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Math Teaching Books and Aids

z = Most recommended by myself or LMF members

Books About Teaching Mathematics

Math Power, Kenschaft, Patricia, recently revised and reprinted zz

About Teaching Mathematics: A K-8 Resource, Marilyn Burns z

Math Matters: Understanding the Math You Teach, K-6 z by Suzanne H. Chapin

The Glass Wall, Why Math Can Seem Difficult z ; Smith, Frank 2002 - Math learning styles. For parents/teachers and high school

Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics: Teachers' Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics in China and the United States z by Liping Ma

Whitin & Wilde, Read Any Good Math Lately and It's The Story That Counts - how to "read" math (K-6)

The Math Gene, Kevin Devlin, no, there isn't any such thing, but what makes math seem easier for some than others?

Math Through Children’s Literature, Kathryn L. Braddon good, but a little outdated

The Number Sense: How the Mind Creates Mathematics z Stanislas Dehaene

Innumeracy, Mathematical Illiteracy, Paulos, John Allen, 1988 - I know many recommend this, and it's good. I personally like the W.W. Sawyer books better, but that is a personal preference.

Overcoming Math Anxiety by Sheila Tobias

Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World by Laurie Parsons, Jeffrey Freed

Teaching Mathematics: A Sourcebook of Aids, Activities, and Strategies, Sobel, Max and Maletsky, Evan

Vision in Elementary Mathematics, W. W. Sawyer z I like this one

What Is Mathematics?: An Elementary Approach

Teaching Math Movies

Beyond Facts & Flashcards : Exploring Math with Your Kids

by Jan Mokros

Math investigations through games by Dave Kirkby

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