Literacy Connections

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Introducing a math concept through children’s literature is an excellent way to engage young learners. A narrative provides structure and helps children “mathematize,” or make meaning of a math idea in a real-world context.

Remember, the first reading of a book with your students is just for FUN! Use a text to teach a math idea during a later reading when the story is already familiar to your young learners.

Actual Size

This beautifully illustrated non-fiction book by Steve Jenkins shows the relative sizes of all kinds of animals, from the teeny tiniest to the most massive.

Click HERE for the Actual Size
Literacy Connection lesson plan.

For more children’s book titles for literacy connections to Measurement and Data, click HERE.