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Then follow us down the path and all around we'll be waiting there just for you.
Join us in Math Matan!
Hi, I'm Annie!
Math Matan!
I'm Herman!
Math Matan!
Come on up with us to the tree house where math will make you smile.
We sing it!
We use it!
We find our things and out of it!
Hey, it's Math Matan!
Math Matan!
Uh-huh, yeah, yeah, this will do.
Uh-huh, this is a good hiding place.
Nobody will see me behind this bush.
Oh, oh, hi.
Yeah, it's me, Herman.
Now, now, don't get scared, okay?
It's very important to stay calm because there's a giant around here.
I'm sure of it because I have seen the footprints and I'm telling you,
they are extra, extra large.
And I'd hide in my shell, but to tell you the truth, it's gotten a little small for me.
So, so, just stay calm.
Find yourself a hiding place like me.
I'm out of here!
Don't call me a crab!
Call me a kebab!
A giant's going to get me!
I can't get him fast enough!
Oh, panting, panting, panting!
You've got to hide me!
Herman, Herman, Herman, what are you talking about?
You've got to hide too.
What?
I'm trying to save you from, from, from, from...
Oh, oh, this is a good hiding place.
Herman.
What?
Tell me what the problem is.
Calm down.
Breathe, breathe.
Well, well, does, does fi-fi-fo-fum ring a bell?
Are you trying to tell me that there's a giant around here?
Exactly.
That's exactly what I'm trying to tell you.
There's a little giant problem in this neighborhood.
A little giant?
Herman, there is no such thing as a little giant.
Why, giants are huge.
They're bigger than buildings.
Their heads touch the sky.
Stop, stop, stop, stop, enough already.
Don't worry about giants, silly.
Just calm down.
Calm down.
Besides, I want to show you something.
Ta-da!
Look what I made.
It's a necklace.
Yeah.
I am going to enter it in an art contest.
Yeah, see, here's the flyer.
See, it says, turn junk into art contest.
Yeah, so it does.
Create something special.
And here are the categories.
The super category, 1 to 10 pieces of junk.
The super duper category, that's 11 to 20 pieces of junk.
That's a lot.
Or, or, or, the super, super, super duper category,
that's 21 to 30 pieces of junk.
Yeah, that's a big one.
Yeah.
Well, I'm making a necklace with 10 pieces.
See?
Oh, oh.
Beautiful, huh?
Yeah, yeah, that's very nice.
Uh-huh.
Oh, Herman.
Look at all this great stuff.
Oh, Herman, this, this would just make my necklace.
This would win me first prize.
That could be a straw for a giant.
Well, you know what?
The next time I see a giant, I'll give it to him.
You know what, Herman?
What?
I think I already have 10 pieces.
I better stop.
Yeah.
Well, yeah.
Open that egg carton.
Oh, oh, and that pot holder.
Oh, oh, goodness gracious.
Annie, Annie, Annie.
I mean, that's what everyone's wearing this year.
Annie, I think you have enough pieces there.
You think so?
Yeah, yeah, maybe we should count the pieces on your necklace, huh?
Oh, that's a good idea.
Here, you hold that end.
Okay.
Ready?
Uh-huh.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.
Oh, no.
That can't be.
That can't be 14 pieces.
That's more than 10.
I can't be the egg show now.
No, no, no, sure, sure, sure you can, Annie.
Yeah, you just have to enter a different category.
What?
That's all.
What category can I enter?
1 to 10 pieces of junk, 11 to 20 pieces of junk, or 21 to 30 pieces of junk?
Are you sure?
Yeah, yeah.
You see, 14 is between 11 and 20.
Listen, listen.
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20.
Yeah, you enter the super duper category.
Yeah, that's it.
No, wait.
What?
No, wait.
I want to enter the super, super, super duper category.
I want to put lots of pieces on my necklace.
Yeah, yeah.
All right.
The super, super, super duper category.
You got it.
Yeah.
All right, all right.
That would be 21 to 30 pieces of junk.
I know.
I know it is.
That's a lot of pieces, Annie.
I want a lot of pieces.
And I want the pieces to be big, too.
Yeah.
Well, OK.
Well, of course.
Yes, of course you want them to be big.
But I think you're going to need a longer piece of string.
Oh, yeah.
Mm-hmm.
Oh, you're right.
Yeah.
I need a really long piece of string.
Yeah.
As long as this whole back yard.
Yeah.
Ha-ha!
Ha-ha-ha!
What?
Oh, I like it up here.
It's a good hiding place from giants.
Oh, Annie.
Yeah.
I've just got one question.
Go right ahead.
What are you doing?
Ha-ha.
You wait and see, Hermi.
This is the best idea I have had in my whole life.
Ha-ha.
Oh, well, I'm really happy for you, Annie.
Oh, thank you.
But right now, I'm hiding from the guy
with the really large footprints.
Bye-bye.
Oh, you're talking about that giant again.
Hermi, you are so funny.
You think that's funny?
Mm-hmm.
Wait till the giant walks through your back yard.
Oh, Hermi.
Ha-ha.
Oh, boy.
Yes, it is perfect.
I am ready for my unveiling.
Herman?
Herman, where are you?
Are you there?
Oh!
Oh, giant!
Giant!
Oh, Annie.
I'm sorry.
It's OK.
I must have been dreaming.
It's all right.
Hey, Herman, look what I did.
What?
The clothesline.
Look at the clothesline.
Oh, Annie.
That is one fabulous necklace.
Thank you.
Whoa.
I think the judges are going to have to come here
to see my artwork.
Oh, I think you did a really great job.
Thank you, Herman.
Yeah.
Now, do you see the pattern?
There's one there.
Can you find it?
Oh, oh, I do.
Mm-hmm.
Every fifth piece is a paper towel roll.
That's right.
Yeah, but that makes it easy to count.
It sure does.
All righty, guys.
How many pieces are on my necklace?
Now, try counting by fives.
It's easier.
Five.
10.
15.
20.
25.
Mm-hmm, 25.
You have 25 pieces on the necklace.
Yeah.
Now, I can enter the super, super, super duper category
because 25 is between 21 and 30.
That's right.
Hey, Herman, that was a fun way to count.
Yeah, and it's called skip counting.
Ooh.
And you do it like this.
One, two, three, four, five.
You're going to start at five.
And remember when you used your fingers to count to 10.
But now you skip count five, 10.
You're going to skip count five, 10.
Skip count five, skip count 10.
Start with five and skip count again.
Five, 10.
Hmm, I got it.
If I start at 10, it's really keen.
I add five more and I get 15.
I'm going to skip count five, 10, 15.
Skip count five, skip count 10.
Skip count 15.
Again.
Five, 10, 15.
Yeah.
Five is a great number.
It's as fine as any.
15 and five more.
Hey, that makes 20.
Five, 10, 15, 20.
Herman, let's do it again.
And start with 20 and skip count five.
20 plus five makes 25.
We're going to skip count five, 10, 15, 20, 25.
Skip count five, 10, 15, 20, 25.
Five, 10, 15, 20, 25.
Let's skip count five, 10, 15, 20, 20.
25.
Skip count.
Woo, skip count.
That's a fun way to count, Hermy.
Oh, yeah.
It's a great way to count when you have so many pieces.
Boy, this necklace sure is nice.
Thanks, Hermy.
Nice and big.
How are you going to wear this necklace?
It's so big.
Herman, you are so silly.
Of course it's too big for me.
I mean, who could wear a necklace that big?
How about me?
It's a perfect fit.
Oh, yeah.
It's a perfect fit.
What do you think, Herman?
Mathlete.
Bye.