Annotated Bib - Counting

Number Sense is an understanding that allows students to approach concepts, ideas, and problems concerning numbers differently. The term number sense involves several concepts of magnitude, ranking, comparison, measurement, rounding, percents, and estimation. The following books and web resources can help assist teaching number sense to kindergarten and first grade.

Books
The Baker's Dozen. By Dan Andreasen. Illus. by the author. 2007. 32p. Henry Holt Co., (9780805078091). Gr. K.

This book puts emphasis on counting from one to 13, a baker's dozen! There are full page illustrations for each numeral of delicious treats that would excite children. This is a creative, engaging book to assist teaching counting in young children.

Count! By Denise Fleming. Illus. by the author.1995. 32p. Henry Holt and Co., (9780805042528). Gr.K-1.

This books has wonderful, bright illustrations on each page that introduces the numbers one through 10. It introduces 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50. The book does a good job portraying each number with the numeral as well the amount of objects is illustrated on each page. A great book for early elementary counting.

Math Fables: Lessons that Count. By Greg Tang. Illus. by Heather Cahoon. 2004. 40p.Scholastic, Inc., (9780439453998). Gr.K-2.

This book uses a series of rhymes about animals to introduce counting and grouping numbers. The author encourages young children to see the basics of addition and subtraction in a new way. The illustrations are very well done and age appropriate.

One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab. By April Pulley Sayre and Jeff Sayre. Illus. by Randy Cecil. 2006. 40p. Candlewick Press, (9780763626310). Gr.K-2.

This is a counting by feet book that includes great, colorful pictures to help with counting numbers one to 10, as well as counting by 10's to 100. This book does a good job incorporating numerals, words, and great illustrations to portray each number.

Sunny Numbers: A Florida Counting Book. By Carol Crane. Illus. by Jane Monroe Donovan. 2004. 40p. Sleeping Bear Press, (9781585362462). Gr.K-1.

This book is one of the Count Your Way Across the USA series and looks at counting in a fun way for children. This book is unique, as it takes the reader on a journey through Florida, providing facts, landmarks, sea life, and much more and incorporating counting at the same time.

Web Resources

Bobbie Bear

This is an interactive website for children. It asks the child to make as many different outfit combinations as they can for Bobbie Bear, using counting strategies.

Count Us In

This website is an interactive math game website for children. These games are designated to help children understand basic number concepts. The games can be played online or can be downloaded.

Number Sense Games

This website provides a variety of number sense games for children. There are flashcards for counting, numerals, and number words, as well as games for odd numbers, even numbers, counting by ones, twos, threes, fives, and tens, and even counting backwards. There is a great variety for different levels of understanding in each classroom.

Numbers to Write and Color

This is a teacher resources for printable number worksheets. There is a printable coloring page for each of the 10 digits, zero to nine, that the students can color and illustrate, as well as a manuscript area for the student to practice writing the numeral.

Numeracy Lesson Plans

This website provides lesson plans for teachers to teach numeracy in elementary school grades.

For Teachers

Virginia Standard of Learning

K.2 The student, given a set containing 15 or fewer concrete objects, will

a) tell how many are in the set by counting the number of objects orally;

b) write the numeral to tell how many are in the set; and

c) select the corresponding numeral from a given set of numerals

Background Information from Curriculum Framework

• Counting involves two separate skills - verbalizing the list of standard number words in order and connecting this sequence with the objects in the set being counted, using one-to-one correspondence.
• Association of number words with collections of objects by moving, touching, or pointing to objects as the number words are spoken. Objects may be presented in random order or arranged for easy counting.
• Kinesthetic involvement (tracing) facilitates the writing of numerals.
• Zero is both a numeral and a digit.
• Conservation of number and cardinality principle are two important milestones in development to attaching meaning to counting
• The cardinality principle refers to the concept that the last counted number describes the total amount of the counted set. It is an extension of one-to-one correspondence.
• Conservation of number is understanding that the number of objects remains the same when they are rearranged spatially.