Math + Literature = Success!
Grades: PK-5
Math + literature = success!
Children's books about math make for great writing projects that build number sense, counting, and other powerful math understandings.
Use these ideas to get your students engaged in creative project work that combines reading, writing, and math.
The Greedy Triangle - Marilyn Burns
After reading The Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns, ask students to respond to the story using the Greedy Triangle template.
Ten Black Dots - Donald Crews
Have students tell their own grouchy animal story over the course of a single day to demonstrate their understanding of elapsed time.
Five Creatures - Emily Jenkins
Have students write and illustrate their own Five Creatures story using the members of their family. Print the files as a booklet to take home or export as an HTML storybook.
The Math Curse - Jon Scieszka
Ask students to write their own stories about the problems they encounter during a typical school day or the problems encountered by a firefighter, police officer, doctor, etc.
The Grapes of Math - Greg Tang
Have students write and illustrate their own math rhyming riddles. Combine all of the class riddles into one book using the Project Wizard to share with other classes.
The Shape of Things - Dayle Ann Dodds and Julie Lacome
Have students compose images from 2-dimensional shapes and complete a sentence that describes their composite to create their own version of the book.
Bunches and Bunches of Bunnies - Louise Mathews
Explore multiplication with this fun book. Then, have students combine artwork and text to write their own multiplication stories.
Pigs Will Be Pigs - Amy Axelrod and Sharon McGinley
Have students create their own comic strip using basic money concepts for counting and making change. Other books in this series can help students explore math through travel, cooking, sports, and more!
Ten Apples Up On Top - Dr. Suess
Students create a counting book after reading Ten Apples Up On Top by Dr. Suess. Students drag the correct number of apples on each page and use the recording tool to practice counting the apples on each page.
Math for All Seasons: Mind Stretching Math Riddles - Greg Tang and Harry Briggs
Have students create their own unique counting book with patterns using stickers and pictures. Students may publish their stories as short movies to share with others.