Riddle-iculous Math

Riddle-iculous Math
Author: Joan Holub
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0807593192

Lots of silly math questions can be found in this funny book of riddles and jokes. Children can learn basic math skills while reading about animal sleepover parties, cafeteria food fights, and a boy who made more than five million dollars in one month!

Two of Everything

Two of Everything
Author: Lily Toy Hong
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Total Pages: 34
Release: 1993-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0807593346

Editors' Choice: Books for Youth 1993, Booklist 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know, The New York Public Library 1995-1996 Utah Children's Picture Book Award 1997-1998 Young Hoosier Book Award List (Indiana) Kaleidoscope, A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8, NCTE 1997 When old Mr. Haktak digs up a curious brass pot in his garden, he has no idea what use it can be. On his way home, Mr. Haktak decides to carry his coin purse in the mysterious pot. But when Mrs. Haktak's hairpin accidentally slips into the pot and she reaches in to retrieve it, the magic of the pot is revealed. Not only are there two hairpins inside, but there are also two purses!

Zero the Hero

Zero the Hero
Author: Joan Holub
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2012-02-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1466808659

Zero. Zip. Zilch. Nada. That's what all the other numbers think of Zero. He doesn't add anything in addition. He's of no use in division. And don't even ask what he does in multiplication. (Hint: Poof!) But Zero knows he's worth a lot, and when the other numbers get into trouble, he swoops in to prove that his talents are innumerable.

Math Jokes 4 Mathy Folks

Math Jokes 4 Mathy Folks
Author: G. Patrick Vennebush
Publisher: Robert Reed Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9781934759486

Professor and Mathemagician, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA --

Math Memories You Can Count on

Math Memories You Can Count on
Author: Jo-Anne Lake
Publisher: Pembroke Publishers Limited
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2009
Genre: Education
ISBN: 155138227X

Explores ways to teach math principles using children`s books, shows how to connect children with real-world math, and encourages linking text with relevant manipulatives in a hands-on, minds-on, problem-solving environment. Book lists, suggested activities, assessment strategies. and reproducible graphic organizers are included. Primary level.

Math Is Everywhere

Math Is Everywhere
Author: Gene Pease
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2017-07-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1475830491

Math is Everywhere has 365 math activities you can do with your kids, right now! You could watch bugs, listen to music, or ride a bike. You’ll find ideas to entertain with math while waiting for a dentist appointment! You can make flubber or a real dirt cake that you can eat! You will not find any worksheets or artificial word problems, but your child probably will want to create some, so beware! You won’t need to buy a thing, unless it’s the groceries you and your child will use to make dinner. Math is Everywhere is a book for anyone who wants to answer the question, “When am I ever going to use this math?”

Literature-Based Teaching in the Content Areas

Literature-Based Teaching in the Content Areas
Author: Carole Cox
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2011-01-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1452223661

Grounded in theory and best-practices research, this practical text provides teachers with 40 strategies for using fiction and non-fiction trade books to teach in five key content areas: language arts and reading, social studies, mathematics, science, and the arts. Each strategy provides everything a teacher needs to get started: a classroom example that models the strategy, a research-based rationale, relevant content standards, suggested books, reader-response questions and prompts, assessment ideas, examples of how to adapt the strategy for different grade levels (K–2, 3–5, and 6–8), and ideas for differentiating instruction for English language learners and struggling students. Throughout the book, student work samples and classroom vignettes bring the content to life.

Homeschooling 101

Homeschooling 101
Author: Mark Field
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2007-04-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433669625

Where to begin and how to continue. . . Homeschooling 101 will help potential and current homeschooling parents caught between a proverbial rock (the expectations of the world when it comes to education) and a hard place (honoring God through the raising and teaching of their children). Veteran homeschool couple Mark and Christine Field write from experience about why homeschooling is best for children and how to make the process a complete success at every step. Chapters include discussions on the uniqueness of each child, practical advice on teaching children of different ages at the same time, the centrality of the Bible in the education process, and approaches to teaching various subjects, and much more.

Children's Book Corner

Children's Book Corner
Author: Judy Bradbury
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2005-08-30
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0897899318

This third book in the four-book Children's Book Corner set provides a complete program for those starting a read-aloud program in their classroom, their school or public library, or their home. This volume focuses on read-alouds for children in grades 3 and 4. It provides book lists, book selection ideas, as well as pre-reading, while-reading, and post-reading questions and activities. Parent Pull-Out Pages with helpful tips are provided for duplication. Helpful appendices and an index furnish additional aides to structure a great read-aloud program. New in this book is a section, Up Close and Personal, of personal notes from children's authors discussing their books featured in the read-aloud section. Also new to the section is Write Away, providing writing tips and activities. This third book in the four-book Children's Book Corner set provides a complete program for those starting a read-aloud program at home, in their classroom or school, or their public library. This volume focuses on read-alouds for children in grades 3 and 4. It provides book lists, book selection ideas, as well as pre-reading, while-reading, and post-reading questions and activities. Parent Pull-Out Pages with helpful tips are provided for duplication. Helpful appendices and an index furnish additional aides to structure a great read-aloud program. New in this book, is a section, Up Close and Personal, of personal notes from children's authors discussing their books featured in the read-aloud section. Also new to the section is Write Away, providing writing tips and activities. Grades 3 and 4.