Introduction: Using Children's Literature to Teach Problem Solving in Math
Creating a Problem-Solving Community
1. Make Sense and Persevere
Seven Blind Mice-Decomposing Numbers
Developing Problem Solvers
MATH-Terpieces: The Art of Problem Solving-Using 2 and 3 Addends to Find a Sum
Splash!-Representing Addition and Subtraction Problems
Ten Flashing Fireflies-Exploring the Commutative Property of Addition
Rooster's Off to See the World-Exploring the Associative Property of Addition
Developing Problem Solvers
Each Orange Had 8 Slices-Demonstrating Fluency for Addition
How Many Mice?-Representing and Solving Problems With Addition and Subtraction
How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?-Skip-Counting and Comparing Three-Digit Numbers
Developing Problem Solvers
Mall Mania-Adding Two-Digit Numbers Using Various Strategies
Spaghetti and Meatballs for All!-Creating Composite Shapes
The Doorbell Rang-Representing Addition in Various Ways
Developing Problem Solvers
Bigger, Better, Best!-Using Addition With Rectangular Arrays
Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last SundaySolving Word Problems With Money
5. Use Mathematical Tools
Earth Day-Hooray!-Using Place Value to Add and Subtract
Developing Problem Solvers
Mummy Math-Recognizing Attributes of 3D Objects
Measuring Penny-Measuring in Standard and Nonstandard Units
If You Were a Quadrilateral-Identifying Quadrilaterals
Developing Problem Solvers
Lemonade for Sale-Representing and Interpreting Data
Measuring Penny-Relating Addition and Subtraction to Length
The Button Box-Identifying Attributes for Sorting
Developing Problem Solvers
Patterns in Peru-Describing Relative Positions
The Greedy Triangle-Exploring Attributes of Shapes
8. Apply Repeated Reasoning
Bundles of Buttons: Counting by Tens-Counting to 100 by Tens
Developing Problem Solvers
How Big is a Foot?-Iterating Length Units
The King's Commissioners-Representing Tens and Ones
Appendix: Common Addition and Subtraction Situations
