Ten, Nine, Eight By Molly Bang

TEN, NINE, EIGHT 

POSTED BY RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ

Title: Ten, Nine, eight

Author and illustrator: Molly Bang

Recommended Grade Level:Pre-K – 2

Common Core Standards Addressed:

Common Core Mathematics Standard:

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.B.4.B
Understand that the last number name said tells the number of objects counted. The number of objects is the same regardless of their arrangement or the order in which they were counted.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.B.4
Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.

Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice:

CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

Summary: This book is a counting book. However, it starts with number 10 and counts down to 1. Starting with 10 toes and ending with 1 big girl ready for bed. 

Rating:✭✭✭✭✭ I rate this 5 stars because it teaches young children how to count down. It also teaches children to interact with the book as they count the amount of items read that is in the picture. It teaches children that objects, and people also represent quantity, an amount of things in a place. 

Classroom ideas/Lesson ideas: This book can be used to teach childrenhow to count backwards instead of forward. It can also be used to teach children that objects represent a number of stuff someone has. Students will be given classroom objects such as dolls, counters, cubes, dress clothes, and doll figures to make 10 items in total to be placed in front of them. They will all count and see if they have 10 things in front of them. Once they have 10 they have to take away one item and count how many they have left. They will continue this process until they reach 1. Students will also see items grouped from 1-10, but backwards out in the carpet to see and count with the teacher, to get a personal experience on how to count backwards. The teacher can also have the students count how many items they have in the classroom that starts with 10 then all the way to 1. 

GIVE ME HALF!

POSTED BY ALFONSINA ACOSTA

Title: Give Me Half!
Author and Illustrator: Stuart J. Murphy, G. Brian Karas
Recommended Grade level: Grades K-2

Common Core Standards Addressed:
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.NF.A.1 Understand a fraction 1/b as the quantity formed by 1 part when a whole is partitioned into b equal parts; understand a fraction a/b as the quantity formed by a parts of size 1/b.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.NF.A.3 Explain equivalence of fractions in special cases, and compare fractions by reasoning about their size.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.NF.A.3.B Recognize and generate simple equivalent fractions, e.g., 1/2 = 2/4, 4/6 = 2/3. Explain why the fractions are equivalent, e.g., by using a visual fraction model.

Summary: This book is about two siblings who learn simple mathematics through the value of sharing. The mathematical concept they learn is division by half. In the end, through sharing the siblings become closer and help each other cleanup.

Rating: ***** This is great book because the illustrations are simple but clear. It teachers children the value of sharing, team work, and simple mathematics such as fractions.

Classroom Ideas: This book can be used as an introduction to teach mathematical concepts such as fractions, addition, and division. Students can tell their own personal story about a time they had to share food, a drink, toys etc. Have them use words such as divide, equal parts, addition, half, whole and share. This would help them understand this new concept by relating it to their past experience. Have the students use manipulative to demonstrate the scenario they want to explain. Wth this book not only can children relate to the characters in the book (having that annoying sibling) but, it also exercises their social skills because it teaches them to share at a young age.

Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday

Jennifer Rosari

Author: Judith Viorst

Illustrated: Ray Cruz

Grade level: 1-2

Standards:

Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts

Reading: Literature

• Key Ideas and Details

CCSS. ELA-LITERACY RL1.1: Ask and answer questions about key ideas in a text.

CCSS. ELA-LITERACY RL2.1: Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where,

when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

Speaking and Listening

• Comprehension and Collaboration

CCSS ELA-LITERACY SL1.2: Ask and answer questions about the details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

Common Core State Standards: Mathematical Practice

Operations and Algebraic Thinking

• Add and Subtract Within 20

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.C.5: Relate counting to addition and subtraction (e.g., by counting on 2 to add 2).

• Work with Equal Groups of Objects to Gain Foundations for Multiplication

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.OA.C.3: Determine whether a group of objects (up to 20) has an odd or even number of members, e.g., by pairing objects or counting them by 2s; write an equation to express an even number as a sum of two equal addends.

Measurement and Data

• Represent and Interpret Data

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.MD.C.4: Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one cate- gory than in another.

• Work with Time and Money

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.C.8: Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately. Example: If you have 2 dimes and 3 pennies, how many cents do you have?

Summary: Alexander's grandparents give him a dollar on Sunday, and instead of saving his money for a walkie-talkie, at the end of the day he realizes he spent all of his money. The story incorporates money and finance.

Rating: 4 stars

Classroom Ideas: Read aloud the story to my class and have an activity with toy money and small groups. Children can pretend pay for items and practice using money and counting.

Ten Black Dots

Ten Black Dots

Lesley Baez

Author and Illustrator: Donald Crews

Recommended Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade.

CCSSM Standards:
K.CC.4 - Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities;
                connect counting to cardinality.

• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.B.4.A - When counting objects, say the number names in the standard order, pairing each object with one and only one number name and each number name with one and only one object.
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.B.4.B - Understand that the last number name said tells the number of objects counted. The number of objects is the same regardless of their arrangement or the order in which they were counted.
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.B.4.C - Understand that each successive number name refers to a quantity that is one larger.

CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP4 - Model with Mathematics

Summary:

“How many black dots? One? Two? Three? What can you make? Read this book and See!”

The book is all about counting to 10 but in a fascinating twist. The book connects the dots to items
young children see everyday. What are those items? Keys, sun, moon, hands and even buttons on a
shirt. After reading this book, your child will be wanting to count all items around them.

Ratings:

Goodreads, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble gives this book a 4 out of 5 stars. I agree that this book
is a 4 out of 5 star book because the illustration could look a little more realistic. This book being for
Pre-K and Kindergarten I agree with, but this book would seem a little boring for a 1st or 2nd grade
class.

Classroom Ideas:

The ideas that come to mind for this book is basically counting. I see myself having my students
draw a trace of there hand and adding black dots to the end of each finger to count. I have this thought
(as shown above) to have my children mimic the cover of the book and have the 10 and add 10 items
to the page. They could add buttons, stickers, beads, or whatever comes to mind for when counting 10
items on a paper. I could also have it as an outdoor activity where the children each pick 10 items from
around the park; not only would they be counting up to 10 items but also adding (composing) and
subtracting (decomposing) items. An example would be a child picking up 6 leaves, 2 sticks, and
2 rocks. The child could count the items separately as groups or count all together for 10. I could also
see the class making up to 10 play-dough balls in different colors. This could also support in counting
higher than 10 for the upper grades. An example is have 10 red, blue, black, green, and purple balls;
that would already be 50 balls accounted for.

Bear Counts

Posted by Karen Machado

Author: Karma Wilson

Illustrator: Jane Chapman

Recommended Grade Level: Preschool

CCSSM Standards :

·      PK.CC.2 Represent a number of objects (0–5), with a written numeral 0–5 (with 0 representing a count of no objects).

·      PK.CC.3 Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities to 10; connect counting to cardinality.

·      PK.CC.3.a When counting objects, say the number names in the standard order, pairing each object with one and only one number name and each number name with one and only one object. (1:1 correspondence)

Content Standards AND Standards for Mathematical Practice:

·      Model with mathematics

Summary: This story is about Bear and his friend Mouse taking a stroll through the forest. As they walk through the forest Bear begins to find things to count, like fruits and friends he encounters. He starts with the number one and counts up to five as the story goes along.

Rating 1-5 Stars: **** I would highly recommend this book for very young children starting to learn to count. It has is great to count along with your children.  However, one thing I dislike about the book is the rhythm, even though it rhymes there are some sentences that sound a bit off.  

Classroom Ideas: This book could be used to introduce counting in the classroom. Students could also learn about different animals and fruits introduced in the story. Additionally it shows a great deal of friendships in the book.

WHAT CAN WE MAKE? POSTED BY ROSA LOPEZ

WHAT CAN WE MAKE? A CONTENT-BASED  FICTION BOOK 
                              POSTED BY ROSA LOPEZ

Title: WHAT CAN WE MAKE? --- A CONTENT-BASED FICTION BOOK

Author:Michelle Kramer 

Illustrated by:Maggie Dannatt

Recommended Grade Level:K

Common Core Standards Addressed:

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.B.5
Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.A.1
Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.

MP.1 Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.Students distinguish shapes from among variants, palpable distractors, and difficult distractors. 

Summary: This book is about two little boys that are exploring shapes and the things they can build using shapes. One of the boys would make something, and then the other boy would make the same thing but in a different way. In the end, they decided to experiment with the shapes and share all the ideas they can make using shapes. 

Rating: The rating I will give this book is a 5, because this book has a variety of teaching points and activities to do in the classroom. This book provides children with the opportunity to engage in conversation and problem-solve together. This book also helps children oral language development. 

Classroom ideas:This book can be used to reinforce shapes, to teach students that shapes are around us. Also, is a great book to teach students to draw using shapes, and colors. Another way that the teacher can use this book is to promote conversation, enhance mathematical vocabulary, and to teach student that everyone is unique. This book provides children with the opportunity to see that we can make the same picture but is ok if they look different. Finally, this book can be used to promote partnership work, and to identify shapes around their neighborhood.

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed Posted By Chinyere Ohadoma

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

POSTED BY CHINYERE OHADOMA

Title: Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

Author and Illustrator: Eileen Christelow

Recommended Grade Level: Preschool - K

Common Core Standards Addressed:

CCSS. Math. Content. 3. NF.A.1: How to decompose and compose numbers from 0-5 by using
countings and drawings to recall each decomposition and composition.

CCSS. Math. Content. 4. NF.A: Subtracting of numbers and finding the next number
in a sequence using counting.

Summary: Five Little Monkeys is a fun, amusing story about the bedroom rituals of
five monkeys and their mother. The monkeys diligently complete ordinary bedtime tasks
such as brushing their teeth, taking a bath, and putting on their pajamas. At this point,
one may be led to believe that the “obedient” monkeys are ready to go to sleep, but these
five little monkeys have plans on their own. As their mother shuts their bedroom door, the
silly monkeys start jumping on their bed. One monkey falls down and bumps his head.
Their mother is forced to call the doctor who instructs the monkeys, “No more monkeys
jumping on the bed,” but the remaining monkeys don’t listen to the doctor. The tale
repeats itself as the number of monkeys left in bed decreases. Before you know it, all five
monkeys are hurt and finally decide to settle down. Now, their mother can finally go to sleep.

Rating: This is a very good book. Not only is it very engaging, but it is a book to read
during family bedtime. Families can talk about their own bedtime rituals. Finally, it is
a way of introducing numbers in sequence during bedtime with families. This book can
be used in so many ways to teach young kids.

Classroom Ideas: This book can be used in teaching young kids mathematical concepts
such as sequencing and subtracting of numbers. This story demonstrates the
relationship between decomposing and composing of numbers. Students can use
it to count, add, subtract, and compare numbers. By using this book, teachers can
introduce nursery rhymes to young kids.

Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday POSTED BY ANNE MARIE MARSHALL

Title: Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday

Author: Judith Viorst

Illustrator: Ray Cruz

Recommended Grade Level: 2

Common Core Mathematics Standard:

1.NBT.4. Add within 100, including adding a two-digit number and a one-digit number, and adding a two-digit number and a multiple of 10, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used. Understand that in adding two-digit numbers, one adds tens and tens, ones and ones; and sometimes it is necessary to compose a ten.

1.NBT.5. Given a two-digit number, mentally find 10 more or 10 less than the number, without having to count; explain the reasoning used.

2.NBT.5. Fluently add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.

Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice:

CCSS MATH PRACTICE MP4 Model with mathematics.

Summary: This story is about a young boy named Alexander who has a hard time saving and even keeping money. In the story, Alexander's grandparents gave him a dollar -- and that made him feel rich. There were so many things that he could do with all of that money! For example, he could buy as much gum as he wanted, or even a walkie-talkie, if he saved enough. But somehow the money began to disappear because Alexander just HAD to buy several different things.

Rating: ***** I highly recommend this book as it has several important mathematical connections for students. The story provides a real-life mathematical problem for students to relate to.

Classroom Ideas: This book could be used with several mathematical topics including addition, subtraction, budgeting, and money. Students could use money manipulatives to act out how Alexander's money kept disappearing. Students could also keep track of Alexander's spending using repeated subtraction. Students could also compare the prices of items in the book with current prices and make a similar book of their own.