Once Upon a Time in Math Class: A Practical Guide to Incorporating Children's Literature into Middle Grades Math Classes

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What if we read childrens books in our middle grades math classes Do you want to put a new spin on a difficult concept like surface area Do you need an interesting way to create box plots Are you looking for a way to meet the needs of different learners Would you like to incorporate childrens books, articles, weird news stories, poems, and a novel or two in your math class Can you integrate math manipulatives and literature into a single math lesson Once Upon a Time in Math Class: A Practical Guide to Incorporating Children's Literature into Middle Grades Math Classes will help you learn how to link literature with math and address college and career readiness standards, consisting of the standards for mathematical practice, 2) ratios, rates, and proportions, 3) number sense, 4) expressions and equations, 5) geometry, 6) statistics and probability, and 7) functions. It includes lesson plans, a book list, suggested ways for students to take notes, rubrics, learning documents, and answer keys.

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Candice Y. Brucke has over 32 years in public education, 31 of which were spent at the middle level (grades 6 - 8), which includes having taught English language arts, science, social studies, physical education, health, and math. She has spent 14 out of my 18 years in the classroom teaching math, including remedial math for middle and high school students, grade-level math, pre-algebra, and Algebra I for 7th graders, 8th graders, and high school students.