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Many great books with the focus organized.

Thanks Leanne!

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Storybooks provide a rich opportunity to build not only literacy skills, but also math understanding. Books with math concepts woven into the pictures and storylines can promote children's mathematical thinking and introduce foundational math concepts such as numbers, shapes, patterns, and measurement. Asking questions and making observations about the math found in picture books can support children's curiosity and enjoyment of math.

Like many engaging pieces of children's literature, the math picture books recommended below contain fun and interesting storylines. Many are rooted in topics kids love (like animals, dinosaurs, magic, oceans, and more!).

For example, " Quack and Count " by Keith Baker is about seven ducklings quacking, sliding, and flying in marshland. Throughout the beautifully illustrated story, the seven ducklings form different groups that can be added and always make seven. While reading, children can explore counting and addition as they practice counting a group of ducks that are not always neatly in a row and in fact may be hard to see-a challenging but enjoyable task.

The most important rule to keep in mind when selecting and reading a math picture book is to enjoy the stories and enjoy the children enjoying the stories! Read often, smile, and laugh. Learn more tips for reading math picture books with young children in this blog post. If you're a teacher educator, find tips for using math picture books in the classroom.

Explore our list of recommended picture books organized by math topic.

Adding and Subtracting

Quack and Count by Keith Baker

Rooster's Off to See the World by Eric Carle

Elevator Magic by Stuart J. Murphy

One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab by April Pulley Sayre and Jeff Sayre

Albert Adds Up by Eleanor May

Counting

Anno's Counting Book by Mitsumasa Anno

Feast for 10 by Cathryn Falwell

Eric Carle's 123 by Eric Carle

Fish Eyes: A Book You Can Count On by Lois Ehlert

Zero is the Leaves on the Trees by Betsy Franco

Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh

How Do Dinosaurs Count to Ten by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague

Hippos Go Berserk! by Sandra Boynton

Measurement and Size

Who Eats First? by Ae-hae Yoon

Just a Little Bit by Ann Tompert

Balancing Act by Ellen Stoll Walsh

Next to an Ant by Mara Rockliff

Inch by Inch by Leo Leonni

The Growing Story by Ruth Krauss

Patterns and Algebra

Anno's Magic Seeds by Mitsumasa Anno

Two of Everything: A Chinese Folktale by Lily Toy Hong

Mr. Noisy's Book of Patterns by Rozanne L. Williams

Shape

The Shape of Things by Dayle Ann Dodds

Have You Seen My Monster? by Steve Light

Circus Shapes by Stuart J. Murphy

The Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns

Mice on Ice by Eleanor May

Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh

Round is a Tortilla by Roseanne Thong

When a Line Bends, a Shape Begins by Rhonda Growler Greene

Spatial Relations

Albert is Not Scared by Eleanor May

Inside, Outside, Upside Down by Stan and Jan Berenstain

Piggies in the Pumpkin Patch by Mary Peterson

Up, Down, and Around by Katherine Ayres

Where's Spot? by Eric Hills

The Secret Birthday Message by Eric Carle

Changes, Changes by Pat Hutchins

Over, Under, and Through by Tana Hoban

Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins

Taking Apart Numbers

12 Ways to Get to 11 by Eve Merriam

Ten Friends by Bruce Goldstone
View this list on Goodreads or download in PDF format to take with you to the library or bookstore.

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40 Children's Books That Foster a Love of Math - DREME

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Picture books offer many opportunities to explore and develop children's mathematical thinking. Discover educational and entertaining picture books for early math learners with our recommended reading list.

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"Math Curse" can be used by educators to support not only several big ideas but specific curriculum expectations for Grade 4.

The Big Ideas explored in this read-aloud:

Math helps us to make sense of our world and is something that is found everywhere, not just in the Math classroom. This helps students make connections between things learned in school and real-life contexts

Problems can be solved using multiple strategies, this can help when students get stuck on a problem

Growth happens when we can persevere through challenging tasks, leading to a Growth Mindset

Math requires communication and reflection

Some curriculum expectations explored in the text:

Read, represent, compose, and decompose numbers in everyday life (B1.1)

solve multi-step problems using the four operations (B2.1)

identify and extend patterns, describe pattern rules (C1.1)

elapsed time (E2.4)

learn to express feelings of stress and frustration during learning (A1.2, A1.2)

Math Curse helps students develop a Growth Mindset and overcome Math anxiety, which is an incredibly important component of the Social-Emotional aspect of learning.

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Math Curse Read Aloud by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith

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This big idea is a bit more obvious. It allows students to interact, name and reduce fractions in a fun and entraining way. Again, one that I would read with any age student, as the entertainment value is great for younger students, plus it exposes them to some great math language as well as visuals that can relate to. Grade 4/5 students enjoy the story, as well as have more understanding of fractions.

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Big Idea: Problem solving! Planning and flexibility.

This story is great for many grades, but I would use it for my grade 4/5s, and have them solve for many problems. How long would it take to drive from BC to NL? How much gas would it cost? Where should they sleep? Should they sightsee along the way, and where? SO.MANY.IDEAS!

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Counting in Dog Years and Other Sassy Math Poems by Betsy Franco

Grade 4 and 5

Each poem in this collection highlights a different math idea embedded in everyday life.

Example: The poem “Dog Years” explains that 1 dog year equals 7 human years. Teachers can use this poem to connect to:

Multiplication – e.g., “How old is a dog in human years?”

Ratios – e.g., introduce ratio notation 7:1

Decimals – e.g., “What if a dog is 3.2 years old?”

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Connections:

This task really got me thinking (once all the popular picture books were taken) on how I could use a novel that I am currently reading and find implicit and explicit math related concepts. I read this novel to my class each year as it connects to themes of global citizenship, environmental responsibility, social justice and human rights.  It would be a bit of planning, but what a wonderful way to connect math to literature, social studies and science.

Big Idea: The novel could challenge students to use reasoning, critical thinking, and reflecting to help them understand the challenges presented in the story.  Students could explore how distance, time, population movement, access to resources and financial decision-making shapes the characters’ experiences.

Specific Expectations:
B1.1: read, represent, compare and order whole numbers (km, days of travel, population numbers, comparing water usage, etc.)
B1.2: use place  value and properties of operations to solve problems (estimating distance, litres transported, rate, time)

C1.2: create table of values (chart water usage before and after well, track distance walked per day, locations visited, create timelines for South Sudan water projects)

D1.2: interpret and analyze data (interpret maps, charts and stats about water scarcity, analyze global water access, infographics about refugees)

F1.1: money use in earning, spending, saving, budgeting (cost of drilling well, fundraising goals, financial decision making)

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All the popular picture books I found were already posted, but I found a non-fiction gem in our school library.  It is a collection of short stories/facts about numbers, patterns, shapes and the ‘world of math’.

Connections:  This fact-filled book explores numbers in creative ways.  It doesn’t tell one continuous story, but instead shares stories of number facts, historical discoveries, patterns, puzzles, and real-world examples of how numbers are embedded in our everyday lives.

The stories in the book are more about build number wonder, and less about procedures.

Big Idea: Requires students to use critical thinking, reasoning, proving, magnitude, proportional reasoning, and number sequences. It challenges readers to understand how numbers are used to measure, compare and interpret the world around them.

Specific Expectations:
B1.1: read, represent, compare and order whole numbers (special numbers, numerical history)
B1:2: use place value and properties of operations to solve problems (brain teasers and number puzzles, patterns, divisibility)

C1.1: identify and describe repeating patterns (number tricks and sequences)
C1.2: create table of values and extend patterns

D1.2: interpret and analyze data (barcodes, coding, statistics)

F1.1: explain how money is used in earning, spending, saving and budgeting

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Big Idea: There are many ways to solve a problem. It is important to notice this and choose strategies that are efficient.

This book connects to mathematics because it is built around visual puzzles that encourage students to use flexible strategies rather than just memorizing facts. Each page encourages students to look for groups, patterns, and efficient ways to count or multiply, which supports junior learning in mental math, multiplication, and reasoning. It’s especially useful for junior grades because it encourages students to explain their thinking, compare strategies, and use visual models—all important mathematical processes. The book helps students see that there is often more than one way to solve a problem, and that good math thinking is about choosing smart strategies.

*Please find the curriculum expectations and an activity idea on the discussion board.

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Math Curse by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith

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Math Curse by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith

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Big Idea: Math is found in our everyday lives.

This book connects to mathematics because it shows students that math is not just something you do on a worksheet - it's something you use constantly in everyday life. Throughout the story, the main character begins noticing math in ordinary situations like telling time, estimating, measuring, sharing food (fractions), comparing quantities, and solving problems. This makes it a great book for junior students because it helps them build real-world connections to number sense and problem solving, while also encouraging them to think like mathematicians in authentic situations. It supports the Ontario Curriculum focus on using math in daily life and communicating reasoning.

*Please find the curriculum expectations and an activity idea on the discussion board.

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Math Curse Read Aloud by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith

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Big Idea: Multiplicative relationships, growing quantities, real-life applications to number problems

Specific Expectations: Grade 5 B1.6 - represent and solve problems with the multiplication of 2 digit by 2 digit whole numbers;

Grades 5 and 6 B2.1 - use the properties of operations to solve problems involving whole numbers and decimal numbers, including those requiring multiple steps, and check calculations

Connecting: This book starts out simple - a penguin mysteriously begins appearing at a house each day, beginning on January 1st. As the number of penguins increase, however, students are presented with increasingly complex problems (how do we feed 75 penguins, when each penguin eats 2.5 lbs of food each day and the food costs 0.75/pound?) and they are given the opportunity to apply a wide variety of Math skills to solve the penguin problem!

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The Doorbell Rang connects well to the Grade 4 curriculum because students must use reasoning and division strategies to figure out how the cookies can be fairly shared each time the doorbell rings. As they read, they follow the story sequence and make predictions about what will happen next.

Big Idea: Thinking carefully and breaking problems into steps helps students understand stories and solve math problems.

Curriculum Expectations (Grade 4):

Math N1.1 – Solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, using strategies and tools.

Language B1.2 – Demonstrate understanding of text by making predictions and connections to personal experiences.

B2.4 – Explain how story elements (characters, events) contribute to meaning.

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Life on Mars connects well to the Grade 4 curriculum because students must use logical reasoning and inference to fully understand the story. As they read, they gather clues from both the text and illustrations to figure out what is really happening.

Big Idea: Logical reasoning and inference help both reading comprehension and math problem solving.

Curriculum Expectations (Grade 4):

Math C1.1 – Solve problems by applying appropriate strategies (e.g., making inferences, looking for patterns, using logical reasoning).

Language B2.1 – Use appropriate comprehension strategies before, during, and after reading (e.g., making predictions, asking questions).

B2.3 – Make inferences about texts using stated and implied ideas.

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"The Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar Fraction Book" (Grades 3-5)

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"The Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar Fraction Book" (Grades 3-5)

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I don't read this book from start to finish -- there are several concepts touched on (equivalence, comparing, adding, determining the lowest common denominator, etc.) -- I use it more as inspiration to teach 4's and 5's about equivalent fractions. I project a read aloud version on Youtube so that everyone can see. I skip over the first few pages until we get to the equivalent fraction part. I ask the kids to show the fractions in different ways (using their individual bars) -- first showing half, then a third, just like the book does. We also talk about how we could use paper folding/fraction strips or number lines to show the same equivalent fractions, and we try some of those.

Big Idea (that I focus on): fractions can represent the same amount even if they look different

Expectation (Grade 5) 1.3 - represent equivalent fractions from halves to twelfths, including improper fractions and mixed numbers, using appropriate tools, in various contexts

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Big Ideas - we use Math every day; division is fair sharing

Expectation (Grade 2) B2.6 - represent division of up to 12 items as the equal sharing of a quantity, and solve related problems, using various tools and drawings

I love this book -- it's an oldie, but a goodie! I used it the one and only time I taught Grade 3. It's a great intro to division. After reading the story, you could have students do all sorts of similar problems with various materials/collections (including cookies). It can also be tied to lessons on arrays and the inverse relationship between multiplication and division, as well as early fraction concepts.

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Big Idea:
Numbers can grow in different ways, and exponential growth increases much more rapidly than linear growth.

Curriculum Expectations:

Grade 5 Number Sense: patterns & algebra; multiplication; powers of 2; financial literacy; problem solving

Two Ideas to Connect the Book to Mathematics:

1. Have students model the doubling pattern with a table (Day 1–30) and look for structure. Discuss exponential growth and why it becomes so large so quickly.

2. Connect to financial literacy: Compare simple interest vs. “doubling” growth. Which grows faster? Why?

Suggested Assessments of Activity/Lesson:

-Student-created table showing accurate doubling pattern.

-Math journal reflection explaining why doubling grows faster than linear growth.

-Problem-solving task: Predict the total on Day 10 without calculation

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Big Idea:
Shapes can be transformed and combined in predictable ways, and patterns are created through geometric relationships.

Curriculum Expectations:

Grade 5 Geometry & Spatial Sense: transformations, symmetry, area; Financial Literacy; Patterns

Two Ideas to Connect the Book to Mathematics:

1. Students design quilt blocks using translations, reflections, and rotations on grid paper (or digitally).

2. Create a “fabric budget” where students calculate cost per square unit and determine total cost of their quilt design.

Suggested Assessments of Activity/Lesson:

-Rubric assessing use of at least two transformations.

-Math journal explaining symmetry choices.

-Budget calculation accuracy check.

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Big Idea:
The position of a digit determines its value, and zero plays a critical role as both a placeholder and a number that represents balance.

Curriculum Expectations:

Grade 5 Number Sense: place value; integers (intro); patterns; understanding zero as a placeholder and as a value.

Two Ideas to Connect the Book to Mathematics:

1. Build large place value models (up to millions) and explore how the value changes when zero is inserted in different places.

2. Introduce integer thinking using a number line to discuss how zero acts as a “neutral” point between positives and negatives.

Suggested Assessments of Activity/Lesson:

-Observation of student reasoning during number-building task.

-Exit reflection: “Why is zero powerful in our number system?”

-Small performance task: Correct and explain errors in numbers with misplaced zeros.

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Book: Hippos Go Berserk!

Author: Sandra Boynton

Curriculum Connections (Grade 5/6):
Grade 5

D1.3 - select from among a variety of graphs, including stacked-bar graphs, the type of graph best suited to represent various sets of data; display the data in the graphs with proper sources, titles, and labels, and appropriate scales; and justify their choice of graphs

D1.5 - determine the mean and the median and identify the mode(s), if any, for various data sets involving whole numbers and decimal numbers, and explain what each of these measures indicates about the data

Grade 6

D1.3 - select from among a variety of graphs, including histograms and broken-line graphs, the type of graph best suited to represent various sets of data; display the data in the graphs with proper sources, titles, and labels, and appropriate scales; and justify their choice of graphs

D1.5 - determine the range as a measure of spread and the measures of central tendency for various data sets, and use this information to compare two or more data sets

Big Idea:

How data can be tracked and transferred into graphs

How It Connects:

This book is useful when working with data and introducing tables of values and graphing because the number of hippos changes at each point in time in a clear and trackable way. Students can record the number of hippos versus time in a simple table of values and then transfer the data to a bar graph (or graph of choice). The data set can be used to calculate mean, median, and mode, and to extend the task, data points can be removed or altered so students can see how missing or changed values impact their mean/median/mode. Lastly, students can also compare two different representations of the same data (table vs graph) and explain which is more useful for answering specific questions or which type of data representation they prefer and why.

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Book: One Grain of Rice

Author: Demi

Curriculum Connections (Grade 5/6):
Grade 5

B2.4 - represent and solve problems involving the addition and subtraction of whole numbers that add up to no more than 100 000, and of decimal numbers up to hundredths, using appropriate tools, strategies, and algorithms

C1.3 -determine pattern rules and use them to extend patterns, make and justify predictions, and identify missing elements in repeating, growing, and shrinking patterns

Grade 6

B2.4 - represent and solve problems involving the addition and subtraction of whole numbers and decimal numbers, using estimation and algorithms

C1.3 - determine pattern rules and use them to extend patterns, make and justify predictions, and identify missing elements in repeating, growing, and shrinking patterns, and use algebraic representations of the pattern rules to solve for unknown values in linear growing patterns

Big Idea:

How doubling works and how we can make accurate predictions over time.

How It Connects:

You can use this book to talk to students about growing patterns and extend it however you see fit. Before you start, I recommend having place value charts handy for students, as we get into large numbers. As you read, you can pause with students and work on a classroom table of values chart on an anchor chart, or have students create them on whiteboards in small groups. I will usually have students “lock in” an answer at the early stages of the pattern being introduced. It is fun to see the guesses students had before they realize how much rice is given (and how much rice is in a handful, bowlful etc). You can further talk about the story and assess students understanding of the different types of growth we see in tables of values, and extend it further by graphing the data. You could also have students create the pattern rule and then find a specific day and how much rice she would receive.

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Secrets, Lies, and Algebra by Wendy Lichtman

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Secrets, Lies, and Algebra by Wendy Lichtman

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Big Idea: Reasoning and proving that involves using understanding of mathematical concepts and skills to justify their thinking, and reason through solutions to problems.

Specific Expectations: Grade 8, C2.3 Equalities and Inequalities - solve equations that involve multiple terms, integers, and decimal numbers in various contexts, and verify solutions.

Connections: Secrets, Lies, and Algebra is the story of Tess, a Grade 8 student who applies Math concepts to help her understand daily life. Each chapter title is related to a Mathematical concept (e.g., Inequalities, Graphs, Tangents, Quadratic Equation, Exponents), and makes connections between their meaning and the characters and events in the story.

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Secrets, Lies, and Algebra: A Novel by Wendy Lichtman

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Explore secrets, lies, and algebra in this engaging novel by Wendy Lichtman. Perfect for middle school readers interested in math and relationships.

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The Absolute Value of Mike by Kathryn Erskine

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The Absolute Value of Mike by Kathryn Erskine

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Big Idea: Working collaboratively and creatively to solve problems, a critical Transferrable Skill that applies in Mathematics and across all curriculum.

Specific Expectations: Grade 8, E2.2 - solve problems involving angle properties, including the properties of intersecting and parallel lines and of polygons.

Connection: The Absolute Value of Mike is the story of Mike, a 14-year-old boy with dyscalcula, and his Math professor father. Each chapter title is related to a Math concept (e.g., Parallel Lines, Transversal Lines, Skew Lines), defines the term, and makes connections between the meaning of these Math concepts and the characters and/or the plot.

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Big Idea: Maintaining Quantity - that when we re-arrange a number set, the total of that set doesn't change

Specific Expectations: Grade 4 multiplication (creating arrays and arranging equal groups in different ways - there are 32 guests - we could do 8 tables of 4 of 4 tables of 8), Grade 5 patterning (1 table can seat 4 people, but 2 square tables can fit 6. How many tables do you need for the 32 guests?), Grade 6 ratios (32 guests, 96 meatballs - 1:3 ratio of people : meatballs)

Connections: This book presents a problem to students in a funny but accessible and potentially familiar way. I'm sure many of our students have witnessed at home some of the stress that goes into planning a big family meal! The book could also provide a good extension activity where the teacher provides students with a different number of guests and meal options, and they would figure out the different seating and food possibilities for each group.

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The Girl With a Mind for Math a book by Julia Finley Mosca

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The Girl With a Mind for Math a book by Julia Finley Mosca

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Big Ideas: SEL3.
-Maintain positive motivation and perseverance
- recognize that testing out different approaches to problems and learning from mistakes is an important part of the learning process, and is aided by a sense of optimism and hope

Connecting: Students will likely identify and emphazise with the "it's not fair" of the sexism and racism as in Junior grades, Social Studies includes the study of First Nation.

This book tells a memorable tale of a young girl who followed her passion and persued her dream through math and grit.

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Ms. Hudson Reads: "The Girl With a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague"

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Big Idea: Connecting percentages to real-life information

Specific Expectation: Grade 5: Fractions, Decimals and Percents -  B1.7 Fractions, Decimals, and Percents describe relationships and show equivalences among fractions, decimal numbers up to hundredths, and whole number percents, using appropriate tools and drawings, in various contexts

Connection: This powerful picture book connects fractions and percentages to real-life information. It is a great conversation starter, and could also easily lend itself to data management and discussion of social issues, the world and our communities. Candide

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Big Idea - Connecting Geometry and spatial Relationships
Specific:  E2.3 use the relationships between the radius, diameter, and circumference of a circle to explain the formula for finding the circumference and to solve related problems
Connecting:
This story can be used to introduce the terms related to circles and how to find the circumference of a circle

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Mrs. Kim Reads Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi (READ-ALOUD)

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If the World Were 100 People: A Visual Guide to Our Global Village

*This is the updated version of If the World Were a Village. This version is more visual and shows each square/person is exactly 1% of the world/

This book could be used for Grade 4 to teach fractions and decimals and representations with a real-world global context. While reading, students can use fraction grids (10 x 10), base-10 blocks, or fraction strips to represent the data.

Grade 4 Example:

Represent fractions and decimals with models

For example, if 60 people live in Asia, students can colour 6 rows of 10 (using a 10 × 10 grid) to see that 6/10 of the village, or 0.6, live in Asia.

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Curriculum ExpectationA 1. SEL Skills and Mathematical Processes - apply, to the best of their ability, a variety of social-emotional learning skills to support their use of the mathematical processes and their learning in connection with the expectations in the other five strands of the mathematics curriculum

This book is very appealing and funny and presents math anxiety in a way students can relate to. It also gives many examples of how math is everywhere in our world from music to nature to pizza and beyond. I would use this book at the beginning of the year when I am doing diagnostic assessment surveys of the students’ ideas and attitudes about math. I have three journal prompts that I use to better understand what kinds of ideas and feelings they have about math. You can use the slides I created if you are interested.

Math Identity Journal Prompts

There are a couple of quotes about math in the book so I have also used this book as a springboard to an activity that invites students to create memes about math. These are fun to print off and use as posters around the classroom.

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What's your Angle, Pythagorus? by Julie Ellis (Mystie)

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What's your Angle, Pythagorus? by Julie Ellis (Mystie)

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Big Idea: Connecting Spatial Sense and Geometry

Specific: E2.4 - Describe the Pythagorean relationship using various geometric models, and apply the theorem to solve problems involving an unknown side length for a given right triangle.
Connecting: This book is a great way for students to visualize right triangles and gain a better understanding of the Pythagorean theorem.

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Math Curse By: Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith

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*There are multiple strands and specific expectations tied to this book however I decided to go the SEL route.

Big Idea: To the best of their ability, students will learn to: think critically and creatively.

Specific

Goal: so they can… “make connections between math and everyday contexts to help them make informed judgements and decisions”

* This book can also support developing the 7 mathematical processes

Connecting

Math Curse really embraces the theme of “Math is Everywhere”. This would be a great book to work through for review of multiple skills (it is a little heavier on a number sense focus) and to support building problem solving strategies. It would also be a great jumping off point to getting your class to create their own ‘real life’ math word problems.

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Math Curse Read Aloud by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith

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Big Idea: Understanding how place value is relevant in real-life situations.

Specific Expectation: Grade 5  B1.1 Whole Numbers read, represent, compose, and decompose whole numbers up to and including 10 000, using appropriate tools and strategies, and describe various ways they are used in everyday life

Connections: Place value can be a challenging concept for students to understand and see the relevance of. This story helps students understand why place value is so important. Candide