Bookish Ways in Math and Science

Thematic Book Lists

The links below are to thematic book lists on a variety of topics. Each list contains brief annotations and links to the books recommended.

Books for Math
  • 100th Day of School
  • Big and Little (Books about relative size)
  • Calendar (Days, Months, Years)
  • Math Poetry
  • Measurement
  • Shapes
  • Time

Books for Science
  • Animal Adaptations
  • Animal Dads
  • Animal Habitats
  • Animal Homes
  • Apples and Pumpkins
  • Birds (Poetry Books)
  • Camouflage
  • Dinosaurs
  • Early Life (Eggs, Life Cycles)
  • Earthquakes
  • Electricity
  • Five Senses
  • Food Chains and Food Webs
  • Frogs (and Toads)
  • Hibernation
  • Migration
  • Outdoor Education
  • Poop and Other Related Topics
  • Science Poetry
  • Seasons - Fall
  • Seeds and Growing Things
  • Snow and Snowflakes
  • Trees

Books for Social Studies
  • 50 States
  • African American Scientists and Inventors
  • Change Over Time
  • China
  • Constitution Day
  • Immigration (Contemporary)
  • Map Skills
  • School Around the Globe

Other Lists
  • Aesop's Fables
  • Monster Poetry
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Blogs of Interest

Below you will find links to blogs that focus largely on the teaching of math and science, as well as a few blogs on children's literature. They are broken down into categories and include only the TEN MOST RECENT POSTS. Enjoy!

Math

  • NumberADay
    1337
    5 hours ago
  • Dr. Nicki's Guided Math Blog
    Math Workstations: Component 2 (Differentiation)
    12 hours ago
  • love2learn2day
    Portfolder Proud: Northwest Passage Explorers
    15 hours ago
  • MathFour
    Degrees in a Circle - Why 360?
    18 hours ago
  • Go Figure!
    Divide to Conquer?
    23 hours ago
  • Math Coach's Corner
    Math Games with a Deck of Cards
    1 day ago
  • Math is Elementary
    What's New?
    1 day ago
  • Let's Play Math!
    Math Teachers at Play #62
    1 week ago
  • Mathematical Thinking
    Half A Million Hits
    1 week ago
  • Multi-Grade Matters: Ideas for a Split Class
    May Calendar Board
    3 weeks ago
  • The Math Penguin
    Math Test Prep: Multiplication Chart
    1 month ago
  • Mathwire
    3 months ago
  • Guided Math
    Word Wall Posters Featuring Measurement - Capacity Terms
    3 months ago
  • Math Workshop Adventures
    Multiplication and Division
    3 months ago
  • Guided Math Study Group
    Using Doubles
    3 months ago
  • Teach The Math
    Top 10 Tips for a New Math Program
    8 months ago
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Science

  • Steve Spangler's Blog
    Fourth Grade Teacher Does It Right & Makes It Big As She Gets Kids Excited About Learning
    15 hours ago
  • Celebrate Science
    Behind the Books: Narrative Nonfiction for Kids
    1 day ago
  • Seymour Simon Science Blog
    Writing Wednesday: Shark Poem
    1 day ago
  • Archimedes Notebook
    Wordless Wednesday
    1 day ago
  • Perfect Pairings: Linking Science and Literacy
    A dog named Newton helps explain physics!
    1 day ago
  • Growing With Science Blog
    Mystery Seed of the Week 159
    1 day ago
  • NSTA Blog
    Keeping Science Safe
    2 days ago
  • STEM Friday
    Up, Up and Away, it’s STEM Friday!
    5 days ago
  • Science Notebooking
    YouTube Science Songs
    6 days ago
  • A Life in Books
    Nonfiction Monday: Zombie Makers
    1 week ago
  • The Science Penguin
    Guest Blog on Texas Teacher Round-up
    1 week ago
  • SimplyScience Blog
    Nonfiction Picture Book Cybils Winner!
    3 months ago
  • At Home Science
    Crushing Cans
    3 months ago
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Teaching Ideas

  • Classroom Freebies Too
    Basic Elements of Fiction Presentation
    7 hours ago
  • Classroom Freebies
    QR Code Fractions Jenga Labels
    11 hours ago
  • Freebielicious
    Community Helpers Sorting
    1 day ago
  • Simply Learning Centers
    Fern Smith's Center Organization Folders Covers With a Beach Theme!
    2 days ago
  • Teaching Blog Addict
    Freebie Friday is Getting Ready for the Summer too!
    6 days ago
  • 3-6 Free Resources
    Butterfly Rounding
    1 week ago

Popular Posts

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    The oceans cover over 70% of the Earth's surface, contain 97% of the Earth's water, and 50-80% of all life on Earth is found underw...
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    A food chain shows how each living thing gets food, and how nutrients are passed from creature to creature. Food chain begin with plant-lif...
  • Annotated Bib - Time
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    I use a lot of dice in my classroom teaching. They're great for activities related to subitizing, basic fact practice, place value, prob...
  • Unit Resource Portfolio: Plants
    Young children have a natural curiosity about the living things that they encounter.  Observation is a great way for students to answer ques...
  • Annotated Bib - Geometric Shapes
    The term geometry means the area of mathematics that deals with lines, shapes, and space. Plane geometry is about flat shapes lines lines,...
  • Monday Math Freebies - Geometry Fortune Teller
    This week's freebie is a fortune teller for reviewing geometry concepts. The file includes a pre-made fortune teller, a blank template,...
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    I've been preparing for my Monday class and playing around a bit with Photoshop. I thought these might be fun. You'll find three ...
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    With all the recent developments in our solar system, it can be difficult to keep up with the changes. This unit focuses on the most up-to...
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