Counting and Colors with Teddy Bears

The bears could have used some different expressions in addition to their movements and postures. Kirkus Kirkus Reviews, January 15, Vol. Although it is not introduced in the text, observant readers will also notice the patterning in the teddybears' presentation.

Rhyming verses give children the chance to participate with their voices as well as with their counters as they follow the teddy bears through their paces: White backgrounds keep the focus on the concepts. The wide availability of teddy-bear counters makes this book useful to many audiences, not just those in educational settings.

Response to Two Professional Reviews: Kirkus made an interesting point that I had not originally thought of, the background of the pages is wonderfully blank so that all of the focus is centered on the bears coming and going. Both reviews touch upon the fact that the book keeps the mundane task of learning how to count enjoyable and exciting. The illustrator does a brilliant job making the bears seem full of life, which flows right into the reader.

I did, however, think that Poduska had a valid point in saying that the facial expressions of the bears should be toyed with as well. The author keeps the story fresh by incorporating different actions by which the bears join the story, and through the incorporation of colors and shapes. Evaluation of Literary Elements: This book does a magnificent job of incorporating many different topics into one book.

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The author incorporates not only the numbers, but also the colors of the bear and some shapes that the bears make. This makes it so that the book can appeal to more age groups, as even children who are working on colors or shapes can learn from the book. The book also tackles math, as the bears are brought into the book with addition, and then are taken out with subtraction — even addressing the concept of 0 at the end.

Consideration of Instructional Application: This story would be ideal for young children, I would say mostly kindergarten or preschool aged. The book would be appropriate for those children, and could help them begin to learn how to count.

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One lesson plan idea that I would use would be giving children gummy bears to reenact the story as they listen. This would take the abstract concept of counting numbers and help them to represent it in a concrete way. They could use the bears to help represent addition, subtraction, grouping, and shapes, not to mention they could have a tasty snack at the end! Apr 11, Lizeth Velazquez rated it it was amazing Shelves: Teddy Bear Counting Toy teddy bears that come in rich colors of red, yellow, green, and blue introduce counting from one to twelve, and colors and shapes.

The colors of each teddy bear are introduced one by one but eventually set a repetitive color pattern. In addition, toy teddy bears group themselves in six sets of two, three sets of four, four sets of three, and two sets of six.

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The font size of the print is large and the beginning pages begin with one line McGrath, Barbara Barbieri. The font size of the print is large and the beginning pages begin with one line and one toy bear or words on a page. Then gradually the pages begin to fill up with toy bears and up to five lines with rhyme. Then the twelve toy bears create a square, circle, and triangle. Finally, the toy bears gradually leave using subtraction along the way until zero bears are left.

This book is excellent for counting and algorithms, color, and shapes. Jun 05, Megan rated it really liked it Shelves: There are two parts to this book and its use can be adapted to fit the math-readiness of the child reading it.

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In the first half of the book, one bear is added on each page until there are 12 bears all together. This is good for kids like Piper who are just learning to count. It also reinforces colors. The second half of the book gets into a little more advanced concepts: I would read these pages with children who are ready to move beyond basic counting and number recognition.

Aug 31, Dustie rated it liked it Shelves: I didn't really enjoy this counting book. I had a hard time reading it and staying focused on it let alone for me to read it to a child. For some it may feel like a good book to teach a child, but for me I would have this as one of my top choice for a counting book. Apr 09, Rebecca rated it liked it Shelves: Basic math with gummi bears, storybook-style.

Would you like to tell us about a lower price? Product Safety This product is subject to specific safety warnings Warning: Not suitable for children under 36 months. Meet the Original Three Bear Family These cute and colourful bears introduce young learners to a variety of early maths concepts.

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CE Learning Resources guide sheet included. Total 96 bears comprising of: Small bears have a small circular indentation on the base.

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These aren't toppers, I guess this is for the correct weight of plastic. They all live happily in the tub when not getting up to mischief. The clear tub plastic is brittle. Flexible lid plastic pushes over the tub, giving a snug and secure fit. From the guide sheet These adorable counters are also great for imaginative play! The guide sheet gives a brief synopsis for the following activities These make a satisfying sound all mixed together in a large bowl, they feel wonderful too.

Sometimes we used their bucket balance scales, which we recommend too. They proved useful with preposition understanding too, the bear is on, under etc. Also ours have proved over the years, enduring pretty intense play These are definitely keepers; hopefully grandchildren will create their own magic one day. Bought for a 2yr old and she loves these counters! Especially when they're tidied away after use.. They're bright and attractive, although the red and orange are quite close together in terms of colour, as are the blue and purple, but under good lighting in the room it's easier to see.

Great for pre-K and kindergarten. The bears you will receive is the ones in the pictures. Includes counters in the shapes of 5 adorable critters mdash; our classic bears, along with dogs, cats, alligators and turtles. Great for counting, sorting, classifying, finding mass, patterning, graphing, teaching over, under, on, etc.

Note that the purpose of steam cleaning is to freshen and disinfect, not remove every spot of dirt. In gently pre-owned condition. The bear counters are also great as sensory autism toys or math Montessori toys for toddlers. The toddler toys work as bab Help children understand abstract math concepts with hands-on bear manipulatives. Set combines 79 Teddy Bear Counters in four vibrant colors with matching sorting bowls.