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This page introduces some resources for teaching Math in Alberta schools.

Math Books

Length by Henry Pluckrose
Call Number: Curriculum QC 102 P58 2018

ISBN: 0531135179

Publication Date: 2018-09-01
Numbers (Math Counts: Updated Editions) (Library Edition) by Henry Pluckrose
Call Number: Curriculum QA 141.3 P58 2018

ISBN: 9780531175095

Publication Date: 2018-09-01
Outdoor Math by Emma AdB?ge (Illustrator)
Call Number: Curriculum QA 141.3 A35 2016

ISBN: 9781771386128

Publication Date: 2016-04-01
Shape (Math Counts: Updated Editions) by Henry Pluckrose
Call Number: Curriculum QA 445.5 P547 2018

ISBN: 0531135209

Publication Date: 2018-09-01
Size by Henry Pluckrose
Call Number: Curriculum BF 299 S5 P59 2018

ISBN: 0531135217

Publication Date: 2018-09-01
Time by Henry Pluckrose
Call Number: Curriculum QB 209.5 P58 2018

ISBN: 0531135233

Publication Date: 2018-09-01
We All Count: A book of Cree numbers by Julie Flett
Call Number: Curriculum E 99 F54 W43 2014

ISBN: 9781554763986

Publication Date: 2014

Becoming the Math Teacher You Wish You'd Had by Tracy Johnston Zager
Call Number: Online Access

ISBN: 9781571109965

Publication Date: 2017-01-04
Embracing Math by Deanna Pecaski McLennan
Call Number: Online Access

ISBN: 9781938113659

Publication Date: 2020-08-18
Joyful Math by Deanna Pecaski McLennan
Call Number: Online Access

ISBN: 9781625313256

Publication Date: 2020-09-30
Maths Learning Difficulties, Dyslexia and Dyscalculia by Steve Chinn
Call Number: Online Access

ISBN: 9781785925795

Publication Date: 2018-10-18
Rough Draft Math by Amanda Jansen
Call Number: Online Access

ISBN: 9781625312068

Publication Date: 2020-03-17
TEACHING MATHEMATICS MEANINGFULLY by David H. Allsopp (Contribution by); LouAnn H. Lovin (Contribution by); Sarah van Ingen (Contribution by)
Call Number: Online Ebook

ISBN: 9781598575583

Publication Date: 2017-12-06
The Young Child and Mathematics, Third Edition by Angela Chan Turrou; Nicholas C. Johnson; Megan L. Franke
Call Number: Online Access

ISBN: 9781938113932

Publication Date: 2021-11-23

Young Children's Mathematics by Thomas P. Carpenter; Megan Loef Franke; Nicholas C. Johnson; Angela C. Turrou; Anita A. Wager
Call Number: Curriculum QA 135.6 Y68 2017

ISBN: 9780325078120

Publication Date: 2016-10-26
Visual-Spatial Thinking for Advanced Learners, Grades 3-5 by Emily Hollett; Anna Cassalia
Call Number: Curriculum B 1590.3 H668 2023

ISBN: 9781032199238

Publication Date: 2022-07-29
Very Special Maths by Les Staves
Call Number: Curriculum QA 11.2 S73 2019

ISBN: 9781138195530

Publication Date: 2018-08-10
Maththatmatters 2 by David Stocker; Minnow Holtz-Carriere (Illustrator)
Call Number: Curriculum QA 11.2 S76 2017

ISBN: 9781771253123

Publication Date: 2017-01-24
Classroom-Ready Rich Math Tasks by Delise Andrews; Karen S. Karp; Beth McCord Kobett; Sorsha-Maria T. Mulroe; Francis (skip) Fennell
Call Number: Curriculum QA 139 K625 2021

ISBN: 9781544399164

Publication Date: 2021-05-07

Other Math Resources

Futuristic Math
Free online math games for children from Pre-K to Grade 7.
Math Forum Teachers' Place
Visual Math Learning
JUMP Math

You will need an Edmonton Public Library card to access these items. Visit an EPL Location or view EPL's Membership Page for more information.

TumbleMath
TumbleMath is a database of math picture book, complete with animation and narration. The books are accompanied by supplementary materials such as lesson plans and quizzes.

Math Manipulatives

Base Ten Blocks
Call Number: QA 115 B299
Tangrams: grades 1-9
Call Number: GV 1507 T3 T16
Sorting/counting kit
Call Number: QA 113 S714
Double Tangram: Grades 2-9
Call Number: GV 1507 T3 D68
Visual Math Blocks
Call Number: QA 20 V55
Investigating fractions, decimals, and percents. Grades 4-6 by Catherine Twomey Fosnot
Call Number: QA 117 F67 2007
Investigating multiplication and division. Grades 3-5 by Catherine Twomey Fosnot
Call Number: QA 135.6 F68 2007
Investigating number sense, addition, and subtraction. Grades K-3
Call Number: QA 135.6 F67 2007

Mathematics Resources from the Alberta Government

Mathematics (K-6) | Curriculum Page

Finding Books

The following are suggested subjects for find books for teaching Math:

Mathematics study AND teaching (Elementary)
Mathematics study AND teaching (Secondary)
Geometry study AND teaching
Manipulatives (Education)
Games in mathematics education
Mathematics AND problems AND exercises
Algebra study AND teaching

Add juvenile to your catalog search to limit your results to items appropriate for K-12 students. Also try adding (math OR mathematics).