When we talk about even numbers, think about your socks. When you have a pair of socks, you have two socks. If you have another pair, you have four socks. Even numbers are like the...

When you and your friends are playing a game and everyone is trying to hit a target, deviation is like when one of you throws the ball and it lands far from where everyone else’s b...

Think of variety like a big box of crayons. Each crayon is a different color, like red, blue, or yellow. If you only had one color, your drawings would be very plain. But with many...

A butterfly is like a tiny, flying rainbow. It has wings that come in all sorts of colors and patterns, just like the colors you see in a rainbow after it rains. Butterflies start ...

A trench is like a really long, narrow groove in the ground. Imagine a big line dug into the earth, almost like a giant is using a spoon to scoop out a line of dirt. These grooves,...

When you feel upset, it’s like when your favorite toy breaks. You feel a little sad or angry because things aren’t going the way you want. It’s okay to feel this way sometimes beca...

A quarter is like when you take a big, yummy pizza and cut it into four equal pieces. Each piece is a quarter of the pizza. So, if you eat one piece, you’ve eaten one quarter of th...

When we talk about circulate, think of a merry-go-round at the playground. Just like the horses on the merry-go-round, things that circulate go around and around in a circle. They ...

Think about butter on a slice of bread. When you take a little bit of butter and use a knife to move it all over the bread, you are spreading the butter. This means you are making ...

A characteristic is like a special sticker that tells us something important about a person, animal, or thing. Imagine your favorite toy. Maybe it’s a teddy bear that is super soft...