A picture book about animals that can be connected to addition, subtraction, and graphing. Changing numbers of sea creatures are added and subtracted as they swim in the shallows of a coral reef. Readers count giant banjos, pickle balloons, carrot icicles, and other odd objects in these tall-tale newspaper stories. As two frogs count their hops to a rock, a log, and a pond, readers practice addition and learn equation building. An increasing number of New Yorkers help three duck brothers search for their missing sibling.
Readers add and multiply as they count flower petals, cows, gumballs, and other objects and sets.
Fifty-five bats gathered together for a bat jamboree sing, dance, and perform acrobatics in groups of one to ten. This resource helps teachers access and use children's books in the classroom for mathematical learning. An annotated bibliography of children's books appropriate for developing math skills. A variety of math concepts are introduced through the use of picture books for preschoolers through second graders. This volume emphasizes how math can be connected to subjects across the curriculum and to the everyday world.