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Mathematics and Literature

Are your children more interested in reading than doing mathematics? Now your children can do both!! Head to the nearest library and check out these great story books that involve a mathematical theme. Regardless of which age group, the readers will find the stories fun to read. The following list is originally compiled by Prof. Elaine Simmt, University of Alberta. If you are interested in more math related sites, click here [Math sites].

Number Concept

Ahlberg, Allen and Amstutz, Andre. Ten in a Bed, Penguin Group, London England:1989.

Anno, Mitsumasa, R. Briggs, N. Ye Popov, A. Kayashi, G. Calvi, L. and D. Dillion, Z. Chengliang, and R. Brooks. All in a Day, Philomel Books, New York:1986.

Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Counting Book, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York: 1975

Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Counting House, Philomel Books, New York: 1982.

Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Mysterious Multiplying Jar, Philomel Books, New York: 1983.

Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Magic Seeds, Philomel Books, New York.

Burningham, John. Around the World in Eighty Days, Thirty Bedford Square, London: 1972.

Hong, Lily Toy. Two of Everythin, Albert Whitman and Company, Morton Grove, Illinois: 1993.

Hutchings, Pat. The Doorbell Rang, Scholastic Inc. New York: 1986.

Hutchings, Pat. 1 Hunter, Greenwillow Books, New York: 1982.

Pomerantz, Charlotte and Dyanne DiSalvo-Ryan, The Half-Birthday Party, Clarion Books, New York: 1984.

Schwartz, David and Steven Kellogg. How Much is a Million?, A Mulberry Paperback Book, New York: 1985.

Sloat, Teri. From One to One Hundred, Dutton Children's Books, New York: 1991.

Shape and Space

Anno, Mitsumasa. Topsy-Turvies. Philomel Books, New York: 1989.

Burns, Marilyn and Gordon Silveria. The Greedy Triangle, Scholastic Inc., New York: 1994.

Friedman, Aileen and Kim Howard. A Cloak for the Dreamer, Scholastic, Inc., New York: 1994.

Snape, Charles and Heather Scott. Puzzles, Mazes and Numbers, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge: 1995.

Tompert, A. and Robert Parker. Grandfather Tang's Story, Crown Publishers Inc.

Barker Lottridge, Celia and Karen Patkau. One Watermelon Seed. Oxford University Press, Toronto: 1986.

Crew's Donald. Ten Black Dots. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York: 1968

Demi. One Grain of Rice, Scholastic Press Inc.,New York: 1997.

McCloskey, Kevin. Mrs. Fritz's Flamingos, Lathrop, Lee and Shepard Books, New York: 1992.

McKibbon, Hugh and Scott Cameron. The Token Gift, Annick Press Ltd. Toronto: 1996.

Singer, Marilyn and Judy Glaser. A Clue in a Code, Harper and Row Publishers: 1985.

Data Analysis

Anno, Mitsumasa and Tuyosi Mori. Socrates and the Three Little Pigs, Philomel Books, New York: 1986.

Freedman, Russell. ANIMAL SUPERSTARS biggest, strongest, fastest, smartest, Prentice-Hall Inc., New Jersey: 1981.

Geringer, Laura and Arnold Lobel. A Three Day Hat, Harper and Row Publishers: 1985.

Nozaki, Akihiro and Mitsumasa Anno. Anno's Hat Tricks, Philomel Books, New York: 1985.

General Reference

Braddon, Katheryn, Nancy Hall and Dale Taylor. Math Through Children's Literature: Making the NCTM Standards Come Alive, Teacher Ideas Press, Colorado: 1993.

Burns, Marilyn. Math and Literature (K-3) Book One, Math Solutions Publications, New York: 1992.

Griffiths, Rachel and Margaret Clyne. Books You Can Count On: Linking Mathematics and Literature, Heinemann Educational Books Inc., New Hampshire: 1988.

Scieszka, Jon and Lane Smith. Math and Literature (K-3) Book Two, Math Solutions Publications, New York: 1995.

Within, David and Sandra Wilde. Read any Good Math Lately? Children's Books for Mathematical Learning, K-6, Heinemann Educational Boks, Inc., New Hampshire: 1992.

Math Websites

Commercial sites

www.FunBrain.com

http://www.brightstorm.com/

Math Links

Canadian Math Trail, a site for teachers and students to participate in the mathematics around their area.
http://www.nrich.maths.org.uk/ (suggested by Prof. Ted Lewis)

· Alberta High School Math Competition (suggested by Bill Sands)

Canadian International Mathematical Olympiad site, is hosted by the Canadian Mathematical Society. You can see the latest results of our Canadian team in the IMO on the Canadian Mathematical Society website. More details about the IMO is also available.

· Canadian Mathematical Society, contains a multitude of hot links to useful math education sites (suggested by Michael Stone).

Classic Fallacies sets up false mathematical "proofs" and explains their flaws, www.math.toronto.edu/mathnet/falseProofs/fallacies.html
Collection of US government sponsored Net resources for teachers of mathematics (suggested by Michael Stone).
Elementary Problem of the Week
Geometer's Sketchpad site with links to user groups and professional development sites. The demo version allows for offline exploration. A powerful resource tool for basic geometry (suggested by Michael Stone).
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (suggested by Florence Glanfield, Edmonton)
TELUS Learning Connection, a comprehensive site devoted to the meaningful integration of Internet resources into the Alberta school curriculum with a growing base of math resources (suggested by Betty Morris).
The Math Forum Home Page
U of A Virtual Resource Center for Mathematics - Designed to support Alberta Math Teachers k-12 with sections for Teacher Chat, extended Problems with Answers, and a Pre-Calculus Online Quiz.
Mathematrix is devoted to explore some of the more entertaining, less-known areas of mathematics.
Tools for Understanding is for middle and secondary school educators who teach mathematics and wish to integrate common technologies into their instruction.
Encyclopedia of Mathematics is the Concise Eric Weisstein's Encyclopedia of Mathematics
History of Mathematics , an archive devoted to the History Of Mathematics at the School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin.
Mathematics Archives contains a wealth of MSDOS software collection for K-12.
Visualizing an Infinite Series uses a trapezoid divided successively into fourths to portray an infinite series.
How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement deals with both metric and customary measurement units, giving their history and related links.
Guide to Available Mathematical Software is a searchable index of software used in computational science and engineering, listed by name and the problems they solve.
Teaching materials on Census 2000 topics offers free teaching materials on Census 2000 topics.

Links for Teachers

WiredMath A team of mathematics teachers from the field has partnered with the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing (CEMC) at the University of Waterloo to create a series of ONLINE mathematical tools and activities for elementary and secondary schools

· PUMAS Practical Uses of Math and Science. An On-Line Journal of Math and Science Examples for Pre-College Education (an education site from NASA)

· Alberta Teachers' Association

· British Columbia Association of Mathematics Teachers

· Ontario Association for Mathematics Education

Alberta Learning
American Fidelity's Education World
Mathweb, the personal web site of well known mathematics educator Dr. Dale Burnett at the University of Lethbridge.
Daily Lesson Plan offers lessons in mathematics and other subjects.

Math Links for Parents

Note that most curriculum documents and provincial examinations are in Adobe Acrobat format. You may download this free reader from Adobe Systems Incorporated at http://www.adobe.com

WiredMath A team of mathematics teachers from the field has partnered with the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing (CEMC) at the University of Waterloo to create a series of ONLINE mathematical tools and activities for elementary and secondary schools

· Alberta Achievement Test Information for gardes 3, 6, and 9 in Language Arts, French Language Arts, Mathematics, Mathematiques, Social Studies, and Science. This site is currently under development, but will contain test results, test information, samples of student work , etc. Check back often to see what has been added to this site.

Alberta Diploma Examinations - Grade 12 Diploma Examination Archive with answer keys.
Helping Your Child Learn Math. Published by the US Department of Education, but closely related to the Alberta Mathematics Curriculum for kindergarten to grade 6. Contains numerous mathematics activities that parents can explore with their children.
Our Students, Our Future. A new publication that provides an overview of of the education system in Alberta, kindergarten to grade 12.
Parents, Your First Teachers! Contains information on schools and school choices, student results and assessment, and curriculum resources. Follow the Curriculum Resources link to access the Curriculum Handbooks for Parents for grades k to 9.
WebMath at http://www.webmath.com is a math-help site that aims to provide immediate help over the Internet with a particular math problem that children might be facing.

Robert Wong
Last Revised:January 2008