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Children's books provide a fun and interesting way to reinforce basic concepts. In this week's Family Storytime (Atascocita Branch [3]) we had fun with math. I realized that the statement, "fun with math," may seem like an oxymoron [4] to those of you who do not like math. However, it has been my experience, that children actually enjoy math when they experience it in a fun and relaxing atmosphere.
This week, children who participated in storytime listened to books, answered open ended questions [5]and created a colorful frog graph. In case you were not able to attend, I have listed a few of my favorite math books below.
I am very fond of Children's Author, Stuart J. Murphy [6]. I met him at a professional workshop several years ago and have been a huge fan of his work ever since. Please be aware, that some of Murphy's books are cataloged in nonfiction, but most are located in concept books. As always, please ask a staff member for help if you have difficulty finding an item.
The more that you read, the more things you will know. [7]
The more you learn, the more places you'll go." [7]
Picture Books
The Greatest Gymnast of All [9]Stuart J. Murphy
Over, Under & Through, and other Spatial Concepts [10] Tana Hoban
Photographs demonstrate the spatial reasoning concepts expressed in twelve words such as around, across, between, against, and behind.
3 Little Firefighters [11]Stuart J. Murphy
100 Days of Cool [13] Stuart J. Murphy
Equal Shmequal [14]Virginia Kroll
T-math deals with 15 math concepts with examples and clarity. The author further explains this information at the back of the book.
How Many? How Much? [17] Rosemary Wells
Nonfiction
The SandCastle 3-D shapes series [18]are wonderful little books averaging only 24 pages. They provide an introduction to geometric solids for children.
What in the World is a Cube? [18] Anders Hanson
What in the World is a Cylinder? [18] Anders Hanson
What in the World is a Prism? [18] Anders Hanson
What in the World is a Pyramid? [18] Anders Hanson
What in the World is a Sphere? [18] Anders Hanson
Great Websites
Math is Fun [19]
Illuminations [20]
CoolMath4Kids [21]
- Childrens [22]
- Math [23]
- Storytime [24]
- Twilight Tales [25]
- Atascocita [26]
