Using children’s literature to teach problem solving in math : addressing the standards for mathematical practice in K-5

About the Author    Acknowledgements    Introduction-Addressing the Standards for Mathematical Practice in K-5    Breaking Down the Practice Standards     Creating a Problem Solving Community    Chapter 1-Make Sense and Persevere     What Does This Standard Mean for Grades K-2 Problem Solvers?    7 Blind Mice-K.OA Decompose numbers into pairs     MATH-Terpieces: The Art of Problem Solving-1.OA Use 2 and 3 addends to find a sum    Splash!-2.OA Represent addition and subtraction problems    What Does This Standard Mean for Grades 3-5 Problem Solvers?    The Warlord's Kites-3.MD Use the formula for the area of a rectangle    A Remainder of One-4.OA Solve multi-step word problems with whole numbers    Multiplying Menace-5.NF Multiply a whole number by a fraction     Wrapping It Up    Chapter 2- Reason Abstractly    What Does This Standard Mean for Grades K-2 Problem Solvers?    Each Orange Had 8 Slices-K.OA Count to answer, How many?     Ten Flashing Fireflies-1.OA Explore the Commutative Property of Addition    Rooster's Off to See the World-1.OA Explore the Associative Property of Addition    Spaghetti and Meatballs for All!-2.G Partition rectangles into rows and columns    What Does This Standard Mean for Grades 3-5 Problem Solvers?    Racing Around-3.MD Solve problems involving perimeters of polygons    Fractions, Decimals and Percents-4.NF Understand decimal notation for fractions    Count to a Million-5.NBT Understand the value of 0 in a multi-digit number    Wrapping It Up    Chapter 3-Construct Arguments    What Does This Standard Mean for Grades K-2 Problem Solvers?    How Many Mice?-K.OA Represent addition and subtraction     Mall Mania-1.NBT Add two-digit numbers using various strategies     How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?-2.NBT Skip-count and compare three-digit numbers    What Does This Standard Mean for Grades 3-5 Problem Solvers?    Full House-3.NF Understand how fractions are written as part/whole    The Warlord's Puzzle-4.G Classify 2-D figures and recognizing right triangles    The Hershey's Fractions Book-5.NF Use equivalent fractions to add & subtract fractions    Wrapping It Up    Chapter 4-Create a Model    What Does This Standard Mean for Grades K-2 Problem Solvers?    The Doorbell Rang-K.OA Represent addition in various ways    Bigger, Better, Best!-1.G Compose 2-D shapes into composite shapes    Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday-2.MD Solve word problems with money    What Does This Standard Mean for Grades 3-5 Problem Solvers?    Tiger Math-3.MD Draw graphs to represent a data set with several categories    Actual Size-4.MD Make a line plot to display a data set of measurements    Polly's Pen Pal-5.MD Convert among different-sized measurement units    Wrapping It Up    Chapter 5-Use Mathematical Tools    What Does This Standard Mean for Grades K-2 Problem Solvers?    Patterns in Peru-K.G Describe relative positions    How Big is a Foot?-1.MD Iterate length units    Sir Cumference and the Sword in the Cone-2.G Recognize attributes of 3D objects    What Does This Standard Mean for Grades 3-5 Problem Solvers?    Inchworm and a Half-3.MD Generate measurement data by measuring lengths    Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland-4.MD-Understand concepts of angles    Perimeter, Area and Volume-5.MD Understand concepts of volume measurement    Wrapping It Up    Chapter 6-Attend to Precision    What Does This Standard Mean for Grades K-2 Problem Solvers?    If You Were a Triangle-K.G Identify 2D shapes    Lemonade for Sale-1.MD Represent and interpret data    Measuring Penny-2.MD Measure and estimate lengths    What Does This Standard Mean for Grades 3-5 Problem Solvers?    Chimp Math-3.MD Solve problems involving measurement of intervals of time    Hershey's Weights and Measures-4.MD Express and record units of measurement    Sir Cumference and the Viking's Map-5.G Graph points on a coordinate plane    Wrapping It Up    Chapter 7-Look for Structure    What Does This Standard Mean for Grades K-2 Problem Solvers?    The Button Box-K.MD Identify attributes for sorting    The Greedy Triangle-1.G Explore attributes of shapes    Earth Day-Hooray!-2.NBT Use place value to add and subtract    What Does This Standard Mean for Grades 3-5 Problem Solvers?    Hershey's Kisses Multiplication and Division-3.OA Relate multiplication and division    If You Hopped Like a Frog-4.MD Solve problems involving measurement    Cheetah Math-5.NBT Explain division calculations    Wrapping It Up    Chapter 8-Apply Repeated Reasoning    What Does This Standard Mean for Grades K-2 Problem Solvers?    Bunches of Buttons: Counting by Tens-K.CC Count to 100 by tens    The King's Commissioners-1.NBT Represent tens and ones    Sir Cumference and All the King's Tens-2.NBT Represent three-digit numbers     What Does This Standard Mean for Grades 3-5 Problem Solvers?    Math Appeal-3.OA Represent and solve problems involving multiplication    The Warlord's Beads. -4.NBT Understand place value for multi-digit numbers    Anno's Magic Seeds-5.OA Generate numerical patterns    Wrapping It Up    Next Steps    Appendix     References