Draw Me a Star By, Eric Carle

Kindergarten

CC.2.3.K.A.2: Analyze, compare, create, and compose two- and three-dimensional shapes.

Summary:

In Draw Me a Star students have the opportunity to experience math through art.  This is a terrific resource for introducing geometry to younger learners and is a good introduction to learning about shapes and how shapes are formed. It also at the end of the story gives the steps for students to create their own star. 

The follow up activity I would use for this story is a constellation connect the dots to create a star. Students then will be broken into 3 different stations where they will have the opportunity to make their own star using different art materials. All students will have the opportunity to experience all of the stations.
 Station 1- Students will use Play Doe to mold their own star. 
 Station 2- Students will use tissue paper, glue, and tissue paper to assemble their own star.
Station 3-While at station 3 students will be given large pieces of construction paper and markers and encouraged to draw stars in different ways. Students should count the number of triangles in each star in relationship to the number of points on the star.

10 Little Rubber Ducks By, Eric Carle

Grade- Kindergarten

CC.2.1.K.A.1: Know number names and write and recite the count sequence

Summary:

In the story the ten little rubber ducks students will be exposed to both counting and ordinal numbers. This book reinforces the ordinal numbers by using bold font. The story by Eric Carle is actually based on a true story about bathtub toys that fell off a container ship.

My follow up activity after reading the story would to then create the ducks using Popsicle sticks and yellow construction paper. I would have students label each duck 1^st.2^nd.3^rd. To reinforce the concept of ordinal numbers. Students also would practice counting on their own using their duck counting book during the activity.

Chicka Chicka 123 By, Bill Martin Jr.

Grade- Pre-K

CC.2.1.PREK.A.1: Know number names and the count sequence.

Summary:

In the story Chicka Chicka 123 students are introduced to counting through an apple tree. Using Rhyming students try to get the number 0 up the number tree but are not able to when zero has to save the day and becomes the hero of the number tree. This is a fun book for young learners and would serve as a good introduction to counting and or review of numbers.

The follow up activity I would use following the story is actually a game where student take turns rolling a dice to see who can crate his or her own tree first. Children need to role a 6 first then role the designated number for each part of the tree until it is complete.

12 Ways to Get to 11 Grade 2 By, Eve Merriam and Bernie Karlin

Standard Addressed: CC.2.2.2.A.3: Work with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for multiplication.

Summary:

The story 12 ways to get to 11 will help students learn the difference between equal groups and unequal groups.  The story using illustrations uses a number of different fun combinations to keep children engaged and thinking critically. Students are often asked to use symbols to show the difference between multiplication and addition. In this story however students will have no symbols to rely on and will need to problem solve using the pictures in the story to write about what they see.

Students are often taught the difference between addition and multiplication is the symbol (+, x) between the addends or the factors.

 In this lesson students will be looking at story problems and then analyzing whether the story is talking about equal groups or unequal groups. Students will need to be able to look at a visual representation of equal groups and write about what they see.