Did you know that you can use children’s literature as a springboard into activities that engage children in mathematical problem solving and reasoning?
By using children’s literature and problem solving journals you can help your child become confident problem solvers.
By using children’s books you can motivate your child to think and reason mathematically. You can review important concepts and skills that have been taught in your child’s math class. By reading these books and completing math journals you can stimulate their problem solving strategies and imaginations.
After reading a book discuss various problem solving strategies and brain storm with your child to see if he or she can think of other ways to solve problems. Encourage your child to see that there are MANY different ways to solve math problems and that they should find what works best for them.
Below is a list of Children’s Literature that you can use to stimulate problem solving skills:
Inch by Inch By: Leo Lionni
One Hundred Hungry Ants By: Elinor J. Pinczes
Froggy Learns To Swim By: Jonathon London
Pigs Will Be Pigs By: Amy Axelrod
P. Bear’s New Year’s Party By: Paul Owen Lewis
How Big Is A Foot By: Rolf Myller
Six Dinner Sid By: Inga Moore
Little House In The Big Woods By: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Night Noises By: Mem Fox
Two Ways To Count To Ten By: Ruby Dee
One Duck Stuck By: Phyllis Root
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