Math Curse by Jon Scieszka
- Target Skill(s): Math Anxiety and Math in Our World
- Book Synopsis: A young girl goes through her day plagued by all of the math problems she encounters in her world until she discovers a way to escape her nightmare.
- Math Involved: This book deals with math anxiety, as well as, the numerous places math plays a role in our lives.
- Questions to Ponder:
- Why do some students fear math?
- What do you think about math?
- What is math anxiety? How can you deal with math anxiety?
- When do you use math outside of the classroom?
- Activity Ideas:
- At the beginning of the school year, use the book to introduce students to math class. Then, ask students to create a poem, picture, acrostic, story, or other creative piece to describe how they feel about math.
- As the first page in a journal or math notebook, have students use math to describe themselves. Click here for an example.
- Discuss how we use math in our everyday world. Then, complete my After Math activity (from my Engaging Mathematics blog series).
- Book Link on Amazon: http://bit.ly/MathCurse
