Books with maths focus
The purpose of this resource is to provide suggestions to whānau about how they can support their children with their mathematics learning through books with mathematical content.
About this resource
This resource provides some ideas for how you can raise awareness and share mathematics using everyday experiences and resources found around your home. It includes ideas for supporting your children’s learning in all areas of mathematics: geometry, measurement, statistics, algebra, and numbers.
This page provides suggestions as to how whānau can support maths learning by sharing picture books with mathematical content.
Books with maths focus
Your librarian can recommend books for you, and there are lists of Picture books with mathematical content that have been compiled for teachers to use with their classes. These are all also suitable for parents to use at home.
The following is a short video of a parent sharing the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar with their child.
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