The use of books can go WAY beyond reading, writing, and literacy in the classroom. In fact, there are a ton of awesome children's books available in regards to math. They can be a great intro to a lesson, and often the entire math activity for the day could relate to that particular book.
A Place For Zero : A Math Adventure by Angeline Lopresti - the concept of 0 (zero) is often quite difficult for students to grasp when first learning numbers. This book is so cute, and creative. It could be incorporated in several ways. • Click here for the read aloud! How Tall? How Short? How Far Away? by David Adler - this book introduces measurement, and has many activity ideas inside! One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seus - this classic book is great for Kindergarten, and can be used in so many directions regarding math. Math is everywhere, and using books as a tool to go along opens the doors to so many new learning activities! |