More Math Stories

More stories to capture students' mathematical interest and develop their mathematical undetstanding.

More Math Stories (make selection)
Math Interviews, Gr. 4-8 ($8) The Case of the Mismatched Socks, Gr. 4-8 ($6)

Interviews with mathematicians, math concepts (like the circle!), and people who use math on the job.

Extension activities offer students opportunities to explore the math ideas in each interview.

Molly and Alexander solve a math mystery: When you end up with mismatched socks after doing laundry, are you unlucky or is there something mathematical going on?

The Handshakes Problem, Gr. 4-8 ($6) Fraction Friends, Gr. 4-8 ($6)

Timothy explores the mathematics of counting handshakes at a party, and discovers a shortcut to adding consecutive numbers - and much more!

One-Half is new to Fractionville and has a difficult time making friends. One-Third thinks they’re incompatible, until One-Quarter helps them discover how much they can have in common.

A New Home for Scruffy , Gr. 4-8 ($6)  

Michelle and her grandfather build a pen for a new puppy. How might they design the pen so that it has the greatest possible area, with only 18 metres of fence?