Join Sue’s session on Dec. 12 at 2:30pm at the East TN Special Programs Conference in Gatlinburg, TN.
Session Title: Blending Math and Literacy: The Power of Launching K-5 Math Lessons with Children’s Literature
Session Description: In what ways might exploring mathematics through a story context help K-5 students make sense of abstract math ideas? Explore how launching math investigations with children’s literature brings meaning to math concepts, while it prompts mathematical thinking and offers an added opportunity to expand literacy skills. Walk away with recommended titles, a format for designing engaging math tasks that support learning for all students, and ideas for blending our math and literacy goals.
For more on integrating literature into math lessons, see the Math by the Book series (Heinemann, 2022). To download a sample lesson or the full list of K-5 literature, or to gather more information about the series, see https://www.heinemann.com/mathbythebook/
To explore more children’s literature titles that support K-5 math teaching, join the Math in Practice/Sue O’Connell Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/MathinPractice
Follow Sue on social media (Blue Sky) at @sueoconnellmath.bsky.social
