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# M.W. Penn

Author of Mathematics Books for Children

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- [A Fraction of the Common Core](https://mwpenn.com/a-fraction-of-the-common-core/) - The Common Core State Standards have become a focus of controversy and I feel I must lend a voice to the discussion. My most extensive experience is with a fraction of the Common Core, literally. I have examined the mathematics standards labeled Numbers and Operations—Fractions from the initial statement for grade 3, ‘Develop understanding of
- [Square Bear Meets Round Hound](https://mwpenn.com/square-bear-meets-round-hound/) - Square Bear Meets Round Hound Read more & Order this book
- [Flibberty Digits & Flummery Daubs](https://mwpenn.com/897/) - Flibberty Digits & Flummery Daubs Read more & Order this book
- [2 Lines](https://mwpenn.com/2-lines/) - 2 Lines Read more & Order this book
- [Square Bear](https://mwpenn.com/888/) - Square Bear Read more & Order this book
- [Comparing Numbers](https://mwpenn.com/comparing-numbers/) - Comparing Numbers Read more & Order this book
- [Counting Money](https://mwpenn.com/counting-money-2/) - Counting Money Read more & Order this book
- [It's a Pattern](https://mwpenn.com/its-a-pattern/) - Read more & Order this book
- [Sidney the Silly Who Only Eats 6](https://mwpenn.com/sidney-the-silly-who-only-eats-6/) - Sidney the Silly Who Only Eats 6 Read more & Order this book
- [Math & Poetry Fun with Sidney the Silly and Friends](https://mwpenn.com/math-poetry-fun-with-sidney-the-silly-and-friends/) - Math & Poetry Fun with Sidney the Silly and Friends Read more & Order this book
- [ADDverse](https://mwpenn.com/addverse/) - Read more & Order this book
- [Filthy Franny and the 4 Faery Fleas](https://mwpenn.com/filthy-franny-and-the-4-faery-fleas/) - Read more & Order this book
- [It's Addition](https://mwpenn.com/its-addition/) - Count 1, 2, 3, 4 fingers, Then add in 1 thumb. Hands together, 5 + 5, And you find the sum. Read more & Order this book
- [It's Subtraction](https://mwpenn.com/its-subtraction/) - Use your fingers to keep track As you count the numbers back: 5 lizards in the sun 3 lizards jump and run 5, 4, 3 leaves 2 lizards in the sun. Read more & Order this book
- [It's a Shape](https://mwpenn.com/its-a-shape/) - Shapes are wide or narrow, Shapes are short or tall. But shapes are just flat With no thickness at all! Read more & Order this book

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- [Home](https://mwpenn.com/) - M.W. Penn | Children\'s Books & Lesson Plans that Teach Mathematics Concepts & Skills
- [Poetry](https://mwpenn.com/poetry/) - Poetry and mathematics combined. Award winning poet and author of mathematics literature for young children writes poems often published in Highlights magazine.
- [Sample Entries in A Comprehensive Mathematics Dictionary for Grades K-8](https://mwpenn.com/books/resource-books/a-comprehensive-mathematics-dictionary-for-grades-k-8/sample-entries-in-a-comprehensive-mathematics-dictionary-for-grades-k-8/)
- [9 Monsters in a Square](https://mwpenn.com/poetry/9-monsters-in-a-square/) - How many monster squares will form a larger square? 2? No. 3? No. Ah, but 4 monsters will form a perfect square. So will 9 monsters and 16 monsters. What do these numbers have in common? They are square numbers! Learn about square numbers and find more.
- [Digit Snake](https://mwpenn.com/poetry/digit-snake/) - Ask a young child to recite the digits we use in base ten and they will often say, "one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten." Hold on there--10 is not a digit. The number ten is comprised of two digits: one and zero. Just ask the Digit Snake! “Penn is a Pied
- [Write a Poem](https://mwpenn.com/poetry/write-a-poem/) - Write a Poem Featured in the May 2014 issue of Highlights Magazine
- [Hideaway](https://mwpenn.com/poetry/hideaway/) - A poem by MW Penn in Highlights Magazine for Children.
- [Flibberty Digits and Flummery Daubs](https://mwpenn.com/books/childrens-books/flibberty-digits-and-flummery-daubs/) - Flibberty Digits and Flummery Daubs: Magical, Madcap Math Poems about the digits of base ten and plane geometry By M.W. Penn Illustrated by Daphne Firos Includes a glossary and activities 978-0984042562, paperback, 32 pages MathWord Press 2012 Order Now Download a bookmark Math concepts from the Common Core Standards addressed in playful, easy to remember
- [Number Soup](https://mwpenn.com/poetry/number-soup/) - Number Soup Featured in the April 2005 Highlights Magazine
- [Interviews & Articles](https://mwpenn.com/about/interviews-articles/) - Interviews & Articles Reading plus math equals fun Published March 29, 2012, this article from the Lehighton, PA Times-News talks about MW Penn's visit to the Lehighton School District. Read the article. M.W. Penn makes math read like a fine book Published November 11, 2011, this article from the Arts section of the New Haven
- [About M.W. Penn](https://mwpenn.com/about/about-mw-penn/) - About M.W. Penn MW Penn writes stories and poetry for young children to introduce them to the seminal ideas of mathematics. Her interests, math and literature, are not separate worlds. Children love stories and they enjoy the patterns of verse; intrinsically, they enjoy math, too, though they might not recognize it: the meter of rap;
- [Programs](https://mwpenn.com/programs/) - Programs by M.W. Penn MW Penn presents programs for children, parents and teachers. Select from the dropdown menu or choose: Modeling the CCSS on Fractions A program for teachers Literature in Math Class A program for teachers and parent groups Math Concepts Through Literature A program for children To schedule programs or class visits, please
- [Modeling the CCSS on Fractions, a Program for Teachers](https://mwpenn.com/programs/ccss-on-fractions-a-program-for-teachers/) - Modeling the CCSS on Fractions, a Program for Teachers
- [The Knight of the Orb](https://mwpenn.com/the-knight-of-the-orb/) - The Knight of the Orb A Legend and a Myth By M.W. Penn 978-1939431134 paperback, $11.95 MathWord Press 2017 Order from Amazon Order from Barnes & Noble In the midst of the thirteenth century, a young knight and the friend he injured in a joust journey together through England, Ireland and time to overcome powerful
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- [The Pelerin of the Orb](https://mwpenn.com/the-pelerin-of-the-orb/) - The Pèlerin of the Orb A Medieval Tale of Malice, Mysticism and Mathematics By M.W. Penn 978-0-9840425-4-8, paperback, 228 pages MathWord Press 2013 Order From Amazon Order From Barnes & Noble Check out the teacher's guides for grades 3-5! In medieval England, feudal lords and high ranking ecclesiastics clash in the pursuit of a mystic
- [2 Lines](https://mwpenn.com/books/childrens-books/2-lines/) - 2 Lines A story of a straight line and curves By M.W. Penn Illustrated by Daphne Firos Includes an activity by Adam Goldberg, Ed.D. 978-0-9840425-0-0, paperback, 32 pages MathWord Press 2012 First Place winner of the 2012 CT Press Club Communications Award for best children’s nonfiction Order from Amazon Concise, whimsical text and simple, vibrant
- [Square Bear Meets Round Hound](https://mwpenn.com/books/childrens-books/square-bear-meets-round-hound/) - Square Bear Meets Round Hound A fairytale of shapes By M.W. Penn Illustrated by Daphne Firos Includes an activity by Adam Goldberg, Ed.D. 978-0-9840425-8-6, paperback, 36 pages MathWord Press 2012 Order from Amazon Order from Barnes & Noble View/download a lesson plan using the book Download a bookmark In this delightful fairytale of shapes in
- [Square Bear](https://mwpenn.com/books/childrens-books/square-bear/) - Square Bear A fairytale of polygons By M.W. Penn Illustrated by Daphne Firos Includes an activity by Adam Goldberg, Ed.D. 978-0-9840425-3-1, paperback, 36 pages MathWord Press 2011 View/download a lesson plan using the book Order From Amazon Order From Amazon A math fairytale of polygons, the story of Square Bear, Rectangle Horse, Triangle Prince and
- [Empress Adelaide Dances at 8](https://mwpenn.com/books/childrens-books/empress-adelaide-dances-at-8/) - Empress Adelaide Dances at 8 a time-telling tale By M.W. Penn Photographs by Stephanie Anestis Includes an activity by Adam Goldberg, Ed.D. 978-0-9840425-1-7, paperback MathWord Press 2013 Order From Amazon Order From Barnes & Noble See a lesson plan for Empress Adelaide Dances at 8 Download a bookmark Follow young Adelaide through 24 hours of
- [That’s Not a Beagle](https://mwpenn.com/books/childrens-books/thats-not-a-beagle/) - That's Not a Beagle by M.W. Penn
- [A Comprehensive Mathematics Dictionary for Grades K-8](https://mwpenn.com/books/resource-books/a-comprehensive-mathematics-dictionary-for-grades-k-8/) - A Comprehensive Mathematics Dictionary for Grades K-8 including terms used in the CCSS By M.W. Penn and Monica Merritt Illustrated by Daphne Firos 978-1-939431-08-0, paperback, 288 pages MathWord Press Order from Barnes & Noble Order from Amazon Easy visual learning with flash cards! Order Flash Cards Take the mystery of elementary grade mathematics with this
- [Children’s Literature in the K-3 Mathematics Classroom](https://mwpenn.com/books/resource-books/childrens-literature-in-the-k-3-mathematics-classroom/) - Children’s Literature in the K-3 Mathematics Classroom 50 Activities Based on the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics By Adam Goldberg, Ed.D., Maria Diamantis and M.W. Penn Download bookmark[/caption]The activities in this resource address every Common Core State Standard for mathematics from Kindergarten through grade three and employ the practice standards. These activities are based
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- [Lesson Plan for Square Bear Meets Round Hound](https://mwpenn.com/lesson-plans/mw-penn-books/round-hound/) - CCSS lesson plan for Round Hound
- [Math Concepts Through Literature, a Program for Children](https://mwpenn.com/programs/math-concepts-through-literature/) - Teaching Math Concepts Through Literature, a Program for Children
- [Literature in Math Class, a Program for Teachers and Parent Groups](https://mwpenn.com/programs/literature-in-math-class/) - Literature in Math Class, a Program for Teachers and Parent Groups
- [M.W. Penn on Elementary Mathematics ](https://mwpenn.com/about/elementary-mathematics/) - M.W. Penn on Elementary Mathematics
- [Lesson Plan for Square Bear](https://mwpenn.com/lesson-plans/mw-penn-books/square-bear/) - A Lesson Plan for Square Bear Download pdf of lesson plan Common Core State Standard addressed in this lesson: Identify and describe shapes (squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres). K.G.2. Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size. K.G.3. Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, “flat”) or
- [Lesson Plan for Empress Adelaide Dances at 8](https://mwpenn.com/lesson-plans/mw-penn-books/empress-adelaide/) - A Lesson Plan for Empress Adelaide Dances at 8 CCSS Tell and write time. 1.MD.B.3 Tell and write time in hours and half-hours using analog and digital clocks. Lesson Plan You will need a copy of the book; for each group of students have ready a strip of paper, pencils, glue, and a ruler. New
- [Press Kit](https://mwpenn.com/about/press-kit/) - An online press kit will be available soon.
- [Silly Seeds](https://mwpenn.com/poetry/silly-seeds/) - Silly Seeds Featured in the July 2012 Highlights Magazine
- [Number Tree](https://mwpenn.com/poetry/number-tree/) - Number Tree First Place Winner of the 2010 CT Press Club Communications Award for Poetry Federation of Press Women National Award for Poetry In a corner of my garden, I have a number tree. A tree that blossoms in base ten And mesmerizes me. In the very early springtime When days begin to warm, The
- [Miss Molly Mop with the 7s on Top](https://mwpenn.com/poetry/miss-molly-mop/) - Miss Molly Mop with the 7s on Top Featured in Highlights Magazine
- [Lesson Plan for The King's Commissioners](https://mwpenn.com/lesson-plans/other-math-books/the-kings-commissioners/) - A Lesson Plan for The King's Commissioners Themes for lessons: Different ways of grouping objects to expedite counting; demonstrating that you can have the same amount with various groups. NCTM Standards Pre-K–2 Expectations: In prekindergarten through grade 2 all students should: count with understanding and recognize "how many" in sets of objects; use multiple models
- [Lesson Plan for The Greedy Triangle](https://mwpenn.com/lesson-plans/other-math-books/greedy-triangle/) - A Lesson Plan for The Greedy Triangle Theme: Polygons NCTM Standards: Pre-K–2 Expectations In prekindergarten through grade 2 all students should: recognize, name, build, draw, compare, and sort two- and three-dimensional shapes; describe attributes and parts of two- and three-dimensional shapes. Teacher Notes A polygon is a two dimensional shape (a shape in a plane)
- [Lesson Plan for Pezzettino](https://mwpenn.com/lesson-plans/other-math-books/pezzettino/) - A Lesson Plan for Pezzettino Measurement Comparison Area CCSS Standards: K.CC.1. Count to 100 by ones and by tens. K.MD.2. Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has “more of”/“less of” the attribute, and describe the difference. For example, directly compare the heights of two children and describe
- [Lesson Plan for One of Each](https://mwpenn.com/lesson-plans/other-math-books/lesson-plan-for-one-of-each/) - A Lesson Plan for One of Each PROBLEM SOLVING DIVIDING A UNIT MEASUREMENT NCTM Standards for problem solving: Instructional programs from prekindergarten should enable all students to: • build new mathematical knowledge through problem solving; • solve problems that arise in mathematics and in other contexts; • apply and adapt a variety of appropriate strategies
- [Lesson Plan for Miss Fox’s Class Earns a Field Trip](https://mwpenn.com/lesson-plans/other-math-books/miss-foxs-class-earns-a-field-trip/) - A Lesson Plan for Miss Fox’s Class Earns a Field Trip Theme: The theme of this book is earning and saving money for a fieldtrip. Setbacks along the way provide many opportunities for addition and subtraction and for counting dollars and cents. The book also urges students to communicate and share their understanding of money.
- [Lesson Plan for Inch by Inch](https://mwpenn.com/lesson-plans/other-math-books/inch-by-inch/) - A Lesson Plan for Inch by Inch Measurement Comparison Estimation CCSS 1.MD.2. Express the length of an object as a whole number of length units, by laying multiple copies of a shorter object (the length unit) end to end; understand that the length measurement of an object is the number of same-size length units that
- [Lesson Plan for How Big Is a Foot?](https://mwpenn.com/lesson-plans/other-math-books/how-big-is-a-foot/) - A Lesson Plan for How Big Is a Foot? Measurement Estimation Problem Solving CCSS K.MD.1. Describe measurable attributes of objects, such as length or weight. Describe several measurable attributes of a single object. K.MD.2. Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has “more of”/“less of” the attribute, and
- [Lesson Plan for A Chair for My Mother](https://mwpenn.com/lesson-plans/other-math-books/a-chair-for-my-mother/) - A Lesson Plan for A Chair for My Mother Data Collection Addition Estimation Money, Coins Represent and interpret data. CCSS 1.OA.7. Understand the meaning of the equal sign, and determine if equations involving addition and subtraction are true or false. For example, which of the following equations are true and which are false? 6 =
- [Lesson Plan for Sidney the Silly (greater than/less than)](https://mwpenn.com/lesson-plans/mw-penn-books/sidney-the-silly-greater/) - A Lesson Plan for Sidney the Silly (greater than/less than) Sidney the Silly Who Only Eats 6 The theme of Sidney is number sense and problem solving. In young children the concept of number grows out of ideas about relationships between quantities, and the story provides many opportunities for examining these relationships. CCSS K.OA.1. Represent
- [Sidney the Silly Who Only Eats 6](https://mwpenn.com/books/childrens-books/sidney-the-silly-who-only-eats-6/) - Sidney the Silly Who Only Eats 6 By M.W. Penn Illustrated by Sarah Tommer 978-0978404727 Gumboot Books 2007 First Place winner of the 2007 CT Press Club Communications Award for best children’s book View a lesson plan using the book, about dividing View a lesson plan using the book, about greater than/less than The concept
- [Lesson Plan for Sidney the Silly (dividing)](https://mwpenn.com/lesson-plans/mw-penn-books/sidney-the-silly-dividing/) - A Lesson Plan for Sidney the Silly (dividing) Sidney the Silly Who Only Eats 6 The theme of Sidney is number sense and problem solving. CCSS 3.NF.1. Understand a fraction 1/b as the quantity formed by 1 part when a whole is partitioned into b equal parts; understand a fraction a/b as the quantity formed
- [Capstone Pebble Math series](https://mwpenn.com/books/childrens-books/capstone/) - Pebble Math Series Counting Money 9781429675628 Capstone Press 2012 Order from Capstone Order from Amazon Order from Barnes & Noble Comparing Numbers 9781429675611 Capstone Press 2012 Order from Capstone Order from Amazon Order from Barnes & Noble It's a Pattern 9781429660372 Capstone Press 2011 Order from Capstone Order from Amazon Order from Barnes & Noble
- [Lesson Plan for It's a Pattern and It's a Shape](https://mwpenn.com/lesson-plans/mw-penn-books/pattern-and-shape/) - A Lesson Plan for It's a Pattern and It's a Shape This lesson plan combines repeating pattern and two dimensional shapes. It can be done over two or three sessions. Books It’s a Pattern Pattern Recognition NCTM Standards: Pre-K–1 Expectations In prekindergarten through grade 1 all students should sort, classify, and order objects by size,
- [Filthy Franny and the 4 Faery Fleas](https://mwpenn.com/books/childrens-books/filthy-franny-and-the-4-faery-fleas/) - Filthy Franny and the 4 Faery Fleas By M.W. Penn Illustrated by Mike Linton 978-0978435165 Gumboot Books 2009 View a lesson plan using the book Franny likes to swing from tree limbs, chase lizards and play in mud, but she doesn’t like to take baths. When she wishes for a Faery Godmother to whisk her
- [Lesson Plan for Filthy Franny and the 4 Faery Fleas](https://mwpenn.com/lesson-plans/mw-penn-books/filthy-franny/) - A Lesson Plan for Filthy Franny and the 4 Faery Fleas The theme of Franny and the 4 Faery Flea is the digits of the place value number system in base ten. The goal of this lesson is to have students learn and be able to recite the digits. NCTM Standards: Pre-K–3 Expectations The Number
- [ADDverse](https://mwpenn.com/books/childrens-books/addverse/) - ADDverse Farmer Yerkle's Circles and Peter Pattern By M.W. Penn Illustrated by Malgorzata Sliczniak-Swirszcz 9780978435196 Gumboot Books 2009 Order from Amazon Order from Barnes & Noble View a lesson plan using the book ADDverse includes two beautifully illustrated poems for young children: Farmer Yercle’s Circles provides a visit to the Circle 8, a farm where
- [Lesson Plan for ADDverse ](https://mwpenn.com/lesson-plans/mw-penn-books/addverse/) - A Lesson Plan for ADDverse By M.W. Penn and Malgorzota Sliczniak-Swirszcz Gumboot Books, 2009 There are two poems and two themes in ADDverse: Farmer Yercle's Circles on the geometry of a circle and circle based solids; and Peter Pattern on pattern, the precursor to iterative functions. Farmer Yercle’s Circles CCSS Standards K.G.1. Describe objects in
- [For Other Math Books](https://mwpenn.com/lesson-plans/other-math-books/) - Lesson Plans for Other Math Books Lesson plans for all books follow Madeline Hunter’s Lesson Plan Format. This outline is used for all plans: CCSS Standards: Teacher notes: Lesson Plan for multi grade levels K-2 You will need: New words: Plan: Anticipatory set: Input and Modeling Guided Practice: Checking Understanding: Independent Practice: Click here to
- [For M.W. Penn's Books](https://mwpenn.com/lesson-plans/mw-penn-books/) - Lesson Plans for M.W. Penn's Books Lesson plans for all books follow Madeline Hunter’s Lesson Plan Format. This outline is used for all plans: CCSS Standards: Teacher notes: Lesson Plan for multi grade levels K-2 You will need: New words: Plan: Anticipatory set: Input and Modeling Guided Practice: Checking Understanding: Independent Practice: Click here to
- [Madeline Hunter's Lesson Plan Format ](https://mwpenn.com/lesson-plans/other-math-books/madeline-hunters-lesson-plan-format/) - Madeline Hunter's Lesson Plan Format Seven Steps Step 1: Review -- Typically at the beginning of the lesson, review previous material that is relevant to this lesson Step 2: Anticipatory Set -- Getting students to focus their attention on the material to be presented -- getting them interested or prepared for what they are about
- [Math and Poetry Fun with Sidney the Silly & Friends](https://mwpenn.com/books/resource-books/math-and-poetry-fun-with-sidney-the-silly-and-friends/) - Math and Poetry Fun with Sidney the Silly & Friends By M.W. Penn Illustrated by Sarah Tommer 978-0978404734 Gumboot Books 2008 Join Sidney the Silly and his friends in the palace for 100 pages of poetry and math games. Symmetric Ella Even, Oscar the Odd Job Man, Skinny Minnie who only eats 1, Picky Nicky
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