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Mr. R.'s Math Poems

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As an elementary school math specialist I have seen and used many resources, but it's been a long time since me and my students have had this much fun learning about math. Written by a teacher for students, teachers, and parents, I highly recommend Mr. R.'s math poems for anyone who works or lives with elementary age children.

While the poems aren't particularly well-written, my students did enjoy the few I read to them. I teach 2nd and 3rd graders and my team is working on finding songs, chants, and poems that correspond with state standards and our goals for the year. This book didn't have a lot to offer for that purpose. The poems are long and wordy. I am returning the book because I just don't think I'll use it enough. It's not something I would just add to my classroom library either because I'm not sure it would last long. There are small pictures worked into the text of the poem, but they aren't particularly exciting or interesting. The book is spiral bound, and not particularly well-constructed. I got a large chunk of the book twice, which made me wonder if I was also missing anything. I'm glad that someone is doing this -trying to engage students in math with poetry, but I hope that as more people do it the overall quality available will also improve.

My kids love this book- being a math enthusiast myself, I try to read them one of Mr. R.'s math poems whenever I can. They are quite fun, and they cover a wide range of subjects, from the very simple, such as basic addition, to quite esoteric, like the grumpy Teenage Rectangle! But above all, they love those 'Number Thief' poems the most!!

HR