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	Our recommendations for elementary and middle school students who are interested in learning math are below. In addition to our recommendations, you might be interested by the [https://sites.google.com/site/polandbulldogmath/home/poland-mckinley-elementary-school-pto-math-enrichment-family-resource-book-1 Poland McKinley Elementary School PTO Math Enrichment Family Resource Book], which contains a fairly comprehensive list of the resources available.		Our recommendations for elementary and middle school students who are interested in learning math are below. In addition to our recommendations, you might be interested by the

			* [https://sites.google.com/site/polandbulldogmath/home/poland-mckinley-elementary-school-pto-math-enrichment-family-resource-book-1 Poland McKinley Elementary School PTO Math Enrichment Family Resource Book] which contains a fairly comprehensive list of the resources available.
			* [http://www.thehomeschoollibrary.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=18 Mathematics Curricula Reviews] at the Homeschool Library.

	===Elementary school===		===Elementary school===

Jsinick at 22:16, 10 February 2014

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	~~The~~ [https://sites.google.com/site/polandbulldogmath/home/poland-mckinley-elementary-school-pto-math-enrichment-family-resource-book-1 Poland McKinley Elementary School PTO Math Enrichment Family Resource Book] contains a fairly comprehensive list of resources ~~for elementary and middle school students who are interested in math. Our specific recommendations are below~~.		Our recommendations for elementary and middle school students who are interested in learning math are below. In addition to our recommendations, you might be interested by the [https://sites.google.com/site/polandbulldogmath/home/poland-mckinley-elementary-school-pto-math-enrichment-family-resource-book-1 Poland McKinley Elementary School PTO Math Enrichment Family Resource Book], which contains a fairly comprehensive list of the resources available.

	===Elementary school===		===Elementary school===

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	* [http://www.amazon.com/Arithmetic-Parents-Grownups-Childrens-Mathematics/dp/0977985253/ref=pd_sim_b_6 Arithmetic for Parents: A Book for Grownups about Children's Mathematics] by Ron Aharoni. This book offers a sophisticated perspective on elementary school math. It's suitable for parents to use with their children, and/or for children who are advanced readers.		* [http://www.amazon.com/Arithmetic-Parents-Grownups-Childrens-Mathematics/dp/0977985253/ref=pd_sim_b_6 Arithmetic for Parents: A Book for Grownups about Children's Mathematics] by Ron Aharoni. This book offers a sophisticated perspective on elementary school math. It's suitable for parents to use with their children, and/or for children who are advanced readers.
	* [http://www.beastacademy.com/ Beast Academy], a comic-book style book full of interesting mathematical problems that are accessible to elementary school students. So far only the books for 3rd graders and one of the books for 4th graders have been released, but older or younger students may be able to benefit from these books as well.		* [http://www.beastacademy.com/ Beast Academy], a comic-book style book full of interesting mathematical problems that are accessible to elementary school students. So far only the books for 3rd graders and one of the books for 4th graders have been released, but older or younger students may be able to benefit from these books as well.
	* [http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Mental-Math-Mathemagicians-Calculation/dp/0307338401/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1377911508&sr=1-1&keywords=arthur+benjamin] Secrets of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks] by Arthur Benjamin and Michael Shermer. This book is good for improving computational fluency.		* [http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Mental-Math-Mathemagicians-Calculation/dp/0307338401/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1377911508&sr=1-1&keywords=arthur+benjamin Secrets of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks] by Arthur Benjamin and Michael Shermer. This book is good for improving computational fluency.

	===Middle school===		===Middle school===

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	* [http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Elementary-School-Glenn-Ellison/dp/1489507175 Hard Math for Elementary School] and the associated [http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Math-Elementary-School-Workbook/dp/1484843010/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_y workbook], which complement the standard curriculum.		* [http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Elementary-School-Glenn-Ellison/dp/1489507175 Hard Math for Elementary School] and the associated [http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Math-Elementary-School-Workbook/dp/1484843010/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_y workbook], which complement the standard curriculum.
	* [http://www.amazon.com/Arithmetic-Parents-Grownups-Childrens-Mathematics/dp/0977985253/ref=pd_sim_b_6 Arithmetic for Parents: A Book for Grownups about Children's Mathematics] by Ron Aharoni. This book offers a sophisticated perspective on elementary school math. It's suitable for parents to use with their children and/or for advanced readers.		* [http://www.amazon.com/Arithmetic-Parents-Grownups-Childrens-Mathematics/dp/0977985253/ref=pd_sim_b_6 Arithmetic for Parents: A Book for Grownups about Children's Mathematics] by Ron Aharoni. This book offers a sophisticated perspective on elementary school math. It's suitable for parents to use with their children, and/or for children who are advanced readers.
	* [http://www.beastacademy.com/ Beast Academy], a comic-book style book full of interesting mathematical problems that are accessible to elementary school students. So far only the books for 3rd graders and one of the books for 4th graders have been released, but older or younger students may be able to benefit from these books as well.		* [http://www.beastacademy.com/ Beast Academy], a comic-book style book full of interesting mathematical problems that are accessible to elementary school students. So far only the books for 3rd graders and one of the books for 4th graders have been released, but older or younger students may be able to benefit from these books as well.
	* [http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Mental-Math-Mathemagicians-Calculation/dp/0307338401/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1377911508&sr=1-1&keywords=arthur+benjamin] Secrets of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks] by Arthur Benjamin and Michael Shermer. This book is good for improving computational fluency.		* [http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Mental-Math-Mathemagicians-Calculation/dp/0307338401/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1377911508&sr=1-1&keywords=arthur+benjamin] Secrets of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks] by Arthur Benjamin and Michael Shermer. This book is good for improving computational fluency.

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	===Elementary school===		===Elementary school===

	* [http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Elementary-School-Glenn-Ellison/dp/1489507175 Hard Math for Elementary School] and the associated [http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Math-Elementary-School-Workbook/dp/1484843010/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_y workbook], which ~~complements~~ the standard curriculum.		* [http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Elementary-School-Glenn-Ellison/dp/1489507175 Hard Math for Elementary School] and the associated [http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Math-Elementary-School-Workbook/dp/1484843010/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_y workbook], which complement the standard curriculum.
	* [http://www.amazon.com/Arithmetic-Parents-Grownups-Childrens-Mathematics/dp/0977985253/ref=pd_sim_b_6 Arithmetic for Parents: A Book for Grownups about Children's Mathematics] by Ron Aharoni. This book offers a sophisticated perspective on elementary school math. It's suitable for parents to use with their children and/or for advanced readers.		* [http://www.amazon.com/Arithmetic-Parents-Grownups-Childrens-Mathematics/dp/0977985253/ref=pd_sim_b_6 Arithmetic for Parents: A Book for Grownups about Children's Mathematics] by Ron Aharoni. This book offers a sophisticated perspective on elementary school math. It's suitable for parents to use with their children and/or for advanced readers.
	* [http://www.beastacademy.com/ Beast Academy], a comic-book style book full of interesting mathematical problems that are accessible to elementary school students. So far only the books for 3rd graders and one of the books for 4th graders have been released, but older or younger students may be able to benefit from these books as well.		* [http://www.beastacademy.com/ Beast Academy], a comic-book style book full of interesting mathematical problems that are accessible to elementary school students. So far only the books for 3rd graders and one of the books for 4th graders have been released, but older or younger students may be able to benefit from these books as well.

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===Elementary school===

* [http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Elementary-School-Glenn-Ellison/dp/1489507175 Hard Math for Elementary School] and the associated [http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Math-Elementary-School-Workbook/dp/1484843010/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_y workbook], which complements the standard curriculum.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Arithmetic-Parents-Grownups-Childrens-Mathematics/dp/0977985253/ref=pd_sim_b_6 Arithmetic for Parents: A Book for Grownups about Children's Mathematics] by Ron Aharoni. This book offers a sophisticated perspective on elementary school math. It's suitable for parents to use with their children and/or for advanced readers.
* [http://www.beastacademy.com/ Beast Academy], a comic-book style book full of interesting mathematical problems that are accessible to elementary school students. So far only the books for 3rd graders and one of the books for 4th graders have been released, but older or younger students may be able to benefit from these books as well.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Mental-Math-Mathemagicians-Calculation/dp/0307338401/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1377911508&sr=1-1&keywords=arthur+benjamin] Secrets of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks] by Arthur Benjamin and Michael Shermer. This book is good for improving computational fluency.

===Middle school===

* [http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Store/viewitem.php?item=prealgebra Prealgebra] by Richard Rusczyk, David Patrick, Ravi Boppana and [http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Store/viewitem.php?item=intro:algebra Introduction to Algebra] by Richard Rusczyk. These books are part of the Art of Problem Solving series. The books in the series teach elements of mathematical thinking and problem solving, as opposed to rote drill. The series has been reviewed very favorably, for example, [http://www.quora.com/What-are-some-good-books-to-help-me-get-math on Quora]. The prealgebra book is accompanied by a [https://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Videos/index.php?type=prealgebra series of free videos], which cover all of the topics in the textbook. Both books are synchronized with the free adaptive online learning system [http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/liz/Alcumus/index.php Alcumus].
* [http://www.amazon.com/Algebra-Israel-M-Gelfand/dp/0817636773/ref=pd_sim_b_1 Algebra] by Israel Gelfand and Alexander Shen. This is a very highly reviewed algebra textbook coauthored by a great mathematician.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Vision-Elementary-Mathematics-W-Sawyer/dp/048642555X Vision in Elementary Mathematics] by W.W. Sawyer teaches readers how to visualize elements of algebra.
* [http://www.amazon.com/Mathematical-Circle-Diaries-Year-Curriculum/dp/0821887459/ref=sr_sp-atf_title_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1389313164&sr=8-2&keywords=mathematical+circles Mathematical Circle Diaries, Year 1: Complete Curriculum for Grades 5 to 7] by Anna Burago contains many problems that teach mathematical reasoning.