Teaching With Style: picture books

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Showing posts with label picture books. Show all posts

K-2 teachers love to teach using picture books!  Here is a list of books suggested by the Math Learning Center for teaching mathematics concepts.


Counting & Number Sense
Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
1,2,3 to the Zoo by Eric Carle
Let’s Count by Tana Hoban
Two Ways to Count to Ten by Ruby Dee
12 Ways to Get to 11 by Eve Merriam (used in Bridges Grade 2)
365 Penguins by Jean-Luc Fromental

Adding & Subtracting
Each Orange Had 8 Slices by Paul Giganti
Rooster's Off to See the World by Eric Carle
12 Ways to Get to 11 by Eve Merriam (used in Bridges Grade 2)

Multiplying
Two of Everything: A Chinese Folktale by Lily Toy Hong
Amanda Bean's Amazing Dream by Cindy Neuschwander
Anno's Mysterious Multiplying Jar by Mitsumasa Anno

Dividing
One Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor J Pinczes (used in Bridges Grade 2)
The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins

Time
Bats Around the Clock by Kathi Appelt
Telling Time with Big Mama Cat by Dan Harper
Cluck O'Clock by Kes Gray

Money
Benny's Pennies by Pat Brisson (used in Bridges Grade K)
Jenny Found a Penny by Trudy Harris
Jelly Beans for Sale by Bruce McMillan
Arthur’s Funny Money by Lillian Hoban (used in Bridges Grade 2)

Problem Solving
Anno's Hat Trick by Mitsumasa Anno
The Grapes of Math by Greg Tang

Fractions
Jump, Kangaroo, Jump! by Stuart J. Murphy
Fraction Action by Loreen Leedy
Fraction Fun by David A. Adler

Geometry
So Many Circles, So Many Squares by Tana Hoban
A Cloak for the Dreamer by Aileen Friedman (used in Bridges Grade 2)
Shapes, Shapes, Shapes by Tana Hoban
Cubes, Cones, Cylinders, & Spheres by Tana Hoban

Measurement
How Big Is a Foot? by Rolf Myller
Measuring Penny by Loreen Leedy
Millions to Measure by David M. Schwartz (used in Bridges Grade 5)
Counting on Frank by Rod Clement

What are your favorite books for teaching math? 


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Read to Me International is a Hawaii organization that helps foster the love of reading in children by reading aloud to them.  I had the pleasure of hosting the President of the Foundation, Lynne Waihee, in my classroom today!  Not only did she bring with her beautiful Hawaiian picture books for my classroom ----> Look!

But she also read a book to my class, played the ukulele, sang songs, and did a cute craft project!

The book she read was Kolohe ‘Iole (or naughty rat in Hawaiian).  It is a darling book about a rat who did things to scare the people, and he never listened to his mom when she scolded him.  But when the keiki (kids) set up a trap to catch him, his makuahine (mother) saved him.  He learned to finally be kind.  Such a cute book with adorable illustrations and full of native Hawaiian words to teach your class.


After the book, we all made a cute little mouse craft.  The kids loved it, especially the pipe cleaner tails that they could position how they wanted!

We started with a heart and two circles on card stock, 5 inches of black pipe cleaner, scissors, glue, and some tape. 

The pipe cleaner gets taped onto the top of the heart, so it doesn't fall out.

Next, fold the heart in half and glue together.  Then glue the circles on both sides to make the mouse shape. Draw on an eye, nose, and whiskers!

Lynne had brought a template with her, but I quickly made up a digital one so I could share it with all of you!  Go ahead and grab it from Google Drive!

If you are interested in teaching about another culture, but also about the importance of kindness, this story and easy little craft might be just the thing for you!

I'm also teaming up with my fav Hawaiian bloggers for an October Giveaway!  

We are each giving away a fall-themed unit, so make sure to rush over to Corinna's blog Surfin' Through Second to enter the Rafflecopter!  The giveaway ends on Friday!
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First up - congrats to my two MPM School Supply gift certificate winners!

You will receive an email shortly.  For everyone else, you can get 10% off your order at MPM just by clicking this link:  www.mpmschoolsupplies.com/redeem/1306DBJJDY78 

 I've been loving reading through all the posts in DeAnne's Picture Book linky, so I decided to join in!

 At the beginning of the year, I always set up my expectations.  

 To teach behavior, I like to read How Do Dinosaurs Go To School by Jane Yolen.

And for setting up the Daily 5 and reader's workshop, I always read The Best Place to Read by Debbie Bertram.

I'm also going to read a lot of tropical-themed books to go with my classroom theme and to help my students learn more about the ocean.  I've created a book study to go with The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen. 

I created vocabulary activities, a literacy center, graphic organizers, writing prompts, and art projects.  They are even aligned to 2nd grade common core standards! 
There are some fun writing and craft projects included:



What books do you plan on reading next school year?
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