DLRC

The following are some of items at the DLRC for K-12 mathematics education:

Math and Literature Kits (Marilyn Burns et al)

Literature books supporting Carole Fullerton resources (free downloads):

  • Financial Literacy for Primary Students
  • Read A Story: Explore the Math
  • WDTK assessment

Catherine Twomey Fosnot kits:

  • number sense, addition and subtraction
  • fractions, decimals and percents
  • multiplication and division

Math Manipulatives:

  • SumBlox
  • snap cubes, base ten unit blocks
  • geoboards
  • pattern blocks, colour tiles, tangrams
  • dice and spinners
  • measurement
  • fraction circles
  • algebra tiles

Math Makes Sense Resources:

  • Literature Connections
  • Classroom Packs

Math Videos

  • Math 4 Real (8-12)
  • Donald in Mathmagic Land
  • Water on Earth (3-8) – science and math

Balances/Scales

Literature books supporting Surrey Math Assessment (k-7)

  • start of year assessment (over a few days)
  • end of year assessment (over a few days)

Professional Resources

  • John Van de Walle –  Professional Mathematics Series (k-3, 3-5, 5-8)
  • John Van de Walle – Elementary School Mathematics
  • Sherry Parrish – Number Talks (k-5)
  • Marian Small – Good Questions
  • Marian Small – More Good Questions
  • Marian Small – Eyes on Math
  • Marilyn Burns – 50 Problem Solving Lessons (1-6)
  • Marilyn Burns – So You Have to Teach Math?  (k-6)

Pop Culture Books (for personal interest and excerpts/ideas for classroom):

  • The Code Book – Simon Singh
  • The Simpsons and Their Mathematic Secrets – Simon Singh
  • The Grapes of Math – Alex Bellos
  • The Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives – Leonard Mlodinow
  • A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper – John Allen Paulos
  • Professor Stewart’s cabinet of mathematical curiosities – Ian Stewart