Count the Monkeys

Book Title: Count the Monkeys

Author: Kevin Cornell

Mathematical Concepts and Language:

• Counting
• More/Less
• Number Sense
• Directionality
• Patterning

Questioning:

Before:

• What do you think this book is about?
• What math do you see? (looking at cover)

During:

• What number comes next?

After:

• Did you ever think they were going to find the monkeys?

Extensions/Provocations (Small Group, Learning Centres, Whole Group, Transitions): 

• Discussion about what groupings of animals are called (e.g., swarm of bees, pack of wolves)