From the classroom to the book store: Mills Pond math teacher publishes children’s book
Raemala Shaughnessy Mills Pond elementary math teacher, Raemala Shaughnessy, knows math can be difficult for young students, so Shaughnessy has gone beyond the classroom to help by writing her first children’s book.
Titled, “M-AHH-TH! It Won’t Leave Me Alone,” the book centers around a 7-year-old boy named Tommy who is terrified of math. But after a frustrating school day, Tommy’s world begins to change. As he goes through his everyday life—helping his mom and playing with his friends—Tommy realizes that he’s using math without even knowing it.
“I know there’s a lot of fear and anxiety around the subject of math, for many people of all ages.” Shaughnessy said. “I wanted to create a book to help my students and others realize that math is an important part of our everyday lives, and it’s something they should embrace and not fear! I want everyone to love math and appreciate it the way I do.”
The book, available through Amazon, encourages readers to embrace math and offers some interaction because it has a space for readers to write down all the ways in which they use math.
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