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This year I have enjoyed teaching math using Cindy Neuschwander's Sir Circumference stories. There are ten stories and they introduce geometry concepts as well as base ten, rounding, fractions and graphing skills. Sir Circumference is one of King Arthur's "Knights of the round" and that is where the first story begins: with the creation of the round table. Sir Circumference and the Dragon of Pi is also about circles. I used this book second. The story discusses the relationship between diameter and circumference, that is the same for every circle, Pi. I have the activity book for these stories and it is full of worksheets to copy and great ideas for classroom activities. The activities are designed for a third through seventh grader. I have students younger than that; so I have created a few activities for my younger ones. I'll share these extra activities here. Sir Circumference and the First Round Table, by Cindy Neuschwander is about circles. I taught t...

This week we read two picture books that I love! Friday my Radio Flyer Flew , by Zachary Pullen uses alliteration brilliantly. The story progresses through one week in the character's life, beginning with Saturday's search all the way to Friday's flight. The verbs begin with the same letter as the day of the week. This book entertained my two year old, and I used it to talk to my fourth grader about quality verbs. Pullen also uses time words that begin with the same letter as the day of the week, example: Twilight on Tuesday. I had to read this book again, immediately after I finished the first reading. The children all sat enraptured through both readings. The illustrations are as interesting as the text. A Christmas Tree for Pyn , by Olivier Dunrea is a sweet story. The Christmas tree tradition brings healing to a grieving father and daughter. There is one part of the story where they sort of pray to the tree. That was weird, but otherwise we really enjoyed the story. ...