Tagged as: Animals

Giddy Up Math: Animal Games and Books for the Early Years

Many topics for young children can be a great opportunity to explore the math in interests they have. Animals is a popular one, full of many options. When introducing math animal games and books can be a natural entry point for the early years.

Series: Book Ideas

Early Childhood Data Collection Activities Are for the Birds

May 5, 2021

Children are naturally interested in birds, so springtime is the perfect opportunity for early childhood data collection activities. Here are some favorites, along with book recommendations.

Topic: Data Analysis
Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
Tags Animals, Family Math, Birds, Kevin Henkes, Asia Citro, Susan Edwards Richmond

Series: Book Ideas January 8, 2020

8 Counting Books For School and Home That Tackle Big Ideas

To encourage and develop children’s counting knowledge, here are eight books (with an accompanying download) that are common to preschool classrooms.

Topic: Counting
Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
Tags Animals, Books, Eric Carle, Ellen Stoll Walsh, Lois Ehlert, Tana Hoban, Denise Fleming, Mitsumasa Anno, Donald Crews, Cynthia Weill, Count!, Anno’s Counting Book, Ten Black Dots, Count and See, Count Me In!, Mouse Count, Fish Eyes, Cuenta Conmigo, 1 2 3 to the Zoo

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Series: Book Ideas August 28, 2019

5 Books and Songs for Exploring Growing Patterns

Cumulative tales and rhymes illustrate growing patterns, typically an increase or decrease by one on each page. As the growing pattern is revealed through the story, children get excited because they can figure out "what…

Topic: Pattern
Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
Tags Animals, Culture, Jacqueline Woodson, Graeme Base, Demi, We Had a Picnic This Sunday Past, The Waterhole, Two of Everything, One Grain of Rice, Lily Toy Hong

math patterns, pattern books for kindergarten

Series: Book Ideas January 11, 2019

4 Fun Books that Explore Math, Patterns, and Sequences

From an early age, children notice and appreciate patterns in the world around them. Patterns and sequences of different kinds begin to pop up all over the place, especially in the books that children love.

Topic: Pattern
Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
Tags Animals, Eric Carle, Bill Martin Jr., Trudy Harris, Audrey Wood, Pattern Bugs, Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See?, I Went Walking, The Napping House, Sue Williams

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Series: Ideas at Work February 14, 2018

Control Your Math Fate, Estimate!

Ellen Stoll Walsh's book Mouse Count can be used in the classroom to cover such broad-ranging topics as data analysis, number sense, and number and operations. Key concepts such as estimation can be explored and…

Topic: Data Analysis
Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
Tags Animals, Estimation, Ellen Stoll Walsh, Mouse Count

Series: Book Ideas August 14, 2017

Three Books for the Last Days of Summer that Splash into Math

Here are some refreshing books about water and ocean fun that inspire mathematical thinking for summer months. Dive right in!

Topic: Number Operations, Measurement
Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
Tags Animals, Seasonal, Books, Audrey Wood, Ann Jonas, Splash, Ten Little Fish, Blue Sea, Robert Kalan, Measurement

Series: Book Ideas June 27, 2017

Rules of Counting with Fingerplays and Books

Children need experiences and practice counting in different, flexible ways while learning the rules of counting. These books and the right questions can help.