Math isn't a tough, boring subject; it's a terrific life tool. And when we teach it to our kids this way, they'll measure up in and out of the classroom. You can count on it!
Pria Muzumdar, a Grade 4 teacher at Queen Victoria Public School in Toronto, loves children's books about math and has amassed a collection her students love, too. Here are a few of her recommendations.
• How Much Is a Million? (Harper Collins Canada, 1993) by David M. Schwartz; grades 1 to 3.
• Anno's Mysterious Multiplying Jar (Penguin Putnam, 1999) by Mitsumasa Anno; grades 2 to 6.
• Dave's Down to Earth Rock Shop (HarperCollins, 2000) by Stewart J. Murphy; grades 2 to 5.
• The Doorbell Rang (William Morrow, 1986) by Pat Hutchins; kindergarten to grade 3.
• Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday (Atheneum, 1978) by Judith Viorst; grades 2 to 5.
• Twizzlers Percentages Book (Scholastic, 2001) by Jerry Pallotta; grades 3 to 6.
• Math Curse (Penguin Group, 1995) by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith; grades 2 to 5.
• The Token Gift (Annick, 1996) by Hugh William McKibbon and Scott Cameron; grades 2 to 6.
• Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland (Charlesbridge, 2001) by Cindy Neuschwander; grades 4 to 6.
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