Title of Book: Let’s Count
Author: Tana Hoban
Publisher: Greenwillow Books, 1999
ISBN-13: 9780688160081
Grade Levels for Recommended Use: Pre-kinder-Kinder
TEKS: Prekindergarten Guidelines
V. Mathematics Domain
A. Counting Skills
1. Child knows that objects, or parts of an object, can be counted.
3. Child counts 1‐10 items, with one count per item.
4. Child demonstrates that the order of the counting sequence is always the same
regardless of what is counted.
Brief Summary: Counting book full of pictures that correspond to the number counted. The
author uses photographs in the original places making the reader aware that objects around us
can be counted. Each time the page is turned the number is represented in two full pages
which has a picture, the number, the number word, and the dots which correspond to that
number.
Materials needed:
1. Let’s Count book
2. Scissors
3. Crayons
4. Newspaper Advertisements
5. Glue
6. 3 sheets of paper per student
Suggested Activity: Small group instruction
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Inform students that they will be creating their own counting book.
Distribute one crayon and the three sheets of paper.
Fold the sheets of paper in half, staple together, and have student write their name.
Each time we turn the page we will count and then we will write the number on one page and the
dots the number represents.(while showing the pages have students notice that each items
counted are sorted by the same attributes)
5. Start with the number 0 and the number ten will be the last page.
6. After we finish counting and writing the numbers they will look for items that represent their
numbers using advertisement. ( find the same objects that add up to the correct number example
cars, people, fruits, drinks, shirts, letter, number…or just find the correct number of items)
7. Allow students time to browse through the advertisements before they start cutting.
8. Student will cut and glue items on the correct number represented.
9. Help students find items if unable to find, help them hold scissors correctly and cut around the
chosen picture.
Adapted by (Claudia B. Garcia, 2013)