Read alouds are a great way to incorporate literature into math time. The following 3rd grade math picture books are suggested books that complement each topic taught in my 3rd Grade Guided Math units. However, these are not a part of the lessons and are only suggested as enhancements to your classroom library.
In my classroom, I have math books out and students can read them during independent reading time or during our Guided Reading rotations.
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Rounding Picture Books:
Let’s Estimate: A Book About Estimating and Rounding Numbers by David A. Adler
Sir Cumference and the Roundabout Battle by Cindy Neuschwander
Addition and Subtraction Math Read Alouds:
The Grapes of Math by Greg Tang
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
Multiplication and Division Story Books:
2 X 2=Boo! A Set of Spooky Multiplication Stories by Loreen Leedy
Divide and Ride by Stuart J. Murphy
The Best of Times by Greg Tang
Each Orange Had 8 Slices by Paul Giganti, Jr.
The Great Divide: A Mathematical Marathon
Picture Books with Patterns:
Growing Patterns: Fibonacci Numbers in Nature by Sarah C. Campbell
Patterns in Peru: An Adventure in Patterning
Two Step Word Problems:
You Can, Toucan, Math: Word Problem-Solving Fun by David A. Adler
Stories with Shapes:
Shape Up! Fun With Triangles and Other Polygons by David A. Adler
The Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns
If You Were a Polygon by Marcie Aboff
If You Were a Quadrilateral by Molly Blaisdell
Read Alouds for Fractions:
A Fraction’s Goal-Parts of a Whole by Brian P. Cleary
Working with Fractions by David A. Adler
Sir Cumference and the Fraction Faire by Cindy Neuschwander
Line Plots and Graphs Picture Books:
The Great Graph Contest by Loreen Leedy
Sir Cumference and the Off-the-Charts Dessert by Cindy Neuschwander
Story Books for Time:
A Second, a Minute, a Week With Days in It by Brian P. Cleary
Capacity Read Alouds:
On The Scale, a Weighty Tale by Brian P. Cleary
Area and Perimeter Math Books:
Spaghetti and Meatballs for All by Marilyn Burns
Learning to Use a Calculator Picture Book:
Calculator Riddles by David A. Adler
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