FIRST NUMBER BOOK

Kingfisher. FIRST NUMBER BOOK

This interactive book has large pictures representing different numbers and about three questions per page asking counting questions. For example, one question is “How many windows does each house have?” Although it is called First Number Book, I think it should be used with students who already know their numbers and are just getting used to applying them, because it does not actually step through the numbers. The author assumes that the audience already can count.
The pictures are bright and very simply drawn. There are about five or six large blocks of pictures on each page which is a great use of space.
I was kind of disappointed because there is not actual story. This book is more focused on thinking and working on beginning strategies in math. I think this would be a great book to use in a classroom, but not as a read aloud to the entire class. It is setup to be more of a one on one tool.