Exploring Mathematics Through Literature: Articles and Lessons for Prekindergarten Through Grade 8

"As using children's books to teach mathematics has become more and more popular, interest has grown not only in the books themselves but also in how to more effectively use them. The focus of this collection of articles and lessons is to provide classroom examples of how to use children's literature to effectively teach mathematics in prekindergarten through eighth grade. The articles, previously published by NCTM, focus on five content strands-number and operations, alagebra, geometry, measurement, and data analysis and probability-and describe how the different authors have used specific books to help their students learn mathematics. Most of the articles involve communication, problem solving, representation, and reasoning, and some of them involve connections. All will help teachers use literature-based lessons that are both meaningful and enjoyable to students to teach mathematical content."Diane Thiessen is the author of 'Exploring Mathematics Through Literature: Articles and Lessons for Prekindergarten Through Grade 8', published 2004 under ISBN 9780873535533 and ISBN 0873535537.