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Figure 8.3 Math Picture Books about Multiplication

Multiplication Division

Amanda Bean’s Amazing Dream—Cindy

Neuschwander

The King’s Chessboard—David Birch

Each Orange Had Eight Slices:

A Counting Book—Paul Giganti Jr.

Sea Squares—Joy N. Hulme

The Best of Times—Gregory Tang

My Full Moon Is a Square—Elinor J.

Princzes

Math Curse—Jon Scieszka

Anno’s Magic Seeds—Mitsumasa Anno

One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical

Folktale—Demi

Divide and Ride—Stuart J. Murphy

One Hundred Hungry Ants—Elinor J.

Pinczes

A Remainder of One—Elinor J. Pinczes

The Doorbell Rang—Pat Hutchins

Poems and Songs

There are many different types of songs and poems that teach mathemati-
cal concepts. Songsforteaching.com has great math songs about a variety of
topics. Canteach.ca poems also has some really great poems about money.
Mathstory.com also has excellent concept poems and songs.

Figure 8.4 Some Great Math Poems and Songs

Math Text One Inch Tall—Shel

Silverstein

The Metric

Song—Kathleen

Carroll

Numerator

Dog—Mr. R

Storyline This is a hilarious

poem by an all-time

great... about being

one inch tall.

This is a very clever

poem about 2

families (the kilo’s

and the milli’s).

The students listen

and learn about

the different units

of measure in the

metric system.

This is a very funny

poem about a dog

that likes to get on

top of things.

Online

resources

http://www.market

place.org/2009/04/

27/life/

poetry-project/

poem-smart-shel-

silverstein

http://www.

songsforteaching.

com/

kathleencarroll/

metricsong.htm

http://mathstory.

com/Poems/

mydognumerator.

aspx#.Vt9aYWQrI6U

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