Children's Literature and Mathematics Instruction

1. Poetry and Fairy Tales

1.1. Carl Sandburg's poem Arithmetic

1.1.1. Concept: Junior Grades Attitudes towards Math

1.1.1.1. Self Assessment and Attitude Inventory

1.2. Un conte: Rapunzel

1.2.1. Concept: Junior Grades Linear Measurement

1.2.1.1. Assessment: Rapunzel's hair at school...

2. Literature with Embedded Mathematical Concepts

2.1. Comment je suis devenu un pirate par Melinda Long

2.1.1. Concepts: Grade 4 Measurement (time)

2.1.1.1. Assessment: Personal Timeline

2.1.2. Comment les pirates changent les couches par Melinda Long

2.1.2.1. Concept: Grade 4 Spatial Sense

2.1.2.1.1. Assessment: More Mapping

3. Literature with Explicit Math

3.1. One Pizza, One Penny by K. T. Hao

3.2. One Riddle, One Answer by Lauren Thompson

3.3. The Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns