Books:
Choose one or several to read together. Take time during the story to stop and count!
Books can be found at the Madison Library on shelves in the center of the Children’s Room. All (except where noted) are picture books, which are color coded with red tape on spine, shelved in order by author’s last name.
Quack and Count by Keith Baker
Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang
My Granny Went to Market by Stella Blackstone
The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
Ten Tall Oak Trees by Richard Edwards
One Ballerina Two by Vivian French
Moving from One to Ten by Shari Halpern
Splash! By Ann Jonas
Grandpa Gazillion’s Number Yard by Laurie Keller
The Lifesize Animal Counting Book (shelved with L’s)
One Leaf Rides the Wind by Celeste Davidson Mannis
All for Pie, Pie for All by David Martin
More Than One by Miriam Schlein
One Was Johnny by Maurice Sendak
A Day at the Beach by Sandy Seeley Walling
Counting Wildflowers by Bruce McMillan (this one is shelved with nonfiction along long wall of shelves, call number is juv 513 Mcm)
Read counting books online with Tumblebooks. Search for counting books using the Tumblesearch box at the upper left.
Activity:
Check out the library’s numeral puzzle (kept in hanging bag on rack)— wooden puzzle with pieces 0 through 9
- Remove pieces, ask child to name each numeral
- Mix loose puzzle pieces up, help child put in order (counting up, counting down, by color)
- Put puzzle together
Songs:
This Old Man
- Find the lyrics and sheet music (once there, click on “pdf full text” link at left for printer friendly page)
- Hear a recording
- Or check out library’s music CD “Toddler Favorites”
Five Little Speckled Frogs
Five little speckled frogs (Hold five fingers (frogs) on top of your other arm (log))
Sat on a speckled log
Eating the most delicious bugs. Yum! Yum! (Rub tummy)
One jumped into the pool (Jump a finger off the log into the pool)
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are four green speckled frogs (Hold up four fingers)
Four little speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled log
Eating the most delicious bugs. Yum! Yum!
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are three green speckled frogs
Three little speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled log
Eating the most delicious bugs. Yum! Yum!
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are two green speckled frogs
Two little speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled log
Eating the most delicious bugs. Yum! Yum!
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there is one green speckled frog
One little speckled frog
Sat on a speckled log
Eating the most delicious bugs. Yum! Yum!
It jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are no more speckled frogs
