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Book Activities
Boom Chicka Rock
Written by John Archambault; Illustrated by Suzanne Tanner Chitwood
Published: 2004
From the Publisher:
This book teaches young children to count through the lively antics of mice who live behind the numbers on a clock. The characters seem to leap off the pages with the use of dance styles that include everything from the jitterbug to the tango. Numbers have never been this much fun! Older readers will love the toe-tapping rhythm and humor in the text.
Other Books by the Author
Chicka Chicka, Boom Boom, Knots on a Counting Rope * , Barn Dance! *, The Ghost-Eye Tree, Listen to the Rain, The Magic Pumpkin, Here Are My Hands, Up and Down on the Merry-Go-Round
* Reading Rainbow Titles
Read
 Explain that this is a counting and rhyming story about playful mice that live in a clock. Mouse Number One stumbles upon cake. He tries to convince his other eleven friends to come join him before Max, the cat, wakes up. Notice how each mouse has a number, color, and rhyming line. Encourage your child to join in for the repetitive phrase, “Boom Chicka Rock, Chicka Rock, Chicka Boom!”
Do
 The mice wanted to have a party while the cat slept. What would you want at a party? Plan a pretend party. Use or make your own plates, cups, and food. With paper, markers, and other decorations, create invitations for your friends and family.
Look for the clocks in the book. Try to find clocks around you. The mice went to bed at 12 o’clock. What time do you go to bed? What time do you do other daily activities, such as waking up or eating lunch? Create a daily schedule to post in your house. Use colors, pictures, and times.
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Caldecott Newbery Series Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag
An old man looking for one cat for his wife returns with "millions and billions and trillions of cats." 1929 Newbery Honor Book (10:24 min.) >> View Video
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin by Lloyd Moss;
illustrated by Marjorie Priceman
In this counting book and tribute to classical music, the verse echoes the sounds of instruments in the orchestra. 1996 Caldecott Honor Book (11:31 min.)
>> View Video
Song and Music Series
One Was Johnny written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak
Designed to help children learn to count, Sendak's rhyming verse also introduces them to animals . Video music by Carole King. (2:29 min.) >> View Video
Over in the Meadow written by John Langstaff; Illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky
John Langstaff's endearing version of an old counting song for children is filled with the beauty and wonder of meadow life. (9:25 min.) >> View Video
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom written by Bill Martin Jr. & John Archambault Illustrated by Lois Ehlert
In this lively alphabet rhyme, all the letters of the alphabet race each other up the coconut tree. (5:23 min.) >> View Video
Curious George
Curious George's Bunny Hunt (Show 105)
George falls in love with neighbor Bill's new pet bunnies. Educational Objective: problem solving; counting; animal tracks.Live Action: Kids explore a wildlife refuge and find tracks in the fresh snow. They use charts they made to try to identify the tracks they find. Online Game: Count Your Chickens
Curious George Sees Stars (Show 116)
George is determined to count all the stars in the sky, but he just can't stay awake long enough to finish. Educational Objective (Math): To aid in counting with understanding and recognizing "how many" in sets of objects. Live Action Segment: Kids play some counting games! Online Game: Count Your Chickens
Candy Counter (Show 118)
Eating candy is easy, but counting and sorting it is much more difficult! George quickly learns this when he agrees to watch Cayley's candy counter for an afternoon. Educational Objectives (Math): To demonstrate sorting and classifying sets of objects (or animals) by size, number, and other characteristics (properties); to model building, sorting, and the comparing of two- and three-dimensional shapes. Live Action Segment: Kids visit a children's museum where they have been "hired" for the day to help organize and stock the shop that sells recycled materials. They have to sort barrels of industrial widgets and craft materials by size and price. Online Game: Count Your Chickens
Reading Rainbow
How Much is a Million by David M. Schwartz
Illustrations and text from this feature book help readers visualize how much a million, a billion and a trillion really are. LeVar explores ways of counting large numbers as he talks to people who share grouping and estimating techniques. In a visit to the Crayola Crayon Factory, workers show how crayons are made and talk about the large number of crayons they handle in their jobs. Then on to Giants Stadium where vendors and stadium employees use estimation to prepare for game day.
Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin by Lloyd Moss
The feature book explores how rhyming, melodies and mathematics help combine sounds of different instruments, making music fun - and fun music. Taking a trip to New York City's Julliard School of Music, LeVar discovers how orchestra members combine their sounds, and work as a team under the leadership of the conductor. Then STOMP, a percussion performance group, demonstrates how creativity, expression, rhythm, dance and self-expression are incorporated into a team effort that's very active and entertaining.
Counting Websites
Count Us In
Learn to count, recognize patterns, sort, and tell time at this interactive game site from the Australian Broadcasting Company.
Count Your Chickens
The name says it all, count the chickens at this site from the Learning Planet.
Fishy Count
Count the fish at this site from Primary Games.
BBC Numeracy
This site from the BBC features lots of number games and activities for children ages 4-11.
Other Counting TitlesCounting Kisses by Karen Katz (2001)
How many kisses does it take to say goodnight to a baby? This counting book counts down the kisses from ten to one.
One Leaf Rides the Wind by Celeste Mannis (2002)
This book uses haiku as a little girl counts things in a Japanese garden.
Look Whooo's Counting by Suse Macdonald (2000)
Young Owl flies through the night sky and learns to count the animals he sees from 1-10.
Ten , Nine , Eight by Molly Bang (1983)
A little girl and her father count down to bedtime using objects in the girl's bedroom.
The Icky Bug Counting Book by Jerry Pallotta (1992)
Count strange and unusual bugs one way and then go backwards and try your hand at the alphabet.
Anno's Counting Book
by Mitsumasa Anno (1975)
This wordless counting book tracks the growth of a village over twelve months.
One Gorilla: A Counting Book by Atsuko Morozumi (1990)
A gorilla travels through forests, fields, and the sea counting animals along the way.
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin by Lloyd Moss; illustrated by Marjorie Priceman (1995)
A ten piece orchestra is built instrument by instrument in this book.
Counting Wildflowers by Bruce McMillan (1995)
This book of photographs counts wildflowers from 1-20.
One Is a Snail Ten is a Crab: A Counting Book by Feet by April Pulley Sayre (2003)
This book counts animals from 1-10 based on the number of feet they have!
Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson (2001)
How many things can witch fit on her broom?
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