Math biography lesson plan

Note: These are just some of many readers scheduled in the Living Math History Lesson Plans. Booklists in printable .pdf format, and are graded into three levels.

See lesson plan information. See also Mathematician Bios page. 

Pre-K through Elementary

Ben Franklin and the Magic Squares ► Murphy, Frank/Walz2001 Number sequences/history 

Can You Count Ten Toes? by Denis Roche, counting in 10 languages

Count Your Way Through Ireland by Jim Haskins/Kathleen Benson, there is a whole series of these books covering many countries

Dear Benjamin Banneker, Brian Pinkney - Another wonderful picture / biography for the younger set

The Five Chinese Brothers by Clair Huchet Bishop

Five Secrets in a Box  (Galileo), Nice story as if told by Galileo's daughter

Fly on the Ceiling ► by J.

Glass, A story about how the very messy French philosopher, Renâe Descartes, invented an ingenious way to keep track of his possessio