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- Anno’s Counting book written and illustrated by Mitsumasa Anno<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n\u00a0Anno’s Counting Book introduces counting and number systems 0-12 by showing mathematical relationships in nature. Each page contains the written numeral, the number represented in unifix cubes, and the number represented pictorially in various ways. For example: Page “2″ includes the numeral, the number represented in unifix cubes, 2 children, 2 buildings, 2 cars, 2 dogs, and 2 trees.<\/p>\n
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Count! written and illustrated by Denise Fleming<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nCount! by Denise Fleming depicts the lively antics of colorful animals as they present the numbers 1-10, 20, 30, 40, and 50. This book can be used as an interactive guide for students as they wiggle with 7 worms, stretch with 5 giraffes, and leap with 40 frogs.<\/p>\n
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The Cheerio Counting Book by Will and Barbieri McGrath<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe text and illustrations of the familiar “O” shaped cereal will help students count from 0 to 20 and add groups of 10. Students can read and count along with the story\u00a0of follow along by manipulating their own set of Cheerios. Cheerios are represented in easy, countable groups up to 90 and includes text which stresses counting groups of 10 to determine higher number values.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Counting Crocodiles by Judy Sierra\u00a0illustrated by Will Hillensbrand<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nCounting Crocodiles is a story based on an old African tale where a clever\u00a0monkey uses her ability to count to\u00a0outsmart hungry crocodiles and find her way\u00a0off of a deserted island. This rhyming adventure follows the monkey and her friends as they count from 1-10\u00a0forwards and backwards in order to get to\u00a0across the\u00a0ocean and back with an armful of bananas.<\/p>\n
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From One to One Hundred written and illustrated\u00a0by Teri Sloat<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nPerfect for counting aloud as a group or for students working individually, no words are needed in this wonderful counting book by Teri Sloat. Join students from all over the world in counting 1-10 and by 10’s to 100. Each themed page includes a numeral, and various objects which can be counted in each picture. For example: page “6″ has the numeral represented in haystacks, 6 chicks, 6 eggs, 6 plants, 6 spiders, and 6 feed pails.<\/p>\n
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Interactive Teaching Model<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
This interactive teaching model provided by Houghton Mifflin Math for Kids involves an interactive tutorial about counting, representing, and recognizing numbers 0-31. In this teaching model, students will listen to prompts in order to learn about concepts and to\u00a0practice using ten-frames, one-to-one correspondence, and manipulatives such as unifix cubes to represent numbers from 0-31.<\/p>\n
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Bob the Builder Counting Game<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
This counting game with one of children’s most beloved characters involves students counting a set of items (numbers 1-10) and selecting the corresponding numeral from a set of answers.\u00a0 Students will get practice in conservation, representing numbers and numerals, and estimating while having fun and helping Bob the Builder and his friend Sprout fix things around the town.<\/p>\n
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Ant Parade Interactive Counting Game<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0\u00a0This counting game provided by AOL kids, allows students to use numeral and vocal cues to count out the correct number of ants and place them in order on a leaf for counting. Students will love using the whistle to call the ants to order and place them on a line in time for inspection.<\/p>\n
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ABC Count-us-in Number Sense Games and Activities<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
This amazing\u00a0site provided by ABC, links to 15 different interactive games and activities that teach students about counting and number sense. Game 1 involves separating sheep into two equal groups in two separate pens allowing students to practice counting up and down from numbers greater than 10.\u00a0 Game 3 involves counting items in a picture and writing the corresponding numeral.\u00a0 Game 5 involves placing a certain number of objects under the corresponding numeral. Game 6 involves matching a numeral to the written number. Game 7 involves using a 10 frame to count to values greater than 5. Game 11 involves counting one more or one less than a number without starting from 0. Other games include number sense activities involving ordinal and cardinal position, classifying sets, and sorting.<\/p>\n
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An interactive guide to writing numbers and numerals<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
This interactive guide provided by Bornthinker allows students to see and follow along as the guide shows how to write numbers and numerals from 0-15. This website is a great resource for kids struggling in writing numbers and numerals correctly and to help students refine their fine motor skills through kinesthetic experiences.<\/p>\n
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Free Printable Number Sense Worksheets<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
This website provided by mathdrills.com is a great resource for teachers and includes free printable number sense worksheets in pdf form. Worksheets include blank and “counting by..” hundreds charts, number lines to values up to 125 by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, 10’s, and 20’s, and place value charts for ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.<\/p>\n
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