Algebra |
Author |
Grade |
Comments |
| A Gebra Named Al | Isdell | 6-8 |
Algebra
Website |
| Equal Shmequal | Kroll | 6-8 |
Weight;
balance; algebra equations; statistical mean Website |
| Knots on a Counting Rope | Martin & Archambault | PK-3 | Problem solving; algebra; Native American tale |
| Tuck Everlasting | Babbitt | 4-8 |
Time, exponential
numbers, graphing, ratio, proportion, rates Webpage |
| Decimal,
Percent, Ratio & Proportion |
Author |
Grade |
Comments |
| Animal Farm | Orwell | 6-8 |
Percent of increase in foodstuffs (p. 81) |
| Gulliver's Travels | Swift | 7-12 |
Ratio, proportion, measurement Webpage |
| Holes | Sachar | 6-8 |
Ratio, proportion,
data collection, percent Website |
| Math Curse | Scieszka | 6-12 |
Permutations,
problem solving, timeline, average, sequence, percent, vocabulary, volume Website |
| The Phantom Tollbooth | Juster | 4-6 |
Ratio & proportion; many other mathematical concepts |
| The Principal's New Clothes | Calmenson | 6-9 |
Permutations;
ratio; proportion Website |
| Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp | Shields | 6-10 |
Measurement;
ratio; proportion; coordinate system; symmetry; transformation; area &
volume; statistics; 3-D figures; perspective Website |
| Tuck Everlasting | Babbitt | 4-8 |
Time, exponential
numbers, graphing, ratio, proportion, rates Webpage |
| Fractions |
Author |
Grade |
Comments |
| Fraction Action | Leedy | 6-8 |
Fractions,
equivalent fractions, numerator/denominator, operations on fractions Website |
| Geometry |
Author |
Grade |
Comments |
| A Cloak for the Dreamer | Friedman | 6-7 |
Patterns,
geometric shapes, tessellation, tiling Website |
| A Wrinkle in Time | L'Engle | 4-8 |
Dimensions Webpage Website |
| Catherine called Birdy | Cushman | 6-12 |
2-D shapes;
length; metric system conversion; Fibonacci sequence Website |
| Chasing Vermeer | Balliett | 4-10 |
Geometric shapes, patterns, symmetry, Roman numerals, pentominoes, secret messages, historical mathematics |
| Chronicles of Narnia | Lewis | 8-12 |
Perimeter;
circumference; radius; area; Venn diagram Website |
| The Fly on the Ceiling | Glass | 5-9 |
Coordinate
grid; plotting points |
| Grandfather Tang's Story | Tompert | 6-8 |
Geometric
shapes, spatial reasoning, perimeter, problem solving Website |
| The
Hands-On Marvelous Ball Book |
Hansen-Smith | 4-8 |
Geometric constructions with paper plates and hairpins |
| Rowling | 4-8 |
Add/subtract; fractions; statistics; money conversion; geometry Webpage | |
| Imperial Earth | Clarke | 8-12 |
Pentominoes
in chapter 7 Pentominoes Online |
| Jim & the Beanstalk | Briggs | 4-6 |
Coordinate plane; Pythagorean theorem |
| Maps, Tracks and the Bridges of Konigsberg: A Book About Networks | Holt | 6-12 |
Networks; graph theory; problem solving |
| More Murderous Math (Spanish) | Poskitt | 4-8 |
Measurement; geometry |
| Mummy Math: An Adventure in Geometry | Neuschwander | 6-8 |
Geometric
solids & shapes; nets; spatial reasoning Website |
| Rubber Bands, Baseballs, and Doughnuts: A Book About Topology | Froman | 6-12 |
Topology; rubber sheet geometry |
| Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp | Shields | 6-10 |
Measurement;
ratio/proportion; coordinate system; symmetry; transformation; area &
volume; statistics; 3-D figures; perspective Website |
| Sir Cumference & the Dragon of Pi | Neuschwander | 6-10 |
Geometric
shapes, construction, deconstruction, spatial visualization Website |
| Sir Cumference & the First Roundtable | Neuschwander | 6-10 |
Geometric
shapes; construction/ deconstruction; spatial visualization Website |
| Sir Cumference & the Great Knight of Angleland | Neuschwander | 6-10 |
Obtuse
angles, right angles, acute angles, straight angles, protractor Website |
| Sir Cumference & the Sword in the Cone | Neuschwander | 6-10 |
Geometric
solids; cones; volume; Euler's Law Website |
| The Warlord's Puzzle | Pilegard | 6-12 |
Measurement; area; perimeter; fractions; geometric figures |
| Weslandia | Fleischman | 6-8 |
Time;
protractor; angles; number system; sundial Website |
| What's Your Angle, Pythagoras? A Math Adventure | Ellis | 6-12 |
Pythagorean Theorem, right triangles, angles |
| Logic
& Reasoning |
Author |
Grade |
Comments |
| 5-Minute Math Problem of the Day | Miller & Lee | 4-8 |
Brainteasers to start class |
| A Tangled Tale | Carroll | |
Ten mathematical story puzzles |
| Chasing Vermeer | Balliett | 4-10 |
Geometric shapes, patterns, symmetry, Roman numerals, pentominoes, secret messages, historical mathematics |
| Grandfather Tang's Story | Tompert | 6-8 |
Geometric
shapes, spatial reasoning, perimeter, problem solving Website |
| Mathematical History: Activities, Stories, Puzzles, and Games | Gonzales, Mitchell & Stone | Mathematical activities, puzzles, stories & games from history | |
| Moja Means One | Feelings | 5-8 |
Number systems;
problem solving; logic & reasoning; measurement; conversion Website |
| More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School | Sacher | 4-8 |
Puzzles for logic & reasoning |
| Sideways
Arithmetic from Wayside School |
Sacher | 4-8 |
Introduction to variables; logic & reasoning |
| The Sneaky Square & Other Math Activities for Kids | Sharp | 4-6 |
139 mathematical activities; estimation; problem solving; puzzles; calculator exercises |
| The Warlord's Puzzle | Pilegard | 6-12 |
Measurement; area; perimeter; fractions; geometric figures |
| Measurement |
Author |
Grade |
Comments |
| Araminta's Paint Box | Ackerman | Maps and milege | |
| Catherine called Birdy | Cushman | 6-12 |
2-D shapes;
length; metric system conversion; Fibonacci sequence Website |
| Counting on Frank | Clement | 6-8 |
Estimation;
nonstandard measurement; probability Website |
| Equal Shmequal | Kroll | 6-8 |
Weight;
balance; algebra equations; statistical mean Website |
| Grandfather Tang's Story | Tompert | 6-8 |
Geometric
shapes, spatial reasoning, perimeter, problem solving Website |
| Gulliver's Travels | Swift | 7-12 |
Ratio, proportion, measurement Webpage |
| How Much & How Many | Bendick | 5-9 |
History of weights/measures |
| Math Curse | Scieszka | 6-12 |
Permutations,
problem solving, timeline, average, sequence, percent, vocabulary, volume Website |
| Moja Means One | Feelings | 5-8 |
Number systems;
problem solving; logic & reasoning; measurement; conversion Website |
| One Hundred Hungry Ants | Pinczes | 6-8 |
Measurement,
multiplication arrays, division, converting units, money Webpage Webpage |
| Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp | Shields | 6-10 |
Measurement;
ratio & proportion; coordinate system; symmetry; transformation; area
& volume; statistics; 3-D figures; perspective Website |
| Spaghetti & Meatballs for All! A Mathematical Story | Burns | 6-8 |
Perimeter, area, arrangements |
| The Warlord's Puzzle | Pilegard | 6-12 |
Measurement; area; perimeter; fractions; geometric figures |
| Number
Sense |
Author |
Grade |
Comments |
| A Grain of Rice | Pittman | 6-9 |
Place &
face value; powers of two Website |
| Alice in Wonderland | Carroll | 6-12 |
Exponents;
scientific notation; logarithms Video#2: Alice to the Moon |
| Anno’s Hat Tricks | Anno | |
Binary logic |
| Anno's Mysterious Multiplying Jar | Anno | |
Factorials
Lesson Website |
| Best of Times | Tang | 6-8 |
Multiplication
facts, number sense Website |
| Catherine Called Birdy | Cushman | 6-12 |
2-D shapes;
length; metric system conversion; Fibonacci sequence Website |
| Chasing Vermeer | Balliett | 4-10 |
Geometric shapes, patterns, symmetry, Roman numerals, pentominoes, secret messages, historical mathematics |
| How the Other Half Thinks | Stein | Imaginary numbers | |
| Imperial Earth | Clarke | 8-12 |
Pentominoes
in chapter 7 Pentominoes Online |
| Math Curse | Scieszka | 6-12 |
Permutations,
problem solving, timeline, average, sequence, percent, vocabulary, volume Website |
| Moja Means One | Feelings | 5-8 |
Number systems;
problem solving; logic & reasoning; measurement; conversion Website |
| More M&M Chocolate Candies Math | McGrath | 6 |
Bar
graph; estimation; average; multiplication; division Website |
| Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure (Spanish) | Enzensberger | 6-12 |
Numeracy from interesting number sequences to exponents & matrices |
| Tuck Everlasting | Babbitt | 4-8 |
Time, exponential
numbers, graphing, ratio, proportion, rates Webpage |
| Uno's Garden | Base | 1-8 |
Sequences, prime numbers, multiplication as repeated addition, squared and cubed numbers |
| Probability
& Statistics |
Author |
Grade |
Comments |
| "A Rice Sandwich" from A House on Mango Street | Cisneros | 4-8 |
Permutations;
estimation; money; multiplication Website |
| All Mixed Up! | Gukova | 4-7 |
Permutations Website |
| A Million Fish...More or Less | McKissack | 6-8 |
Bar graph;
statistics; data table; mean/median/mode; scatterplot; trend line Website |
| A Wrinkle in Time | L'Engle | 4-8 |
Data analysis
& probability Website |
| The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County | Twain | Mean, median,
range Webpage |
|
| Counting on Frank | Clement | 6-8 |
Estimation;
nonstandard measurement; probability Website |
| Dinosaur Data Book | Lambert | |
Graphs |
| Do You Wanna Bet? | Cushman | 5-8 |
Probability; chance |
| Equal Shmequal | Kroll | 6-8 |
Weight;
balance; algebra equations; statistical mean Website |
| Guinness Book of Records | Time Inc | 4-12 |
Graphs |
| Harry Potter books | Rowling | 4-8 |
Add/subtract; fractions; statistics; money conversion; geometry Webpage |
| Holes | Sachar | 6-8 |
Ratio, proportion,
data collection, percent Website |
| Jumanji | Van Allsburg | 4-8 |
Data analysis & probability |
| Math Curse | Scieszka | 6-12 |
Permutations,
problem solving, timeline, average, sequence, percent, vocabulary, volume Website |
| Moja Means One | Feelings | 5-8 |
Number systems;
problem solving; logic & reasoning; measurement; conversion Website |
| More M&M Chocolate Candies Math | McGrath | 6 |
Bar
graph; estimation; average; multiplication; division Website |
| Pit and the Pendulum | Poe | 9-12 |
Data in
T-table; graphing; prediction; problem solving Website |
| The Principal's New Clothes | Calmenson | 6-9 |
Permutations;
ratio; proportion Website |
| Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp | Shields | 6-10 |
Measurement;
ratio; proportion; coordinate system; symmetry; transformation; area &
volume; statistics; 3-D figures; perspective Website |
| Tuck Everlasting | Babbitt | 4-8 |
Time, exponential
numbers, graphing, ratio, proportion, rates Webpage |
| Historical |
Author |
Grade |
Comments |
| A Grain of Rice | Pittman | 6-9 |
Place &
face value; powers of two Website |
| American Girl series | (various) | 6-8 |
Historical based facts & figures |
| Alice in Pastaland | Wright | |
Accompanying "Pasta Math" ideabook |
| Chasing Vermeer | Balliett | 4-10 |
Geometric shapes, patterns, symmetry, Roman numerals, pentominoes, secret messages, historical mathematics |
| Mathematicians are People Too | Reimer & Reimer | 3-7 |
Biographies of mathematicians |
| The Fly on the Ceiling | Glass | 4-6 |
Historical fiction; Descartes; coordinate plane |
| The Man Who Counted | Tahan | 4-6 |
Collection of Arabic Nights adventures |
| Tuck Everlasting | Babbitt | 4-8 |
Time, exponential
numbers, graphing, ratio, proportion, rates Webpage |
| Uncle Petros & Goldbach's Conjecture | Doxiadas | 9-12 |
A boy & his uncle attempt to solve the famous Goldbach conjecture |
| Miscellaneous |
Author |
Grade |
Comments |
| Boss for a Week (oop) | Handy | 6-8 |
Days of week, calendar |
| Captives of Time | Bosse | 7-10 |
Time travel; first clock |
| Chasing Vermeer | Balliett | 4-10 |
Geometric shapes, patterns, symmetry, Roman numerals, pentominoes, secret messages, historical mathematics |
| Harry Potter books | Rowling | 4-8 |
Add/subtract; fractions; statistics; money conversion; geometry Webpage |
| Jayden's Rescue | Tumanov | 4-6 |
Fantasy novel; problem solving |
| Math Talk: Mathematical Ideas in Poems for 2 Voices | Pappas | Mathematical poems to be read aloud by 2 people | |
| The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics | Juster | 4-6 |
A mathematical romance |
| The
Essential Arithmeticks |
Poskitt | 4-6 |
Series of funny stories about math |
| Pythagoras Eagle and the Music of the Spheres | Nolting | 6-8 |
Mathematically talented orphan interacts with patterns in math, nature and music |
| Sideways Stories from Wayside School | Sacher | 4-8 |
Crazy short stories; 30 floors in school |
| Tuck Everlasting | Babbitt | 4-8 |
Time, exponential
numbers, graphing, ratio, proportion, rates Webpage |