I am allowed a re-run on my blog? LOL Last night I was at a homeschool mom's coffee and everyone was talking about literature based math. It got me thinking about a post I had written in 2006. (Wow, I have been writing this blog for a long time now!) So here is the post the conversation brought to mind...
Wow, I just used the word fun and math in the same sentence. Until I started homeschooling I can guarantee that never had happened! Here are some fun Math books we love at our house.
Sir Cumference and the First Round Table
A Math Adventure by Cindy Neuschwander
Okay, this is a fun way to learn about (Lady) Di Ameter, (her son) Radius & (The King) Sir Cumference. One reading and your kids will have these the concepts of diameter, radius & circumference down. Of course they will want to read it again and again!
Sir Cumference and The Dragon of Pi
A Math Adventure by Cindy Neuschwander
In this one Sir Cumference is changed into a fire eating dragon. Radius must go on a quest through the castle to discover the magic number that is the same for all circles (Pi) to save him.
Sir Cumference and the Sword in the Cone
A Math Adventure by Cindy Neuschwander
How else could you explain Euler's law to kids? If you add the number of faces on a geometric solid to the number of its edges, the answer will always be two. It works for any polyhedron. Yeah, I had no idea about this either, until we read this book!
Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland A Math Adventure by Cindy Neuschwander
What could be more fun than dodging danger and dragons while learning about the degrees of an angle and using a Protractor?
We love these books. I would say they are aimed at about a 3rd grade level and up. But, my 5 year old daughter loved the stories too.
We have homeschooled our children from the start and we love every minute of it! This is my place to share my thoughts on homeschooling, my kids and living for the Lord. All the while being a little outside the box!!
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