Chapter 3: Mango Treat

Math • Class 1

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Chapter Analysis

Beginner7 pages • English

Quick Summary

The chapter 'Mango Treat' describes a story where a squirrel is eating a mango and is gradually joined by birds. This helps children learn counting and number progression as more birds join the eating activity, showing the concept of addition in a story format. Activities within the chapter involve matching, drawing, and coloring numbers, encouraging students to practice number identification and counting.

Key Topics

  • Counting and number progression
  • Addition through storytelling
  • Activities for number recognition
  • Matching numbers to objects
  • Introduction to arithmetic sequences

Learning Objectives

  • Understand basic counting up to 9
  • Use stories to comprehend addition
  • Identify numbers and match them with objects
  • Recognize arithmetic sequences in simple contexts
  • Foster creativity through story-based learning

Questions in Chapter

Identify the birds in the picture.

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How many animals or birds were eating the mango in the beginning?

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How many more animals or birds joined every time?

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What is 1 more than 1, 1 more than 2… up to 9?

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How many animals and birds ate the mango at the end?

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Additional Practice Questions

If 2 more birds joined, how many would there be in total now?

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Answer: There would be 11 birds in total.

Create a story where 5 different animals join the feast. What is the new total?

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Answer: In a story where 5 additional animals join, the new total will be 14.

What happens to the number of animals if 3 leave suddenly? Calculate the new total.

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Answer: If 3 animals leave, there would be 6 animals left.

What is the mathematical term for the progression when one more bird joins successively?

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Answer: This is known as an arithmetic sequence with a common difference of 1.

Create your own sequence of 10 numbers and describe it using a story like the mango treat.

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Answer: Start with a puppy finding biscuits, and every time he finds one, another puppy joins until there are 10 puppies.