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Living Math Books: Reading for Math

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Find loads of books for children, kids, and teens with math skills integrated within the story! Check out the Living Math Books today!

Through the years, I have shared numerous math activities like math printables and math games. However, today’s math activity is all about reading! Are you wondering about the correlation between math and literature? Well, before moving on to the books, let me first explain the idea of living math books!

My Definition of a Living Math Book:

I believe that a “living” math book is a book that presents mathematical concepts in real life context, which is relevant to the reader.

A living math book is not a text book; rather it is a book…plain and simple…a book…with a storyline, which happens to have math skills integrated within the story.

 

Such books, living math books, can be used to teach and/or reinforce various mathematical skills and concepts.

Therefore, reading CAN be a fun, engaging math activity!

To get you started, here are some living math books for various different mathematical concepts. While the book below are linked to Amazon for easy purchasing, many of the books can probably be found at your local library!

Counting:

Below are just a few of the many counting-themed living math books found on www.LivingMathBooks.com.

More Counting Books



Addition:

Below are just a few of the many addition-themed living math books found on www.LivingMathBooks.com.

More Addition Books



Subtraction:

Below are just a few of the many subtraction-themed living math books found on www.LivingMathBooks.com.

More Subtraction Books



Multiplication:

Below are just a few of the many multiplication-themed living math books found on www.LivingMathBooks.com.

More Multiplication Books



Division:

Below are just a few of the many division-themed living math books found on www.LivingMathBooks.com.

More Division Books



Money:

Below are just a few of the many money-themed living math books found on www.LivingMathBooks.com.

More Money Books



Fractions:

Below are just a few of the many fraction-themed living math books found on www.LivingMathBooks.com.

More Fraction Books



Measurement:

Below are just a few of the many measurement-themed living math books found on www.LivingMathBooks.com.

More Measurement Books



Reading as a Math Activity

I hope you have been able to find some suitable living math books so that you can incorporate reading as a math activity in your home or classroom! Be sure to visit LivingMathBooks.com for hundreds more living math books to choose from!

Living Math Books Reading for Math

10 Days of Math Games & Activities

This post was part of the 10 Days of…Series hosted by iHomeschool Network.

Day 1: Making Equations (Addition & Subtraction) Math Game

Day 2: Number Line Addition & Subtraction Math Game

Day 3: Guess the Coins Math Game

Day 4: Roll Hundreds & Roll Thousands (Place Value Math Game)

Day 5: Living Math Books: Reading as a Math Activity

Day 6: Circle Subtraction Math Game

Day 7: Grid Multiplication Math Game

Day 8: Making it Whole (Fractions Game)

Day 9: Off the Grid (Addition & Subtraction Game)

Day 10: Math Games for Family Game Night

This post was originally published on April 20, 2012.

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  1. Coby

    April 20, 2012 at 3:14 pm

    This is fantastic! I’m not a mathematically-minded person (I used to be an English teacher), and this really helps me!

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  2. Mama Jenn

    April 20, 2012 at 2:50 pm

    Thanks so much for the book suggestions and ideas! I will FOR SURE have to check those out and add them to the Living Math Book List!

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  3. Brandigandy

    April 20, 2012 at 1:00 pm

    This is a great list! I LOVE using books to teach math. I was a middle school math teacher for 8 years before staying home this year. Another book I absolutely adore to use is Spaghetti and Meatballs for Everyone. I use it when we are doing area and perimeter. I give the kids square tiles and we move through the table arrangements. I use a corresponding activity that requires the kids to use a set number of square tiles to form different perimeters. After doing both, we discuss what happens to area when perimeter changes, what happens to perimeter when area changes, do they both have to change, etc.

    I also really really love “The Math Curse”. I love using it at the beginning of the year or at the beginning of summer school to start having the kids see math in every day life. After I read the book and we talk, we do a gallery walk of every day pictures and the kids write math questions about the pictures. We build on it until each picture has 2-3 high level questions.

    As math teachers, we MUST support reading and writing. Love it.

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