Curriculum Library

Math Resources in the Curriculum Library

The Curriculum Library offers a variety of resources related to teaching mathematics including manipulatives, children's books about math concepts, and curriculum planning materials. Math resources can be found in all three sections of the Curriculum Library: Juvenile Books, Picture Books, and Curriculum Materials.

Three Steps to Finding Math Resources

Read call numbers as if they are a mailing address, going from broad to specific information.

For example the call number for Number Talks: Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages is:

CurLib - located in the curriculum library materials section

Math - subject

General - subtopic (general is always first, then others follow alphabetically)

MathSolu- publisher (in alphabetical order)

2016- year published

Now let's look at a children's book. These books are organized using Library of Congress Classification.

The call number for Now What? : A Math Tale is:

Picture - located in the picture book section

QA - main subject (Mathematics)

445.5 - subtopic (Geometry. Trigonometry. Topology)

.H37 - author number (last name starts with H)

2019 - year published

For more on reading Library of Congress call numbers, check out this 3 minute video:

Using our example of Number Talks: Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages:

One line at a time, look for the corresponding space on the shelf.

CurLib - located in the curriculum library materials section

Math - look for the blue shelf flag

General - look for white shelf labels

MathSolu- publishers are in alphabetical order within each section

2016- year published will distinguish between items if needed

Now back to our picture book, Now What? : A Math Tale:

Picture - located in the picture book section

QA - look for orange shelf flag that reads "Science & Math"

445.5 - subtopic code, in numerical order

.H37 - alphabetical order, then numbers are read as if they are decimals

2019 - year will distinguish between items if needed

Math-Related Juvenile and Picture Books

Math-Related Curriculum Materials