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Mathematics Resources

Math Smart Junior:  Math You’ll Understand, Marcia Lerner With chapters on topics such as decimals, fractions, probability and averages, negative numbers and geometry, this book, with readable chapters and brief quizzes at the end, could be used as a supplemental text for students in Grades 4-5 who can compact out of instruction and need a challenge.   Learning contracts could be designed around each chapter with very little teacher preparation. It is actually written by Princeton Review for grades 6-8. Elementary
Research Ideas for the Classroom:  Middle Grades Mathematics, National Council for Teachers of Mathematics An excellent source for student who can compact their learning and are ready to do independent investigations related to mathematics. Middle
Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School:  More than 50 mindboggling math puzzles!, Louis Sachar In Sachar’s hilarious style of Wayside School books, this remarkable work turns mathematics upside down!! Children are encouraged to solve complex problems that require abstract and logical thinking skills. Could be used in a classroom center, with each problem being an activity. Elementary/Middle
Math For Smarty Pants, Marilyn Burns Filled with excellent, challenging math problems for elementary through middle school students. Very readable for both students and teachers. Could be used for tiered assignments or in centers. Elementary
The I Hate Mathematics Book, Marilyn Burns Like Math for Smarty Pants, this book is intended to interest students in the complexity and fascination of mathematics, not teach operations or drill and practice.  Very engaging for elementary students.   Could be used for tiered assignments or in centers. Elementary
Why Do Buses Come In Threes? The Hidden Mathematics of Everyday Life, Rob Eastaway and Jeremy Wyndham Each chapter of this book would be a terrific learning contract assignment to read and respond to, or could possibly be used as the basis of a seminar. The authors make math readable, real and extremely entertaining! Chapters include “What’s the Best View of the Statue of Liberty?,” “Why Can’t I Find a Four-Leafed Clover?,” and “Who’s the Best in the World?: Mathematics Behind Sports Rankings.” Mathematics of geometry, statistics, algebra and physics are incorporated. Middle
The Moscow Puzzles:  359 Mathematical Recreations, Boris Kordemsky. Middle/High
A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper, John Allen Paulos Paulos responds to specific articles he reads in a newspaper thinking like a mathematician. This brilliant collection of short essays could be used within a learning contract, or as the core of a seminar. Middle/High
Go Figure!  Using Math to Answer Everyday Imponderables, Clint Brookhart, P.E. This brilliantly written book explores mathematical concepts like synchronous satellites, Halley’s Comet, carbon dating, factorials and lottery fever in very readable fashion, showing the complex but understandable applications of mathematics in every day life. Great way to engage students interest in science in math, or the other way around!   Articles are generally 1-5 pages long, and would make for fascinating discussion groups, learning contract or tiered assignments, or seminars. High
Challenge Math for the Elementary and Middle School Student, Edward Zaccaro The best examples I know of tiered assignments.  Every concept is offered at 3 levels, Level 1 (challenging), Level 2 (very challenging) and Einstein Level (extremely challenging). Difficult concepts in areas such as statistics, probability, trigonometry and calculus are explained in an easy to understand format using cartoons and drawings. Upper Elementary/Middle
The Dell Book of Logic Problems These logic problems develop reasoning and critical thinking skills.  They could be used as daily challenges, alternative/tiered assignments, choices on a learning contract or in a learning center. Elementary/Middle
Historical Connections in Mathematics: Resources for Using History of Mathematics in the Classroom (Historical Connections in Mathematics), Wilbert Reimer These fantastic notebooks each contain biographical sketches on 10 mathematicians, then worksheets that take students through the mathematics of that individual.  Care was taken to choose ancient and modern, male and female, and to be culturally representative.  They also span a wide range of math topics and abilities, and are appropriate for grades 3-9 with gifted learners.  They are excellent to use for independent investigation when a student has compacted out and is not yet ready for a full-fledged independent study. Upper Elementary/Middle/High