Book List

A Cloak for the Dreamer

Aileen Friedman
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
Shapes of a Cloak I am learning to describe shapes in my environment and make larger shapes from smaller shapes. I am learning to ask questions about words I do not know. K 0-K.G.2, 0-K.G.6 K.R.L.4
 



Actual Size

Steve Jenkins
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
How many will fit inside? I can measure. I can compare. Preschool P.CC.1.1f, P.MD.1.4a, P.MD.1.4b
 



Caps for Sale

Esphyr Slobodkina
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
Three-digit number addition using Caps for Sale I can solve addition word problems with three addends with sums up to 20. I can retell a story. 1 1.OA.2
 



Closet Full of Shoes

Shel Silverstein
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
Closet Full of Shoes - I Can Understand that statistics can be used to gain information about a population by examining a sample of the population 7 7.SP.1, 7.SP.2 7.R.L.4
 



Curious George's 1 to 10 and Back Again

H. A. Rey
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
Comparing numbers with George I can count forward from a given number K 0-K.CC.2
Count Forward, Count Backward I can count forward 1 - 10. I can count backward 10 - 1. Preschool P.CC.1.1b
Counting with George I can count objects up to 10. Preschool P.CC.1.1b
George can count! I can count to 10 forward and backward. Preschool P.CC.1.1b
To 10 and Back Again I will orally count forward and backward to 10 K 0-K.CC.1, 0-K.CC.2
 



Equal Shmequal

Virginia Kroll
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
Equal Animals Students will be able to / I can / I am learning to: • Identify the characters and setting of the story • Determine situations of equality 1 1.OA.7
Equalizing I am learning about what equal means and what an equation is. 1 1.OA.7
 



Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Sarah Deluge
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
Skip counting by 3's I can skip count by 3's to 30. 2 2.NBT.2 2.R.L.4
 



Grandfather Tang’s Story

Ann Tompert
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
Dimensional Shapes and Transformations Students will be able to / I can / I am learning to: • Experiment with reflections, translations, and rotations using tangrams • Verify how characteristics of shapes relate after a reflection, translation, or rotation • Describe the effect of translations, reflections, and rotations on given polygons using tangrams • Describe the effect of translations, reflections, and rotations on given polygons using coordinate grids 8 8.G.1, 8.G.2, 8.G.3
Title asdasdf K 0-K.CC.2
 



Green Lizards Vs. Red Rectangles

Steve Antony
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
We need more room! Students will be able to / I can / I am learning to: •use perimeter formulas to find the area of a rectangle • I can analyze the story and determine a theme based on evidence in the story 4 4.MD.3 4.R.F.4.a
 



How Many Snails?

Paul Giganti, Jr.
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
Counting Snails I am learning to organize and analyze data. I am learning to answer questions using text evidence. 1 1.MD.4 1.R.I.4
 



How Tall, How Short, How Faraway

David A. Adler
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
Pyramid Design Challenge I am learning to measure length of an object using appropriate tools. I am learning to compare length of objects using standard and non-standard units. I am learning to use text features to understand unknown words. I am learning to determine the meaning of words in a text. 2 2.MD.1, 2.MD.4 2.R.I.4, 2.R.I.5
 



Inch by Inch

Leo Lionni
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
Inch by Inch in the Classroom I can use my inch worm to measure items in the classroom Preschool P.MD.1.4b
 



Just a Little Bit

Ann Tompert
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
See saw measurement I can determine between two groups which one is greater than, less than, and equal to. K 0-K.MD.1, 0-K.MD.2
Tipping the Scales I know how to use a class scale to weigh an item. Preschool P.MD.1.4c, P.MD.1.4d
 



Lots and Lots of Zebra Stripes

Stephen R. Swinburne
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
Looking for and Creating Patterns in Nature I can create an AB pattern. Preschool P.OA.1.3e
 



Mouse Count

Ellen Stoll Walsh
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
Counting Mice in a Jar Students will demonstrate that they can recall number names and put numbers in a correct sequence. Students will, given prompting and support, count physical and pictorial objects. K 0-K.CC.2, 0-K.CC.4, 0-K.CC.5 K.R.I.4
 



One

Kathryn Otoshi
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
Comparing Size I can create drawings to represent the changing size of a character through the story; I can make real-world connections with the events in the story K 0-K.MD.2 K.L.4.a
 



One Hundred Hungry Ants

Elinor J. Pinczes
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
Counting Hungry Ants I can count to 100 by ones. I can count to 100 by tens. I can retell a story that has been read and include important details. K 0-K.CC.1
 



Pattern Bugs

Trudy Harris
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
Counting Objects I can count the bugs in the book, I can tell what words mean. K 0-K.CC.3 K.R.L.4
 



Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons

Eric Litwin
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
Buttons Be Gone Students will be able to visually show subtraction sentences that relate to situations from the story K 0-K.OA.1
How Many? I can retell a story using key details. I can represent subtraction with drawings, objects, or written equations K 0-K.OA.1
Losing Buttons I can subtract and add one digit numbers. K 0-K.OA.1
 



Russell the Sheep

Rob Scotton
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
Counting to 10 I can count objects up to ten using one to one matching. K 0-K.CC.4
 



Seven Blind Mice

Ed Young
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
Determining the Whole Group I am learning to synthesize when I read. I am learning to use number parts to determine the whole. 1 1.OA.8 1.R.I.4
 



Shape Up

David A. Adler
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
You Better Shape Up • Student will be able to identify specific two-dimensional and three-dimensional geometric shapes appropriate for their grade level • Students will be able to practice pattern recognition and classification by locating shapes in their environment • Students will be able to develop literacy and critical-thinking skills by using words and pictures to describe the location of shapes • Students will be able to use a variety of strategies to spell and write words K 0-K.G.1, 0-K.G.2 K.L.5.c
 



Spaghetti and Meatballs for All!

Marilyn Burns
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
Arranging Arrays I can make inferences with reasonable answers when using key details and information from the text. 4 4.NBT.5, 4.OA.2, 4.OA.4 4.R.F.4, 4.R.F.4.a, 4.R.I.5
 



Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt

D. Hopkinson
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
Quilting Area I can find the area of a rectangle with whole-number side lengths by tiling it. I can explain that the area of a rectangular shape can be found by multiplying the side lengths. 3 3.MD.7
 



Ten Apples Up On Top!

Dr. Seuss
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
Addition Using Ten Apples Up on Top! I can add one more to a given number. 1 1.OA.5 1.R.I.6
Counting up to 10 I can count and recognize numbers up to 10. K 0-K.CC.1
Ordering Numbers Students can identify numbers. Students can count one to one correspondence to 20 (number depends on how many students are in the classroom. Students can order numbers 1 to 20 (number depends on how many students are in the classroom). K 0-K.CC.2, 0-K.CC.3
Ten Apples Up On Top! I can count in sequence to ten. l know that the last number counted is the total number of objects. Preschool P.CC.1.1b, P.CC.1.1h
 



Ten Black Dots

Donald Crews
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
Dots, Dots Everywhere Students should have an understanding of one-to one correspondence, counting by rote to ten, and writing numbers to ten. K 0-K.CC.3, 0-K.CC.5
The many ways to make the Numbers One-Ten! The Student will be able to count in stable order from 1-10 The Student will be able to count from 1-10 using One to One Correspondence The Student will be able to create the numbers 1-10 in various ways Preschool P.CC.1.1c, P.CC.1.1d, P.CC.1.1g
 



The Button Box

Margarette S. Reid
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
Billions of Buttons I can sort objects based on their attributes. Preschool P.MD.1.4a, P.OA.1.3b
 



The Curious Garden

Peter Brown
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
Area of a Garden I can measure area by counting squares. I can explain that the area of a rectangular shape can be found by multiplying the side lengths. 3 3.MD.6, 3.MD.7
 



The Doorbell Rang

Pat Hutchins
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
Comparing Fractions and Partitioning Shapes Students will be able to partition various quadrilateral shapes into equal shares for groups of two, four, and eight people. 3 3.G.2, 3.NF.1 3.R.F.4
 



The Grapes of Math

Greg Tang
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
How Many Fish In School? I can interpret products as the total number of objects in a certain number of groups. I can read poetry accurately, appropriately, and with expression 2 2.OA.4 2.R.L.4
 



The Lemonade War

Jaqueline Davies
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
The Lemonade War: Income and Budgeting Students will be able to explain why they want to start their own businesses and practice making decisions about discretionary spending. Students will record and discuss their lemonade business and recognize the effect of planned and unplanned spending decisions. 4 4.MD.2 4.R.F.4, 4.R.F.4.a
 



The Potato King

Christopher Niemann
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
The Multiplying Potato Garden I can solve a multiplication problem using an array. Students will be able to recognize different strategies for multiplying. 3 3.OA.1, 3.OA.3, 3.OA.7 3.R.I.7
 



Tikki Tikki Tembo

Arlene Mosel
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
Displaying Numerical Data with Tikki Tikki Tembo • I can identify the components of dot plots. • I can identify the component of box plots. • I can find the median, quartile and interquartile range of a data set. • I can analyze a set of data to determine its variance. • I can create a dot plot and a box plot to display a set of numerical data. • I can calculate quantitative measures of center (mean, median mode). • I can identify outliers. • I can analyze the data distribution to choose the appropriate measures of central tendency and variability. • I can determine the meaning of words I do not know based on text. • I can identify the plot structure of the story including setting, character and conflict. 6 6.SP.5 6.L.3
 



Two of Everything

Lilly Hong
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
The Magic Pot - I can use pictures and a number sentence to show the total product as groups of objects. 3 3.OA.1, 3.OA.3, 3.OA.8
 



Uno Dos Tres; One, Two, Three

Pat Mora, Illustrated by Barbara Lavallee
Activity Learning Target Grade Math Standards ELA Standards
Counting Groups I can count to 20. I can match a group of objects to a number. I can read from left to right, top to bottom. I can ask/answer questions about the story. K 0-K.CC.1, 0-K.CC.5 K.L.4.a