If we are being really honest, I love pie more than I love pi. However, we love celebrating Pi Day with both yummy treats and fun math lessons. Last year I shared how we celebrate Pi Day with a group of our friends. We are continuing with that tradition this year, but I also wanted to share some of my favorite math books. Not the textbook type of books but picture books full of math ideas. These are a fun way to introduce or reinforce math concepts, especially for students that enjoy reading. You can even enjoy them with a piece of pie!
Homeschool Math Picture Books
When you put the math concept into a story it can make it much easier to remember. It can also help make things more exciting for those students who might think math is ‘boring’. Circumference might not seem like an interesting topic, but make it Sir Cumference and add in knights and dragons and suddenly you have their attention. This is by no means an exhaustive list of math books, but rather a fun list to get you started. If your student really enjoys learning math through reading, Life of Fred is an entire math curriculum designed as a story.
You may think of picture books as something for young children, but many of these books have upper elementary and even middle school concepts in them. I encourage you to try math picture books with any age student. One of my fondest memories of a college class involves a professor reading aloud a picture book. Whether you are looking for a way to celebrate Pi Day, reinforce math concepts, or just add a little more reading and fun to your homeschool day, I hope you enjoy this list of books! If you have a favorite math picture book let me know in the comments.
Sir Cumference Series Books
Sir Cumference and the First Round Table
Sir Cumference and the Dragon of PI
Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland
Sir Cumference and the Sword in the Cone
Sir Cumference and the Isle of Immeter
Sir Cumference and All the King’s Tens
Sir Cumference and the Viking’s Map
Sir Cumference and the Off the Charts Dessert
Sir Cumference and the Round About Battle
Other Fun Math Books
What’s Your Angle, Pythagoras?
Spaghetti and Meatballs for All!
G is for Googol (A Math Alphabet Book)
Hershey’s Addition Book (there are also others in this series)
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