Best Children's Books for Teaching Clocks and Telling Time

Me Counting Time
(kid-friendly informational text on time--from seconds to centuries)
by Joan Sweeney
Kindergarten - 2nd grade

Midnight Fright
(kids trick or treat thru the hours
on Halloween night)
by Kathryn Heling
Kindergarten - 2nd grade

The Clock Struck One
(a cat chases a mouse thru the
hours--shows clockface)
by Trudy Harris
Preschool - 2nd grade

Completed Hickory Dickory Dock
(a cat chases a mouse thru the
hours--shows clockface)
by Jim Aylesworth
Preschool - 2nd grade

Bats Around the Clock
(cute bat embark on a 12
hour dancing extravaganza)
by Kathi Appelt
Kindergarten - 2nd grade

What Time Is It, Mr Crocodile?
(a crocodile schedules his plan for
cooking & eating pesky monkeys)
by Judy Sierra
Preschool - 3rd grade

It's About Time!
(a little boy's activities thru the day;
great for teaching clocks & time)
by Stuart Murphy 
Preschool - 2nd grade

Rodeo Time
(kids make a schedule so they
don't miss any rodeo shows)
by Stuart Murphy
1st grade - 4th grade

best books for teaching time to older kids

Just a Second: A Different Way to Look at Time
(a deeper look at time, from seconds
to the history of the universe)
by Steve Jenkins
3rd grade & Up

How Do You Know What
Time It Is?
(the history of measuring time,
including different devices)
by Robert Wells
2nd grade - 5th grade

About Time: A First Look
at Time and Clocks
(teaches how time has been
measured throughout history)
by Bruce Koschunak
3rd grade - 6th grade

Chimp Math: Learning About Timefrom a Baby Chimpanzee
(baby chimp's life via different ways to measure time--clocks, calendar...)
by Ann Whitehead Nagda
2nd grade - 5th grade

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Best Children's Books for Teaching Fractions

Full House:An Invitation to Fractions
(an innkeeper must feed her guests)
by Dayle Ann Dodds
Kindergarten - 3rd grade math

Fraction Fun
(teaching fractions with everyday
objects; loads of activities)
by David Adler
2nd grade - 4th grade math

Whole-y Cow
Fractions Are Fun
(cow presents fraction scenarios)
by Taryn Souders
1st grade - 3rd grade

The Lion's Share
Tale of Halving Cake & Eating It Too (splitting up a cake into fractions)
by Matthew McElligott
1st grade - 4th grade

Fractions, Decimals,
and Percents
(teaches how to change fractions
to decimals, percents to fractions...)
by David Adler
3rd grade - 5th grade math

Working with Fractions
(teaches that fractions are everywhere, even a birthday party)
by David Adler
illustr by Edward Miller
3rd grade - 5th grade math

Funny and Fabulous
Fraction Stories
30 Reproducible Math Tales to
Reinforce Important Fraction Skills
By Dan Greenberg
3rd grade - 7th grade

The Wishing ClubA Story about Fractions  
(four kids wish on a star, only a fraction seem to come true)
by Donna Jo Napoli
Kindergarten - 3rd grade

Go Fractions!(early reader that works in fractions as they relate to a soccer team)
An All Aboard Math Reader
by Judith Stamper
2nd grade - 4th grade math

Fractions = Trouble
(the story about a child who is struggling to understand fractions)
[NOTE: does not teach fractions]
by Claudia Mills
2nd grade & Up

The Hershey's Milk
Chocolate Fractions Book
(uses Hersheys to teach fractions)
by Jerry Pallotta
Kindergarten - 4th grade math

Apple Fractions
(fractions lesson via apple slices)
by Jerry Pallotta
illustrated by Rob Bolster
Kindergarten - 2nd grade math

Mary Clare Likes to Share
(fraction lesson & story of sharing)
Step Into Reading Math Reader
by Joy Hulme
Kindergarten - 1st grade math

Fraction Action
(loads of fraction lessons in
a comic book format)
by Loreen Leedy
Kindergarten - 3rd grade math

Pizza Counting
(using pizza to present fractions)
by Christina Dobson
illustrated by Matthew Holmes
1st grade - 4th grade math

Piece = Part = Portion
Fraction = Decimals = Percents  
(using pizza to teach equivalencies)
by Scott Gifford
3rd grade - 5th grade math

Polar Bear Math
Learning About Fractions from Klondike and Snow (teaches fractions in real world application)by Ann Whitehead Nagda
3rd grade - 5th grade math

Multiplying MenaceThe Revenge of Rumpelstiltskin:
(multiplying whole #s and fractions)
by Pam Calvert
3rd grade & up

Clean Sweep Campers
(fraction fun at summer camp!)
A Math Matters series book
by Lucille Penner
2nd grade - 3rd grade math

Jump, Kangaroo, Jump
(teaches fractions via the games at an animal school "field day")
a MathStart series book
by Stuart Murphy
2nd grade - 4th grade math


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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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Best Children's Books for Teaching Graphs

Tally O'Malley
(story of a family on a road trip--
use it to teach tallying)
by Stuart Murphy
Kindergarten - 2nd grade

Less Than Zero
(graphing savings for a scooter--use it to teach graphing)
by Stuart Murphy
2nd grade - 3rd grade

Lemonade for Sale
(graphing lemonade sales
--use it to teach graphing)
by Stuart Murphy
1st grade - 3rd grade

Great Graph Contest
(contest to make best graphs--use
to teach different types of graphs)
by Loreen Leedy
1st grade - 3rd grade

Tiger Math
(learning to graph from a baby tiger
--shows real world appl of graphs)
by Ann Whitehead Nagda
2nd grade - 5th grade

Who's Got Spots
(charting chicken pox in a class
--use to teach why we graph)
by Linda Aber
2nd grade - 4th grade

Family Reunion
(graphing traits at a reunion--use
to teach different types of graphs)An All Aboard Math Reader
by Bonnie Bader
1st grade - 3rd grade

Tally Cat Keeps Track
(cat friends tally different
contests--use to teach tallying)
by Trudy Harris
illustrated by Andrew Harris
Kindergarten - 3rd grade


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