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Age group best suited is 3 to 6.
This book is wonderful for children in Preschool to Kindergarten.
The Ants Go Marching
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Title: The Ants Go Marching Author: Pamela Conn Beall, Hala Wittwer Illustrator: Susan Hagen Nipp Hardcover: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers |
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This book is about ants. The ants go marching to get down to the ground to get out of the rain. While marching the little one stops to do a number of things. Every time you turn the page the ants march by another ant until they reach to 10. |
Math Concept The math concept from this book is counting 1 to 10. You can also do counting down from 10 to 1 by starting with 10 ants marching and go down to 1 ant marching.
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Lesson Plan Materials Needed: Book "The Ants Go Marching" Procedure: Review counting from 1 to 10. Read the story of "The Ants Go Marching" the first time by yourself. Then read the book again and have the students participate by holding their hands in the air showing how many ants every time you turn the page. The students can also say Hurrah, Hurrah. When you think the students can count backwards 10 to 1 then read the story 1 to 10 ants marching and then read the story 10 to 1 ants marching. Other Ideas: You can do this to music. Divide the class into 10s. Each group of students can have different instruments to play for the little ant that stops to do a variety of things. This is fun for students learning a new thing. Another site: Five Little Monsters. This book is fun and full of math ideas so visit this site. Another book you can buy is Over in the Meadow. This book also can teach counting 1 to 10. |
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