Books & Resources for Parents - Numeracy

The following are some book and game ideas for parents. Appropriate books and games can build fun and a sense of accomplishment for young math learners. Check out the below list of excellent books and games that encourage numeracy development at home.

Books for Parents

• Talking Math with Your Kids – Christopher Danielson (Kindle ebook)
• Table Talk Math – John Stevens

Games & Activites

Games and activities that build spatial reasoning for young children:

• Block play and building with different materials
• Puzzles

Games that build number skills for young children:

• Uno
• Skipbo (or other games that involve recognizing and sequencing numerals)
• Tiny Polka Dot
• Tenzi
• Monopoly Jr. (or any other game that involves dice!)

Children's Picture Books:

• Which One Doesn’t Belong and How Many? By Christopher Danielson
• Ada Twist Scientist and other books by Andrea Beaty
• Greg Tang (author)
• Cindy Neuschwander (author)
• Counting books (including song books like 10 in the Bed or 5 Little Monkeys)
• Tana Hoban (author)
• Jane Brocket's Clever Concepts series