Kids Book List: Books That Build Math Skills
My daughter’s first grade teacher sent home this list of kids books that help build math skills:
- 12 Ways to Get to 11 by Eve Merriam
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Anno’s Counting Book by Mitsumasa Anno
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Count on Your Fingers African Style by Claudia Zaslavsky
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Emeka’s Gift: An African Counting Book by Ifeoma Onyefulu
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Emily’s First 100 Days of School by Rosemary Wells
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Feast for 10 by Cathryn Falwell
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Fish Eyes by Lois Ehlert
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From One to One Hundred by Teri Sloat
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I Spy Two Eyes: Numbers in Art by Lucy Micklethwait
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Math for All Seasons by Greg Tang
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Math-Terpieces by Greg Tang
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My Numbers (Mis Numeros) by Rebecca Emberley
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Numbers by Henry Arthur Pluckrose
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Roll Over! A Counting Song by Merle Peek
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Rooster’s Off to See the World by Eric Carle
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Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews (English/Spanish)
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Ten Flashing Fireflies by Philemon Sturges
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Ten in the Bed by Penny Dale
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Ten Little Rabbits by Virginia Grossman and Sylvia Long
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Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang (English/Spanish)
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The Philharmonic Gets Dressed by Karla Kushkin
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Uno, Dos, Tres, One, Two, Three by Pat Mora (English/Spanish)
The first grade team at our school has been using this list for a few years and it may have originated from another source. If you recognize this list, please leave a comment so we can give credit where it is due.
P.S. Thanks Mrs. Mitchell!
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