A multi-media approach to fostering math achievement and developing lifelong numerical reasoning skills

Math to the Music: A Numberock Workbook, Grade 5 combines Rebecca McDonagh’s creative, standards-aligned teaching methodology with Numberock’s popular music content to create an engaging and unique educator resource. By infusing math with music, movement, and humor, this innovative title will transform classrooms into multi-sensory learning environments. This multi-media approach blends the actionable elements of a workbook with the research-based methodologies of a teaching manual. Readers will also receive access to a digital companion site providing links to each lesson’s corresponding song and video, additional video content demonstrating the lessons in action, and access to printables. This workbook is an essential tool for teachers who want to boost student confidence and curiosity while fostering a love of math.

• Provides a concrete framework for whole-brain math teaching, using an approach proven to boost comprehension and test scores
• Makes math learning fun for elementary students of all ages, infusing humor and movement into lessons
• Offers printable workbook content and pedagogical instructions, for an all-in-one resource
• Boosts student confidence, showing even reluctant math learners that math can be inspiring and engaging

This book is a wonderful guide for elementary school teachers looking for creative, fun ways to get their students interested in learning about numbers. The activities can also be adapted for homeschool and tutoring settings.

BENJAMIN HEHN is the founder of Numberock, a children’s media venture producing music videos that teach elementary math concepts to millions of students worldwide. He’s a former fifth-grade teacher who supervised Harvard and Tufts graduate students during their student teaching.

REBECCA MCDONAGH is an award-winning educator with 17 years’ experience spanning elementary classroom teaching, teacher evaluation, and serving as her district’s math lead. A passionate advocate for whole-brain teaching techniques, she has built a teacher influencer platform with 300,000 followers across Instagram and Facebook. Her classroom achievements include Teacher of the Year and Florida’s FDLRS Excellence in Action award.