Ten Red Apples

Book Title: Ten Red Apples

Author: Pat Hutchins

Mathematical Concepts and Language:

• 1:1 correspondence
• subtraction
• story language: patterning
• illustrates numbers 10 to 0 (counting down)

Questioning:

Before:

• Show me 10 (students using fingers)
• Where might we go if we want to pick apples?
• What do you like to do with apples?

During:

• What are the animals going to do with the apples?
• Look at what is happening to the tree: what do you see?

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

• Provocation - Number Stories: loose parts and materials
• Songs that involve counting backwards: 10 Little Monkeys, 10 in Bed