Elementary and Middle School

Patterns, puzzles, games, and activities — here are plenty of ideas to get your children playing around with math. For early elementary students, be sure to also check my Picture Books and Early Readers page.

• History of Math
  How did people ever think up these things?
• Fantastic Math Stories
  Stories, fables, and a foray into fantasy.
• Puzzles, Games, and Activities
  Exercise and grow your mental muscles.
• Things They Don’t Teach You in School
  And everything you never knew you wanted to know.
• Making Sense of Schooly Math Topics
  Learn why math works: arithmetic, algebra, and more.

Within each subcategory, books are listed alphabetically by author.

If you click on a book cover, the links take you to Amazon.com, where you can read reviews and other details (and where I earn a few cents of affiliate commission if you actually buy the book), but most of these books should be available through your public library. Ask a librarian to find you a copy — they love to help!

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History of Math

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Fantastic Math Stories

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Puzzles, Games, and Activities

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Things They Don’t Teach You in School

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Making Sense of Schooly Math Topics

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