Let's Read About Math!
Five Books to Help Introduce Your Kids to Early Math Concepts
Chicka, Chicka 1,2,3
By Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
1 told 2 and 2 told 3, “I’ll race you to the top of the apple tree.”
Bear Counts
By Karma Wilson
Numbers, numbers everywhere. Can you count along with Bear?
How Do Dinosaurs Count to Ten?
By Jane Yolen
Come along for some BIG fun as your favorite dinosaurs delight young readers with their playful antics. How do dinosaurs count to ten? Over and over and over again!
Ten Black Dots
By Donald Crews
What can you do with ten black dots? “One dot can make a sun or a moon when day is done. Two dots can make the eyes of a fox…”.
The Doorbell Rang
By Pat Hutchins
Each ring of the doorbell brings more friends to share the delicious cookies Ma has made. This terrific and suspenseful read-aloud picture book about friendship, sharing, and cookies can also be used to introduce basic math concepts to young children.
Contributor: Marisa Conner, Youth Services Manager, Baltimore County Public Library