MATH is more than just numbers

How do you add Literacy to Numeracy

Reasons to use Picture books in Math

• Provide opportunities for ALL learners
• Promotes the enjoyment of Math.
• Provide a real world context for math.
• Developing mathematical thinking
• Stories depict real life math

More Reasons to use Picture books in Math

• There are ideas for any grade.
• Help the students to grasp the math concepts
• Engage our students who don't love math!
• Show students that math is not something all on its own.
• Because it is fun!

Here are some practical ways to use picture books in MATHEMATICS

Here are some practical ways to use picture books in MATHEMATICS

Give this one a try.............................................

2 ways
to use
this book.

1. This book would make a great introduction to a measurement unit. Our first expectation addressed is choosing the best type of measurement. This book would be a great exploration for this.

2. The other option for this book is estimation. You could copy sections of this book (I know only a certain amount) and give one object for student groups to estimate the measurement. Then have the students measure for an accurate measurement. Be sure to discuss accuracy of the actual measurement.

Assessment
As this is an introduction to measurement or estimation, I would use observation notes for the student work. Then end with an exit ticket that addresses the concept that you want to address tomorrow. This will allow you to see where the class stands at this point.

another one to try......................................................

2 ways
to use
this book.

1. This book is a great lesson on cutting fractions into equal parts. It could also be used for equivalent fractions as the gators have to divide a pie into 2 and then 3 and eventually 100.

2. This book could also be used to relate fractions to real life. Pies are often used to teach fractions but this book gives a great lesson on how fractions are actually needed in situations in real life.

Assessment
You could do a task similar to the book with asking the students to divide a pie evenly for the people in their family and then have them look a scenario where more family showed up and what then happens to the fraction of the pie. It would be fun to see how the children handle the addition of their extended family. I can see many laughs as we read the responses to this.

another option..............................................

2 ways
to use
this book.

2 ways
to use
this book.

1. This book would make a great precursor to teaching division. It talks about dividing up the amount of cookies but the doorbell keeps ringing and the number of children that will share the cookies keeps increasing

2. This book could also be use to talk about factors of a number. There are 12 cookies so what are the possible factors of 12 so that the cookies could be shared evenly.

Assessment
You could pose a parallel task that is similar to the context of the book. Then let students solve this problem in small groups and then discuss the strategies used in each student group.

Here is a link to a more extensive list of picture books that support concepts in numeracy.








https://learn.etfo-aq.ca/content/enforced/41233-A4371EA/Math_Children_Liter...

Now that we have literacy underway...

Why is using technology in math a good thing?

• most students love technology
• it takes the writing out of math
• it makes it seem more like a game
• it tricks them into learning (just a bit)
• there are so many option for deep learning

The web is so big

Math Fail
is a success!

This website shows math in real life.
These pictures have a mistake. Kids love to find the math fails. What a better way to embed math than to show them a way they need it in the future.






It's awesome!

Chttp://math-fail.com/lick to Edit

Have you got Math eyes?








This site finds pictures of math in the environment. It has a pdf file to help you create tasks like these as well as a bank of photos to get students using real life pictures. There are banks of picture to connect to math and it's concepts. The site has contests for kids and classrooms to use their own math eyes.

http://www.haveyougotmathseyes.com/about/

Dan Meyer's Three-Act Math Tasks

At first glance, this site doesn't seem awesome.

When you go to this link, it opens as an excel document. It is not pretty nor does contain a lot of information
....at first.

The document is actually a list of tasks and expectations. When you click one, it takes you to a video that poses a real life application of a math problem with tips, tricks and teachable moments. I love this resource and probably would have bypassed it had I not been warned about it's plain look.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjIqyKM9d7ZYdEhtR3BJMmdBWnM2YW...

A couple things to remember...



If you are not familiar with Ted talks or the Three-Act Math Tasks, I highly recommend watching Dan Meyer’s Ted talk and reading his blog. One negative is that the creator of the questions is American so although the curriculum connections are displayed it is connections to the common core, so you do need to sift through that. You may also need to change some of the measurement questions to make them metric.

I hope that these resources help you to infuse your math program with Picture Books and Technology.

Things to remember...

• pick one change at a time
• tackle what you can handle
• preview your lesson to make
• make sure your lesson fits you and you students
• it is ok to not be perfect

By: Kristine Knibbe