The Number & Operations section of
Exploring Math through Literature contains 17 articles from NCTM’s Teaching Children Mathematics and Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, along
with downloadable lesson plans and activity sheets.
For all of
these articles, at least one of the lesson plans is related to specific Common
Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) in one of these domains: Counting
and Cardinality, Number and Operations in Base Ten, and Number and
Operations—Fractions. Most of the lesson plans are also related to one or more
other CCSSM domains.
Each lesson
plan provides a suggested grade band for that particular lesson, such as
“K–Grade 2” or “Grades 3–5.” Teachers are encouraged, however, to explore the
mathematical topics within the lesson, the tasks in any accompanying activity,
and the particular works of children’s literature the lesson engages with in
order to determine which articles and lessons are the best fit for their
students.