Our Favorite Math Read Aloud Books in Our Homeschool

Math can seem so mechanical and get dry pretty fast, but it doesn’t have to be that way.  There is so much beauty in math, if we would only take the time to notice.  Here are some great read alouds that can accompany your math lessons or even morning time! Next to each title, I have written the concepts they aim to reinforce.  

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Growing Patterns: Fibonacci Numbers in Nature by Sarah C. Campbell

Rec. ages: 7-10 years

Skills Reinforced: Fibonacci numbers, as found in nature

My Even Day by Doris Fisher

Rec. ages: 5-6 years

Skills Reinforced: even numbers, counting

One Odd Day by Doris Fisher

Rec. ages: 5-6 years

Skills Reinforced: odd numbers, counting

Mathematicians Are People, Too: Stories from the Lives of Great Mathematicians by Luetta Reimer

Rec. ages: all ages 5 and up

Skills Reinforced: introduction to historical figures in mathematics and their contributions

Count to 100 by Felicity Brooks

Rec. ages: 3-6 years

Skills Reinforced: numeration, number sense

Bedtime Math: A Fun Excuse to Stay Up Late by Laura Overdeck

Rec. ages: 4-7 years

Skills Reinforced: word problems, number sense

The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins

Rec. ages: 4-8 years

Skills Reinforced: equal shares, early division concepts

The Lion’s Share: A Tale of Halving Cake and Eating It, Too by Matthew McElligott

Rec. ages: 4-8 years

Skills Reinforced: fractions, equal shares

Snowman – Cold = Puddle Spring Equations by Laura Purdie Salas

Rec. ages: 4-8 years

Skills Reinforced: poetry, subtraction, addition (using word pictures)

Counting On Fall by Lizann Flatt

Rec. ages: 5 -7 years

Skills Reinforced: number sense and numeration

Let’s Estimate by David Adler

Rec. ages: 6-9 years

Skills Reinforced: estimation

How Much Is a Million? by David M. Schwartz

Rec. ages: 4-8 years

Skills Reinforced: conceptualizing complex numbers

Place Value by David Adler

Rec. Ages: 5-8 years

Skills Reinforced: place value

A Million Dots by Andrew Clements

Rec. Ages: 4-8 years

Skills Reinforced: conceptualizing complex or large numbers

What are some of your favorite math read alouds for elementary grades? I would love to hear from you!