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Children’s chapter books for early and upper elementary levels

Farzanah and the 17 Camels is a beloved puzzle turned into a children’s book. It’s a magical adventure involving a clever girl, a tricky problem to solve, and a lot of determination. Also camels, carpets, and bustling bazaars on the ancient Silk Road. Children ages five and up and anyone young at heart can enjoy the book for its beautiful story, cultural connections, and rich opportunities to explore mathematics.

Ying and the Magic Turtle is a story book for all ages to experience mathematics, problems solving, and the rewards that come with perseverance. Children ages five and up, parents, and teachers can enjoy the book for its rich beauty in mathematics and as an ancient legend.

Funville is a math-inspired fantasy adventure for children ages 5 and up, where functions come to life as magical beings.  After 9-year old Emmy and her 5-year old brother Leo go down an abandoned dilapidated slide, they are magically transported into Funville: a land inhabited by ordinary looking beings, each with a unique power to transform objects.

Guidebooks for teachers, parents, and math circle leaders: young childhood to elementary levels

Avoid Hard Work gives a playful view on ten powerful problem-solving techniques. These techniques were first published by the Mathematical Association of America to help high school students with advanced math courses. We adapted the ten techniques and the sample problems for much younger children. The book is for parents, teachers, math circle leaders, and others who work with children ages three to ten.

Moebius Noodles: Adventurous Math for the Playground Crowd grows with you child. Now you can create a rich math environment for your baby. Help your toddler discover deep math in everyday experiences. Play games that will help your child develop a happy familiarity with mathematics.

In Bright, Brave, Open Minds: Engaging Young Children in Math Inquiry, the author shares what she learned teaching problem-solving to curious children ages six to eight. The purpose of the book is to invite readers to experiment with their own children or students without any preconceived notions of how the outcomes will look.

Do you want your children to feel like algebra is beautiful, playful, and intuitive? Come play, solve, talk, and make math with us! The early algebra book Socks are Like Pants, Cats are Like Dogs: Games, Puzzles, and Activities for Choosing, Identifying, and Sorting Math is filled with a diverse collection of math games, puzzles, and activities exploring the mathematics of choosing, identifying and sorting. Teachers and parents have tested all activities in real classrooms and living rooms. The activities are easy to start and require little preparation.

Guidebooks for teachers, parents, and math circle leaders: young adult level (preteens and teens)

A math circle is any group of people gathering to explore mathematics—it could be in your home, in school, or even online. Math circle activities are often interactive, exploratory, flexible, open-ended, and social. This might sound like a really fun idea, but how does one make it happen? Five Fabulous Activities for Your Math Circle will help show you how. This book is a guide and a collection of recipes for anyone who wants to help others discover joyful and challenging math. Our book will help you guide mathematical learners of a wide variety of ages. We primarily target middle and high school students. We have also included activities and explanations intended for younger math friends. The underlying mathematics can be of interest even to adult learners, including ourselves!

Math Renaissance is for teachers and parents of children ages six and up. The authors share their insights on how math experience might be improved at home, school, and math circle.  It is based upon Rodi Steinig’s experiences teaching math and leading math circles, and Rachel Steinig’s experiences as a school student and homeschooler.

Playing with Math: Stories from Math Circles, Homeschoolers, and Passionate Teachers brings together the stories of over thirty authors who share their math enthusiasm with their communities, families, or students. After every chapter is a puzzle, game, or activity to get you and your kids playing with math too. Thoughtful stories, puzzles, games, and activities will give you new insights. Join us – we’re playing with math!

Camp Logic: A Week of Logic Games and Activities for Young People offers a deeper insight into what mathematics is, tapping every child’s intuitive ideas of logic and natural enjoyment of games. Simple-looking games and puzzles quickly lead to deeper insights, which will eventually connect with significant formal mathematical ideas as the child grows.