Materials to Support Math
001.4 Wingard-Nelson
Wingard-Nelson, Rebecca
Data, Graphing, and Statistics
Teaches how to use different kinds of data, graphs, and statistics and provides
information on percents, histograms, distribution shapes, and frequency polygons.
332.4 Adams
Adams, Barbara Johnston
The Go-Around Dollar
This book tells a story describing how a single dollar changes hands, accompanied by
facts about the one-dollar bill.
372.7 Bulloch
Bulloch, Ivan
Games
Text and accompanying photographs present fun-to-do activities which challenge children
to use mathematical concepts in recognizing patterns and shapes, remembering, and
mental computation.
372.7 Bulloch
Bulloch, Ivan
Patterns
Text and accompanying photographs show how to master the skills of pattern
recognition.
503 Large
Large, Tori
The Usborne Illustrated Dictionary of Math
This book offers over 500 definitions, enhanced by examples and diagrams, of the main
mathematical terms and concepts.
507.9 Gardner
Gardner, Robert
Science Projects about Math
This book presents projects and experiments suitable for science fairs, utilizing
mathematical skills in relation to light, temperature, angles and heights, distance, time,
and velocity.
510 Lobosco
Lobosco, Michael L.
Mental Math Workout
This book provides some unusual math ideas through a collection of mental exercises and
hands-on activities that may be performed using inexpensive, readily available supplies.
510 Math
Math Matters!
Thirteen volume set includes Numbers, Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, Dividing,
Decimals, Fractions, Shape, Size, Tables and Charts, Grids and Graphs, Chance and
Average, Mental Arithmetic.
510 Pappas
Pappas, Theoni
The Adventures of Penrose: the Mathematical Cat
Penrose the cat explores and experiences a variety of mathematical concepts, including
infinity, the golden rectangle, and impossible figures.
510 Schwartz
Schwartz, David M.
G Is for Googol: a Math Alphabet Book
Explains the meaning of mathematical terms which begin with the different letters of the
alphabet from abacus, binary, and cubit to zillion.
510 Vogt
Vogt, Sharon
OlympicMath: Gold Medal Activities and Projects for Grades 4-8
This book provides teachers with mathematical problems and exercises based on the
Olympics. Includes answer key.
510 Vorderman
Vorderman, Carol
How Math Works
Provides puzzles, tricks, and educational experiments designed to help students ages
eight through fourteen discover how math works, with ideas and activities for learning
about numbers, proportions, algebra, statistics, measurements, shapes, and logic.
511 Nagda
Nagda, Ann Whitehead
Tiger Math: Learning to Graph from a Baby Tiger
This book describes the growth of an orphan Siberian tiger cub, by means of words and
graphs.
512 Caron
Caron, Lucille
Pre-algebra and Algebra
Introduces basic algebra, including integers and variables, explains problem solving
techniques, and includes many examples.
512 Wingard-Nelson
Wingard-Nelson, Rebecca
Algebra I and Algebra II
Presents a guide to understanding algebra I and algebra II, featuring illustrated
explanations of the coordinate plane, inequalities, relations and functions, polynomials,
quadratic functions, rationals, and other algebra topics.
513 Burns
Burns, Marilyn
Math for Smarty Pants
Text, illustrations, and suggested activities offer a common-sense approach to
mathematic fundamentals for those who are slightly terrified of numbers.
513 Murphy
Murphy, Stuart J.
Less than Zero
While trying to save enough money to buy a new ice scooter, Perry the Penguin learns
about managing his money and about negative numbers.
513 Tang
Tang, Greg
Math for All Seasons: Mind-stretching Math Riddles
Contains twelve riddles, each paired with a color illustration, that together pose math
puzzles based on the on the seasons of the year. It includes an answer key.
513 Walsh
Walsh, Kieran
Animal Math
This book discusses the use of mathematics in measuring animals’ sizes, speeds, and
environmental temperatures.
513 Walsh
Walsh, Kieran
Construction Math
This book provides information about construction, focusing on the importance of math in
the process of building. It includes photographs and a glossary.
513 Walsh
Walsh, Kieran
Money Math
Explains how math is used in the business of finance, the stock market, wages, and
taxes, and presents example equations.
513 Walsh
Walsh, Kieran
Music Math
This book examines the significance of mathematics in creating and enjoying music. It
includes photographs and a glossary.
513 Walsh
Walsh, Kieran
Space Math
This book provides information about space exploration, focusing on the importance of
math in the process of discovery. It includes photographs and a glossary.
513 Walsh
Walsh, Kieran
Sports Math
This book provides information about various sports, focusing on the importance of math
in understanding various games. It includes photographs and a glossary.
513 Walsh
Walsh, Kieran
Time Math
This book discusses math in relation to time, which is about the past, present, and future.
513.2 Caron
Caron, Lucille
Addition and subtraction
Describes the basic principles of adding and subtracting and explains how to perform
these activities.
513.2 Caron
Caron, Lucille
Fractions and decimals
Explains how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions and decimals; introduces
estimating techniques; and includes many examples.
513.24 Caron
Caron, Lucille
Percents and ratios
Explains the meanings of percents and ratios, discusses calculation techniques, and
includes many examples.
516 Bulloch
Bulloch, Ivan
Shapes
Using principles of symmetry, tessellation, two-dimensional and three-dimensional
shapes, and more, you can create a variety of animals and monsters, a desk organizer,
and jewelry out of the simple shapes observed.
516 Caron
Caron, Lucille
Geometry
An introduction to geometry consisting of twenty-eight lessons on basic concepts; also
includes a brief further reading list and related Internet addresses.
516 Neuschwander
Neuschwander, Cindy
Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi: a Math Adventure
Radius, son of Sir Cumference, embarks on a quest to find the magic number known as pi
in order to restore his father—who has been turned into a dragon—to his original shape.
516 Neuschwander
Neuschwander, Cindy
Sir Cumference and the First Round Table: a Math Adventure
A math adventure in which King Arthur finds the perfect shape for his table with the ideas
of his wife and son, and the assistance of his knight, Sir Cumference.
516 Neuschwander
Neuschwander, Cindy
Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland: a Math Adventure
To earn his knighthood, Radius must find and rescue a missing king. His father, Sir
Cumference, and his mother, Lady Di of Ameter, give him a circular medallion, (a
protractor), that he uses to find his way through a maze of many angles.
516.24 Wingard-Nelson
Wingard-Nelson, Rebecca
Trigonometry
This book presents lessons and exercises in trigonometry, covering everything from lines,
angles, and the Pythagorean theorem to sine, cosine, radians and degrees.
530.8 Bulloch
Bulloch, Ivan
Measure
Helps master simple measuring techniques such as estimating, counting, and sorting
through text and photographs.
551.6 Walsh
Walsh, Kieran
Weather Math
Explains how much math is used in several aspects of meteorology and presents example
equations.
610 Walsh
Walsh, Kieran
Medical Math
Explains how math is used in several aspects of medicine and presents example
equations.
629.04 Walsh
Walsh, Kieran
Travel Math
Explains mathematical concepts related to transportation and presents example
equations.
641.5 Walsh
Walsh, Kieran
Kitchen Math
Explains how math is used in several aspects of cooking and food storage and presents
example equations.
793.7 Coffland
Coffland, Jack
Basketball Math: Slam-dunk Activities and Projects for Grades 4-8
This book asks the reader to solve math problems while presenting information about
professional, college, and high school basketball.
793.7 Coffland
Coffland, Jack
Football Math: Touchdown Activities and Projects for Grades 4-8
This book asks the reader to solve math problems while presenting information about
professional, college, and high school football.
793.7 Jennison
Jennison, Christopher
Baseball Math: Grandslam Activities and projects for Grades 4-8
This book teaches important math and problem solving skills as readers attempt to solve
various problems related to the game of baseball.
793.7 Pappas
Pappas, Theoni
Math for Kids & Other People Too!
Presents math stories, puzzles, challenges, games, tricks, and experiments, covering
such topics as fractions, whole numbers and subsets, geometry, and factorials, and
includes answers.
793.7 Sachar
Louis, Sachar
Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School
This book contains over fifty math puzzles and brainteasers.
793.7 Tang
Tang, Greg
The Grapes of Math: Mind Stretching Math Riddles
Illustrated riddles introduce strategies for solving a variety of math problems by using
visual clues.
793.74 Kenda
Kenda, Margaret
Math Wizardry for Kids
A guide to making math exciting that suggests methods and activities for learning the
basics by exploring shapes, discovering patterns and rhythms, and creating and playing
with games and codes.
793.74 Ryan
Ryan, Steve
Mystifying Math Puzzles
A collection of seventy-seven math puzzles with lost, hidden, and missing number
challenges. It includes answers.
811.54 Pappas
Pappas, Theoni
Math Talk: Mathematical Ideas in Poems for Two Voices
Presents an introduction to math, and provides a collection of poetic dialogues to be read
by two people that includes various mathematical ideas.
912 Walsh
Walsh, Kieran
Map Math
Explains how math is used in several aspects of mapmaking and map reading and
presents example equations.
B Eratosthenes
Lasky, Kathryn
The Librarian Who Measured the Earth
This book describes the life and work of Eratosthenes, the Greek geographer and
astronomer who accurately measured the circumference of the Earth.
F Aber
Aber, Linda Williams
Grandma’s Button Box
When she spills her grandmother's button box, Kelly and her cousins try to sort them by
size, color, and shape and they earn Grandma's gratitude.
F Axelrod
Axelrod, Amy
Pigs in the Corner: Fun with Math and Dance
Mr. Pig fills in for the missing caller at the square dancing recital.
F Axelrod
Axelrod, Amy
Pigs on a Blanket: Fun with Math and Time
Because the Pig family has so many delays in getting to the beach, when they finally are
ready to swim they find that the beach is closed.
F Axelrod
Axelrod, Amy
Pigs Will Be Pigs: Fun with Math and Money
The hungry Pig family learns about money and buying power as they turn the house
upside down looking for enough money to buy dinner at the local restaurant.
F Brenner
Brenner, Martha
Stacks of Trouble
Mike learns how fast dirty dishes can pile up when he tries to avoid washing them.
F Burns
Burns, Marilyn
The Greedy Triangle
Dissatisfied with its shape, a triangle keeps asking the local shapeshifter to add more
lines and angles until it doesn't know which side is up.
F Burns
Burns, Marilyn
Spaghetti and Meatballs for All: A Mathematical Story
The seating for a family reunion gets complicated as people rearrange the tables and
chairs to seat additional guests.
F Driscoll
Driscoll, Laura
The Blast Off Kid
For a chance to win a trip to Space Camp, James sets out to collect 10,000 Blast Off
Energy Bar wrappers, grouping them as he goes to make counting easier, and soon the
whole town is helping him out.
F Dussling
Dussling, Jennifer
Fair is Fair!
Marco surveys his friends and uses bar graphs to convince his father to raise his
allowance.
F Felton
Felton, Carol
Where’s Harley
Two children search their apartment building from the first floor to the tenth, but their
pet rabbit stays one hop ahead of them.
F Gabriel
Gabriel, Nat
Sam’s Sneaker Squares
With his brother's help, Sam figures out how to measure the size of the lawns he mows.
F Herman
Herman, Gail
Bad Luck Brad
On the last day of school Brad keeps running into bad luck, but by the end of the day he
realizes that there is always a chance things will get better.
F Herman
Herman, Gail
Keep Your Distance!
Jen learns about closeness and the measurement of distance in inches, feet, yards, and
miles when she has to share a room with her little sister Lucy.
F Miranda
Miranda, Anne
Monster Math
A counting book in which little monster’s birthday party gets out of control.
F Neuschwander
Neuschwander, Cindy
Amanda Bean’s Amazing Dream: a Mathematical Story
Amanda loves to count everything, but not until she has an amazing dream does she
finally realize that being able to multiply will help her count things faster.
F Penner
Penner, Lucille Recht
X Marks the Spot
Upon moving to their grandfather's house, two boys discover a treasure map in the attic
and must learn how to use it in order to find their surprise.
F Pollack
Pollack, Pam
Chickens on the Move
Tom, Anne, and Gordon learn about shape and measurement when they try to find the
right spot for their chicken pen.
F Scieszka
Scieszka, Jon
Math Curse
When the teacher tells her class that they can think of almost everything as a math
problem, one student acquires a math anxiety which becomes a real curse.
P 310.196 Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism in Mathematics, Science and Technology: Readings and Activities
Presents more than thirty multicultural math, science, and technology lessons, each
comprised of a reading and one or more activities, covering algebra, geometry, genetics,
biology, engineering, and several other areas of study.
P 372.7 Braddon
Braddon, Kathryn
Math through Children’s Literature: Making the NCTM Standards Come Alive
Integrates enjoyable reading with mathematical concepts and activities to practice skills.
P 372.72 Mallery
Mallery, Joyce
Multiplication and Division
A reproducible book with multiplication and division skill-building activities and games.
P 510.71 Mitchell
Mitchell, Cynthia
Decimals and Fractions
A reproducible book with decimal and fraction skill-building activities and games.
Videos
AV 510 DON VT
Donald in Mathmagic Land
Donald ventures into a mathematically mystical world of fantasy. See how mathematical
principles influence science, art, music, architecture and sports, as he discovers the
pentagram, the golden rectangle and the spiral.
AV 510 MAT VT
Math: Who Needs It?
Renowned math teacher Jaime Escalante offers concrete examples of how math is used
unexpectedly in day-to-day life.
AV 513 WHY VT
Why Do I Need Math?
Using music, humor and dynamic visuals, explores the many ways math is useful in
school, as well as life in general.
AV F STA VT
Stand and Deliver
An East LA math teacher inspires his 18 students to excel at the subject and do well on
the National Advanced Placement Calculus Exam. This is a true story, based on the life of
Jaime Escalante at Garfield High School.
Basic Math: The Complete Course (several of these are available, check the Destiny
database for the individual titles.)
Futures series (several of these are available, check the Destiny database for the
individual)
Math Vantage series (several of these are available, check the Destiny database for the
individual)
Math Made Easy series (several of these are available, check the Destiny database for the
individual)
Video Streaming
Discovering Math