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Early Childhood Mathematics Treasure Chest Activities

List of Children’s Books for Mathematics

There are many great children’s books with a mathematics focus, like counting, patterns, shapes, basic addition or subtraction, basic fractions, or measurement. Here are a few titles to consider: Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina (Scholastic) Eating Fractions by B. McMillan (Scholastic) Feast for 10 by Catjrum Falwell (Scholastic) Fish Eyes by Lois Ehlert (scholastic) Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang (Scholastic) Ten Black Dots by D. Crews (Scholastic) Diez Puntos Negros by D. Crews (Scholastic) The Doorbell Rang by P. Hutchins (Scholastic) The Very Hungry Caterpillar by E. Carle (Scholastic) Barnum’s Animals by Joanne Barkan (Little Simon) Doggies by Sandra Boynton (Little Simon) Learn to Read, Read to Learn Series (Creative Teaching Press): Lunch with Cat and Dog The Bugs Go Marching How Many I See Patterns Mr. Noisy’s Book of Patterns The Magic Money Box Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie JAR? What Comes in Threes? What’s in My Pocket? Scaredy Cat Runs Away More Less a Mess by Sheila Keenan (Scholastic) Ten Pink Piglets by Mary Rayner (Dutton) Brown Rabbit’s Shape Book by A. Baker (Kingfisher) Count with Me! by Shirley Barber (Discovery Toys) How Many Feet in the Bed? by D.J. Hamm (Aladdin) Regards to the Man in the Moon by Ezra Keats (Aladdin) Cookie’s Week by Cindy Ward (Scholastic) Mouse Count by Ellen S. Walsh (Trumpet Club) The Right Number of Elephants by J. Sheppard (Scholastic) Too Many Rabbits by Kay Cooper (Scholastic) We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by M. Rosen (Simon & Shuster) Count by Denise Fleming (Scholastic) Early Childhood Mathematics: Treasure Chest – Activities © 2004 Teachscape/CIRCLE

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Three Friends-Tres Amigos by M. Brusca & T. Wilson (Trumpet) Cuenta con Gato Galano by D. Charles (Children’s Press) Adding Animals by J.Y. Morton (Newbridge) Gray Rabbit’s 1, 2, 3 by Alan Baker (Kingfisher Books) Curious George’s Opposites by H.A. Rey (Houghton) A Family of Five by Gare Thompson (Steck-Vaughn) Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow Ten Little Ladybugs by Melanie Gerth (Piggy Toes Press) This Little Piggy by Teresa Imperato (Piggy Toes Press) Eight Silly Monkeys by Steve Haskamp (Piggy Toes Press) The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins (HarperTrophy) Each Orange Had 8 Slices by Paul Giganti (HarperTrophy) Henry the Fourth by Stuart J. Murphy (HarperTrophy) Just Enough Carrots by Stuart J. Murphy (HarperTrophy) Bug Dance by Stuart J. Murphy (HarperTrophy) Circus Shapes by Stuart J. Murphy (HarperTrophy) The Best Bug Parade by Stuart J. Murphy (HarperTrophy) A Pair of Socks by Stuart J. Murphy (HarperTrophy) I See Patterns by John Peck (Creative Teaching Press)

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