Materials
12 Ways to Get to Eleven by Eve Merriam
Small groups of common objects for counting, such as buttons, tiles, chips
Resealable plastic bags
Instructions
1. Read 12 Ways to Get to Eleven.
2. Children follow the pattern from the book by counting items in the classroom to equal 11, for example, 4 erasers, 3 markers, 2 pointers, a meter stick and a chalk holder.
3. Prepare groups of simple objects in resealable plastic bags. Children select bags that will equal 11, for example, 3 spools of thread, 4 buttons, 3 wooden blocks, 1 toy truck.More to doArt: Children count out 11 crayons and draw a picture with 11 things in it.Language: Write sentences containing the number 11. Borrow patterns from familiar stories or poems. * Read stories with numbers in the titles: The Wolf and the Seven Kids by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm, The Three Billy Goats Gruff (many versions available), 101 Dalmations (Disney collection) and Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag. Don't forget the Dr. Seuss favorite, The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins.
