Monday, September 14, 2015

Best Children's Books for Teaching Subtraction

Ten Sly Piranhas
A Counting Story in Reverse
(piranhas get eaten one by one)
by William Wise
Preschool - Grade 1
Monster Musical Chairs
A Math Start series book
(monsters get out 1 by 1)
by Stuart Murphy
Preschool - Grade 1


If You Were a Minus Sign
(good general intro to subtraction)a Math Fun series book
by Speed Shaskin

1st grade - 3rd grade
Elevator Magic
teaches number line subtraction(using subtraction on an elevator)
by Stuart Murphy

1st grade - 2nd grade


Shark Swimathon
teaches two-digit subtraction
(shark swim team fundraiser!)
by Stuart Murphy

Grade 1 - Grade 3
Hershey's Kisses Subtraction
teaches early to intermediate
subtraction via Hershey's Kisses
by Jerry Pallotta

Kindergarten - 2nd grade


Subtraction Action
comic strip intro to subtraction
(tells of a trip to the school fair)
by Loreen Leedy

Kindergarten - 2nd grade
Math-terpieces
The Art of Problem Solving
(uses works of art to teach math)
by Greg Tang

1st grade - 5th grade


The Action of Subtraction
Math is CATegorical series
by Brian Cleary

1st grade and up!
Panda Math
Learning About Subtraction from
Hua Mei and Mei Sheng
by Ann Nagda

2nd grade - 5th grade

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