The Seven Lanterns

Learning topics:

• Division as fair sharing: 49 ÷ 4 = 12 with 1 left over
• Sharing in rounds (10 each, then 2 each) and checking by multiplication (4 × 12 + 1 = 49)
• Division as grouping: 12 full groups of 4 from 49, 1 left over
• Equal shares as a story condition (the door opens only for equal baskets)

Episode 7
Learning topics:

• Multiplication as arrays: seven rows of eight
• Breaking multiplication apart: 5 × 8 = 40, 2 × 8 = 16, so 40 + 16 = 56
• Checking an array from the other direction: eight rows of seven also make 56
• Using multiplication inside an adventure problem without rote memorization

Episode 6

This episode is built around math topic:

• Whole numbers to 10,000
• Place value: thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones
• Comparing and ordering large numbers
• Nearest thousand versus the next whole thousand
• Rounding to the nearest ten, hundred, and thousand in story context
• Addition and subtraction with large numbers

Episode 5

This episode is built around math topic: measurement - length, the perimeter of a rectangle (14+6+14+6=40), and an introduction to area by counting rows.

Episode 4

This episode is built around math topic: geometry and spatial sense - symmetry and reflection, 3D shapes (prisms and pyramids), right angles, and grid location (three across, four down).

Episode 3

This episode is built around math topic: data and probability - reading and comparing data (which night was brightest) and probability language (likely / unlikely / certain / impossible) for choosing a route.

Episode 2

This episode is built around math topic: patterns and algebra - repeating patterns, growing patterns, equality and the missing number, and step by step instructions.

Episode 1

This episode is built around math topic: decimal tenths, elapsed time, and equal sharing.