Words giving information about numbers, quantity, or relationships based on number and quantity. Many of these words are frequently used in word problems in arithmetic. These words often have special definitions for math that can be modeled separately from their most common meaning when used in language.
about: more or less; nearly (“The boy could balance about 10 plates on his head”) 
a: one; one kind of 
again: once more, a second time 
again: once more; a second time 
all: the whole amount of 
almost: very nearly but not completely 
almost: very nearly but not completely 
and: also; in addition; as well as 
and: also; in addition; as well as 
any: one, no matter which one, out of three or more 
are: the form of the verb be that is used to show the present time with you, we, and they 
as: to the same amount or degree 
away: from one place to another 
earlier than; previous to 
every one of two or more things, thought of separately 
all of the group of which the thing named is one 
every thing that there is; all things 
for: in the amount of; at the price of [1 hat is $5, or 3 hats for $10] 
for: as compared with – there is one hat for each sibling 
left: the quantity remaining after subtraction is completed [There are 3 pieces of pizza left after 3 kids ate 1 piece each] 
into: as a group contained within [three kids into 6 pieces of pizza is two each] 
for: at a certain time (“I have a dentist appointment for 2:30”) 
for: to the distance of; as far as [I pushed the baby in the stroller for 2kms ] 
for – as long as (“I rolled the baby in the stroller for 1 hour) 
starting at 
a large number of; not few 
greatest in amount or degree or in number 
much: great in amount or degree 
compared to 
containing 
two: the cardinal number between one and three [There are two balls] 
up to the time of (“My Bomb will not explode until 3’O Clock”) 
a period of time (“I waited a while for the bus.”)
is there a link I can download the dictionary in pdf or in any other form WITH PHOTOS ?????
No– we do not have a dictionary with photos of clay models, as the goal is that each person will create their own models, from their own imagination.
The pictures on this web site are meant to provide examples to help others understand the process and help to generate ideas.
I’m a little confused by your comment, as the dictionary is in PDF format (for Acrobat Reader) – all you have to do is click on the “Dictionary” link in the top menu bar to retrieve it.
Is that what you were looking for, or did you have something else in mind?
fantastic site. Hope it stays online and for free!
(may be an acrobat reader format of the dictionary for those who would like to download it would be nice too.)