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Do trade books have a place in today’s mathematics classroom?

Yes!

Incorporating literature into the mathematics classroom at any level can increase student engagement, can make the mathematics being studied come alive for the student as well as have

  • increase student engagement
  • make the mathematics being studied come alive
  • give meaning
  • help to differentiate instruction as well as support ELL/ESL students

See several samples of the mathematics that can be experienced by students from kindergarten through high school through well-known pieces of children’s literature. Come and experience how mathematics and the way it is presented can help make mathematics more accessible and understandable for students at all  levels.

Each Mathematical Literacy ebook contains over 80 assorted activities with over 20 to engage students As you read, over 25 for students to experience Being a mathematician,  and over 20 activities to provide students authentic Opportunities for writing.

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Activities can be adapted for a large or small group, centers, learning stations and for intervention. A MUST HAVE book for all mathematics teachers.

Several activity sheets and blackline masters are included as well as tables identifying keywords, topics, and suggested manipulatives.

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Roosters off to see the worldRooster’s Off to See the World, by Eric Carle, is a beloved children’s book.  Not only does the story engage children it can also serve as a foundation for many mathematical investigations for primary mathematicians.  There is evidence that when mathematical investigations are presented to students in a way that is more meaningful to them, they have more success in both learning and understanding the material. “Through varied opportunities for investigation, books support readers in developing healthy attitudes and dispositions about mathematical activity” (David Whitin, 2004).

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My colleagues and I really enjoyed your presentation at NCTM.  We have already convinced our principal to pre-order us copies of your new book, but we would also like 4 class sets of the pyramids. 

Many presentations talked about problem solving and the benefits of giving students higher level thinking problems, but yours was the only one that really told us how to teach it and scaffold it for students, rather than just modeling what problem-solving looks likes.  Thanks.

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