Used Any Numbers Lately?

October 1, 2008
PreS-Gr 1-This serviceable book combines an alphabet format with examples of how numbers are used in everyday life. Colorful watercolor illustrations depict cheerful scenes filled with children, their families, pets, and activities. The page for A ("apartment number") shows neighbors visiting in a hallway, while the entry for B ("bus number") depicts smiling students climbing aboard a yellow bus. The situations vary from computers to signs to sports to a visit to the vet, all typical things children encounter in their daily lives. Youngsters will enjoy searching out the numbers in each picture and identifying how they are used. This book could easily lead to many stories from home and motivate students to look for numbers everywhere. With a wealth of possible uses in the curriculum, it has a place in classrooms and libraries."Erlene Bishop Killeen, Stroughton Area School District, WI"

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