Book Title

Synopsis
Chicka
Chicka 123

Five
Creatures

Author
Bill Martin
Michael
Sampson
Lois Ehlert

Emily
Jenkins
Tomek
Bogacki

Copyright

Common Core

Martin, B.,
Sampson, M.,
Ehlert, L.
(2004).
Chicka
Chicka 123.
Simon &
Schuster
Books for
Young
Readers.

CCSS.Math.Content.K.C
C.A.1
Count to 100 by ones
and by tens.

Jenkins, E.,
Bogacki, T.
(2005). Five
Creatures.
Square Fish
Publications.

CCSS.Math.Content.K.C
C.A.1
Count to 100 by ones
and by tens.

CCSS.Math.Content.K.C
C.A.2
Count forward
beginning from a given
number within the
known sequence
(instead of having to
begin at 1).

CCSS.Math.Content.K.C
C.A.2
Count forward
beginning from a given
number within the
known sequence
(instead of having to
begin at 1).

101 numbers
climb up an
apple tree (120 one by
one, then by
10s). As each
group of
numbers
climbs up, a
worried zero
asks "Chicka
Chicka
1,2,3...Will
there be a
place for
me?" Before
zero has a
chance to
climb the
tree, along
come two
bees and all
the numbers
scramble
down.
A little girl
sorts and
counts the
five members
of her
household
based on
various
characteristic
s, interests,
talents, even
food choices.
For example:
"Three who

The Mission
of Addition

Brian
Cleary
Brian Gable

Cleary, B.,
Gable, B.
(2007). The
mission of
addition. First
Avenue
Editions.

CCSS.Math.Content.K.
OA.A.1
Represent addition and
subtraction with
objects, fingers,
mental images,
drawings1, sounds
(e.g., claps), acting out
situations, verbal
explanations,
expressions, or
equations.
CCSS.Math.Content.1.
OA.A.1
Use addition and
subtraction within 20
to solve word problems
involving situations of
adding to, taking from,
putting together,
taking apart, and
comparing, with
unknowns in all
positions, e.g., by
using objects,
drawings, and
equations with a
symbol for the
unknown number to
represent the
problem.1

Animals on
Board

Stuart
Murphy

Murphy, S.,
Alley, R.

CCSS.Math.Content.K.
OA.A.1

like to hide in
boxes. Four
who have a
knack with
yarn." Or
"Two who can
read, and one
who is
learning."
Students
learn the
concepts of
addition and
its key terms.
These
authors use
clever
rhymes and
images to
teach young
students the
concepts of
addition.

A truck driver
named Jill

Tyrannosauru
s Math

RW Alley

(1999).
Animals on
Board. Great
Source
Publishers.

Represent addition and

subtraction with
objects, fingers,
mental images,
drawings1, sounds
(e.g., claps), acting out
situations, verbal
explanations,
expressions, or
equations.

Michelle
Markel
Doug
Cushman

Markel, M.,
Cushman, D.
(2009).
Tyrannosaur
us Math.
Tricycle
Press.

CCSS.Math.Content.1.
OA.A.1
Use addition and
subtraction within 20
to solve word problems
involving situations of
adding to, taking from,
putting together,
taking apart, and
comparing, with
unknowns in all
positions, e.g., by
using objects,
drawings, and
equations with a
symbol for the
unknown number to
represent the
problem.1
CCSS.Math.Content.2.
G.A.1
Recognize and draw
shapes having

keeps seeing
vehicles drive
past with all
sorts of
animals on
board. As
they pass, Jill
adds up the
animals she
sees on each
truck. At the
end, the
mystery
destination is
finally
revealed...
they're part
of a carousel
under
construction.
From the
moment
Tyrannosauru
s Math (TMath for
short) is
hatched, he
views the
world in
mathematical
terms. He
begins with
simple
addition and
proceeds
through such
skills as
grouping,
ordering and
comparing,
and
geometric
shapes.

Shark
Swimathon

Stuart
Murphy
Lynne
Cravath

Murphy, S.,
Cravath, L.
(2000).
Shark
swimathon.
HarperCollins
Publishers.

Subtraction
Action

Loreen
Leedy

Leedy, L.
(2002).
Subtraction
action.
Holiday
House
Publishers.

specified attributes,
such as a given
number of angles or a
given number of equal
faces.1 Identify
triangles,
quadrilaterals,
pentagons, hexagons,
and cubes.
CCSS.Math.Content.2.
OA.B.2
Fluently add and
subtract within 20
using mental
strategies.2 By end of
Grade 2, know from
memory all sums of
two one-digit numbers.

CCSS.Math.Content.2.
OA.B.2
Fluently add and
subtract within 20
using mental
strategies.2 By end of
Grade 2, know from
memory all sums of
two one-digit numbers.

In the story,
the Ocean
City Sharks
are preparing
for the Shark
Swimathon
so a local
bank offers to
sponsor them
if they can
swim 75 laps
by the end of
the week. To
meet their
challenge,
they swim
every day
and use
subtraction
to figure out
how many
laps are left
to go.
Concentrates
on two digit
subtraction.
This book
teaches basic
subtraction
and
introduces
the
vocabulary
word
difference

Fraction Fun

David Adler
Nancy
Tobin

Wholey Cow:
Fractions are
Fun

Taryn Souder

Adler, D.,
Tobin, N.
(1997).
Fraction Fun.
Holiday
House
Publishers.

Souder, T.
(2010).
Wholey cow:
fractions are
fun. Sleeping
Bear Press.

CCSS.Math.Content.3.
NF.A.1
Understand a fraction
1/b as the quantity
formed by 1 part when
a whole is partitioned
into b equal parts;
understand a fraction
a/b as the quantity
formed by a parts of
size 1/b.

CCSS.Math.Content.3.
NF.A.1
Understand a fraction
1/b as the quantity
formed by 1 part when
a whole is partitioned
into b equal parts;
understand a fraction
a/b as the quantity
formed by a parts of
size 1/b.

to the
students. Its
about a trip
to the school
fair and uses
subtraction
throughout.
After reading
this book, I
noticed it is
broken into
two parts.
The first
section is
"pizza math"
and presents
fraction
scenarios in
which a pizza
is divided,
compared,
and then
devoured.
The second
part focuses
on the
fractional
value of a
group of
coins.
This book
explains
basic
fractions and
looks at the
concepts of
parts of a
group or
parts of a
whole. A cow
is seen in
different

Shape by
Shape

Suse
MacDonald

MacDonald,
S. (2009).
Shape by
Shape. Little
Simon
Publishers.

CCSS.Math.Content.K.
G.A.1
Describe objects in the
environment using
names of shapes, and
describe the relative
positions of these
objects using terms
such as above, below,
beside, in front of,
behind, and next to.

scenarios
and finding
different
things that
present
fractions.
This book is
a beginner
book on the
different
shapes
students
learn at early
ages. It
shows the
different
shapes of a
dinosaur
throughout.