Searching for a math learning book for children

July 5, 2016 3:47 AM

Sometime within the last two years, I read a positive review of a mathematics book for children of at least kindergarten age that introduced math concepts using the number line as a conceptual focus. I'd appreciate any help in trying to identify this book.

The phrase "number line" may have been part of its title, however I don't think it is Hopping on the Number Line by Nancy Allen. I seem to recall there may have been some dynamic activity involving said number line, like breaking it or smashing it or some other colorful (but apparently not colorful enough!) imagery. I suspect there may have been an emphasis on visualization.
If this doesn't ring any bells, I would also appreciate any recommendations on math learning books for young (kindergarten to early school-age) learners with a strong focus on visualizing numbers and their properties.

posted by Svejk to Education (3 answers total)

My 7yo has really liked the Bedtime Math series, with its focus on funny, real-world examples of problems. It also encourages close reading of the question, rather than jumping to an assumption about what's being solved for.
posted by cocoagirl at 5:25 AM on July 5, 2016 [1 favorite]

It may be Singapore Math, which is a newer-to-US math teaching style that focuses on developing number sense, not so much drills and memorization.
posted by yes I said yes I will Yes at 1:14 PM on July 6, 2016

If it is just about using the number line as a central concept, then yes, Singapore maths has this firmly central. Some of the DK early math workbooks from the UK include the number line and are pretty complementary to the Singapore maths system too, as well as being colourful and fun for workbook oriented kids
posted by dorothyisunderwood at 7:07 PM on July 6, 2016