Children's Literature to Teach Math Content

Below will be a list of children's literature that teachers can use as an engage as they begin their lessons.  Parents can also read these books to their children to help them if they are struggling in a particular math area.  I will provide the title, author, and the math content being taught. 

2x2= Boo: A Set of Spooky Multiplication Stories
By: Loreen Leedy
Content: Multiplication; Recipe

The 512 Ants on Sullivan Street
By: Carol Losi
Content: Sequence, concept of doubling

Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday
By:Judith Viorst
Content: money

Amanda Bean's Amazing Dream
By: Cindy Neuschwander
Content: skip counting, multiplication

Anno's Magic Seed
By: Mitsumasa Anno
Content: Doubling, addition/subtraction

Anno's Mysterious Multiplying Jar
By: Masaichiro and Mitsumasa Anno
Content: Factorials, multiplication

Bats on Parade
By: Kathi Appelt
Content: multiplication, arrays

Beanstalk: The measure of Giant
By: Ann McCallum
Content: Ratios, relationships between two things

Betcha!
By: Stuart Murphy
Content: Estimation

The Book That Jack Wrote
By: Jon Scieszka
Content: Repeating Word Patters, poetry

The Case of The Backyard Treasure
By: Joanne Rocklin
Content: Patterns, Measurement, Time

AEP Hall of Fame Video Clip of Marilyn Burns

Every teacher she get to know Marilyn Burns.  She has published great children's books on mathematics.  She has also published many college textbooks that teach teachers about how to teach math.  She has also created a lot of great lessons, ideas, materials to use to help students better understand math. 

Whole Brain Teaching: Amazing 1st Grade Math Students

This is a great video on a 1st grade teacher using whole brain teaching to teach math concepts.  This video is very important to me as I hope to incorporate whole brain teaching into my own classroom.  I love the idea of students teaching each other math concepts using gestures.  Whole brain teaching is a great way for kids to stay engaged in learning while also allowing them to move, which can decrease the number of interruptions in class. 

Kentcucky Math Standards

KY Deconstructed Math Standards

Above is a link for Kentucky's math teaching standards.  The neat thing about this website is it deconstructs the standard, which makes it very easy to understand what the standard means.  Sometimes when you read a math standard it can be confusing because it can cover many topics or you are unsure how to assess the students so it aligns with the standard.  This website breaks down the standard and tells you what the student needs to learn and different ways they can learn a specific topic in math. Below is an example of a 3rd grade geometry standard deconstructed. 

Introduction

My name is Jessica Lykins.  I am senior at Eastern Kentucky University. I am a Special Education LBD/Elementary Education major.  I am creating this blog for my Elementary Math Methods course.  The purpose of this blog is to create a collection of resources for parents, students, and educators.  The blog will include math friendly games for students to play at home.  It will also include links to a collection of manipulatives that can be used in the classroom or at home to help students understand math.  Overall, I hope that this blog will help students, parents, and teachers feel more comfortable with math  and build a better understanding of math.