What if we read children's books in our middle grades math classes? Do you want to put a new spin on a difficult concept like surface area? Do you need an interesting way to create box plots? Are you looking for a way to meet the needs of different learners? Would you like to incorporate children's books, articles, weird news stories, poems, and a novel or two in your math class? Can you integrate math manipulatives and literature into a single math lesson? Once Upon a Time in Math Class: A Practical Guide to Incorporating Children's Literature into Middle Grades Math Classes will help you learn how to link literature with math and address college and career readiness standards, consisting of the standards for mathematical practice, 2) ratios, rates, and proportions, 3) number sense, 4) expressions and equations, 5) geometry, 6) statistics and probability, and 7) functions. It includes lesson plans, a book list, suggested ways for students to take notes, rubrics, learning documents, and answer keys.