The Best Math Books for Kids
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I admit…math is not my favorite thing. I try to keep an upbeat attitude around my kids, but I still struggle to understand math concepts or to work with numbers. I think if I had better math experiences as a child, I would enjoy it more now. So, one thing I have done with my kids is to incorporate math into other activities we enjoy, with hands on projects like art activities, keeping score in games, counting money, and reading math themed books aloud.
This week, I’m sharing some of our favorite math books for kids that are sure to make math more enjoyable for any age. If you have any recommendations for me, please leave your suggestions in the comments. Be sure to scroll down and link up one of your posts so I can pay you a visit!
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Our favorite math books for kids
- Everything You Need to Ace Math in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide (Big Fat Notebooks)
- My Half Day
- My Even Day
- One Odd Day
- Math Curse
- How Much Is a Million? 20th Anniversary Edition (Reading Rainbow Books)
- Sir Cumference and All the King’s Tens: A Math Adventure
- Anno’s Mysterious Multiplying Jar
- The Doorbell Rang
- Only One
- Reese’s Pieces Count By Fives
- One Grain Of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale
- Brown Paper School book: Math for Smarty Pants
- Knots on a Counting Rope (Reading Rainbow Books)
- Inch by Inch
- The Librarian Who Measured the Earth
- Fibonacci Zoo
- Multiply on the Fly
- Math-terpieces: The Art of Problem-Solving
- The Grapes Of Math
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For visual learners and kids who just don’t like math, a picture book can take the sting off an un-favorite lesson.
It sure can, Michele. I try to have a good attitude about math with my kids, but I was one of those kids who felt its sting every time! 🙂
I love finding new math books for kids!
Thanks so much, Lisa! Have a wonderful week! 🙂
Oooooh I love the idea of the Reese’s Pieces one– candy makes anything better, even math!
Yes, it sure does, Mia! 🙂
My middle son is using Everything You Need to Ace Math now and is really enjoying it. Somehow we missed that Reese’s Pieces book when we were doing our candy math series but my boys sure loved the Hershey, Skittle and M & M ones!
Candy always makes math more fun! Thanks for linking up with us, Mother of 3! 🙂