Table of Contents
Introduction 11
What Your Child Will Learn 11
How to Use This Book 17
What You Will Need 19
Chapter 1 Counting to Five 21
Chapter Overview 21
1.1 Count Five Toys in a Line 21
1.2 Count Toys in Different Arrangements 22
1.3 Count with Fingers to Five 23
1.4 Introduce Zero with Fingers 24
1.5 Count Around the House 25
1.6 Match My Mat 25
1.7 Set the Table for a Tea Party (Optional) 27
1.8 Feed the Stuffed Animal 28
1.9 Count Hops 28
1.10 Match Claps to Counters 29
1.11 Count Claps 30
Is My Child Ready to Move On? 30
Chapter 2 Counting to Ten 31
Chapter Overview 31
2.1 Hide and Seek to Ten 31
2.2 Count Ten Toys in a Line 32
2.3 Count with Fingers to Ten 33
2.4 Count Scattered Objects 34
2.5 Don't Move the Counters! 35
2.6 Count Pictures 35
2.7 Play Store with Pennies 36
2.8 Tens Treasure Hunt (Optional) 37
Is My Child Ready to Move On? 38
Chapter 3 Numbers from Zero to Five 39
Chapter Overview 39
3.11 Spy Numbers 40
3.2 Hide the Toys 42
3.3 Peek-A-Boo Fingers 43
3.4 Fingers Up, Fingers Down 44
3.5 Counters on the Five-Frame 45
3.6 Peek-a-Boo Counters on the Five-Frame 45
3.7 Missing Counters on the Five-Frame 46
3.8 Hidden Handfuls 47
Is My Child Ready to Move On? 49
Chapter 4 Numbers from Six to Ten 49
Chapter Overview 49
4.1 Five Fingers and Some More 49
4.2 Peek-A-Boo Fingers with Two Hands 51
4.3 Race to Ten Game 52
4.4 Hidden Counters on the Ten-Frame 53
4.5 Nickels and Pennies (Optional) 54
4.6 Fingers Up, Fingers Down to Ten 55
4.7 Missing Counters on the Ten-Frame 56
Is My Child Ready to Move On? 57
Chapter 5 Written Numerals from 0 to 10 59
Chapter Overview 59
5.1 Number Snack 59
5.2 Making Number Pictures 60
5.3 Number Race Game 61
5.4 Number Jump 62
5.5 Mixed-Up Number Jump 63
5.6 Number Card Matching 64
5.7 Number Card Line-Up 64
5.8 Number Memory Game 65
5.9 Go Fish Game 66
5.10 Number Scavenger Hunt (Optional) 66
Is My Child Ready to Move On? 67
Chapter 6 Comparing Quantities and Numbers 69
Chapter Overview 69
6.1 Compare Cookies, Part One 69
6.2 Compare Cookies, Part Two 70
6.3 Equal Fish in the Pond 71
6.4 More and Fewer Fish in the Pond 72
6.5 Who Has More? 74
6.6 Dice War 75
6.7 Ten-Frame War 76
6.8 War Card Game (Optional) 76
Is My Child Ready to Move On? 77
Chapter 7 Addition and Subtraction Stories 79
Chapter Overview 79
7.1 Penny Addition Stories, Part One 79
7.2 Penny Addition Stories, Part Two 80
7.3 Add Handfuls 81
7.4 Fish Pond Addition Stones 82
7.5 Penny Subtraction Stories 83
7.6 Subtraction Snack 83
7.7 Balloon Subtraction Stories 86
Is My Child Ready to Move On? 86
Appendix 87
Five-Frame 89
Number Race Game Board 91
Number Cards 93
Single Ten-Frame 99
Double Ten-Frame 101
