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TERC Recommendations for Literature Connections to Investigations Units
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Kindergarten


Mathematical Thinking at Kindergarten

Numbers and Counting

Crews, Donald. Ten Black Dots. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1986.

Feelings, Muriel. Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book. First Pied Piper Printing, 1976.

Garne, S.T. One White Sail: A Caribbean Counting Book. New York: Green Tiger Press/Simon and Schuster, 1992.

Grossman, Virginia. Ten Little Rabbits. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1991.

Hoban, Tana. Count and See. New York: Macmillan, 1972.

Onyefulu, Ifeoma. Emeka's Gift: An African Counting Story. New York: Cobblehill Books/Dutton, 1995.

Walsh, Ellen Stoll. Mouse Count. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991.

Calendar and Time

Russo, Marisabina. Only Six More Days. New York: Puffin Books, 1992.


Pattern Trains and Hopscotch Paths

Books About Observing

Martin, Bill, Jr. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? New York: Holt, 1992.

Ward, Leila. I Am Eyes Ni Macho. New York: Scholastic, 1978.

Williams, Sue. I Went Walking. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990.

Books About Hopscotch

Lankford, Mary. Hopscotch Around the World. New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1992.

Books About Pattern Borders

Chocolate, Debbi. Kente Colors. New York: Walker, 1996.

Dodds, Dayle Anne. The Shape of Things. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 1994.

Martin, B. & Archambault, J. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989.

Books with Illustrations Using Patterns

Angelou, Maya. My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken and Me. New York: Clarkson Potter, 1994.

Ganly, Helen. Jyoti's Journey. London: Andre Deutsch, 1986.

Grossman, Virginia. Ten Little Rabbits. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1991.

Turpin, Lorna. The Sultan's Snakes. Swindon, England: Child's Play, 1996.


Collecting, Counting, and Measuring

Counting Books

Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Counting Book. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1986.

Crews, Donald. Ten Black Dots. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1986.

Falwell, Cathryn. Feast For Ten. New York: Clarion Books, 1993.

Hoban, Tana. Count and See. New York: Macmillan, 1972.

Sloat, Teri. From One to One Hundred. New York: A Puffin Unicorn Book, 1991.

Books About Long Names

Henkes, Kevin. Chrysanthemum. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1991.

Mosel, Arlene. Tikki Tikki Tembo. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1968.

Zelinsky, Paul O. Rumplestiltskin. New York: Dutton Children's Press, a division of Penguin Books, 1986.

 

 

 


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First Grade


Mathematical Thinking at Grade 1

Exploring Materials

Stevenson, Robert Louis. Block City. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1988.

Numbers

Crews, Donald. Ten Black Dots. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1986.

Falwell, Cathryn. Feast For Ten. New York: Clarion Books, 1993.

Micklethwait, Lucy. I Spy Two Eyes: Numbers in Art. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1986.

Onyefulu, Ifeoma. Emeka's Gift: An African Counting Story. New York: Cobblehill Books/Dutton, 1995.

Pattern

Grossman, Virginia and Sylvia Long. Ten Little Rabbits. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1991.

Pluckrose, Henry. Math Counts: Pattern. Chicago: Children's Press, 1995.

Stories with Growing Patterns

Carle, Eric. Rooster's Off to See the World. New York: Picture Book Studio, 1987. Originally published as The Rooster Who Set Out to See the World, New York: Franklin Watts, 1972.

Data

Baer, Edith. This Is the Way We Go To School: A Book About Children Around the World. New York: Scholastic, 1990.

Building Number Sense

Angelou, Maya. My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken and Me. New York: Clarkson Potter, 1994.

Cave, Kathryn. Out for the Count: A Counting Adventure. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1992.

Fleming, Denise. Count! New York: Holt, 1992.

Kitchen, Bert. Animal Numbers. New York: Dial Books, 1987.

MacCarthy, Patricia. The Ocean Parade: A Counting Book. New York: Dial Books, 1990.

Sloat, Teri. From One to One Hundred. New York: A Puffin Unicorn Book, 1991.

Zaslavsky, Claudia. Count on Your Fingers African Style. New York: Black Butterfly Children's Press, 1996.


Survey Questions and Secret Rules

Baer, Edith. This Is the Way We Eat Our Lunch. New York: Scholastic, 1995.

Burningham, John. Would You RatherÖ New York: Thomas Crowell, 1978.

Carle, Eric. A House for Hermit Crab. New York: Scholastic, 1987.

Drescher, Joan. The Birth-Order Blues. New York: Viking, 1993.

Pluckrose, Henry. Math Counts: Sorting. Chicago: Children's Press, 1995.

Reid, Margarette S. The Button Box. New York: Dutton Children's Books, 1990.


Quilt Squares and Block Towns

Books About Shapes

Burns, Marilyn. The Greedy Triangle. New York: Scholastic, 1994.

Felix, Monique. The House. Columbus, OH: American Educational Publishing, 1993.

Friedman, Aileen. A Cloak for the Dreamer. New York: Scholastic, 1994.

Hoban, Tana. Shapes, Shapes, Shapes. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1986.

Rogers, Paul. The Shapes Game. New York: Holt, 1989.

Books About Quilts

Jonas, Ann. The Quilt. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1984.

Paul, Ann Whitford. Eight Hands Round: A Patchwork Alphabet. New York: Harper Collins, 1991.

Books About Buildings

Angelou, Maya. My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken and Me. New York: Clarkson Potter, 1994.

Cooper, James. Skyscrapers: Man-Made Wonders. Vero Beach, FL: Rourke Enterprises, 1991.

Dorros, Arthur. This Is My House. New York: Scholastic, 1992.

Karavasil, Josephine. Houses and Homes Around the World. Minneapolis: Dillion Press, 1986.

Morris, Ann. Houses and Homes. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1992.

Seltzer, Isadore. The House I Live In: At Home in America. New York: Macmillan, 1992.

Zelver, Patricia. The Wonderful Tower of Watts. New York: Tambourine Books, 1994.


Number Games and Story Problems

Aker, Suzanne. What Comes in 2's, 3's, and 4's? New York: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1990.

Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Counting Book. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1986.

Bogart, Jo Ellen. Ten for Dinner. New York: Scholastic, 1989.

Gordon, Jeffie Ross. Six Sleepy Sheep. Honesdale, Pennsylvania: Boyds Mills Press, Caroline House, 1991.

Hamm, Diane Johnson. How Many Feet in the Bed? New York: Simon and Schuster, 1991.

Hulme, Joy N. Counting by Kangaroos. New York: W.H. Freeman, 1995.

Jonas, Ann. Splash! New York: Greenwillow Books, 1985.

Kuskin, Karla. The Philharmonic Gets Dressed. New York: Harper Collins, 1992.

Sturges, Philemon. Ten Flashing Fireflies. New York: North-South Books, 1995.


Bigger, Taller, Heavier, Smaller

Allen, Pamela. Who Sank the Boat? New York: Sandcastle Books, Putnam and Grosset, Coward-McCann, Inc. 1982.

Pluckrose, Henry. Math Counts: Capacity. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1995.

Pluckrose, Henry. Math Counts: Length. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1995.

Pluckrose, Henry. Math Counts: Weight. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1995.

Pimerantz, Charlotte. The Half-Birthday Party. New York: Clarion Books, 1984.

Tompert, Ann. Just A Little Bit. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993.


 

 


 


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First Grade


Mathematical Thinking at Grade 2

Adams, Barbara. The Go-Round Dollar. New York: Four Winds Press, 1992.

Artitage, Ronda and David. Grandma Goes Shopping. New York: Puffin, 1995.

Holtzman, Caren. A Quarter from the Tooth Fairy. New York: Scholastic, 1995.

Merriam, Eve. 12 Ways to Get to 11. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1993.

Payne, Emmy. Katy No-Pocket. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1972.

Rice, Eve. Peter's Pockets. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1989.

Thornhill, Jan. The Wildlife 1s2s3. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1989.

Winthrop, Elizabeth. Shoes. New York: Harper and Row, 1986.


Coins, Coupons, and Combinations

Aker, Suzanne. What Comes in 2's, 3's, and 4's? New York: Simon and Schuster, 1990.

Bogart, Jo Ellen. 10 for Dinner. New York: Scholastic Inc., 1989.

Carle, Eric. The Very Hungary Caterpillar. New York: World Publishing, 1969.

Friedman, Aileen. The King's Commissioners. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1994.

Hamm, Diane Johnson. How Many Feet in the Bed? New York: Simon and Schuster, 1991.

Hoban, Lillian. Arthur's Funny Money. New York: Harper Collins, 1981.

Hong, Lily Toy. Two of Everything. Morton Grove, Ill.: Albert Whitman, 1992.

Kasza, Keiko. The Wolf's Chicken Stew. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1987.

Pinczes, Elinor J. One Hundred Hungry Ants. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993.

Viorst, Judith. Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday. New York: Atheneum, 1978.

Zimelman, Nathan. How the Second Grade Got $8,205.50 to Visit the Statue of Liberty. Morton Grove, Ill.: Albert Whitman, 1992.


Does It Walk, Crawl, or Swim?

Allen, Pamela. Who Sank the Boat? New York: Coward-McCann, 1982.

Baer, Edith. This Is the Way We Go to School. New York: Scholastic, 1990.

Carlson, Edith. Harriet's Halloween Candy. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, 1982.

Hoberman, Mary Ann. A House Is a House for Me. New York: The Viking Press, 1978.

Lobel, Arnold. "A Lost Button" from Frog and Toad Are Friends. New York: Harper & Row, 1970.

Mayer, Mercer. There's a Nightmare in My Closet. New York: Dial Books Young, 1990.

Reid, Margarette. The Button Box. New York: Dutton Children's Books, 1990.

Selsam, Millicent E. Benny's Animals. New York: Harper & Row, 1966.

Slobodkina, Esphyr. Caps for Sale. Reading, Mass., Addison-Wesley, 1968.


Shapes, Halves and Symmetry

Burns, Marilyn. The Greedy Triangle. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1994.

Emberley, Ed. Ed Emberley's Picture Pie: A Circle Drawing Book. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1984.

Hoban, Tana. Shapes, Shapes, Shapes. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1986.

Hutchins, Pat. The Doorbell Rang. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1986.

McMillan, Bruce. Eating Fractions. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1991.

Pomerantz, Charlotte. The Half Birthday Party. New York: Clarion Books, 1984.

Testa, Fulvio. If You Look Around You. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1983.


Putting Together and Taking Apart

Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Counting House. New York: Philomel Books, 1982.

Burningham, John. The Shopping Basket. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1980.

Calmenson, Stephanie. Dinner at the Panda Palace. New York: HarperCollins, 1991.

Caple, Kathy. The Purse. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986.

Hoban, Lillian. Arthur's Funny Money. New York: HarperCollins, 1981.

Lewis, Paul Owen. You Are Cordially Invited to P. Bear's New Year's Party! Hillsboro, Ore.: Beyond Words Publishing, 1989.

Mahy, Margaret. The Boy Who Was Followed Home. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1975.

Mahy. Margaret. 17 Kings and 42 Elephants. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1987.

Moore, Inga. Six-Dinner Sid. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1991.

Russo, Marisabina. Only Six More Days. New York: Puffin Books, 1988.

Viorst, Judith. Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday. New York: Atheneum, 1978.


How Long? How Far?

Guiberson, Brenda. Cactus Hotel. New York: Henry Holt, 1991.

Lionni, Leo. Inch by Inch. New York: Astor-Honor, 1960.

Mahy, Margaret. Jam. Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1985.

Pigdon, Keith, and Marilyn Wooley. How Far Can You Jump? New York: Macmillan, 1987.

Russo, Marisabina. The Line Up Book. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1986.


How Many Pockets? How Many Teeth?

Bogart, Jo Ellen. 10 For Dinner. New York: Scholastic, 1989.

Brown, Marc. Arthur's Tooth. Boston: Little, Brown, 1985.

Giganti, Paul Jr. How Many Snails? New York: Greenwillow Books, 1988.

Kuskin, Karla. The Philharmonic Gets Dressed. New York: HarperCollins, 1992.

Pittman, Helena Clare. Counting Jenny. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, 1994.

Rice, Eve. Peter's Pockets. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1989.

Showers, Paul. How Many Teeth? New York: HarperCollins, 1991.


Timelines and Rhythm Patterns

Aardema, Verna. Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears. New York: Dial, 1975.

Adler, David A. Picture Book Biographies. New York: Holiday House, 1989-1995.

Cooney, Barbara. Miss Rumphius. New York: Viking, 1982.

Hutchins, Pat. Clocks and More Clocks. New York: Macmillian, 1970.

Levinson, Riki. Country Dawn to Dusk. New York: Dutton Children's Books, 1992.

Lewis, Paul Owen. P. Bear's New Year's Party. Hillsboro, Ore.: Beyond Words Publishing, 1989.

Pinkney, Brian J. Max Found Two Sticks. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1994.

Pluckrose, Henry. Math Counts: Time. Chicago: Children's Press, 1995.

Waddell, Martin. The Happy Hedgehog Band. Cambridge, Mass.: Candlewick Press, 1991.

Watts, Barrie. See How They Grow series. New York: Dutton, 1991.

Williams, Vera B. Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1981.

Zolotow, Charlotte. This Quiet Lady. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1992.


 

 


 


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First Grade


Mathematical Thinking at Grade 3

Dee, Ruby. Two Ways to Count to Ten. New York: Henry Holt, 1988.

Hong, Lily Toy. Two of Everything. Morton Grove, Ill.: Albert Whitman, 1993.

O'Brien, Thomas C. Odds and Evens. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1971.


Things That Come in Groups

Axlerod, Amy. Pigs Will Be Pigs. New York: Four Winds Press, 1994.

Carle, Eric. The Very Hungry Catepillar. New York: World Publishing, 1969.

Giganti, Paul, Jr., and Donald Crews. Each Orange Had 8 Slices. New York: Greenwillow, 1992.

Low, Joseph. Mice Twice. New York: Atheneum, 1980.


Flips, Turns, and Area

Tompert, Ann. Grandfather Tang's Story. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc. 1990. From Paces to Feet

Allen, Pamela. Who Sank the Boat? New York: Coward-McCann, 1982.

Lionni, Leo. Inch by Inch. New York: Astor-Honor, 1960.

Mahy, Margaret. Jam. Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1985.

Myller, Rolf. How Big Is a Foot? New York: Dell, 1990. Landmarks in the Hundreds

Dee, Ruby. Two Ways to Count to Ten. New York: Henry Holt, 1988.

Kasza, Keiko. The Wolf's Chicken Stew. New York: G.P. Putnam, 1987.

Silverstein, Shel. "Smart" in Where the Sidewalk Ends. New York: Harper and Row, 1974.

Viorst, Judith. Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday. New York: Atheneum, 1978.


Up and Down the Number Line

Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. New York: Puffin Books, 1972.

Froman, Robert. Less Than Nothing Is Really Something. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1973.


Combining and Comparing

Kuskin, Karla.. The Philharmonic Gets Dressed. New York: Harper and Row, 1982.

Levinson, Riki. Country Dawn to Dusk. New York: Dutton Children's Books, 1992.

Williams, Vera B. A Chair for My Mother. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1982.


Turtle Paths

Burningham, John. Mr. Gump's Outing. New York: Henry Holt, 1970.

Jonas, Ann. Round Trip. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1983.


Fair Shares

Hutchins, Pat. The Doorbell Rang. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1986.

Pomerantz, Charlotte. The Half-Birthday Party. New York: Clarion Books, 1984.

Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Little House in the Big Woods (Chapter 10). New York: Harper and Row, 1932.


Exploring, Solids and Boxes

Grifalconi, Ann. The Village of Round and Square Houses. Boston: Little, Brown, 1986.

McLerran, Alice. Roxaboxen. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1991.


 

 


 


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First Grade


Mathematical Thinking at Grade 4

Dahl, Roald. Matilda. New York: Puffin Books, 1998.

Kipling, Rudyard. The Elephant's Child. New York: Prentice-Hall, 1987.

Tompert, Ann. Grandfather Tan's Story. New York: Crown, 1990.

Viorst, Judith. Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday. New York: Macmillan, 1989.

Zimelman, Nathan. How the Second Grade Got $8205.50 to Visit the Statue of Liberty. Morton Grove, Il: Albert Whitman, 1992.


Arrays and Shares

Giganti, Paul Jr. Each Orange Had 8 Slices. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1992.

Hong, Lily Toy. Two of Everything. Morton Grove, Ill.: Albert Whitman and Co., 1993.

Schwartz, Amy. Annabelle Swift, Kindergartner. New York: Orchard Books, 1988.


Seeing Solids and Silhouettes

Jonas, Ann. Round Trip. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1983.

Lord, John. The Giant Jam Sandwich. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1972.


Landmarks in the Thousands

Mathis, Sharon Bell. The Hundred Penny Box. New York: The Viking Press, 1975.

Pittman, Helena Clare. A Grain of Rice. New York: Hasting House, 1986.

Suess, Dr. The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins. New York: The Vanguard Press, 1938.


Different Shapes, Equal Pieces

Ernst, Lisa Campbell. Sam Johnson and the Blue Ribbon Quilt. New York: Lothrop, Lee and Shepard, 1983.

Leedy, Loreen. Fraction Action. New York: Holiday House, 1994.

Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Little House in the Big Woods (Chapter 10). New York: Harper and Row, 1932.


The Shape of the Data

Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Magic Seeds. New York: Philomel Books, 1995.

Rylant, Cynthia. The Relatives Came. New York: Bradbury Press, 1985.

Winthrop, Elizabeth. Shoes. New York: Harper and Row, 1986.


Money, Miles, and Large Numbers

Axelrod, Amy. Pigs Will Be Pigs. New York: Four Winds Press, 1994.

Burningham, John. Around the World in Eighty Days. London: Jonathan Cape, 1972.

Milton, Nancy. The Giraffe That Walked to Paris. New York: Crown, 1992.

Schwartz, David. How Much Is a Million? New York: Lothrop, Lee and Shepard, 1985.

Schwartz, David. If You Made a Million. New York: Lothrop, Lee and Shepard, 1989.


Changes Over Time

Burningham, John. Mr. Grumpy's Outing. New York: Holt, 1970.

Chwast, Seymour. The 12 Circus Rings. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1993.

Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. New York: Puffin Books, 1972.


Packages and Groups

Birch, David. The King's Chessboard. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1988.

Dahl, Roald. Esio Trot. New York: Puffin Books, 1990.


Sunken Ships and Grid Patterns

Rahpael. Elaine, and Dan Bolognese. Sam Baker, Gone West. New York: Viking, 1977.


Three out of Four Like Spaghetti

Reid, Margarette. The Button Box. New York: Dutton Children's Books, 1990.


 

 


 


TERC Recommendations for Literature Connections to Investigations Units
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First Grade


Mathematical Thinking at Grade 5

Dee, Ruby. Two Ways to Count to Ten. New York: Henry Holt, 1972.

Lord, John. The Giant Jam Sandwich. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1972.

Pittman, Helena Clare. A Grain of Rice. New York: Hastings House, 1986.

Seuss, Dr. The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins. New York: The Vanguard Press.


Picturing Polygons

Froman, Robert. Angles Are Easy as Pie. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1975.


Name that Portion

Dennis, J. Richard. Fractions Are Parts of Things. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1971.

Ernst, Lisa Campbell. Sam Johnson and the Blue Ribbon Quilt. New York: Lothrop, Lee and Shepard, 1983.


Between Never and Always

Van Allsburg, Chris. Jumanji. Boston: Houghton Mufflin, 1981.


Building on Numbers You Know

Chwast, Seymour. The 12 Circus Rings. San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1993.

McKissak, Patricia C. A Million FishÖMore or Less. New York: Knopf, 1992.

Schwartz, Amy. Annabelle Swift, Kindergartner. New York: Orchard, 1988.

Schwartz, David. If You Made a Million. New York: Lothrop, Lee and Shepard, 1989.


Measurement Benchmarks

Dahl, Roald. Esio Trot. New York: Puffin Books, 1990.

Juster, Norton. The Phantom Tollbooth. New York: Random House, 1961.

Milton, Nancy. The Giraffe That Walked to Paris. New York: Crown Publishers, 1992.


Pattern of Change

Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Magic Seeds. New York: Philomel, 1995.

Birch, David. The King's Chessboard. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1988.

Guiberson, Brenda. Cactus Hotel. New York: Henry Holt, 1991.


Containers and Cubes

Clement, Rod. Counting on Frank. Gareth Stevens Publishing, 1991.

Pluckrose. Knowabout: Capacity. New York: Franklin Watts, 1988,

Srivastava. Spaces, Shapes and Sizes. New York: Crowell, 1980.


Data: Kids, Cats, and Ads

Ga'g, Wanda. Millions of Cats. New York: Coward-McCann, 1928.