Read alouds are a great way to incorporate literature into math time. The following math read aloud books are suggested picture books that complement each topic taught in my 5th 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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Place Value Read Alouds:
How Much is a Million? By David M. Schwartz
Millions, Billions, & Trillions: Understanding Big Numbers by David A. Adler
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
Story Books for Multiplication:
The Best of Times by Greg Tang
Numerical Expressions Stories:
Multiplying Menace: The Revenge of Rumpelstiltskin by Pam Calvert
You Can, Toucan, Math: Word Problem-Solving Fun by David A. Adler
Math Books for Division:
A Remainder of One by Elinor J Pinczes
Divide and Ride by Stuart J. Murphy
The Great Divide: A Mathematical Marathon
Coordinate Planes Read Aloud:
Coordinate Graphing: Creating Geometry Quilts by Marci Mathers
Classifying Figures Picture Books:
If You Were a Quadrilateral by Molly Blaisdell
Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland by Cindy Neuschwander
Story Books for Line Plots:
How Long or How Wide?: A Measuring Guide by Brian P. Cleary
Millions to Measure by David M. Schwartz
The Great Graph Contest by Loreen Leedy
Sir Cumference and the Off-the-Charts Dessert by Cindy Neuschwander
Adding and Subtracting Fractions Math Books:
Fractions in Disguise: A Math Adventure by Edward Einhorn
A Fraction’s Goal-Parts of a Whole by Brian P. Cleary
Fractions = Trouble! By Claudia Mills
Sir Cumference and the Fraction Faire by Cindy Neuschwander
Read Aloud for Multiplying Fractions:
Amazing Animals: Strange Animal Partnerships: Multiplying Fractions by Jay Hwang
Decimals Picture Book:
Fractions, Decimals, and Percents by David A. Adler
Conversions Math Book:
On The Scale, a Weighty Tale by Brian P. Cleary
How Long or How Wide?: A Measuring Guide by Brian P. Cleary
Story Book for Volume:
Perimeter, Area, and Volume: A Monster Book of Dimensions by David A Adler
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