Math and real life....suggestions?

[cricketleg]

So, I am looking for a math book that can cover multiple age levels and will help my children to learn how math is actually applied in real life. I would like to use it with us all learning together. Does anyone know of a math book like that? I don't want a workbook, I just want...well, I guess a kind of math-in-real-life unit study guide for me, so that I can teach these concepts to them.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

[Lenora in MD]

You could try Family Math or Math in the Supermarket

Also check out what your library has available.

[Rhesa]

I don't have a particular book to recommend, but I have found this website to be helpful:

http://www.livingmath.net/

The philosophy might match up with yours,and she lists tons and tons of books by concept/ level.

HTH!