One difficult aspect of teaching mathematics in the early grades is tying the subject to other areas of the curriculum, particularly the central core language arts. Mathematics need not-indeed it should not-stand alone, nor must it be allied only to science.  In Books You Can Count On, teachers can explore opportunities for relating math to reading. This teaching resource for primary schools provides a wide range of ideas for teaching mathematics through literature and can be used with any math program. The book includes: a mathematical overview, background information, notes on classroom organization, assessment, and evaluation, and lesson outlines based on forty different stories and poems. Each activity includes a synopsis, preparation for teaching, mathematical aims, evaluation notes, and suggestions for extension; mathematical themes such as size, classification, and spatial relations; and a list of further references.

Books You Can Count on

Education & Teaching

Griffiths, Rachel

Clyne, Margaret

Schools & Teaching

Delmar Pub

The great lump of gold (On-the-mark books)

Wright Group/McGraw-Hill.

One difficult aspect of teaching mathematics in the early grades is tying the subject to other areas of the curriculum, particularly the central core language arts. Mathematics need not-indeed it should not-stand alone, nor must it be allied only to science. In Books You Can Count On, teachers can explore opportunities for relating math to reading. This teaching resource for primary schools provides a wide range of ideas for teaching mathematics through literature and can be used with any math program. The book includes: a mathematical overview, background information, notes on classroom organization, assessment, and evaluation, and lesson outlines based on forty different stories and poems. Each activity includes a synopsis, preparation for teaching, mathematical aims, evaluation notes, and suggestions for extension; mathematical themes such as size, classification, and spatial relations; and a list of further references.

Books You Can Count On: Linking Mathematics and Literature

Children's Books

Education & Reference

Heinemann

-Provides an example of what teaching and learning mathematics in context can look like.-Presents the view that mathematics is a powerful tool for children - a way of describing their world and solving problems.-Supports theory with suggested strategies and numerous practical activities and case studies.-Demonstrates that all children can acquire the skills and confidence to apply their mathematical learning in a variety of practical situations.

MATH MAKES SENSE: TEACHING AND LEARNING IN CONTEXT

Science & Math

Mathematics

A series of twenty non-fiction science readers which engages children in the world around them.   Why are flowers different colours?  How do we know how old a tree is?  How can plants grow in deserts?    You can find the answers to these and other questions about plants in Why Do Leaves Change Colour?

Why Do Leaves Change Colour? Level 3 Factbook (Cambridge Young Readers)

Reference

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Cambridge University Press

A series of twenty non-fiction science readers which engages children in the world around them. What holds up skyscrapers? Why are sports domes curved? Why are triangles used in many bridges? You can find the answers to these and other questions about structures in Why Do Bridges Arch?

Why Do Bridges Arch? Level 3 Factbook (Cambridge Young Readers)

Why Is It So? is a Science and Literacy series of 22 titles arranged in three clusters for Middle and Upper primary students.

Why Is It So? Middle Primary A Pack 8 Paperback Student Books

Teen & Young Adult

Rees, Peter

MacMahon, Michael

Part of the Pobblebonk back-to-basics shared reading program.

Why Do Bridges Arch?

Why Do Leaves Change Colour?

Fins, Wings and Legs (Four Corners)

Longman

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