Numbers and Stories: Using Children's Literature to Teach Young Children Number Sense - Softcover

Janes, Rita C.; Strong, Elizabeth L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 148333094X ISBN 13: 9781483330945

Publisher: Corwin, 2014

Synopsis

Count on children’s books to build number sense!

Math and reading go hand in hand, especially among children who are new to both. If you’re looking for a surefire way to build number sense and reading skills at the very same time, rely on this indispensable K-2 resource. Using children’s books as a springboard for learning, it provides 22 ready-to-use lessons―all aligned to the Common Core Standards for Math and ELA.

Inside you’ll find

• 22 interactive, research-based mathematics investigations
• High-quality children’s book selections
• Reflection and discussion questions and prompts for both teachers and students
• Children’s work pages and formative assessment tools
• An online facilitator’s guide

About this title

About the Author

Rita Janes has spent a lifetime as a teacher. She taught at all levels of schooling, including the teaching of mathematics and mathematics education for pre-service teachers. She served as mathematics professional development consultant at the district level with responsibilities from kindergarten to grade 12. In recent years she has been facilitating workshops on mathematics instruction with teachers and school districts across Canada and the United States. She has a special interest in supporting teachers as they strive to integrate the NCTM Process Standards and the CCSS Standards for Mathematical Practice into the content of elementary mathematics programs, helping to make these programs come alive in the classroom.

 

Rita promotes the use of rich problem solving tasks, mathematical discourse and the posing of good questions to ensure inquiry-oriented classroom environments for all children. Observing how young children are more successful learners of mathematics when it is presented in a familiar context, she finds great success in using children’s literature as this context.

 

Rita has served on the Board of Directors of National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM); the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM); Chair of the NCTM Professional Development Services Committee; Chair of NCTM Affiliate Services Committee; Member of NCTM Educational Services Committee; President of Newfoundland and Labrador (NLTA) Mathematics Council; President of the NLTA Elementary Teachers Council; and Editor of Teaching Mathematics (an NLTA publication).

Review

"This a great topic.  With the push for application of math concepts to prepare for Common Core, this text will be a useful resource for teachers." Author: Carol A Amos, Principal

"Teachers will find that this book enhances their math programs aligning problem solving to the Common Core.  It provides teachers the opportunity to "dig deeper" into the number sense math content, which is the basis of the Common Core." Author: Emily Greaves, First Grade Teacher

"This book is unique in that it provides specific lessons and activities for specific books in children’s literature."

"The ready to teach lessons, proposed activities, researched-based strategies and techniques would be a welcome asset to teachers."

Author: Marcia Carlson, 6th Grade Teacher

Edition details

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 148333094X
• ISBN 13: 9781483330945
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224