Materials
Word Bird's Shapes by Jane Belk Moncure
Cookie cutters in the following shapes: rectangle, square, circle, and triangle
Sugar cookie dough
Clean, flat surface
Rolling pin
Cookie sheet
Oven
Instructions
1. Take a series of pictures of children holding apples.
2. Start with one child holding one apple. Take the next picture of two children,
each holding an apple, and so on.
3. Glue the pictures onto sheets of poster board.
4. Help the children write the number under each corresponding picture.
5. Cover the pictures with clear contact paper or laminate them for durability.
6. Punch three holes along the left side of each page.
7. Tie yarn through the holes or use metal rings to attach the pages together to
make a book. Place it on a bookshelf in the Library Area. This book is sure to
be a popular choice!
More to do
Sort and count the apples.
Home Connection: Encourage the children to take turns bringing the book home
to share with their families.
