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CCSS | LEVEL 6

Literature list to support CCSS Math, Level 6 | Updated 10/24/2017 Excerpted from Total Motivation Math Teacher Edition, Level 6 Find more resources at mentoringminds.com/support/downloads

CCSS 6.RP.A.1 Understand ratios and use ratio language

Title — Author My Notes

Beanstalk: The Measure of a Giant – Ann McCallum

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CCSS 6.RP.A.2 Understand unit rates and use rate language


Pythagoras and the Ratios – Julie Ellis



CCSS 6.RP.A.3a Make and use tables of equivalent ratios


Cut Down to Size at High Noon – Scott Sundby

If You Hopped Like a Frog – David M. Schwartz



CCSS 6.RP.A.3b Solve unit rate problems


What’s Faster Than a Speeding Cheetah? – Robert E. Wells



CCSS 6.RP.A.3c Solve percent problems


Fractions, Decimals, and Percents – David A. Adler

Piece = Part = Portion: Fractions = Decimals = Percents – Scott Gifford



CCSS 6.RP.A.3d Convert measurement units


How Tall, How Short, How Faraway – David A. Adler

Is a Blue Whale the Biggest Thing There Is? – Robert E. Wells

Millions to Measure – David M. Schwartz

Math Curse – Jon Scieszka



CCSS 6.NS.A.1 Solve problems involving division of fractions by fractions



Multiplying Menace: The Revenge of Rumpelstiltskin – Pam Calvert

The Multiplying Menace Divides – Pam Calvert

Working with Fractions – David A. Adler



CCSS 6.NS.B.2 Divide multi-digit numbers


Cheetah Math: Learning about Division from Baby Cheetahs – Ann Whitehead Nagda

If You Were a Divided-By Sign – Trisha Speed Shaskan



CCSS 6.NS.B.3 Add, subtract, multiply, and divide multi-digit decimal numbers





CCSS 6.NS.B.4 Find and apply GCF and LCM to solve problems

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CCSS 6.NS.C.5 Use positive and negative numbers to represent quantities


Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest – Steve Jenkins



CCSS 6.NS.C.6a Recognize and locate opposite numbers on a number line


Less Than Zero: Negative Numbers – Stuart J. Murphy



CCSS 6.NS.C.6b Understand signs of numbers as relates to location in the coordinate plane


The Fly on the Ceiling – Dr. Julie Glass

Algebra & Geometry: Anything but Square! – Dan Green

Mathematicians Are People, Too: Stories from the Lives of Great Mathematicians, Vol. 2 – Luetta Reimer and Wilbert Reimer

Sir Cumference and the Viking’s Map – Cindy Neuschwander



CCSS 6.NS.C.6c Locate rational numbers on number lines and locate points in all four quadrants on the coordinate plane


The Fly on the Ceiling – Dr. Julie Glass





CCSS 6.NS.C.7ab Interpret statements of inequality and statements of order for rational numbers






CCSS 6.NS.C.7cd Understand absolute value and distinguish comparisons of absolute value from statements about order





CCSS 6.NS.C.8 Solve problems by graphing points in all four quadrants of the coordinate plane





CCSS 6.EE.A.1 Write and evaluate numerical expressions involving whole-number exponents


One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale – Demi

A Gebra Named Al: A Novel – Wendy Isdell

The King’s Chessboard – David Birch

Minnie’s Diner: A Multiplying Menu – Dayle Ann Dodds



CCSS 6.EE.A.2ab Write expressions and identify parts of an expression using mathematical terms


The Writing on the Wall – Wendy Lichtman

The Ancient Civilizations of Greece and Rome: Solving Algebraic Equations – Kerri O’Donnell

Learning Algebra with Pizza – Dawn McMillan

Famous Flights: Understanding and Using Variables – Greg Roza

Do the Math: Secrets, Lies, and Algebra – Wendy Lichtman



CCSS 6.EE.A.2c Evaluate expressions at specific values of their variables





Do the Math: Secrets, Lies, and Algebra – Wendy Lichtman

The Writing on the Wall – Wendy Lichtman



CCSS 6.EE.A.3 Apply the properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions







CCSS 6.EE.A.4 Identify when two expressions are equivalent







CCSS 6.EE.B.5 Understand solving an equation or inequality using substitution


Mystery Math: A First Book of Algebra – David A. Adler

Real World Algebra: Understanding the Power of Mathematics – Edward Zaccaro



CCSS 6.EE.B.6 Use variables to represent numbers and write expressions



Real World Algebra: Understanding the Power of Mathematics – Edward Zaccaro



CCSS 6.EE.B.7 Solve problems by writing and solving equations of the form x + p = q and px = q


The Great Divide: A Mathematical Marathon – Dayle Ann Dodds

The Toothpaste Millionaire – Jean Merrill

The Lemonade War – Jacqueline Davies


The Great Number Rumble: A Story of Math in Surprising Places – Cora Lee and Gillian O’Reilly



CCSS 6.EE.B.8 Write an inequality of the form x > c or x < c to represent a problem



CCSS 6.EE.C.9 Use variables to represent two quantities and analyze the relationship using graphs and tables





CCSS 6.G.A.1 Find area to solve real-world and mathematical problems


Go Figure!: A Totally Cool Book About Numbers – Johnny Ball

Grandfather Tang’s Story: A Tale Told with Tangrams – Ann Tompert

The Warlord’s Puzzle – Virginia Walton Pilegard



CCSS 6.G.A.2 Find the volume of a right rectangular prism to solve real-world and mathematical problems


Perimeter, Area, and Volume: A Monster Book of Dimensions – David A. Adler

The Great Pyramid of Giza: Measuring Length, Area, Volume, and Angles – Janey Levy



CCSS 6.G.A.3 Use polygons in the coordinate plane to solve real-world and mathematical problems





CCSS 6.G.A.4 Represent three-dimensional figures using nets and use the nets to find the surface area of these figures


Mummy Math: An Adventure in Geometry – Cindy Neuschwander

Wrappers Wanted: A Mathematical Adventure in Surface Area – Candice Yarbray Brucke



CCSS 6.SP.A.1 Recognize a statistical question



CCSS 6.SP.A.2 Understand that a set of data can be described by its center, spread, and overall shape



CCSS 6.SP.A.3 Summarize data sets using measures of center and measures of variability



CCSS 6.SP.B.4 Display numerical data in plots on a number line


Math: A Book You Can Count On! – Dan Green

Sir Cumference and the Off-the-Charts Dessert – Cindy Neuschwander



CCSS 6.SP.B.5c Summarize numerical data sets using measures of center and variability


Climates of the World: Identifying and Comparing Mean, Median, and Mode – Barbara Linde

Joey Meets the Average Family: A Math Story about Mean, Median, Mode, and Range – A. M. Breazeale



CCSS 6.SP.B.5abd Relate the choice of measures of center and variability to the shape of data distribution


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