Level 2 number
The biggest number in the universe, by Julie Leibrich
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| Description | A girl borrows a very large number from her neighbour to take to school with her, but it does not work out as she plans. | |
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Different types of numbers. |
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One is a snail, ten is a crab: A counting feet book, by April Pulley Sayre and Jeff SayrePublisher: Walker (2004) ISBN: 1844281647 |
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When you are counting by feet then 1 is a snail and 2 is a person and 4 is a dog! This book uses the number of feet on various animals to be the units by which numbers can be expressed. |
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| Mathematics | Part whole and multiplicative thinking, number combinations. | |
Nesta and the missing zero, by Julie Leibrich
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The impact on the world is immense when zero goes missing. Nesta discovers that zero means more than “nothing”. |
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| Mathematics | Place value. | |
How much is a million?, by David SchwartzPublisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 9780688040499 |
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The relative size of large numbers is explored with pictures and interesting facts. |
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| Mathematics | Numbers 1 million to 1 trillion. | |
One hundred hungry ants, by Elinor J. PinczesPublisher: Houghton Mifflin ISBN: 9780395971239 |
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A group of ants explores arrays for 100 as they try to find the fastest way to get to the picnic. |
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| Mathematics | Multiplication, arrays. | |
A remainder of one, by Elinor J. PinczesPublisher: Houghton Mifflin ISBN: 9780618250776 |
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A group of 25 marching bugs assemble themselves in various arrays trying to get to even rows and not have a remainder. |
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| Mathematics | Division, arrays. | |
The Warlord's Beads, by Virginia Walton PilegardPublisher: Pelican ISBN: 1565548639 |
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| Description | A story that describes the creation of an abacus as a way to manage a systematic count. | |
| Mathematics | Counting, number systems, multiples. | |
Mr Chicken Goes to Paris, by Leigh HobbsPublisher: Allen and Unwin ISBN: 9781741757699 |
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| Description | A hilarious story where Mr. Chicken goes to visit Paris. Full of incidental maths conversations. | |
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Arrays, grouping. |
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The great divide: A mathematical marathon, by Dayle Ann DoddsPublisher: Candlewick ISBN: 9780763615925 |
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| Description | 80 competitors begin a marathon. The number remaining is systematically halved until 5 remain. | |
| Mathematics | Halving. | |
Spaghetti and Meatballs for all, by Marilyn BurnsPublisher: Scholastic ISBN: 9780545044455 |
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| Description | Mr. and Mrs. Comfort need to arrange the tables and chairs to ensure all their guests have a seat. | |
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Division, multiplication, equal shares. |
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Amanda Bean's Amazing Dream, by Cindy Neuschwander.Publisher: Scholastic Press ISBN: 9780590300124 This book may no longer be available for purchase. |
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| Description | Amanda Bean discovers the advantages of using multiplication as a strategy for counting large numbers. | |
| Mathematics |
Counting/Multiplicative thinking. |
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Each Orange Had 8 Slices: A Counting Book, by Paul Giganti, Jr.Publisher: William Morrow ISBN: 068813985X |
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| Description | A collection of maths puzzles which children can explore using counting, addition or multiplication. | |
| Mathematics |
Counting/Multiplicative thinking. |
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Math-terpieces, by Greg TangPublisher: Scholastic Press ISBN: 9780439443883 |
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| Description | With reference to words of art the reader is challenged to combine numbers to 10. | |
| Mathematics | Combining numbers to 10. | |
I'll teach my dog 100 words, by Michael FrithPublisher: Random House ISBN: 0394826922 |
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As the boy teaches his dog 100 words, the progress is tracked. |
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| Mathematics | Numbers to 100. | |
Bears on wheels, by Stan and Jan BerenstainPublisher: Random House ISBN: 9780394809670 |
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An adventure with bears stacking in different combinations as they ride bikes. |
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| Mathematics | Combinations of numbers to 10. | |
Half a slice of bread and butter, by Peter DurkinPublisher: Sra ISBN: 9780383036940 This book may no longer be available for purchase. |
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Two children learn the relative size of one half as they have to share food with more and more children. |
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| Mathematics | Fractions. | |
Divide and ride, by Stuart J. MurphyPublisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 9780590214278 |
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| Description | A group of 11 friends explore seating arrangements on carnival rides. | |
| Mathematics | Division with remainders. | |
Earth day - hooray!, by Stuart J. MurphyPublisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 9780060001292 |
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| Description | A group of children learn about place value as they attempt to collect 5000 cans to recycle. | |
| Mathematics | Place value. | |
Too many kangaroo things to do!, by Stuart J. MurphyPublisher: Steck-Vaughn Company ISBN: 9780739825617 |
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| Description | Australian animals multiply. Add the things they have to do. | |
| Mathematics | Multiplication and addition. | |
Give me half!, by Stuart J. MurphyPublisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 978006447018 |
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| Description | Two children learn how to share one or two food items between them fairly. | |
| Mathematics | Halving, including fraction notation. | |
The most amazing hide-and-seek numbers book, by Robert CrowtherPublisher: Walker Books Ltd ISBN: 9780744561715 This book may no longer be available for purchase. |
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| Description | A flaps and flags book that reveals groups of creatures to 100. | |
| Mathematics | Numbers to 100. | |
Apple fractions, by Jerry PallottaPublisher: Scholastic ISBN: 978043939013 This book may no longer be available for purchase. |
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Key fractional concepts are explored within the context of slicing up apples (but there is lots of information about apples too!) |
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| Mathematics | Fractions. | |
The Warlord's Puppeteers, by Virginia Walton PilegardPublisher: Pelican ISBN: 158980077X |
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| Description | The characters must come to grips with the concept of proportion as they create new puppets. | |
| Mathematics | Proportion, fraction. | |
Eat Your Math Homework- Recipes for Hungry Minds, by Ann McCallumPublisher: Charlesbridge (2011) ISBN: 9781570917806 |
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| Description | A collection of recipes each illustrating a mathematical idea and with suggestions for further explorations and including fun facts. For example explore tessellation with a brownie recipe, probability with trail mix, or Fibonacci's sequence with fruit kebabs. | |
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Algebra, probability, fractions. |
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Level 2 algebra
One is a snail, ten is a crab: A counting feet book, by April Pulley Sayre and Jeff SayrePublisher: Walker (2004) ISBN: 1844281647
Activity based on this book. |
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When you are counting by feet then 1 is a snail and 2 is a person and 4 is a dog! This book uses the number of feet on various animals to be the units by which numbers can be expressed.
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| Mathematics | Number patterns. | |
Wild Fibonacci - Nature's secret revealed, by Joy HulmePublisher: Tricycle Press ISBN: 9781582463247
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| Description | An introduction to the Fibonacci number sequence and its presence in the animal world, such as in the curve of beaks and claws. | |
| Mathematics | Number patterns. | |
Level 2 geometry
The greedy triangle, by Marilyn BurnsPublisher: Scholastic Paperbacks ISBN: 9780545042208
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| Description | A story about a triangle that wants to change its number of sides. | |
| Mathematics | Features of shapes. | |
My Map Book, by Sara FanelliPublisher: Walker Books ISBN: 9780060264550
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| Description | A look at mapping from a variety of perspectives including the neighbourhood, family map, and a bedroom. | |
| Mathematics | Maps. | |
Perfect Square, by Michael HallPublisher: Greenwillow ISBN: 9780061915130
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| Description | A square reinvents itself over the week as it changes shape through a series of misadventures. | |
| Mathematics |
2D shape.
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They all saw a cat, by Brendan WenzelPublisher: Chronicle Books ISBN: 9781452150130
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| Description | This book follows the adventures of one cat, and how perspective shapes what we see. In this case, how cats look very different depending on your point of view. |
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Position and orientation, and spatial awareness.
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Level 2 measurement
Diary of a worm, by Doreen CroninPublisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 006000150X
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A juvenile worm keeps a journal over several weeks documenting the events of his life.
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| Mathematics | Time, date, months. | |
365 Penguins, by Jean-Luc Fromental and Joelle JolivetPublisher: Abrams ISBN: 9780810944602
This book may no longer be available for purchase. Activity based on this book. |
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| Description | On day one a penguin turns up, day by day the numbers grow. | |
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Time, factors, grouping.
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Pepetuna, by Denise Whitmore
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| Description | The life cycle of a Pepetuna moth in relation to the life of a child. | |
| Mathematics |
Symmetry (Level 1), timelines (Level 2).
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In a minute, by Shelagh McNicholasPublisher: Little Bee ISBN: 9781845392406
This book may no longer be available for purchase. Activity based on this book. |
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| Description | Duration of a minute using the saying 'In a minute'. | |
| Mathematics |
Time.
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Get up and go!, by Stuart J. MurphyPublisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9780064467049
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The dog uses a simple timeline to track the time taken by a little girl as she gets ready to go to school.
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| Mathematics |
Addition with time. |
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Before and after: A book of nature timescapes, by Jan ThornhillPublisher: Greey de Pencier Books ISBN: 18956889612
This book may no longer be available for purchase. |
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Pictures of natural habitats are shown before and after a time lapse ranging from a few seconds to one year.
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| Mathematics | Time, standard units, vocabulary. | |
The Warlord's Fish, by Virginia Walton PilegardPublisher: Pelican ISBN: 1565549643
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| Description | A story about the creation of a compass to assist the characters in finding their way home after being lost in a storm. Describes pathways, direction and workings of a compass. | |
| Mathematics | Compass direction. | |
Jim and the Beanstalk, by Raymond BriggsPublisher: Penguin Books ISBN: 9780140500776
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| Description | Jim befriends the giant and needs to measure him up for some new glasses and teeth. | |
| Mathematics |
Length.
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How Big was a Dinosaur? by Anna MilbournePublisher: Usborne (2011) ISBN: 9781409506775
This book may no longer be available for purchase. |
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| Description | Pipkin the Penguin explores the dimensions of dinosaurs by travelling back in time. Includes a large poster to illustrate the comparisons. | |
| Mathematics |
Length, time, scale.
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How High is the Sky? by Anna MilbournePublisher: Usborne (2008) ISBN: 9781409583202
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| Description | Pipkin the Penguin explores the concept of height by following his curiosity up to the sky. Includes a large poster to illustrate the concepts. | |
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Length.
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How Deep is the Sea? by Anna MilbournePublisher: Usborne (2009) ISBN: 9780746096086
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| Description | Pipkin the Penguin follows his curiosity to explore the measurement idea of depth by diving into the sea and finding the creatures at different depths. Includes large poster. | |
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Length.
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Henry's Map by David Elliot
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| Description | "Henry is a particular sort of pig" and in an effort to record the proper place for everything on the farm he sets out to create a map. A great story about representing a 3-D environment in a 2-D map and ground views and bird's eye views. | |
| Mathematics |
Simple maps.
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Level 2 statistics
That’s A Possibility, by Bruce GoldstonePublisher: Henry Holt & Company ISBN: 0805089985
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| Description | Introduces children to the ideas of something being possible, probable, or impossible. Each spread features an easy-to-understand scenario such as dice rolling, with questions about probable outcomes and simple explanations. | |
| Mathematics | Probability, vocabulary. | |
Lemonade for sale, by Stuart J. MurphyPublisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 9780064467155
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| Description | The kids club track the success of their lemonade stall by graphing their sales for a week. | |
| Mathematics | Bar graphs. | |