Preschool Counting Book Craft and Math Unit
Beginning counting is fun and easy with a homemade counting book. Large numerals and colorful pictures give this little book its interest and readability.
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Kids can practice early counting with this simple homemade picture book. Books they make themselves will inspire kids to want to 'read' and 'count'.
Your preschooler will be proud to share reading time with family and friends with a special kid-made book. The pictures you choose together, and the text you include in the book, should reflect the skill level and interests of your early learner.
To extend this book making project, a week of activities for a math theme is included in the themed unit at the end of the post. Make counting books at craft time as part of your weekly schedule.
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DIY counting book
This little book is simply made with cardstock pages, and colorful pictures cut from books or magazines.
Include as many pages as you like to support preschool math skills.
Make a counting book for the classroom, and provide materials so kids can make their own books for their book collection at home.
Supplies
- card stock
- markers
Instructions
1. Cut pages from card stock. The pages in the photos measure 7 ½ in. (19 cm) square.
2. Glue colorful pictures, or stickers, and large numerals to each page.
3. Print the words clearly. You can pencil the letters onto the page using a stencil, then outline the letters with a marker.
4. Cover the pages with clear contact paper for durability.
A Week of Counting - Thematic Unit
(Using our A.B.C. Method for planning preschool programs)
A = Activities
1. Finger Plays
5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
1 Potato, 2 Potato
1, 2 Buckle My Shoe
Hickory Dickory Dock
2 Little Black Birds Sitting on a Hill
2. Songs
The Ants Go Marching One by One
Five Green and Speckled Frogs
Alice the Camel Has Five Humps
Six Little Ducks That I Once Knew
Way Up High in a Tree 5 Red Apples
B= Books
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Discover where all the ladybugs are going in a fun, surprise ending.
Kids will love counting with Bear.
Help Spot count things on the farm.
Countdown to blast off into outer space!
Familiar images adorn a counting book by this popular author.
C= Crafts
Make counting books.
- Monday – complete page “1” - hole punch and add the rings.
- Tuesday – complete page “2” - add to the book.
Continue each day of the week until the desired number of pages has been added to the book.
- Decorate the covers.
Preschool Math Games
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