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That's Not a Math Book!: Picture Books for Math Instruction

My students need 26 picture books that highlight mathematical concepts.

Ms. Rose Bradwell School of Excellence

Chicago, IL Grades 3-5

My Students

Can you find the sum of the interior angles of polygons? It's not easy!! This is just one of the many challenging concepts that 5th grade students face in math. Picture books will help them understand these concepts.

My students are rich with life experience.

They are critical thinkers who need opportunities to connect what they already know to the larger world. They are 5th graders who face a critical point in their education - the point where they decide to take ownership of their own learning and future. My students are minorities, they live in poverty, receive free/reduced lunch, and attend their public, neighborhood school. They are brilliant.

My Project

With these picture and story books, math lessons will include read-alouds and shared reading opportunities that involve the day's mathematical concepts. Each of the books involves mathematical concepts or situations that will further illuminate the 5th grade content. Our classroom discussions of mathematical concepts will become richer with the stories provided in the books. Because of the stories, the students and I will have a shared language to discuss and engage the concept. Additionally, concepts that once seemed impossible, dull, or unimaginable, will become real and interesting when presented in story form. Fractions, division, and ratios are much less daunting in terms of gator pie, ducks, and Jumanji! Through these books, students will learn that they are mathematicians who can solve the problems around them. The books will also provide the opportunity for students to further develop their literacy skills.

Thank you so much for considering this project.

Your support will mean that hundreds of students will experience math in a new and engaging way. This engagement is the key ingredient that allows students to take ownership of their learning and their lives!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

75 students impacted 1 donor

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Chicago, IL
Grades 3-5
Mathematics
Literacy
Traditional School
Books
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Ms. Rose Bradwell School of Excellence Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

75 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Fourscore and Seven Betsy Franco • Barnes and Noble $11.06 1 $11.06

Math Talk: Mathematical Ideas in Poems for Two Voices Theoni Pappas • Barnes and Noble $7.64 1 $7.64

The Boy Who Reversed Himself William Sleator • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12

12 Ways To Get To 11 Eve Merriam, Bernie Karlin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83

Counting on Frank Rod Clement, Rod Clement (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.75 1 $12.75

How Much Is a Million?, Vol. 1 David M. Schwartz, Steven Kellogg (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97

Anno's Magic Seeds Mitsumasa Anno, Mitsumasa Anno (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68

Grandfather Tang's Story Ann Tompert, Robert Andrew Parker (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97

Sir Cumference and the Sword in the Cone: A Math Adventure Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan (Illustrator), Wayen Geehan (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.72 1 $6.72

A Cloak for the Dreamer Aileen Friedman, Kim Howard (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.59 1 $11.59

One Hundred Hungry Ants Elinor J Pinczes, Bonnie MacKain (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.93 1 $5.93

A Remainder of One Elinor J Pinczes, Bonnie MacKain (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97

Do You Wanna Bet?: Your Chance to Find Out About Probability Jean Cushman, Martha Weston (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.93 1 $5.93

Esio Trot Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $2.99 1 $2.99

Jim and the Beanstalk Raymond Briggs, Raymond Briggs (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97

Fraction Action Loreen Leedy, Loreen Leedy (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.93 1 $5.93

Anno's Mysterious Multiplying Jar Mitsumasa Anno • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68

The King's Chessboard David Birch, Devis Grebu (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97

Only One Marc Harshman, Barbara Garrison (Illustrator), Designed by Kathleen Westray • Barnes and Noble $13.79 1 $13.79

Spaghetti and Meatballs for All! A Mathematical Story Marilyn Burns, Debbie Tilley (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97

Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi Cindy Neuschwander, Cindy Neuschwander (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.79 3 $20.37

Sir Cumference and the First Round Table Cindy Neuschwander, Cindy Newschwander, Wayne Geehan (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.79 1 $6.79

Librarian Who Measured the Earth, Vol. 1 Kathryn Lasky, Kevin Hawkes, Kevin Hawkes (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.30 1 $12.30

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading) Edwin A. Abbott, Lori M. Campbell (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $5.08 1 $5.08

Who Sank the Boat? Pamela Allen • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12

Jumanji Chris Van Allsburg, Chris Van Allsburg (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.95 1 $12.95

Materials cost			$210.07
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$3.15
Fulfillment labor & materials			$35.00
Total project cost			$248.22
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$37.09
Total project goal			$285.31
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$285.31
1 Donor			-$285.31
Donations toward project cost			-$248.22
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$37.09
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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That's Not a Math Book!: Picture Books for Math Instruction

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