Math Links: Teaching the NCTM 2000 Standards Through Children's Literature

by Caroline W. Evans, Anne Leija, Trina R. Falkner

Overview

For everyone who loved the best-selling and critically acclaimed Math Through Children's Literature, now there's Math Links. Updated to reflect the NCTM 2000 standards, each of the 36 math lessons complements a picture book and introduces activities using calculators, manipulatives, computers, games, projects, performances, and problem-solving challenges. The direct instruction and discovery strategies are supported by assessment recommendations, extension activities, and software and literary resource lists. Activity adaptations take into consideration learning differences and disabilities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781563087875
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/15/2001
Series:	Through Children's Literature
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	309
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

CAROLINE W. EVANS is a teacher at Estes Park Elementary School, Estes Park, Colorado. She has written for various educational publications.

ANNE J. LEIJA is a teacher at Estes Park Elementary School, Estes Park, Colorado.

TRINA R. FALKNER is a teacher, Temecula Valley Unified School District, California.

Editorial Reviews

This invaluable book links national math standards with picture books and folktales published primarily within the last five years. Topics covered include numbers and operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, data analysis and probability, problem solving, and reasoning and proof. There are generally three to four lessons per unit, each focusing on a different book. Rosemary Wells's Bunny Money inspires small group role-playing after which youngsters describe their own shopping sprees, creating money problems along the way. After reading Janet Stevens's Tops and Bottoms, students learn that fractions, too, have tops (numerators) and bottoms (denominators). Each lesson includes a time frame, list of materials, required transparencies, and step-by-step instructions. Additional activities encourage primary-grade children to apply their newfound knowledge and share their discoveries. There are also recommendations for assessing student learning and extending the lesson to other areas of the curriculum such as language arts or social studies. The ideas are creative and incorporate manipulatives, art, research, and writing. There are also adaptations for auditory, motor, visual, and second-language special needs. Libraries will want to stock up on the cited titles so that teachers can make the most of this useful resource.-Barbara Auerbach, New York City Public Schools Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

School Library Journal

This resource for primary-grade teachers, school librarians, and home schoolers offers 36 hands-on math lessons, each complementing a picture book from children's literature. Lessons are arranged in order of the 10 content and process standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). Lessons help students apply and practice new math skills and concepts through activities using calculators, manipulatives, computers, games, performances, and problems solving. For schools with limited book collections, alternative titles are provided. Evans teaches first and second grade. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)