The Tangram Magician

The Tangram Magician
Author: Lisa Campbell Ernst
Publisher: Harry N Abrams Incorporated
Total Pages: 24
Release: 1990
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780810938519

Based on the Chinese puzzle game, this story follows a magician's imagination that leads to the changes in shapes of the puzzles and story by constant rearrangement of the pieces of stickers.

Tangram Magician

Tangram Magician
Author: Lisa Campbell Ernst
Publisher: Handprint Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004-11-30
Genre: Chinese
ISBN: 9781593541064

The Tangram is an ancient Chinese puzzle that uses seven geometric pieces to create a multitude of images. A story and a puzzle in one, this book tells the tale of a shape-changing magician and includes seven colourful foam shapes that make up each of the illustrations. Children can follow along with the story or create wonderful new designs of their own. Tangram Magician was previously published by Harry Abrams in 1990.

Teaching Math with Favorite Picture Books

Teaching Math with Favorite Picture Books
Author: Judi Hechtman
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1998
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780590762502

Provides literature-based activities for teaching math to students in grades one through three, each with activities, reproducible patterns, and recording sheets.

The Tangram Route to Infinity

The Tangram Route to Infinity
Author: Stanley J. Spencer
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2004
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1412029171

This book explores new and exciting ways with the Tangram puzzle. Many of the ideas are original both from the mathematical and artistic perspective. There are chapters on tessellating Tangrams, Tangram Mosaics and series of designs that exploit the precious nature of the tiles. A chapter is devoted to the creation of three dimensional objects and for the more mathematical mind there is a chapter on the representation of the designs using matrices. The book is full of remarkable illustrations, created by the author. If a picture is worth a thousand words then this book is a heavy tome.

Super-Easy Shape Art

Super-Easy Shape Art
Author: Jacquelyn Johnson Howes
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2002-07
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780439178860

Young learners will love creating delightful projects--and you’ll love tapping into fresh ideas that connect math and art! Children explore the shapes in their world through irresistible art projects like Sponge-Paint Shape Critters, Cut-n-Paste Quilts, and many more! This one-of-a-kind resource is complete with reproducible shape patterns, interactive bulletin board ideas, and cross-curricular links to help make teaching shapes a snap! Includes easy how-to’s and time-saving tips! For use with Grade PreK-K.

Discrete Mathematics in the Schools

Discrete Mathematics in the Schools
Author: Joseph G. Rosenstein
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 492
Release:
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780821885789

This book provides teachers of all levels with a great deal of valuable material to help them introduce discrete mathematics into their classrooms.

Tangram Puzzles

Tangram Puzzles
Author: Colleen Adams
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2003-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780823989768

High interest math content correlated to National Math Standards as well as National Standards for social studies, science, music, and art

Ancient China

Ancient China
Author: Michelle Breyer
Publisher: Teacher Created Resources
Total Pages: 82
Release: 1999
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1557345783

This unit, designed for use with intermediate and junior high school students, centers on Ancient China and contains literature selections, poetry, writing ideas, curriculum connections to other subjects, group projects and more. The literary works included are: The ancient chinese / by Hazel Mary Martell -- Between the dragon and the eagle / by Mical Schneider.

The Math Coach Field Guide

The Math Coach Field Guide
Author: Marilyn Burns
Publisher: Math Solutions
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2006
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0941355721

Math coaches and specialists assigned the task of improving mathematics instruction face an enomous and complex challenge. Most coaches take on the reponsibility with a title and a charge, but seldom with a road map The Math Coach Field Guide : Charting Your Course provides just the kind of guidance needed to help coaches in this demanding and often undefined role as they strive to support teachers in their teaching of math. In this collection of 11 essays, veteran math coaches share their expertise , providing glimpses into the unique trials, false starts, and successes thay have experienced on their position.