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Contents
New Books and Editions . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Algebra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Number and Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Fractions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Geometry and Probability . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Number Sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connecting Math and Literacy:
Children’s Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connecting Math and Literacy:
Teacher Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Communication in Math Class . . . . . . 12
Differentiated Instruction . . . . . . . . . . . 13
English Language Learners . . . . . . . . . 13
Math Lessons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Curriculum Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Improving Math Instruction . . . . . . . . . 16
Standardized Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Schoolwide Improvement . . . . . . . . . . 17
Math at School and at Home . . . . . . . 18
Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Index of Titles by Grade Level . . . . . . . 20
All of our math coaches use Math
Solutions publications in their schools
and appreciate the engaging and rigorous
lessons. We chose Math Solutions lessons
because they are written to allow teachers
to peek inside a classroom to see lesson
delivery, teacher questioning, and student
responses—three essential components to
effective mathematics communication.
—Farryl Weitzman, Principal
Los Angeles Unified School District, California
New Books and Editions!
Supporting English
Language Learners in
Math Class Series
This Is Only a Test:
Teaching for
Mathematical
Understanding in an Age
of Standardized Testing
Nancy Litton and
Maryann Wickett
Transform teachers’ and students’ feelings toward standardized tests from
panic and anxiety to control and confidence. The
nine chapters in this book provide the support
teachers need to easily align their math lessons
with required state standards. You’ll create a
yearlong plan for teaching math while simultaneously ensuring state standards are met; learn
about and implement best teaching practices;
examine the relationship between released test
items and the knowledge and skills students
need to respond correctly; and discover ways to
handle test preparation during the weeks before
a test.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-87-2
Grades 2–5
128 pages
$21.95
Addressing the reality that
English language learners (ELLs)
need additional support in
classes where math instruction is
provided in English, this lessonbased series gives teachers the
essential tools for meeting math
content goals and language
development goals simultaneously. With a deep
appreciation for the unique linguistic experiences and diverse cultural traditions that ELLs
bring to a classroom, each model lesson takes
teachers step-by-step through ways to actively
involve ELLs in learning math. Teachers will get
a wealth of strategies and activities for modifying
their instruction to improve the success of ELLs
and dozens of instant-use blackline masters.
Contents cover geometry, number sense, data
analysis, algebra, and word problems.
Grades K–2
A Month-to-Month Guide:
Fourth-Grade Math
Rusty Bresser, Kathy Melanese,
and Christine Sphar
Includes CD with 100+ printable,
reproducible activities.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-84-1
Grades K–2
216 pages
Lainie Schuster
In this latest addition
to the Month-to-Month
Guide series, fourth-grade
teachers get a year of
math instruction plans
that will inspire students
to enjoy mathematics
and develop thinking, reasoning, and problemsolving skills. Topics of study include problem
solving, numeration and place value, geometry,
measurement, multiplication, division, fractions,
decimals, algebraic thinking, and more. For additional Month-to-Month Guides, see page 15.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-83-4
Grade 4
512 pages
$26.95
Grades 3–5
Rusty Bresser, Kathy Melanese,
and Christine Sphar
ISBN: 978-0-941355-85-8
Grades 3–5
224 pages
$26.95
Supporting English Language Learners
in Math Class
Complete set of 2 books
ISBN: 978-0-941355-99-5
Item No. 514017
$45.95
$49.95
Math and Nonfiction, Grades 6–8
Jennifer M. Bay-Williams and Sherri L. Martinie
This new addition to the Math, Literature, and Nonfiction series helps teachers
build on their students’ natural passion for knowledge. The lessons in this book
use nonfiction as a springboard to explore mathematical concepts key to the
middle school curriculum. The activities inspire students to collect and analyze
data and explore probability, relationships between two- and three-dimensional
objects, pi, and more. Each lesson includes an overview of the nonfiction title; a
discussion of the lesson’s mathematical focus; and a detailed narrative description of how the activity unfolds. For information about the complete Math, Literature, and Nonfiction series, see page 11.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-86-5
Grades 6–8
Also essential for college-level teacher education.
224 pages
$26.95
New Books and Editions!
View pages from this book at
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About Teaching Mathematics:
A K–8 Resource, Third Edition
Third
Edition!
Marilyn Burns
Our best-selling resource
for new, experienced,
and preservice
K–8 teachers—
now updated!
Marilyn Burns shares decades of experience
with teachers and students in this essential
resource for anyone who teaches math or is
concerned with improving math instruction.
Containing more than 240 classroom-tested
activities, this comprehensive text helps teachers build students’ understanding and skills;
understand the math they are responsible for
teaching; and understand how children best
learn math.
In this third edition, Burns has completely revised
Part 1, “Raising the Issues,” to reflect what she
has learned over the years from her classroom
experience with students and her professional
development experience with teachers. This
section has also been expanded to address
these important topics: teaching math vocabulary; incorporating writing into math instruction;
linking assessment and instruction; and using
children’s literature to teach key math concepts.
This edition also includes an entirely new section, “Questions Teachers Ask,” in which Burns
answers a wide range of questions she has
received over the years from elementary and
middle school teachers regarding classroom
management and instructional issues.
About Teaching Mathematics is a must-read for
new, experienced, and preservice K–8 teachers.
.
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ISBN: 978-0-941355-76-6
Grades K–8
464 pages
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$51.95
Algebra
Lessons for Algebraic Thinking® Series
Algebra, once a topic relegated to high
school, is now one of the top priorities for
elementary and middle school. Lessons
in this series build on instruction teachers
already provide in arithmetic, and each
includes an overview, vocabulary used,
time needed, materials required, and a
classroom vignette. Samples of student
work help teachers plan and prepare.
Grades K–2
Leyani von Rotz and Marilyn Burns
Recognizing that children’s understanding of
numbers is the main focus of math instruction in the primary grades, these lessons build
on arithmetic concepts and skills to develop
children’s algebraic thinking. Manipulative materials, problem-solving investigations, games,
and real-world and imaginary contexts support
arithmetic learning while introducing ideas basic
to algebra, including patterns, equivalence, and
graphing.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-47-6
Grades K–2
280 pages
$32.95
Grades 3–5
Maryann Wickett, Katharine Kharas,
and Marilyn Burns
These lessons build the foundation that prepares
students for studying algebra in middle and high
school. Incorporating manipulative materials,
children’s books, and problem-solving investigations, lessons actively engage students in
creating, recognizing, describing, and extending
patterns, and representing patterns with words,
tables, variables, and graphs. Lessons also
introduce students to solving equations and
plotting points.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-48-3
Grades 3–5
336 pages
$34.95
Grades 6–8
Ann Lawrence and Charlie Hennessy
These lessons show how to maximize instruction that prepares students for formal algebra.
Through a series of investigations that help
students make connections between arithmetic
and algebra, students build proficiency with key
algebraic concepts—patterns, functions, and
variables. They use multiple representations
including models, drawings, tables, graphs,
words, and symbols. Lessons include a technology component with suggestions for teaching
with graphing calculators.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-49-0
Grades 6–8
280 pages
$32.95
Lessons for Algebraic Thinking
Complete set of 3 books
ISBN: 978-0-941355-89-6
Item No. 514006
$85.95
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Number and Operations
Teaching Arithmetic®: A 12-Book Series
Each of the 12 books in this series focuses on a specific arithmetic topic and presents
detailed lessons for a particular grade or span of grades. Lessons address the
three important aspects of arithmetic instruction—computation, number sense, and
problem solving. Also, each lesson provides all of the information teachers need for
implementation, including step-by-step directions, amount of time needed, materials
required, classroom vignettes, samples of student work, and a discussion of the math
underlying the lesson.
Lessons for First Grade
Lessons for Introducing Multiplication,
Grade 3
Stephanie Sheffield
Using manipulatives to solve real-world problems, students learn to estimate, develop
number sense, and compute mentally.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-34-6
Grade 1
176 pages
$27.95
Marilyn Burns
Students learn how multiplication relates to
repeated addition and how it can be interpreted
geometrically.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-41-4
Grade 3
208 pages
$27.95
Lessons for Introducing Place Value, Grade 2
Maryann Wickett and Marilyn Burns
Second graders conduct investigations that help
build their understanding of the tens and ones
structure of our number system.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-45-2
Grade 2
200 pages
$27.95
Lessons for Extending Place Value, Grade 3
Maryann Wickett and Marilyn Burns
Lessons for Extending Multiplication,
Grades 4–5
Maryann Wickett and Marilyn Burns
Students become more proficient at estimations
and mental multiplication, learn to apply the
distributive property to multidigit multiplication,
and develop strategies for computing.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-31-5
Grades 4–5
224 pages
Using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and
division, students explore the base ten system
through the ten thousands.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-57-5
Grade 3
256 pages
$27.95
Lessons for Addition and Subtraction,
Grades 2–3
Bonnie Tank and Lynne Zolli
Students learn basic facts, develop multiple
strategies for computing, make estimates, and
apply addition and subtraction to problemsolving situations. Classroom assessments are
also included.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-32-2
Grades 2–3
200 pages
4
$27.95
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$27.95
Number and Operations
Lessons for Introducing Division,
Grades 3–4
Lessons for Extending Fractions, Grade 5
Maryann Wickett, Susan Ohanian,
and Marilyn Burns
Students strengthen their basic skills and gain
the understanding they need for adding and
subtracting fractions.
Marilyn Burns
By connecting multiplication to division, students
learn how to recognize the two types of division
problems, how to think about remainders in
different ways, and how to use division to solve
real-world problems.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-42-1
Grades 3–4
216 pages
$27.95
Lessons for Extending Division, Grades 4–5
Maryann Wickett and Marilyn Burns
Students learn divisibility rules and build their
understanding of the relationship among
dividends, divisors, quotients, and remainders.
Classroom assessments are also included.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-46-9
Grades 4–5
296 pages
$29.95
$28.95
Lessons for Multiplying and Dividing
Fractions, Grades 5–6
Marilyn Burns
Students work through lessons that help them
understand the underlying rationale for how we
multiply and divide fractions and mixed numbers.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-64-3
Grades 5–6
200 pages
$27.95
Lessons for Decimals and Percents,
Grades 5–6
Carrie De Francisco and Marilyn Burns
Students learn to interpret and compare decimal
numerals, relate them to fractions, and relate
fractions to percents.
Lessons for Introducing Fractions,
Grades 4–5
Marilyn Burns
Students learn to name fractional parts of
wholes and sets, as well as compare, order, and
combine fractions.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-33-9
Grades 4–5
192 pages
ISBN: 978-0-941355-43-8
Grade 5
232 pages
$27.95
ISBN: 978-0-941355-44-5
Grades 5–6
232 pages
$28.95
Teaching Arithmetic
Complete series of 12 books
ISBN: 978-0-941355-91-9
Item No. 514009
$288.95
My students came away with an excellent understanding of how to multiply and divide
fractions, and it made sense to them. They now have a firmer grip on what fractions represent and how they relate to each other and other numbers. I highly recommend Lessons for
Multiplying and Dividing Fractions to anyone teaching math in fifth or sixth grade.
—Brian Swan, Grade 5 Teacher
Beach Elementary School, Oregon
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Number and Operations • Fractions
It All Adds Up!
Engaging 8-to-12-Year-Olds in Math Investigations
Penny Skinner
Focusing on addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in
grades 3 through 6, this collection of lessons presents teaching
strategies for engaging students in purposeful application of skills.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-24-7
Grades 3–6
152 pages
$17.95
Math By All Means:
Money, Grades 1–2
Jane Crawford
The lessons in this unit give students lots of experience identifying coins
and their values; counting money; and applying their learning to problemsolving situations. Extensive references to children’s literature along with
engaging games and activities help strengthen children’s number sense
and computation skills.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-17-9
Grades 1–2
192 pages
$26.95
Learning Math with Calculators: Activities for Grades 3–8
Len Sparrow and Paul Swan
This book helps guide teachers in the appropriate use of calculators. The
first part addresses a broad range of questions and concerns raised by
teachers. The second part consists of a collection of classroom-tested
calculator activities that have been designed to develop children’s
number sense and problem-solving ability.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-35-3
Grades 3–8
104 pages
$17.95
The Marilyn Burns Fraction Kit®, Grades 4–6
Discover the single most effective manipulative
material that Marilyn Burns uses for teaching
fractions. The kit plays a prominent role in the
three fraction books on page 5. The kit contains
The Fraction Kit Guide®, Grades 4–6; 30 sets of
8 colored 2-by-15-inch strips with student storage bags; 15 beginner and 15 advanced fraction
dice; and a teacher set of magnetic strips.
Complete Fraction Kit
Grades 4–6
Item No. 514440
$45.95
Replacements
30 sets of 8 colored strips
Item No. 514444
$22.95
15 beginner fraction dice (red)
Item No. 514442
$12.95
15 advanced fraction dice (blue)
Item No. 514446
$12.95
Teacher set of magnetic strips
Item No. 514445
$15.95
See also: Lessons for Introducing Fractions, Grades 4–5 on page 5
Lessons for Extending Fractions, Grade 5 on page 5
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Geometry and Probability
Math By All Means® Series
Each of these teaching units provides
teachers with cohesive, classroomtested lessons specially designed for
five to six weeks of instruction. Problemsolving activities for each topic focus
on children’s thinking and reasoning,
incorporate manipulatives and children’s
literature, and provide opportunities for
students to communicate about the
mathematics they are learning.
Probability, Grades 3–4
Probability, Grades 1–2
Cheryl Rectanus
Bonnie Tank
The lessons in this book actively involve students
in exploring geometric ideas through hands-on
investigations with two- and three-dimensional
shapes. Students also develop greater proficiency in logic, number, and measurement.
Through a variety of games and investigations
using dice, cards, and spinners, students make
predictions, collect data, and reflect on results.
They also develop number sense and reinforce
their computation skills. In the process, students
learn what makes games fair or unfair and how
to tell if they are based on strategy or chance.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-15-5
Grades 1–2
200 pages
$27.95
Geometry, Grades 1–2
Chris Confer
This unit helps teachers develop students’
understanding of the properties of shapes.
Lessons incorporate children’s literature, explore
quilt designs, and use manipulative materials to
help students investigate how shapes are related
to one another, including what happens when
shapes are combined or divided.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-08-7
Grades 1–2
200 pages
Marilyn Burns
Challenging games, experiments, and investigations provide the context for students to gather
sample data, predict outcomes, and then test
their predictions. Students soon discover that
they can assess the likelihood of an event
actually occurring.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-12-4
Grades 3–4
264 pages
$28.95
Geometry, Grades 3–4
ISBN: 978-0-941355-10-0
Grades 3–4
160 pages
$26.95
Area and Perimeter, Grades 5–6
Cheryl Rectanus
Hands-on investigations with regular and
irregular shapes help students go beyond
learning the traditional formulas for finding area
and perimeter. Lessons use color tiles, string,
rulers, and measuring tapes.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-18-6
Grades 5–6
208 pages
$27.95
$27.95
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Measurement
Sizing Up Measurement Series
In this three-book series, expert teachers
share a wealth of classroom-tested
lessons that help students understand
why and how to measure length, area,
volume, and more. Each book is tailored
to a particular grade span and provides
engaging real-world contexts for measurement to help students understand what
it means to measure, using standard and
nonstandard units; understand how to use
a variety of measurement tools; and make
connections to other strands of the math
curriculum and other disciplines, such as
literature, social studies, and science.
Activities for Grades K–2 Classrooms
Vicki Bachman
ISBN: 978-0-941355-79-7
Grades K–2
192 pages
Activities for Grades 3–5 Classrooms
Chris Confer
ISBN: 978-0-941355-80-3
Grades 3–5
344 pages
8
$35.95
Activities for Grades 6–8 Classrooms
Ann Lawrence and Charlie Hennessy
ISBN: 978-0-941355-81-0
Grades 6–8
280 pages
Sizing Up Measurement
Complete set of 3 books
ISBN: 978-0-941355-97-1
Item No. 514015
$25.95
$76.95
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$28.95
Number Sense
Teaching Number Sense Series
Kindergarten
Grade 2
Chris Confer
Susan Scharton
In these lessons, children investigate number
relationships, practice problem solving using
landmark numbers, and explore ways to count,
compose, and decompose numbers.
In these lessons, children compose and decompose larger numbers, develop their computation
strategies, strengthen their sense of place value,
and sharpen their estimation skills.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-58-2
Grade K
152 pages
ISBN: 978-0-941355-60-5
Grade 2
200 pages
$21.95
Grade 1
Teaching Number Sense
Complete set of 3 books
Chris Confer
In these lessons, children build their understanding of counting, number relationships, and
landmark numbers. They also develop computation strategies, further their understanding of
composing and decomposing numbers, and
develop a beginning sense of place value.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-59-9
Grade 1
160 pages
$27.95
ISBN: 978-0-941355-93-3
Item No. 514010
$60.95
$21.95
Developing Number Sense, Grades 3–6
Rusty Bresser and Caren Holtzman
Imaginative lessons give students practice with mental computation,
basic operations, navigating the number system, and estimation.
Content is crafted to show that number sense is not a specific skill,
but encompasses a student’s ability to think and reason flexibly and
make sound numerical judgments.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-23-0
Grades 3–6
192 pages
$24.95
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Connecting Math and Literacy: Children’s Books
The $1.00 Word Riddle Book
story by Marilyn Burns, illustrations by Martha Weston
Which day of the week is a $1.00 word? And which U.S. coin is a
$1.00 word, even though it’s not really worth a dollar? Find out the
answers to these and dozens more riddles in this unique and delightfully illustrated book. Each riddle calls for searching for words,
practicing addition, and thinking mathematically. Used in Math and
Literature, Grades 4–6 (see page 11).
ISBN: 978-0-941355-02-5
Grades 2–5
48 pages
$10.95
Amanda Bean’s Amazing Dream
story by Cindy Neuschwander, illustrations by Liza Woodruff
An amazing dream convinces Amanda Bean of the powers of
multiplication. Used in Teaching Arithmetic: Lessons for Introducing
Multiplication, Grade 3 (see page 4).
ISBN: 978-0-590-30012-4
Grade 3
36 pages
$16.95
A Cloak for the Dreamer
story by Aileen Friedman, illustrations by Kim Howard
The tailor’s youngest son makes a cloak that doesn’t keep out
the wind and rain, but his father finds a geometric way to fix the
problem. Used in Math and Literature, Grades 2–3 and Math By All
Means: Geometry, Grades 1–2 (see pages 7 and 11).
ISBN: 978-0-590-48987-4
Grades 1–3
36 pages
$16.95
The Greedy Triangle
story by Marilyn Burns, illustrations by Gordon Silveria
After many trips to the shapeshifter, the triangle learns that being
a triangle is best after all. Used in Math and Literature, Grades
2–3, Math and Literature, Grades 6–8, and Math By All Means:
Geometry, Grades 3–4 (see pages 7 and 11).
ISBN: 978-0-590-48991-1
Grades 2–8
36 pages
$16.95
The King’s Commissioners
story by Aileen Friedman, illustrations by Susan Guevara
Royal Advisors and the Princess show the King how to keep track
of how many commissioners he has. Used in Math and Literature,
Grades 2–3 and Teaching Arithmetic: Lessons for Introducing Place
Value, Grade 2 (see pages 4 and 11).
ISBN: 978-0-590-48989-8
Grades 2–3
36 pages
$16.95
Spaghetti and Meatballs for All! A Mathematical Story
story by Marilyn Burns, illustrations by Debbie Tilley
Area and perimeter come alive as Mr. and Mrs. Comfort make room
for everyone at their family reunion. Used in Math and Literature,
Grades 6–8 and Math By All Means: Area and Perimeter,
Grades 5–6 (see pages 7 and 11).
ISBN: 978-0-590-94459-5
Grades 5–8
36 pages
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Connecting Math and Literacy: Teacher Resources
Math and Literature Series
This four-book series helps teachers correlate the imaginative ideas
in children’s books with math lessons. Each title brings enjoyment
and excitement to math instruction. Each book includes vignettes
of lessons, samples of student work, and a special introduction by
Marilyn Burns.
Grades K–1
Marilyn Burns and Stephanie Sheffield
ISBN: 978-0-941355-66-7
Grades K–1
152 pages
$21.95
Grades 2–3
160 pages
$21.95
Grades 4–6
240 pages
$26.95
184 pages
$22.95
Grades 2–3
Marilyn Burns and Stephanie Sheffield
ISBN: 978-0-941355-67-4
Grades 4–6, Second Edition
Rusty Bresser
ISBN: 978-0-941355-68-1
Grades 6–8 Jennifer M. Bay-Williams and Sherri L. Martinie
ISBN: 978-0-941355-63-6
Grades 6–8
Math and Nonfiction Series
This three-book series presents a unique opportunity for teachers
to extend their use of nonfiction into teaching mathematics. Each
resource draws on nonfiction children’s books that are ideal for using
students’ natural quest for knowledge as the basis for mathematical
investigations. Students will be motivated to think, reason, and use
their math skills to solve problems. Each book includes vignettes
of lessons, samples of student work, and a special introduction by
Marilyn Burns.
Grades K–2
Jamee Petersen
ISBN: 978-0-941355-61-2
Grades K–2
144 pages
$21.95
232 pages
$26.95
224 pages
$26.95
Grades 3–5
Stephanie Sheffield and Kathleen Gallagher
ISBN: 978-0-941355-62-9
Grades 3–5
New!
New! Grades 6–8
Jennifer M. Bay-Williams and Sherri L. Martinie
ISBN: 978-0-941355-86-5
Grades 6–8
Math, Literature, and Nonfiction, Complete series of 7 books
ISBN: 978-0-941355-90-2 Item No. 514019
$143.95
For an at-a-glance chart of children’s literature used in the Math, Literature, and Nonfiction series,
visit the “Books & Resources” section of our website, www.mathsolutions.com.
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Communication
Math
Class
Math,
Literature,inand
Nonfiction
Show and Tell:
Representing and Communicating
Mathematical Ideas in K–2 Classrooms
Classroom Discussions:
Using Math Talk to Help Students Learn,
Grades 1–6
Linda Dacey and Rebeka Eston
Suzanne H. Chapin, Catherine O’Connor,
and Nancy Canavan Anderson
This useful and compelling
book demonstrates how
students deepen their
mathematical ideas and
understanding when they
are encouraged to represent and communicate
their thinking. Numerous
classroom vignettes and
reflective comments provide a model for how
“show and tell” can enhance teaching and
improve children’s learning.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-50-6
Grades K–2
240 pages
$27.95
Make classroom discussions the heart of mathematics teaching and the
key to students’ learning
via this invaluable resource.
The four sections introduce
discussion strategies,
address how talk is effective
for developing mathematical
concepts, offer a valuable
outline for how to get started using talk in the
classroom (including planning lessons and
dealing with challenges), and take an in-depth
exploration of two authentic case studies.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-53-7
Grades 1–6
232 pages
Good Questions for Math
Teaching: Why Ask Them
and What to Ask Series
Writing in Math Class:
A Resource for Grades 2–8
Marilyn Burns
Open-ended questions,
coined good questions,
prompt children to think
creatively and
critically. These
useful books offer
a wide variety of
sample questions
and provide teachers
with tips on how
to create their own
good questions.
Grades K–6
Now it’s easy to understand
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208 pages
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Grades K–6
112 pages
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Lainie Schuster and Nancy Canavan Anderson
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Grades 5–8
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Linda Dacey and Jayne Bamford Lynch
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Rusty Bresser and Caren Holtzman
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Grades 3–5
176 pages
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Grades 6–8
192 pages
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50 Problem-Solving Lessons:
The Best from 10 Years of Math Solutions Newsletters, Grades 1–6
Marilyn Burns
This best-of book compiles Marilyn Burns’s most trusted lessons from the
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Curriculum Planning
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First-Grade Math
New! Fourth-Grade Math
Vicki Bachman
ISBN: 978-0-941355-54-4
Grade 1
320 pages
Lainie Schuster
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Nancy Litton
ISBN: 978-0-941355-55-1
Grade 1
248 pages
ISBN: 978-0-941355-83-4
Grade 4
512 pages
$49.95
$27.95
Month-to-Month Guides
Complete set of 4 books
Third-Grade Math
Suzy Ronfeldt
ISBN: 978-0-941355-56-8
Grade 3
360 pages
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Day-by-Day Math: Activities for Grades 3–6
Susan Ohanian
From the birthday of the man who wore size-23 shoes to the invention of the
sandwich, this eclectic and quirky collection of activity-based event anniversaries
(two per day, for every day of the year, from January 1 through December 31)
adds a blend of serious and light-hearted oomph to math instruction. Provides
opportunities for collecting, organizing, and graphing data; relating to monetary
issues; thinking about areas of measurement; and more. Ideal for integrating
math with other areas of the curriculum and relating math to the real world.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-28-5
Grades 3–6
184 pages
$21.95
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Improving Math Instruction
Growing Mathematical Ideas
in Kindergarten
Linda Schulman Dacey and Rebeka Eston
This rich resource
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ISBN: 978-0-941355-22-3 Grade K
256 pages
$27.95
Math Matters:
Understanding the Math You Teach,
Grades K–8, Second Edition
Suzanne H. Chapin and Art Johnson
Widely acknowledged
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14 chapters: Number
Sense, Computation,
Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication
and Division, Fractions, Decimals, Percent,
Ratios, Algebra, Geometry, Spatial Sense,
Measurement, Statistics, and Probability. The
content is interspersed with over 100 activities—
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readers an opportunity to connect ideas,
compare and contrast concepts, and consider
how students might come to understand the
mathematics presented.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-71-1
Grades K–8
376 pages
$38.95
So You Have to Teach Math?
Sound Advice for Teachers Series
The authors of these two books offer
sensible and practical advice guaranteed
to give all teachers support and direction
for improving their mathematics teaching.
Teachers’ common concerns about the
K-8 math curriculum are addressed
in a lively Q-and-A format. Teachers
will find helpful ideas for leading class
discussions, incorporating writing into
math class, dealing with homework
issues, communicating with parents,
and more.
Grades K–6
Marilyn Burns and Robyn Silbey
ISBN: 978-0-941355-29-2
Grades K–6
136 pages
$20.95
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Cheryl Rectanus
ISBN: 978-0-941355-73-5
Grades 6–8
216 pages
$24.95
So You Have to Teach Math?
Complete set of 2 books
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About Teaching Mathematics: A K–8 Resource, Third Edition
Marilyn Burns
See page 2 for a description of the new edition
of our best-selling resource for new, experienced, and preservice K–8 teachers.
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Standardized Testing • Schoolwide Improvement
New! This Is Only a Test:
Teaching for Mathematical Understanding
in an Age of Standardized Testing
New!
Nancy Litton and Maryann Wickett
Transform teachers’ and students’ feelings toward standardized tests from
panic and anxiety to control and confidence. The nine chapters in this
book provide the support teachers need to easily align their math lessons
with required state standards. You’ll create a year-long plan for teaching
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correctly; and discover ways to handle test preparation during the weeks before a test.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-87-2
Grades 2–5
128 pages
$21.95
The Math Coach Field Guide: Charting Your Course
edited by Carolyn Felux and Paula Snowdy
The role of a math coach is demanding and often undefined. In this edited
collection, veteran math coaches share their expertise, providing glimpses into
the unique trials, false starts, and successes they have faced in their positions.
The authors ask and answer such questions as the following: What makes an
effective math coach? What pitfalls do math coaches encounter and what can
they do about them?
ISBN: 978-0-941355-72-8
All levels
144 pages
$17.95
Leading the Way:
Principals and Superintendents Look at Math Instruction
edited by Marilyn Burns
This collection of essays provides a firsthand glimpse into the challenges administrators face and the efforts they’ve made to promote the best in mathematics
education. This book is a must for superintendents, principals, math coordinators,
teacher leaders, math coaches, and other administrators who are supporting highquality, standards-based mathematics instruction in their schools and districts.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-21-6
K–6 admin.
128 pages
$17.95
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Math at School and at Home
Math: Facing an
American Phobia
Getting Your Math
Message Out to Parents:
A K–6 Resource
Marilyn Burns
Challenging negative attitudes
and delivering a positive message about what math can and
should mean to all of us, this
resource is both an entertaining and invaluable read. From
Talking Turkey About Arithmetic to Making Math
Make Sense, the 13 chapters help everyone
conquer their fear of math.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-19-3
All levels
176 pages
$17.95
Nancy Litton
With this book, it’s easy to
tackle the tricky issue of
bridging the communication gap between teachers,
students, and their parents.
The sections explore the various channels—
newsletters, back-to-school-night presentations,
homework, and more—through which teachers
can communicate with parents about their
children’s math education.
ISBN: 978-0-941355-20-9
Grades K–6
152 pages
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Math Homework That Counts, Grades 4–6
Annette Raphel
On Video and DVD!
Mathematics: What Are
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Through her compelling
and lively narrative, Marilyn
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continually changing world
of math instruction and the ways in which these
changes will benefit students. Woven throughout
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This resource explores the
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ISBN: 978-0-941355-27-8
Grades 4–6
104 pages
$15.95
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Index of Titles by Grade Level
Math Solutions Books and Resources for 2009 includes more than 70 titles to support your K–8
math instruction. This chart will help you find the materials that are appropriate for each grade level.
Please note that a number of resources are essential for college-level teacher education programs.
Those titles are noted with an icon. If you have any questions or need help finding a particular
resource, please don't hesitate to call us toll-free at 877-664-2230.
Grade Level
Title
K 1 2 3 4 5
6
50 Problem-Solving Lessons
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Category
P
Math Lessons 14
Updated! About Teaching Mathematics, Third Edition
✓
✓
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✓
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✓
✓
✓
✓
New Books and Editions
Improving Math Instruction
2
16
Classroom Discussions
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Communication in Math Class
12
Collection of Math Lessons, A (series)
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
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Math Lessons 14
Day-by-Day Math
✓
✓
✓
✓
Curriculum Planning 15
Developing Number Sense
✓
✓
✓
✓
Number Sense
9
Getting Your Math Message
Out to Parents
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Math at School and at Home
18
Good Questions for
Math Teaching (series)
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Communication in Math Class
12
Growing Mathematical Ideas
in Kindergarten
✓
Improving Math Instruction 16
Number and Operations
6
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3
✓
✓
✓
7
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✓
8
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It All Adds Up! ✓
✓
✓
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Leading the Way
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✓
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Schoolwide Improvement 17
Learning Math with Calculators
✓
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✓
✓
✓
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Number and Operations 6
Lessons for Algebraic Thinking (series)
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
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Algebra
3
Marilyn Burns Fraction Kit, The
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Fractions 6
Math: Facing an American Phobia
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
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Math at School and at Home
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Math and Literature (series)
✓
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✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Connecting Math and Literacy
11
New! Math and Nonfiction, Grades 6–8 ✓
✓
✓
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Connecting Math and Literacy
1
11
Math and Nonfiction (series)
Connecting Math and Literacy
11
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Geometry and Probability
7
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Geometry and Probability
7
Math By All Means:
Area and Perimeter
✓
✓
Math By All Means: Geometry
✓
✓
Math By All Means: Money
✓
✓
Number and Operations
6
Math By All Means: Probability
✓
✓
✓
✓
Geometry and Probability
7
Math for All:
Differentiating Instruction (series)
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Differentiated Instruction
13
Math Coach Field Guide, The
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
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Schoolwide Improvement
17
Math Homework That Counts
✓
✓
✓
Math at School and at Home
18
Math Matters, Second Edition
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Improving Math Instruction
16
Matematicas:
¿Qué le están enseñando a mi hijo? ✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Math at School and at Home
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Mathematics:
What Are You Teaching My Child? ✓
✓
✓
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Math at School and at Home
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Index of Titles by Grade Level
Grade Level
Title
K 1 2 3 4 5
Minilessons for Math Practice (series)
6
7
8
P
Math Lessons
14
Curriculum Planning 15
New! Month-to-Month Guide, A: Fourth-Grade Math
✓
New Books and Editions
Curriculum Planning 1
15
Show and Tell
✓
✓
✓
Communication in Math Class
12
Sizing Up Measurement (series)
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Measurement
8
So You Have to Teach Math? (series)
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Improving Math Instruction
16
New! Supporting English Language Learners in Math Class (series)
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
New Books and Editions
English Language Learners
1
13
Teaching Arithmetic (TA): Lessons for
Addition and Subtraction
Number and Operations
4
✓
Number and Operations
5
✓
Number and Operations
5
TA: Lessons for Extending Fractions
✓
Number and Operations
5
TA: Lessons for Extending Multiplication
✓
Number and Operations
4
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Number and Operations
4
✓
Number and Operations
4
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Number and Operations
5
✓
✓
Number and Operations
5
✓
Number and Operations
4
✓
Number and Operations
4
Number and Operations
5
Number Sense
9
New! This Is Only a Test
✓
✓
✓
✓
New Books and Editions
Standardized Testing
1
17
Writing in Math Class
Communication in Math Class
12
✓
Month-to-Month Guide, A (series)
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
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TA: Lessons for Decimals and Percents
TA: Lessons for Extending Division
✓
TA: Lessons for Extending Place Value
TA: Lessons for First Grade
TA: Lessons for Introducing Division
✓
TA: Lessons for Introducing Fractions
TA: Lessons for Introducing Multiplication
TA: Lessons for Introducing Place Value
✓
TA: Lessons for Multiplying
and Dividing Fractions
Teaching Number Sense (series)
✓
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Category
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Connecting Math and Literacy: Children’s Books
$1.00 Word Riddle Book, The
Children’s Books
10
Amanda Bean’s Amazing Dream
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Children’s Books
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Cloak for the Dreamer, A
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Greedy Triangle, The
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King’s Commissioners, The ✓
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Children’s Books
10
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Spaghetti and Meatballs for All!
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✓
✓
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Third
Edition!
Sizing Up Measurement:
Activities for Grades K–2 Classrooms, page 8
Math Matters, Second Edition, page 16
Good Questions for Math Teaching:
Why Ask Them and What to Ask, K–6, page 12
Classroom Discussions, page 12
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