How Many Ways Can You Make Five?: A Parent's Guide to Exploring Math with Children's Books

By Sally Anderson and The Vermont Center for the Book

Use your child’s favorite books to explore and investigate the world of mathematics!

In a world filled with patterns, shapes, sequences, and numbers – math is all around us. From an early age, children begin to notice and make connections between math concepts and everyday life, asking: How many? How high? How long? and How much does that weigh?

Children’s books can bring math concepts to life. With the help of the stories and activities in How Many Ways Can You Make Five? you and your child will have a blast reading about, talking about, and exploring the world of math. Use favorite children’s books to investigate patterns and puzzles, learn how to subtract, and make maps.

With four chapters that cover a multitude of themes, it’s never been easier to deepen your child’s understanding of important math and reading concepts at the same time!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Gryphon House, Inc.
• Release date: Oct 1, 2012
• ISBN: 9780876594285

Sally Anderson

Sally Anderson is the founder and executive director of the Vermont Center for the Book, an affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. She has created professional development programs for early childhood educators and librarians across the country, including courses centering on math, science, social studies, and early literacy. Sally is the author of Social Studies and Me! and is a recipient of many awards and honors, among them the Hope S. Dean Memorial Award from the Foundation for Children’s Literature, the Lyman Hunt Jr. Award from the Vermont Council on Reading, and a Special Recognition Award from the New England Reading Association.