshops are among our most popular!
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bby
Crayon Wipe-off Mats 
Finally! For the first time teachers can stop wasting money on
expensive dry-erase markers that end up causing more hassle than
they are worth. The tops get lost, they stain clothes, and the
markers dry out as quickly as your budget. bby is proud to present
our seven sets of CRAYON wipe-off mats designed to take the hassle
out of hands-on teaching.
So how do they work? Teachers and students can use a regular,
dark-colored crayon on our special material to write equations,
create graphs and tables, work with time and money, develop number
sense standards, and work with multiplication, addition, subtraction,
and… the possibilities are endless. When you are finished
with one idea and wish to start with a blank slate, simply take a
dry paper towel and wipe the crayon off; it's that easy.
Our crayon wipe-off mats are designed with each child's
learning needs in mind. Each set of mats has an introductory and
advanced side that can be used to comply with every child's
individual, academic level. The sets are packaged in quantities of
25, with 24 student mats (8 1/2 X 11), and 1 teacher mat (11 X
17). The student mats can easily be stored and are useable on a
hard, flat surface, or a standard clipboard.
Mat Set #1,
Ten-grid / Twenty-grid
Mat Set #2, Hundred-grid / Blank Mat Set #3,
1 cm. / 2 cm. Grids
Mat Set #4, 1 cm. / 2 cm. Dots
Mat Set #5, Hundred-chart /
Multiplication Table
Mat Set #6, Introductory Coins /
Advanced Coins
Mat Set #7, Introductory Clocks /
Advanced Clocks
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Memor-I-Sing
Skip Counting
Pattern Songs by
Kevin Schaffer (with
a bit of advice from Debby and Libby) |
These silly, zany,
fun songs have easy to learn melodies and whacky lyrics that stick in
your head. Children as well as adults love these peppy, cheerful tunes.
The variety of styles will have your students singing number patterns in
no time. Play these songs in your classroom as your children enter the
room or while working. Perform the songs for an assembly or
concert! Dance! Sing! Memorize! Count! Enjoy! A print-out of
lyrics is included.
The following lists
each song and its related counting pattern:
Backyard
Zoo (counting by ones)
Countin'
Fishes (counting by twos)
Wishing
Stars (counting by threes)
I've
Got a Car (counting by fours)
Bubbles
(counting by fives)
Aliens
(counting by sixes)
Spy
777 (counting by sevens)
Gum
(counting by eights)
Stung
(counting by nines)
Creepy
Crawlies (counting by tens)
The
Dollar Store (counting by twenty-fives)
XMKS01.............$15.00
Click here to download the Memor-I-Sing lyrics!
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bby Practice Pages
bby
has everybody talking about our versatile Practice Pages, designed to
make math easy again for students of all ages. These books focus on helping
children master basic math skills, and
will bolster your student's test scores by greatly improving their understanding
of the math concept you are teaching. Each book has four sections about
one specific topic; sections vary in difficulty allowing you to personalize
specific sections to meet individual student needs. bby Practice pages
are easy to use, quick, effective, unique, engaging, and developmentally
appropriate.
bby Practice pages can
be used with versatility as daily practice exercises, quizzes,
assessments, flash cards, mental math, seatwork, tutoring aids, test
preparation, and as supplements to existing math programs. Each book
contains easy-to-follow instructions, an English parent letter, a
Spanish parent letter, answer keys, teaching tips, and 80
reproducible pages of practice. The twelve books currently in print
cover topics of addition, subtraction, money, number sense, and
more.
So how do they work? Every page in each section has the same
layout, so teachers can select individual practice for students
based on their specific academic needs. Each page has a number of
problems on it, allowing teachers the choice of assigning one
problem or an entire page of practice. Unique visual aids accompany
each problem eventually leading children to successful mental math
processes.
bby Practice Pages save teachers time, and make
learning easier for students.
Our current titles are as follows..
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Practice Pages: Counting Mixed Coins
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Practice Pages: Modeling Numbers 0-10
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Practice Pages: Choosing Coins
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Practice Pages: Addition Facts 0-10
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Practice Pages: Subtraction Facts 0-10
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Practice Pages: Numbers and Words 0-10
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Practice Pages: Making Ten
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Practice Pages: Beginning Addition 0-10
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Practice Pages: Numbers and Words 11-20
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Practice Pages: Addition Facts 11-20
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Practice Pages: Subtraction Facts 11-20
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Practice Pages: Making Change Through $1.0
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Practice Pages: Beginning Subtraction 0-10
bby Practice Pages: 2-Digit Addition Through 100
bby Practice Pages: 2-Digit Subtraction Through 100
bby Practice Pages: Modeling Fractions
bby Practice Pages: Modeling Mixed Numbers
& Improper Fractions
bby Practice Pages: Beginning Decimals,
Fractions & Percents
bby Practice Pages: Addition &
Subtraction Word Problems Through 10
bby Practice Pages: Addition &
Subtraction Word Problems Through 20
bby Practice Pages: Addition &
Subtraction Word Problems Through 100
bby Practice Pages: Estimating Fraction,
Decimal, & Percent Conversions
bby Practice Pages: Multiple Addends
Through 20
bby Practice Pages: Addition &
Subtraction Equalities Through 20
bby Practice Pages: Decimal Addition 0-1
bby Practice Pages: Decimal
Subtraction 0-1
bby Practice Pages: Fractions
of a Set
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Practice Pages: Choosing Symbols
bby Practice Pages: Easy
Clocks
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Practice Pages: Time Intervals
bby Practice Pages: Elapsed
Time
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