Marilyn Burns Books

This is Only a Test: Teaching for Mathematical Understanding in an age of Standardized Testing

Gr. 2-5 Teachers in the United States face an enormous challenge: how to teach math in a way that promotes understanding while coping with the pressures of raising students’ standa... More.

Math and Nonfiction – Gr. 6-8

A unique opportunity for teachers to extend their use of nonfiction into teaching mathematics. Each resource draws on nonfiction children’s books that use students’ natural quest for kn... More.

Complete Connecting Math and Literature Set

Includes: Math and Literature, Grades K-1; Math and Literature, Grades 2-3; Math and Literature, Grades 4-6; Math and Literature, Grades 6-8; Math and Nonfiction, Grades K... More.

About Teaching Mathematics

Gr. K-8 Over 240 classroom-tested activities help make this an essential resource for teachers. This comprehensive text helps teachers build students’ understanding and skills,... More.

Minilessons for Math Practice – Gr. 3-5

An innovative approach to reinforcing students’ math skills. The 27 quick, engaging activities in this book are easy to implement, require little or no preparation, and take only 5 to 15 minu... More.

Minilessons for Math Practice – Gr. K-2

An innovative approach to reinforcing students’ math skills. The 27 quick, engaging activities in this book are easy to implement, require little or no preparation, and take only 5 to 15 minu... More.

Math for Smarty Pants

A Marilyn Burns title!
Gr. 4-6 Encourage even poor performers in math with information, games, and activities that reduce math anxiety, build individual student streng... More.

The Greedy Triangle

Gr. 1-3 Let geometric shapes explain themselves. Witty approach introduces young learners to shape relationships. 36 pages. More.

The King’s Commissioners

Gr. 1-2 Richly-colored artwork illustrates this royal tale describing various ways of counting. 36 pages. More.

A Cloak for the Dreamer

Gr. K-6 A charming tale and captivating watercolors illustrate relationships among geometric shapes. 36 pages. More.