Activities for Fast Finishers: Math, Grades 2-3. Jan Meyer, $13.99

55 reproducible puzzles, brain teasers and other independent, learning-rich activities kids can’t resist!

Amazing Math Projects You Can Build Yourself: Numbers, Geometry, Shapes. Laszlo Bardos, $17.95 (ages 9 and up)

Learning through examples of how we encounter math in our daily lives, children will discover that math is all around them. Who would have thought that math could be so much fun?

Autism Spectrum Disorders: Building Foundation Skills in Mathematics. Leslie Broun, $13.95 (Laminated Reference Guide)

Designed for educators who work with students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and/or other developmental disabilities, this reference guide provides a greater understanding of the perparatory role that visual performance skills play in the learning of mathematics. Practical instructional strategies required to build the foundational skills needed to master the common core standards in Mathematics are presented.

Big Ideas for Growing Mathematicians: Exploring Elementary Math with 20 Ready-to-Go Activities. Ann Kajander, $24.95 (Ages 10 to 14)

Big Ideas for Small Mathematicians: Kids Discovering the Beauty of Math with 22 Ready-to-Go Activities. Ann Kajander, $24.95 (Ages 6 to 11)

Introducing sophisticated mathematical ideas like fractals and infinity, these hands-on activity books present concepts to children using interactive and comprehensible methods. With intriguing projects that cover a wide range of math content and skills, these are ideal resources for elementary school mathematics enrichment programs, regular classroom instruction, and home-school programs. Reproducible activity sheets lead students through a process of engaged inquiry with plenty of helpful tips along the way. A list of useful terms specific to each activity encourages teachers and parents to introduce students to the vocabulary of math.

Beyond the Bubble: How to use Multiple-Choice Tests to Improve Math Instruction, Grades 2-3. Maryann Wickett & Eunice Hendrix-Martin, $31.95

Beyond the Bubble: How to use Multiple-Choice Tests to Improve Math Instruction, Grades 4-5. Maryann Wickett & Eunice Hendrix-Martin, $31.95

Discover useful ways to use multiple-choice testing to better understand students' true mathematical knowledge and comprehension. These practical books show teachers how to move beyond the student's answer — right or wrong — to uncover understanding and/or misconceptions. By asking a few simple follow-up questions, teachers can learn a great deal, and make better, more informed instructional decisions.

The BEYOND THE BUBBLE books are each divided into five strands — number, measurement, algebra, geometry, and probability — with six problems per strand. Each problem includes an overview of the objective of the test question, conversation starters, student work, student-teacher conversations, and instructional strategies to advance student learning. Teachers will also find suggestions for differentiation, reproducible sample questions, and a comprehensive list of additional resources.

Building Real-Life Math Skills, Grades 3-5. Liane Onish, $13.99

16 lessons with reproducible activity sheets that help teach measurement, estimation, data analysis, time, money and other practical skills.

Challenge Math for the Elementary and Middle School Student, 2nd Edition. Edward Zaccaro, $26.95

Difficult concepts in mathematics are explained in an easy to understand format using cartoons and drawings.  This makes self-learning easy for students and for any teacher whose math skills are a little rusty! Each chapter is presented in three levels — challenging, very challenging and extremely challenging — to help teachers design a curriculum that helps bright and gifted math students develop their math skills.

Includes chapters on: Astronomy • Problem Solving • Algebra  • Percents  • Fractions  • Decimals  • Ratio and Proportions  • Physics  • Statistics  • Probability  • Metric System  • Perimeters  • Areas  • Volumes  • Trigonometry  • Calculus

Classroom Discussions: Using Math Talk to Help Students Learn, Grades K-6. Suzanne Chapin, Catherine O’Connor, Nancy Canavan Anderson, $44.95

This book offers an insightful look at the significant role that classroom discussions can play in teaching mathematics and deepening students’ mathematical understanding and learning.

Counting on Fall. Lizann Flatt, Illustrated by Ashley Barron, $14.95

Do squirrels count their acorns? Do fruits fall in patterns? Would whales enter a race?

The wonders of nature, shown in vibrant cut-paper collage, help children grasp the concepts of number sense and numeration. COUNTING ON FALL combines mathematical problem solving with lyrical text, bringing children to an understanding of basic math concepts through observing the natural world.

Cowboys Count, Monkeys Measure and Princesses Problem Solve: Building Early Math Skills through Storybooks. Jane Wilburne, Jane Keat & Mary Napoli, $27.50

Here's a practical, stress-free guide to one of the most effective ways to enhance children's mathematical thinking in PreK–Grade 3 by weaving math concepts into story time.  Ready for any educator to pick up and start using, this concise book gives teachers the guidance they need to find high-quality storybooks on their own bookshelf, read them to children effectively, and develop age-appropriate math problems based on the story's plot, characters, setting, and illustrations. This creative, field-tested approach to math instruction targets foundational math skills, improves literacy skills and connects math concepts to students' everyday lives, so they understand that math is more than problems in a textbook.

Developing Math Talent: a Comprehensive Guide to Math Education for Gifted Students in Elementary and Middle School, 2nd Edition. Susan Assouline & Ann Lupowski-Shoplik, $35.95

Build student success in math with the only comprehensive parent and teacher guide for developing math talent among advanced learners. The authors  offer a focused look at educating gifted and talented students for success in math. More than just a guidebook for educators and parents, this book offers a comprehensive approach to mathematics education for gifted students of elementary or middle school age. The book provides concrete suggestions for identifying mathematically talented students, tools for instructional planning, and specific programming approaches.

Differentiated Math Learning Centers, Grades K-2. Deborah Wirth, $21.99

35 independent centers that keep kids learning while you teach small guided math groups.

Dyscalculia: Action Plans for Successful Learning in Mathematics, 2nd Edition. Glynis Hannell, $45.95

Based on expert observations of children who experience difficulties with math this book gives a comprehensive overview of dyscalculia, providing a wealth of information and useful guidance for any practitioner. With a wide range of appropriate and proven intervention strategies it guides readers through the cognitive processes that underpin success in mathematics and gives fascinating insights into why individual students struggle with math. Readers are taken step-by-step through each aspect of the math curriculum. Each section includes examples which illustrate why particular math difficulties occur, and practical ‘action plans’ which help teachers optimize children’s progress in mathematics.

Reflecting current knowledge, Glynis Hannell gives increased emphasis to the importance of training ‘number sense’ before teaching formalities, the role of concentration difficulties and the importance of teaching children to use strategic thinking.

Dyslexia, Dyscalculia and Mathematics: a Practical Guide. Anne Henderson, $45.95

Written in an accessible style with helpful illustrations, this practical book reveals helpful ways in which to tackle both simple and complex concepts with students of all ages. The book includes references to using technology that will help children with dyslexia and dyscalculia reinforce their mathematical skills and also contains a number of photocopiable resources that can be used in the classroom. Author Anne Henderson, who is experienced in teaching language and mathematics to pupils with dyslexia and dyscalculia, encourages flexible methods and gives teachers the confidence to discuss alternative solutions with their pupils and help them achieve success. It is an ideal handbook for parent-teacher programmes and is also suitable for in-service training.

Everything You Need to Know about Math Homework: a Desk Reference for Students and Parents. Anne Zeman & Kate Kelly, $12.99 (ages 9 and up)

Answers to students’ most frequently asked questions, this easy-to-use book provides students in grades 4, 5 and 6 (and their parents) the information they need in order to complete assignments and prepare for tests.

First Homework: NUMBERS. Alyse Sweeney, $16.99 PreK-K

60+ Age-perfect reproducibles that help youngsters learn their numbers from 1 to 30.

Five Times Five Is Not Ten: Make Multiplication Easy.  Susan Greenwald, $19.50

Designed for students of any age and ability, this workbook focuses on imaginative and original easy-to-learn strategies to learn the multiplication facts.

The Giant Encyclopedia of Math Activities for Children 3 to 6. Kathy Charmer, Maureen Murphy & Charlie Clark, editors, $43.95

Good Questions: Great Ways to Differentiate Mathematics Instruction. Marian Small, $49.95 (K–8)

We know that differentiated instruction helps all students to learn. Yet DI challenges teachers, and nowhere more than in mathematics. Now math education expert Marian Small cuts through the difficulties with two powerful and universal strategies that teachers can use across all math content: Open Questions and Parallel Tasks. Showing teachers how to get started and become expert with these strategies, Small also demonstrates more inclusive learning conversations that promote broader student participation.

The Great BIG Book of Funtastic MATH, Grades 4-8. Edited by Mela Ottaiano, $24.99

Over 200 super-fun activities, games and puzzles that help students master must-know math skills and concepts.

The Great BIG Idea Book: MATH, Grades 2-3. Edited by Mela Ottaiano, $29.99

Dozens and dozens of just-right activities for teaching the topics and skills kids really need to master.

The Great Number Rumble: a Story of Math in Surprising Places. Cora Lee & Gillian O’Reilly, $14.95

When the schools in Jeremy’s town ban math, the kids AND the teachers cheer and toss their textbooks aside. But Jeremy’s best friend Sam loves math, so he sets out to prove to the whole town that math is everywhere — and it’s FUN!

Hands-On Math Projects with Real-Life Applications: Ready-to-Use Lessons and Materials for Grades 6-12. Gary Robert Muschla & Judith Muschla, $42.99

A collection of 60 hands on investigations to help students apply math concepts and skills to everyday problems found across the curriculum, in sports, and in daily life. These tested projects stress cooperative learning, group sharing, and writing, and build skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, decision-making, and computation. Each project follows the same proven format, including instructions for the teacher, a Student Guide, and one or more reproducible datasheets and worksheets. A special Skills Index identifies the skills emphasized in each project, and all materials are organized into 6 major sections - Math & Science; Math & Social Studies; Math & Language; Math & Art/Music; Math & Sports/Recreation and Math & Life Skills.

Help Your Child with Numeracy. Rosemary Russell, $19.95 (ages 3-7)

This colourful and easy-to-follow guide is full of ideas on how you can help your child learn basic numeracy skills like measuring, money and time.

How the Brain Learns Mathematics. David Sousa, $54.95

Learn how the brain processes mathematical concepts and why some students develop math anxiety. Highly respected author and researcher David Sousa explains the latest neuro-scientific findings in practical, understandable terms and discusses the impact this information has for teaching mathematics at all grade levels. How the Brain Learns Mathematics covers the cognitive mechanisms for learning mathematics, the environmental and developmental factors that contribute to mathematics difficulties, and ways to differentiate mathematics instruction.

The text offers a unique and simplified four-step model for teaching mathematics to PreK–12 students that helps teachers consistently relate what learners experience in the classroom to concrete, real-world applications. Teachers of mathematics at all levels will find this book invaluable for making informed decisions about which instructional strategies and activities to use in creating a mathematics-friendly classroom.

How High Can a Dinosaur Count? (And other Mysteries). Valerie Fisher, $8.99

For anyone who loves the magic of numbers — and for those who don’t but are willing to be initiated — How High can a Dinosaur Count shows how much fun math can be with ingenious math problems and illustrations that delight and teach readers from 5 to 99!

How Many Ways Can You Make Five? A Parent’s Guide to Exploring Math with Children’s Books. Sally Anderson, $17.95

In a world filled with patterns, shapes, sequences, and numbers — math is all around us. From an early age, children begin to notice and make connections between math concepts and everyday life, asking: How many? How high? How long?  How much?

Children’s books can bring math concepts to life. With the help of the stories and activities in HOW MANY WAYS CAN YOU MAKE FIVE young children will have a blast exploring the world of math. Use favorite children’s books to investigate patterns and puzzles, learn how to subtract, and make maps.

Integrating Literacy and Math: Strategies for K-6 Teachers. Ellen Fogelberg, et al, $27.95

Many teachers—and students—still think of mathematics as a totally separate subject from literacy. Yet incorporating math content into the language arts block helps students gain skills for reading many kinds of texts. And bringing reading, writing, and talking into the math classroom supports the development of conceptual knowledge and problem solving, in addition to computational skills. This invaluable book thoroughly explains integrated instruction and gives teachers the tools to make it a reality. Grounded in current best practices for both language arts and math, the book includes planning advice, learning activities, assessment strategies, reproducibles, and resources, plus a wealth of examples from actual classrooms.

JUMP at Home Grade 2: Worksheets for the JUMP Math Program. John Mighton, $19.95

JUMP at Home Grade 3: Worksheets for the JUMP Math Program. John Mighton, $19.95

JUMP at Home Grade 4: Worksheets for the JUMP Math Program. John Mighton, $19.95

JUMP at Home Grade 5: Worksheets for the JUMP Math Program. John Mighton, $19.95

JUMP at Home Grade 6: Worksheets for the JUMP Math Program. John Mighton, $19.95

JUMP at Home Grade 7: Worksheets for the JUMP Math Program. John Mighton, $19.95

The key to the enormous success of Mighton's JUMP Math program is a step-by-step teaching method that isolates and describes concepts so clearly that anyone can understand them and move from one success to the next. With these workbooks, parents and caregivers can bring the JUMP program home. Each workbook has been completely updated with JUMP's current student worksheets and also includes a new introduction with many suggested activities, a glossary of math terms, and an answer key. With these books, children will soon be solving problems with confidence and enthusiasm.

Keys to Math Success, Grades K-1. April Duff & Leland Graham, $14.50

Keys to Math Success, Grades 1-2. April Duff & Leland Graham, $13.99

Keys to Math Success, Grades 2-3. April Duff & Leland Graham, $8.95

Keys to Math Success, Grades 3-4. April Duff & Leland Graham, $14.50

Facts, games, puzzles and activities to boost the math skills os struggling and reluctant learners.

Learning to Love Math: Teaching Strategies that Change Student Attitudes and Get Results. Judy Willis, $27.95

Is there a way to get students to love math? Judy Willis says yes. With a straightforward and accessible style, she shares the knowledge and experience she has gained through her careers as a math teacher and a neurologist by tapping into the abundant research on how the brain works. With dozens of strategies teachers can use right away, Learning to Love Math puts the power of research directly into the hands of educators.

Making Math Accessible to Students with Special Needs: Practical Tips and Suggestions, Grades K-2. $33.50

Making Math Accessible to Students with Special Needs: Practical Tips and Suggestions, Grades 3-5. $33.50

Making Math Accessible to Students with Special Needs: Practical Tips and Suggestions, Grades 6-8. $33.50

Making Math Accessible to Students with Special Needs: Practical Tips and Suggestions, Grades 9-12. $33.50

Mastering Mathematics Volume 1. Natural Learning Concepts, $18.95

The workbook comes with laminated cards and helps learners focus on basic math skills that children learn in Kindergarten and Pre-K. There are 20 pages in this workbook, which comes with ten number cards and ten picture cards. Skills included are:

• match picture to number
• addition
• fill in the blanks
• least to most
• match the word to a number
• identify shapes
• learn to count backwards

Math Bafflers: Logic Puzzles that Use Real-World Math, Grades 3-5. Marilyn Rapp Buxton, $16.95

MATH BAFFLERS requires students to use creativity, critical thinking, and logical reasoning to perform a variety of operations and practice skills that align with state and national math standards. The book covers real-life situations requiring math skills, such as distance, liquid measures, money, time, weight, sequencing, comparison, age, area, and percentages, along with operations such as fractions, exponents, algebra, place value, and number lines. Students will make hypotheses, organize information, draw conclusions, and use syllogistic thinking. Teachers can feel confident that they are providing challenges and reinforcing important skills in a format that students enjoy!

Math Curse. Jon Scieszka, illustrated by Lane Smith, $12.00

Did you ever wake up to one of those days where everything is a problem? You have 10 things to do, but only 30 minutes till the bus leaves. Is there enough time? You have 3 shirts and 2 pairs of pants — can you make 1 good outfit? Don't worry — it's just the Math Curse striking!

Math Dictionary: Homework Help for Families, Canadian Edition. Judith de Klerk, $9.99

Confused by coordinates? Perplexed by primes? With more than 400 entries from abacus to zero, this guide is perfect for children and parents who need help with math homework.

Math Dictionary for Kids: the Essential Guide to Math Terms, Strategies and Tables. Theresa Fitzgerald, $14.95 (Grades 4-9)

A must-have for parents and students alike, this comprehensive resource provides definitions, descriptions and illustrations in all areas of elementary and middle school mathematics. It is designed to offer the language and concepts of mathematics in easily understood terms for school and home use.

Math Doesn’t Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail. Danica McKellar, $17.00

From a well-known actress and math genius—a groundbreaking guide to mathematics for middle school girls, their parents, and educators.

Danica McKellar’s mission is to be a math role model and demonstrate on a large scale that math doesn’t suck. In this fun and accessible guide, McKellar—dubbed a “math superstar” by The New York Times—gives girls and their parents the tools they need to master the math concepts that confuse middle-schoolers most, including fractions, percentages, pre-algebra, and more … ultimately revealing why math is easier and cooler than readers think.

Math Experiences for Young Learners. Marilee Woodfield, $11.95 (PK to K)

Developmental activities on numbers and counting, shapes, order and position of objects, patterns and measurement.

Math for Moms and Dads; a Dictionary of Terms and Concepts … Just for Parents. Suzanne Beilenson, $19.99

Learn from a pro and banish your math phobias so you can help your child succeed with confidence.

Math Lessons for the Smart Board, Grades K-1. Ann Montague-Smith, $25.99

Math Lessons for the Smart Board, Grades 2-3. Ann Montague-Smith, $25.99

Math Lessons for the Smart Board, Grades 4-6. Ann Montague-Smith, et al, $25.99

Ready-to-use lessons for the interactive whiteboard — a great way to engage students and reach all learners.  Each book includes a CD-Rom with ready-to-use activities.

Math Memories You Can Count On: a Literature-based Approach to Teaching Mathematics in the Primary Classroom. Jo-Anne Lake, $24.95

Organized around the five math strands — number sense and numeration; measurement; geometry and spatial sense; patterning and algebra; and data management and probability — Math Memories You Can Count On offers a wealth of activities rooted in children’s literature and real-life experiences.

Math in Minutes: Easy Activities for Children Ages 4 – 8. Sharon MacDonald, $25.95

This engaging, exciting introduction to early math concepts will be a sure-fire hit with young children. They can go on a Geometric Shape Hunt, measure with Pompoms, or find the Missing Numbers—just a few of the fun, simple activities you’ll find in Math in Minutes.

Math and Science Investigations: Helping Young Learners Make Big Discoveries. Sally Anderson, $35.95

Young children are naturally interested in the patterns and processes occurring in the world around them. They are beginning to learn about the changes happening each day, month, and season. They are starting to ask questions about the environment and world beyond. They are anxious to explore the creatures in their own backyard.

MATH AND SCIENCE INVESTIGATIONS supports young children’s natural curiosity and encourages them to explore what happens around them. Children’s books and hands-on investigations bring math and science concepts to life and help children learn the skills, concepts, and standards of mathematics, science, language, and literacy.  

Math Sense: the Look, Sound, and Feel of Effective Math Instruction. Christine Moynihan, $24.95

This thoughtful book explores some of the components that comprise the looks, sound, and feel of effective math teaching and learning. Does the landscape of the classroom feature such items as student work samples, a math literature collection, and a number line? Do lessons include wait time, checks for understanding, and written feedback? Do you feel a spirit of collaboration, risk taking, and pride?

MATH SENSE provides a series of self-assessment rubrics to help you identify the earmarks of a vibrant mathematics community that will help inform and refine your practice. This practical guide offers a roadmap for taking stock of your teaching, and building a stronger mathematics community for both you and your students.

Math Stories for Problem Solving Success, Grades 6-12. Jim Overholt, Nancy Aaberg & Jim Lindsey, $35.95

Each of the easy-to-read stories is followed by three increasingly difficult groups of problem sets. This makes it simple for teachers to select the appropriate problem set for students of different abilities and at different grade levels. To further enhance student involvement, the stories feature recurring characters and can be used either sequentially or out of order. The problems in the book cover many basic math topics, including decimals, fractions, and percents; measurement; geometry; data, statistics, and probability; algebra; and problem solving. In addition to having all the answers, an Answer Key at the end of the book offers explanations and background information about the problems that can be helpful to both teachers and students.

Math Stories for Problem Solving Success will help you show students that math is something they are already using every day.

Math Teacher’s Survival Guide, Grades 5-12. Judith Muschla, Gary Robert Muschla & Erin Muschla, $39.95

Practical strategies, management techniques and reproducible forms on a CD-ROM, designed to help new and experienced teachers manage daily classroom demands.

Math at Their Own Pace: Child-Directed Activities for Developing Early Number Sense. Greg Nelson, $41.95

Math at Their Own Pace provides pre-designed, child-centered activities that engage and challenge young children to learn math at their own level. You can place these easy-to-construct, inexpensive activities "on the shelf" for children to use when they are developmentally ready and interested.

Math Wise! Grades K-8, 2nd Edition. James L. Overholt & Laurie Kincheloe, $35.95

Over 100 hands-on activities that promote real math understanding from Kindergarten through grade eight.

Math Word Problem Mini-Books, Grades 2-3. Betsy Franco, $14.99

12 motivating, reproducible mini-books that boost essential problem-solving skills.

Math Work Stations: Independent Learning You Can Count On, K-2. Debbie Diller, $39.95

This inspirational resource answers all your questions about how to make math stations work. It offers ideas to help children develop conceptual understanding and skills, use math vocabulary as they talk about their mathematical thinking, and connect large concepts to meaningful independent exploration and practice. Practical and easy to use, the book details how to set up, manage, and keep math stations going throughout the year. Throughout the book, you'll find hundreds of colour photos showing math stations in action from a variety of classrooms. Charts, reproducible forms, and math work station icons are included to provide everything you'll need to get started with Math Work Stations in your classroom immediately!

Montessori Number Work. Bobby & June George, $10.95

This is a different kind of counting book. It is based on the Montessori way of teaching, helping young children to develop a concrete understanding of numbers.

More Math Games & Activities from Around the World: Multicultural Fun for Ages 9 & Up. Claudia Zaslavsky, $18.95

More than 70 math games, puzzles, and projects from all over the world encourage kids to hone their math skills as they calculate, measure, and solve problems. Through compelling math play, children will gain confidence and have fun as they learn about the different ways people around the world measure, count, and use patterns in their everyday lives.

More Than Counting: Standards Edition, Preschool and Kindergarten. Sally Moomaw & Brenda Hieronymus, $43.95

Bring standards-based math experiences into your classroom with this play-based curriculum. More Than Counting provides exciting learning opportunities in the areas of number and operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, data analysis and probability.

Motivating Math Homework, Grades 2-3. Mela Ottaiano, $18.99

Eighty reproducible practice pages that reinforce key math skills.

Motivating Math Homework, Grades 4-5. Scholastic, $16.99

80 Reproducible practice pages that reinforce key math skills.

Multiplication Houses, Grades 2-5. Violet Findley, $12.99

Reproducible patterns for 20 open-n-peek learning tools that motivate kids to memorize the multiplication tables.

The Myth of Ability: Nurturing Mathematical Talent in Every Child. John Mighton, $14.95

Mathematician and playwright John Mighton is the founder of JUMP (Junior Undiscovered Mathematical Prodigies), a not-for-profit numeracy program he established in 1998. In The Myth of Ability, Mighton tells the fascinating story of how JUMP programs have been working in schools across Canada and around the world. With explanations of JUMP’s step-by-step teaching methods, simple examples and inspiring stories, the book shows how Mighton’s empowering program gives children (and some math-phobic adults!) the tools they need to love math.

The Neuropsychology of Mathematics: Diagnosis and Intervention. Steven Feifer & Philip De Fina, $59.95

The Neuropsychology of Mathematics explores how young children learn and acquire basic mathematical skills from a brain-based educational perspective. There are discussions on three primary ways in which numbers are formatted in the brain, as well as the relationship between anxiety and mathematical performance during classroom learning situations.

Number Sense Routines: Building Numerical Literacy Every Day in Grades K-3. Jessica Shumway, $27.95

Students with strong number sense understand numbers, ways to represent numbers, relationships among numbers, and number systems. They make reasonable estimates, compute fluently, use reasoning strategies, and use visual models based on their number sense to solve problems. Students who never develop strong number sense will struggle with nearly all mathematical strands, from measurement and geometry to data and equations.

This practical book shows that number sense can be taught to all students. It offers a series of routines designed to help young students internalize and deepen their facility with numbers. The daily use of these quick five-, ten-, or fifteen-minute experiences at the beginning of math class will help build students' number sense. Dozens of classroom examples — including conversations among students engaging in NUMBER SENSE ROUTINES — illustrate how the routines work, how children's number sense develops, and how to implement responsive routines.

Numbers 1 – 30 Write and Wipe! Shinobu Akaishi, $13.50 (Ages 2+)

This Kumon Flash Card kit comes with write and wipe cards and a non-toxic pen. Each card helps children learn how to write the number and to develop basic math skills. For ages 2 and up.

Object Lessons: Teaching Math through the Visual Arts, K-5. Caren Holtzman & Lynn Susholtz, $32.95

Use a highly visual approach to make math lessons accessible, engaging, and meaningful for a wide range of students. In each chapter, the authors use everyday objects to create rigorous, hands-on activities that address key mathematics standards and concepts. Each lesson provides an introduction that explains how it connects to key concepts, a discussion of the artists and techniques featured, activities organized by grade level, a clear picture of what the lesson will look like, and a list of resources.

The book and its accompanying CD feature a wonderful gallery of images — including art photos and student work — and a collection of links to art education organizations, museums, and websites that focus on the work of forty major artists.

One-Page Math Games, Grades 2-3. Lory Evans, $12.99

30 super-easy, super-fun reproducible games for seatwork, centers, homework and more!

Overcoming Difficulties with Number. Ronit Bird, $39.95 (ages 9-16)

Supporting dyscalculia and students who struggle with maths.

he instructional ideas presented in this kit are specially designed for teaching students who are working with problem solving skills that encompass addition and subtraction through pre-algebra or algebra skills. The kit includes a quick, easy to use criterion-referenced rating scale, an ideas matrix, and 34 research-based strategies to improve students’ skills in the following areas: reading and understanding math problems, using strategies to solve math problems, checking the reasonableness of the answer, and using what they learned to solve other math problems.

Primary Grade Challenge Math. Edward Zaccaro, $26.95 (Grades 1-4)

PRIMARY GRADE CHALLENGE MATH offers material that goes beyond calculation skills for those children who enter the primary grades already knowing basic concepts. This book allows parents and teachers to instill a deeper level of mathematical understanding and thinking skills in young children while nurturing a love of mathematics.

The Problem with Math is English: a Language-Focused Approach to Helping All Students Develop a Deeper Understanding of Mathematics, Grades 3-9. Concepcion Molina, $35.95

THE PROBLEM WITH MATH IS ENGLISH illustrates how students often understand fundamental mathematical concepts at a superficial level. Written to inspire ‘aha’ moments, this book enables teachers to help students identify and comprehend the nuances and true meaning of math concepts by exploring them through the lenses of language and symbolism, delving into such essential topics as multiplication, division, fractions, place value, proportional reasoning, graphs, slope, order of operations, and the distributive property.

This important new book fills a gap in math education by illustrating how a deeper knowledge of math concepts can be developed in all students through a focus on language and symbolism.

Rethinking Mathematics: Teaching Social Justice by the Numbers. Eric Gutstein & Bob Peterson, Editors, $18.95

This unique collection of more than 30 articles shows teachers how to weave social-justice principles throughout the math curriculum, and how to integrate social-justice math into other curricular areas as well.

Rethinking Mathematics presents teaching ideas, lesson plans and reflections by practicing classroom teachers and distinguished mathematics educators. This is real-world math — math that helps students analyze problems as they gain essential academic skills. Rethinking Mathematics will help teachers develop students' understanding of society and prepare them to be critical, active participants in a democracy.

Singapore Math Challenge: Enrichment Problems and Puzzles to Strengthen Mathematical Thinking, Grade 2+. $19.99

Singapore Math Challenge: Enrichment Problems and Puzzles to Strengthen Mathematical Thinking, Grade 3+. $19.99

Singapore Math Challenge: Enrichment Problems and Puzzles to Strengthen Mathematical Thinking, Grade 4+. $19.99

Singapore Math Challenge: Enrichment Problems and Puzzles to Strengthen Mathematical Thinking, Grade 5+. $19.99

The SINGAPORE MATH CHALLENGE series provides thought-provoking problems, puzzles, and brainteasers at varied levels of difficulty. Each book includes the tools and activities needed to provide strong foundation skills in mathematics, and encourage ongoing success for students.

Small Steps, Big Changes: Eight Essential Practices for Transforming Schools through Mathematics. Chris Confer & Marco Ramirez, $26.95

When teachers make sense of math, students learn to make sense of math, and that can profoundly change the entire culture of a school. This thoughtful book indentifies eight tested principles that transform what can be an overwhelming process into a set of comprehensible and concrete steps. Each phase of the change process is brought to life through the stories and perspectives of teachers, coaches, and principals — stories that will strike familiar chords with every educator.

So You Have to Teach Math? Sound Advice for K-6 Teachers. Marilyn Burns & Robyn Silbey, $25.50

This practical book poses more than 100 questions that new and experienced K-6 teachers often ask themselves — and it provides detailed answers to these questions. The responses give teachers the support and direction the need to teach mathematics well.

Spotlight on Young Children: Exploring Math. Amy Shillady, Editor, $45.99

It is important for teachers to incorporate mathematics into the daily curriculum to help ensure young children gain the foundational skills for later success in math. In this collection of articles from NAEYC’s journal, Young Children, teachers of children from infancy through age 8 will learn how to help children develop, construct, test, and reflect on their mathematical understandings. Articles offer ways to provide in-depth, engaging learning experiences focusing on key math concept areas: number and operations, geometry, measurement, and data analysis. The book offers a comprehensive resource list and a professional development guide with questions and activities to help readers reflect on current practices and incorporate new ones.

Summer Bridge Math, Grades 4-5. Edited by Sandra Toland, $9.95

Summer Bridge Math, Grades 5-6. Edited by Sandra Toland, $9.95

School stops for the summer — learning never should! Bring the classroom home for the summer and build confidence with focused practice.

Super Smart Math: 180 Warm-Ups and Challenging Activities, Grades 5-8. Rebecca George, $20.95

180 days of challenging activities to jump-start your students’ minds at the beginning of math class.

Teaching Children Who Struggle with Mathematics: a Systematic Approach to Analysis and Correction. Helene Sherman, Lloyd Richardson & George Yard, $38.95

Rich with case studies and assorted examples, this brief, targeted text is dedicated to helping teachers address the cognitive needs of children in Grades 1-6 who do not understand mathematical concepts and/or are not as skillful as they should be with those concepts. The authors present a systematic, three-step approach to assess students' math strengths and weaknesses and plan instruction accordingly.

Teaching the Female Brain: How Girls Learn Math and Science. Abigail Norfleet James, $58.95

This engaging, practical guide examines how girls' unique sensory, physical, cognitive, and emotional characteristics affect their performance in the classroom, and shows you how to adapt classroom experiences to assist girls' learning, particularly in math and science. Abigail Norfleet James provides research-based findings to build your understanding of how females learn differently, whether in coed or single-sex settings, and clarifies assumptions held by both teachers and students about themselves.

Teaching Foundation Mathematics: a Guide for Teachers of Older Students with Learning Disabilities. Nadia Naggar-Smith, $52.50

This fully photocopiable resource will provide essential materials for anyone teaching pre-entry or foundation Maths in secondary schools and further education. Developed to provide age appropriate material for adult learners with moderate to severe learning difficulties and/or disabilities and for children, over twelve, with special needs, it will also prove useful to teachers training to work with these learners. Thirty ready-to-use lessons are at your fingertips in this book, complete with tutor’s notes, teaching objectives, detailed lesson plans and photocopiable worksheets, where appropriate.

Teaching Math to People with Down Syndrome and Other Hands-On Learners: Basic Survival Skills. DeAnna Horstmeier, $28.95

Teaching Math to People with Down Syndrome and Other Hands-On Learners is about mastering math skills and concepts that are essential to surviving in a community. The guide recognizes that for someone with Down Syndrome, or another developmental disability, basic number sense — understanding sequences and place value, written numbers and the like — as well as the ability to do simple computations are keys to independence. Parents, teachers and counselors can use these techniques successfully at home or at school.

Teaching Math to People with Down Syndrome and Other Hands-On Learners — Book 2: Advanced Survival Skills. DeAnna Horstmeier, $28.95

This much-anticipated sequel to DeAnna Horstmeier's popular and successful first book continues with her proven, practical activities to make learning concrete and more tangible to hands-on learners. Just like Book 1, the follow-up book focuses on survival math - computations and concepts that relate to everyday life and being as independent as possible. Book 2 reviews some of the basics but mostly focuses on more challenging skills that are usually taught in upper elementary, middle school and beyond, such as:

• Multiplication & Division: Using manipulatives and a calculator; solving word problems; memorizing multiplication facts.
• Fractions: Practicing fractions through cooking, especially measuring for baking; reading and writing mixed numbers (5 1/4); learning fraction equivalents.
• Measurement: Measuring to the nearest 1/4 inch; understanding how long a mile is and measurements for temperature, weather, food and units of capacity (cup, pint, quart, gallon).
• Money: Adding up mixed coins and bills; banking basics (depositing money, writing and cashing checks); tracking spending; budgeting (understanding the difference between discretionary and necessary purchases).
• Decimals: Writing and reading dollar amounts to the 10ths and 100ths; memorizing percentage and fraction equivalents.

Also available:

Teaching Math Activities and Games CD-ROM. DeAnna Horstmeier, $17.50

This CD-ROM contains the worksheets, games and teaching aids from the extensive appendices of both volumes of Teaching Math to People with Down Syndrome and Other Hands-On Learners. Now you can conveniently print out and reproduce these items from your own computer. Print them in color and make multiple copies for home or school or to take on trips. The CD-ROM provides a wide range of offerings suitable for students of all ages who have Down syndrome, autism, or other cognitive disabilities.

Teaching Mathematics Meaningfully: Solutions for Reaching Struggling Learners. David Allsopp, Maggie Kyger & LouAnn Lovin, $35.95

Making math concepts understandable is a challenge, one that's more complex when a classroom includes students with learning difficulties. With this highly practical resource, teachers will have just what they need to teach a critical content area with confidence: research-based strategies that really work with students who have learning disabilities, ADHD, or mild cognitive disabilities. With this timely book filled with invaluable strategies adaptable for grades K–12 educators will know just what to teach and how to teach it to students with learning difficulties.

Teaching Maths to Pupils with Different Learning Styles. Tandi Clausen-May, $46.95

Some pupils find even basic concepts in mathematics difficult to grasp and it can be a challenge to make lessons accessible to all. Teaching Maths to Pupils with Different Learning Styles offers practicing teachers a range of approaches to making mathematics clear for struggling students. It looks at the different ways in which math can be taught so that pupils with different learning styles can be stimulated. Math becomes visible and tangible — not something that just lies flat on the page.

Teaching Struggling Readers to Tackle Math Word Problems, Grades 3-5. Audrey Trapolsi, et al, $12.99

Effective strategies and practice pages that help kids develop the skills they need to read and solve math word problems.

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, School Day Math. Barbara Barbieri McGrath, $9.95

Join is as teddies hop, skip and jump through a school day. Pat your head while counting, fly like an airplane while adding, and clap your hands while subtracting. Math is fun when teddies are on the move!

Thinking Kids’ Math Foundations, PK – 1. CenterSOLUTIONS®, $44.95

Thinking Kids’ Math Foundations, Kindergarten. CenterSOLUTIONS®, $44.95

Thinking Kids’ Math Foundations, Grade 1. CenterSOLUTIONS®, $44.95

Thinking Kids’ Math Foundations, Grade 2. CenterSOLUTIONS®, $44.95

Teach kids the math they’re ready to learn next with Thinking Kids' Math, the new CenterSOLUTIONS® resource that teaches kids how to think about math. Each kit includes 84 8.5" x 11", full-color cards that kids can use with manipulatives and wipe-away markers as they learn to visualize math rather than rely on fact memorization.  Each kit includes teaching points and extension questions covering the five strands of math: Number and Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, and Data Analysis and Probability. Thinking Kids' Math guides kids from the concrete, to the representational, to the abstract while building a solid foundation for future math learning.

30 Fun Ways to Learn about Counting. Claire Beswick, $14.95

With activities that involve counting beats of music, pairing and sorting objects, counting backwards and more, children will be using their imaginations while learning basic skills and having fun.

30 Fun Ways to Learn about Time and Money. Dawn Roper, $14.95 (Preschool - Gr. 1)

Time and money are challenging concepts with everyday importance. Using role-playing games, songs, imaginative play and props, this book will help engage children's curiosity and develop understanding.

Two Plus Two Is Not Five: Easy Methods to Learn Addition + Subtraction with Lots of Great Math Tricks! Susan Greenwald, $28.50

Children with and without learning disabilities will learn to remember the facts by practicing with easy-to-learn strategies and tricks. Students of all ages can experience success while completing the carefully structured worksheets in these books.

Whole Class Mathematics Discussions: Improving In-Depth Mathematical Thinking and Learning. Teruni Lamberg, $33.75

This book provides a comprehensive approach to whole class math discussion and addresses how to set up a classroom, cultivate classroom routines, plan for instruction, facilitate discussions, and assess for future improvement. Reflective questions throughout the book enable teachers to develop professionally and support formal workshop or book study experiences. The accompanying PDToolkit website offers video clips from five real classrooms which illustrate whole class math discussions in action, teacher and student interviews, and chapter PPTs for professional development sessions.

Why Is Math So Hard for Some Children? The Nature and Origins of Mathematical Learning Difficulties and Disabilities. Edited by Daniel. Berch & Michèle Mazzocco, $56.95

Based on the most current research available, this highly informative book gives readers the foundation they need to advance research, teaching strategies, and policies that identify struggling students — and to begin developing appropriate practices that really help these students improve their math skills.

You Can Count on Monsters: the First 100 Numbers and Their Characters. Richard Evan Schwartz, $27.95

The playful and colourful monsters in this book are designed to give children (and older readers!) an intuitive understanding of the building blocks of numbers and the basics of multiplication.