Picture books are a fabulous tool for engaging children with mathematical concepts. By capturing a child’s imagination, picture book stories make the process of learning about abstract math concepts, such as learning multiplication strategies,  more interesting, relevant and meaningful.

And if you are looking to continue the engaged learning, pair your multiplication books with a game or two from our 150+ page printable multiplication games pack.

Multiplication Picture Books

Each book on our Multiplication Picture Books list is linked to an Amazon page where you can find reviews and age recommendations for those titles you are not personally familiar with.

Too Many Pigs in the Pool by Wendy Hinote Lanier A delightful story that will make you laugh out loud about a man who enjoys his swimming pool but would like to share it with someone. A neighbor arrives with bean dip and a pet pig before the story escalates into a humorous tale of TOO many pigs in the pool that is also a fabulous tool for introducing children to doubling numbers. Available: Amazon

Double Puppy Trouble by Danica McKellar When Moxie finds a magic stick that can double anything, she doesn’t hesitate to use it! But when the button gets stuck, she may start to realize that less really is more! Teach the power of doubling through this playful puppy romp! Available: Amazon

One Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor J Pinczes In rhymed verse one hundred hungry ants hurry to sample the delights of a picnic, but marching in single file seems too slow for 100 empty tummies. The smallest ant of all suggests they travel in formations that represent different ways of arranging 100, providing a useful too for discussion of arrays. Available: Amazon

Amanda Bean’s Amazing Dream by Cindy Neuschwander Amanda Bean is a counting machine but is there a quicker way to work out how many? A story written to explicitly teach the purpose of multiplication and a great tool for exploring repeated addition and arrays as multiplication strategies. The illustrations provide a wealth of multiplication problem solving opportunity too! Available: Amazon

Each Orange Had 8 Slices by Paul Giganti A book of multiplication problems told within real life scenarios, each page provides an opportunity to put the multiplication strategies you are learning to use to solve the questions posed. Available: Amazon

A Place for Zero by Angeline Sparagna LoPresti Zero is lonely in Digitaria. He can’t play Addemup with the other numbers because he simply has nothing to add! All the other numbers seem to belong and they all have a place, but not Zero. Until he discovers multiplication – could he have a place there? Available: Amazon

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The Best of Times by Gregory Tang Helpful strategies for solving multiplication problems from one to ten are included within engaging rhymes. Available: Amazon

Eggs and Legs: Counting by Twos by Michael Dahl  This great series for introducing or reinforcing skip counting as a multiplication strategy, starts with Eggs and Legs – a fun and whimsical introduction to counting by twos as Mrs Hen searches the farmyard for her missing eggs! Available: Amazon

Lots of Ladybugs: Counting by Fives by Michael Dahl With five spots on the wings of each ladybug, counting by fives has never been so delightful! Available: Amazon

Toasty Toes: Counting by Tens by Michael Dahl Toes relaxing on the beach in the sun become a fun tool for counting by tens in this simple skip counting book. Available: Amazon

Two Ways to Count to Ten: A Liberian Folk Tale When all of the animals compete to become the new King of the Jungle, it might not be the strongest who wins, but the cleverest! Which clever animal uses skip counting to win the contest? Available: Amazon

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2×2=Boo! A Set of Spooky Multiplication Stories by Loreen Leedy Six cute, cartoony stories and spooky illustrations teach young readers how to multiply from 0 to 5 in a memorable, kid-friendly way. Available: Amazon

Multiply on the Fly by Suzanne Slade Teaching multiplication in a way that will make children bug you for more, Multiply on the Fly invites readers to multiply with the help of a variety of insects, including daring dragonflies and hungry honeybees. Available: Amazon

Terrible Times Tables by Michelle Markel Inspired by a Victorian era math primer and set in a school based setting, humorous poetry and illustrations that every school kid can relate to act as memorable mnemonic devices that help kids remember multiplication facts. Available: Amazon

The Times Machine by Danica McKellar The Times Machine takes children on a journey using short stories, silly rhymes and more to memorize multiplication facts. Helps break down the rules of multiplication and to translate many of the multiplication and division methods taught in today’s classrooms. Available: Amazon

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There are books included on this list that will work for preschool, kindergarten and the early elementary/primary grades. Many of the stories share how the characters celebrate the 100th day of school as an occasion, which is a great way to prepare children for the day and also plan ways in which your own class or group might celebrate together.

I’ve also included a few books about a hundred, such as If I Were 100 Years Old and If the World Were 100 People, that are perfect for reading with children on your 100th day.

100 Days of School Books

As with all of my book lists, I encourage you to please take a moment to read reviews and age recommendations for any titles you are unfamiliar with. Each title is linked to an Amazon page where you can find further information (these are affiliate links).

Jake’s 100th Day of School by Lester L. Laminak When Jake forgets his 100th Day of School collection, his school principal helps him to come up with a fabulous alternative. Available: Amazon

100 School Days by Anne Rockwell Mrs Madoff’s class is counting pennies – one for each day of school. When they get to 10 pennies, they know they’ve been going to school for 10 days. What will happen when they get to 100? How will they celebrate Day 100, and what will they do with their 100 pennies? Available: Amazon

Emily’s First 100 Days of School by Rosemary Wells Rosemary Wells helps children to see that numbers are all around us as Emily keeps a journal recording all of the wonderful numbers related to her life during the course of the first 100 days of school. Available: Amazon

Miss Mingo and the 100th Day of School by Jamie Harper Mis Mingo (the pink flamingo) and her joyful class of student animals share ways in which they count to, or calculate to reach, the number 100 as they celebrate the 100th day of school with some special projects and activities. Available: Amazon

The Night Before the 100th Day of School by Natasha Wing The 100th day of school is almost here and one child is desperate to find 100 of something special to bring to class for the day. When inspiration strikes he comes up with a surprise that makes the 100th day celebration one for the whole class to remember! Available: Amazon

100th Day Worries by Margery Cuyler Jessica is a worrier. She worries about everything, and that includes what to bring to class for 100th Day. Nothing she can think of seems right. 100 ice cubes? Too melty. 100 marshmallows? Too sticky. 100 toothpicks? Too pointy. Whatever will Jessica do!?? Available: Amazon

Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the 100th Day of Kindergarten by Joseph Slate Tomorrow Miss Kindergarten and her class will have been together for 100 days! To celebrate each student must bring 100 of some wonderful, one-hundred-full thing! While the students go to work assembling their projects, Miss Bindergarten is working, too, making special surprises for the class. The 100th day of kindergarten is bound to be unforgettable! Available: Amazon

The 100 Hats of the Cat in the Hat: A Celebration of the 100th Day of School by Tish Rabe On the 100th day of school the Cat in the Hat visits Sally and Dick’s classroom to share some simple tools for counting 100, including a hundreds chart, tens frame and number line. Available: Amazon

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If I Were 100 Years Old by Mary Jantz Imagine knowing someone who has lived to be one hundred years old. How many changes have they witnessed in the world in 100 years’ time? A beautiful book of respect and appreciation for older members of our community, perfect for reflection on the 100th day of school. Available: Amazon

100 Days of Kindness by Cindy Jin Whilst this is a wonderful idea for a book to share with students as you are counting those first 100 days of school, I think this collection of simple kindness ideas works just as well as inspiration towards spending the next 100 days focused on acts of kindness. Available: Amazon

If the World Were 100 People: A Visual Guide to Our Global Village by Jackie McCann Use the 100th day of school to inspire elementary age students to think about the social world we live in with this clever concept book. With almost 7.8 billion people sharing the earth, it can be a little hard to picture what the human race looks like. But if we could shrink the world down to just 100 people, what could we learn about the human race? What would we look like? Where and how would we all be living?  Available: Amazon

For more books exploring the number 100 be sure to check out our list of Counting to 100 books.

Harry Versus the First 100th Day of School by Emily Jenkins This short chapter book that is perfect to share with first graders, follows Harry and his class on their first 100 days of first grade, helping students to see that they are not alone in the nerve wracking newness of a new classroom, peers, and teachers. Available: Amazon

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Using these counting books as inspiration for your math learning activities extends their learning potential even further.

Combine a book from the list with our free, printable Counting to 20 Matching Game or Secret Spy Counting Pages when working with preschool and kindergarten age students or pair with our Number Grid Game for early elementary/primary age students.

RELATED: If you have younger children, practice counting to 10 with this list of books about counting and numbers, or for children ready to tackle larger numbers – Counting to 100 Books. Or counting down to the 100th day of school with your class? Be sure to check out our 100th Day of School Books list.

As with all of my book lists, I encourage you to please take a moment to read reviews and age recommendations for any titles you are unfamiliar with. Each title is linked to an Amazon page where you can find further information (these are affiliate links).

10 Books About Counting to 20

1 to 20, Animals Aplenty by Katie Viggers A menagerie of interesting animals in somewhat silly situations will guide children through counting from one to twenty in this sweetly illustrated counting book. Available: Amazon

The Icky Bug Counting Book by Jerry Pallotta Numbers and letters combine in The Icky Bug Counting Book, inviting readers to start at 0 and count various bugs on each page all the way up to 26. At the end, you discover that there are 26 different bugs because there are 26 letters of the alphabet, and each bug starts with a different letter. Available: Amazon

20 Dinosaurs at Bedtime by Mark Sperring This fun bedtime story invites younger children to count the twenty cheerful dinosaurs featured throughout the book. Available: Amazon

Monster Counting Book 1 to 20 by Frances Mackay The fun and brightly colored monsters featured in Monster Counting Book 1 to 20 are just one of MANY things you’ll find to see, name, do and count! Great for kindergarten and early elementary age children. Available: Amazon

Numbers by John J. Reiss Simple, bright illustrations and bold numbers to 20 make this a wonderful first counting book for young children first learning to count. Available: Amazon

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20 Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street by Mark Lee This lively, rhyming story shares the story of a town load of all sorts of wonderful trucks getting stuck in the road whilst a colorful cast of onlookers considers how to get the trucks rolling again! A perfect counting book for children who love all things trucks and machinery. Available: Amazon

20 Big Trucks in the Middle of Christmas by Mark Lee This time the trucks are here to bring holiday cheer! An earth drill, a ladder truck, and a boom truck with a basket crane are all there to lend a hand. But when the star tree-topper falls from the cherry picker and shatters, who will save the day? Available: Amazon

City by Numbers by Stephen T. Johnson This very clever wordless picture book invites readers to search for the numerals 0 through to 21 in wonderful photographs taken in New York City. A tricky yet rewarding search and find for older children. Available: Amazon

123s of Art by Sabrina Hahn With fun rhyme and large, colorful text, 123s of Art will inspire your budding art lovers as they learn to count to 20 by locating objects in classic paintings. Available: Amazon

Eggs and Legs by Michael Dahl A fun and whimsical introduction to counting by twos to twenty as Mrs Hen searches the farmyard for her missing eggs! Available: Amazon

For more books exploring mathematical concepts, be sure to check out the following lists;

   

 

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Picture books are a fabulous resource for engaging children with mathematical concepts. By capturing a child’s imagination, picture books make the process of learning about what can be quite abstract concepts more interesting, relevant and meaningful. The twelve books presented here all provide a basis for exploring number concepts related to counting to 100.

They are great resources to use as part of your 100 day of school celebrations or as part of your study of place value, or pair with our Number Grid Game for more counting fun because everyday is a good day to explore counting and numbers!

RELATED: If you have younger children, practice counting to 10 with this list of books about counting and numbers or the Counting to 20 Books list.

12 Counting to 100 Books

As with all of my book lists, I encourage you to please take a moment to read reviews and age recommendations for any titles you are unfamiliar with. Each title is linked to an Amazon page where you can find further information (these are affiliate links)

One Watermelon Seed by Celia Lottridge Max and Josephine set about planting their vegetable garden – reinforcing counting by ones to ten. When harvest time comes, the vegetables are plentiful, encouraging counting by tens to 100. Available: Amazon

100 Snowmen by Jennifer Arena With fun, clever illustrations of snowmen in all sorts of playful predicaments, 100 Snowmen introduces children to concepts related to cumulative addition to ten. Fun for also learning to tally, the children can tally up to make sure that there are indeed 100 snowmen. Available: Amazon

The Ultimate Animal Counting Book by Jennifer Cossins CBCA Award-winner Jennifer Cossins takes readers on an expedition through the animal kingdom, counting all the way from one to 100 whilst learning fascinating animal facts along the way. Available: Amazon

I’ll Teach My Dog 100 Words by Michael Frith Can this dog owner teach his dog the meaning of 100 different words? Children will have fun adding up the words new to the dog to see. Available: Amazon

Countablock by Christopher Franceschelli Perfect for little hands, Countablock features thick pages cut into the shape of each numeral, creating a peek-through guessing game around the number form itself. One acorn becomes one oak tree! Numerals include 1–10, and 20–100 counted by tens. Available: Amazon

100 Things That Make Me Happy by Amy Schwartz Presenting 100 lovely, everyday activities and things from a young child’s life in simple rhyming couplets, 100 Things That Make Me Happy provides children with another wonderful opportunity to count up to 100. Available: Amazon

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100 Bugs! A Counting Book by Kate Narita Two children wake up with the sun to count bugs on their busy farm. As the brother and sister traipse through a meadow and barnyard with a magnifying glass and a butterfly net, readers are introduced to a range of insect varieties in sets of ten through upbeat rhymes. Available: Amazon

One Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor J Pinczes In rhymed verse one hundred hungry ants hurry to sample the delights of a picnic, but marching in single file seems too slow for 100 empty tummies. The smallest ant of all suggests they travel in 2 rows of 50, four rows of 25 . . .providing a great platform for introducing multiplication, division, and grouping strategies. Available: Amazon

Count to 100 by Felicity Brooks Counting 1 to ten and then by 10 to 100, this is a wonderfully illustrated book for counting to 100. Counting in sets of five and ten can also be introduced through differences such as color groupings in the pages illustrating larger number groups. Available: Amazon

Curious George Learns to Count From 1 to 100 by H. A. Rey With LOTS of opportunities to count quantities from 1 right through to 100, this is a great counting to 100 book to use with younger children who are ready to practice counting larger amounts. Available: Amazon

100 Hungry Monkeys by Masayuki Sebe This riotous celebrations of all things monkey is sure to engage elementary school age children. As well as the story of the hungry monkeys and a curious monster, there are plenty of opportunities to seek, find and count – fruit, hats, friends and more! Available: Amazon

Toasty Toes: Counting by 10s by Michael Dahl A simple concept book for introducing children to counting to 100 by tens! Available: Amazon

For more books exploring mathematical concepts, be sure to check out the following lists;

   

 

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Quality picture books are the perfect resource for integrating literacy with math concepts as well constructed books often simplify big ideas and abstract concepts in ways that make it easier for children to grasp new information.

This collection of counting books includes books for younger children learning the names of numbers to ten and learning to count with one-to-one correspondence, as well as books for children in elementary/primary school who are learning about bigger numbers and more involved counting strategies.

Using these counting books as inspiration for your math learning activities extends their learning potential even further. Combine a book with one of the counting songs and rhymes from our list when working with preschool and kindergarten age students.

Counting Books for Toddlers & Preschoolers

The list is divided into a number of sections. The titles in this first set of books is perfect for younger children learning to count to ten and identify the numerals from 0-10.

Like all of the books in our Best Books for Kids collection, each book in this Counting Books list is linked to Amazon (these are affiliate links) where you can find reviews and age recommendations for any titles you are not familiar with.

Dog’s Colorful Day by Emma Dodd Dog starts off the day with one black spot on his ear. But it seems that wherever he goes, he runs, rolls, and trots right into colors. When he finally arrives back home, Dog has ten different colored spots, in this messy book about counting. Available: Amazon

10 Little Ninjas by Miranda Paul A fun counting book for little ones, featuring a colorful cast of characters – from ninjas to astronauts and race car drivers – none of whom want to go to bed! Available: Amazon

One Fox: A Counting Book Thriller by Kate Read One hungry fox with two sly eyes is on the prowl, three plump hens had better watch out! An exciting counting story set in a moonlit farmyard. Available: Amazon

One Duck Stuck by Phyllis Root When one poor duck gets stuck in the muck, who will rescue him? Will it be two fish, tails going swish? Or three moose, munching on spruce? Available: Amazon

Ten on a Twig by Lo Cole A sweet, interactive counting book about ten birds sitting on a long twig, who each take a piece of the twig as they leave to create a new home. Available: Amazon

Numbers by John J. Reiss Simple, bright illustrations and bold numbers to 20 make this a wonderful first counting book for toddlers. Available: Amazon

For more practise counting to 20, check out this dedicated list of Books About Counting to 20.

Goodnight Numbers by Danica McKellar This sweet counting book to ten makes a perfect bedtime read to share with toddlers and preschoolers. It includes exceptional detail in every illustration, with many opportunities to practice counting on each page. Available: Amazon

Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh Count to ten and back again with these charming mice as they escape from a hungry snake. Available: Amazon

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle This fabulous classic is perfect for teaching children early number concepts and the days of the week. Available: Amazon

12 Ways to Get to 11 by Eve Merriam A counting adventure that teaches children twelve witty and imaginative ways to count to eleven. Available: Amazon

Ten Apples on Top by Dr Seuss Seuss is at his hilarious best with this funny tale of a lion, a tiger and a dog all competing to see who can complete the trickiest task while balancing apples on their head! Available: Amazon

Let’s Count Goats by Mem Fox A fun rhyming romp with a gaggle of goats that is great for counting up to ten and back again. Available: Amazon

One Is A Snail, Ten Is A Crab by April Pulley Sayre and Jeff Sayre If one is a snail and two is a person, we must be counting by feet! Follow the sign to the beach, to count feet in a number of silly and surprising combinations. Available: Amazon

Bear Counts by Karma Wilson A delightful first counting book for toddlers and preschoolers – “Numbers, numbers everywhere, can you count along with bear?” Available: Amazon

How Do Dinosaurs Count to Ten? by Jane Yolen A fun dino counting book for younger fans of the popular ‘How Do Dinosaurs’ series by Jane Yolen. Available: Amazon

Quack and Count by Keith Baker A beautifully illustrated introduction to counting and addition to seven. Fabulous for toddlers and preschoolers. Available: Amazon

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Ten Flashing Fireflies by Philemon Sturges Counting down from ten to one, a girl and a boy empty the night sky of fireflies as — counting up from one to ten — they fill their jar with them. But once captured, the fireflies’ light flickers and fades, so the children release them, counting back from ten to one again. Available: Amazon

The Hueys in None the Number by Oliver Jeffers There are not many counting picture books that include zero, which this one does in the form of ‘none,’ as the Hueys explain numbers with their own unique style. Includes an interesting anecdote about the importance of zero to mathematicians. Available: Amazon

On the Launch Pad: A Counting Book About Rockets by Michael Dahl A countdown from twelve to one as a space shuttle awaits liftoff in this fun counting book that invites readers to find hidden numbers 1-12. Available: Amazon

How Many Bugs in a Box? by David A Carter A super fun, interactive counting book with fabulous pop ups. Sure to be a hit with all ages. Available: Amazon

123s of Art by Sabrina Hahn With fun rhyme and large, colorful text, 123s of Art will inspire your budding art lovers as they learn to count to 20 by locating objects in classic paintings. Available: Amazon

Fish Eyes: A Book You Can Count On by Lois Ehlert Learn to count the brilliantly colored fish swimming through the pages of this beautiful watery world. Available: Amazon

Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews What can you do with ten black dots? Rather a lot! Using both words and pictures, Crews shows kids what one dot can do, then two dots, then three, all the way up to ten. Available: Amazon

How Many Snails? by Paul Giganti A great counting challenge, that teaches the importance of sorting and grouping too. Available: Amazon

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Number and Counting Books for Kids Aged 5+

This next set of books begins to introduce more advanced counting skills and concepts, as well as counting amounts larger then 10, including exploring BIG numbers, such as hundreds, millions and billions. If you are specifically working with children learning about counting to 100, be sure to check out our dedicated list of books about counting to 100.

The Water Hole by Graeme Base Part counting book, part puzzle book, part storybook, the visual feast that is The Water Hole engages older children through an engaging mystery to solve. Available: Amazon

Anno’s Counting Book by Mitsumasa Anno A beautiful visual story of a growing town, told over the course of a year. Anno’s marvellous creation offers many opportunities to count to 12 and to talk about sorting, groups and sets. Available: Amazon

How Many? A Different Kind of Counting Book by Christopher Danielson Written by a math educator, this innovative book encourages critical thinking and sparks memorable mathematical conversations. The reader decides what to count on each page. You have many choices, and the longer you look, the more possibilities you’ll notice, and as long as you’re talking about what you see, think, and wonder, you’re talking math! Available: Amazon

Uno’s Garden by Graeme Base A beautifully illustrated story with an important environmental message and opportunities for engaging elementary/primary students with a range of number concepts. Available: Amazon

365 Penguins by Jean-Luc Fromental Imagine finding a penguin mysteriously delivered to your door every day for a year! Such is the dilemma for the family in 365 Penguins, with lots of fun opportunities for counting. Available: Amazon

Animals By the Numbers by Steve Jenkins How many species are there across the globe? How much do all of the insects in the world collectively weigh? How far can animals travel? Steve Jenkins answers these questions and many more with numbers and innovative images. Available: Amazon

Spaghetti and Meatballs for All by Marilyn Burns The wonderful story offers lots of opportunities for elementary/primary children to engage with numbers – counting, multiplying, dividing – as well as learning about perimeter. Available: Amazon

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How Many Jellybeans? A Giant Book of Giant Numbers by Andrea Menotti How many jelly beans are enough? How many are too many? Aiden and Emma can’t decide. Available: Amazon

A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars by Seth Fishman Math, science and an all-around interesting story are to be found in this picture book exploring the vast numbers in the universe. Available: Amazon

Millions, Billions and Trillions: Understanding Big Numbers by David A Adler What does a million look like? Or a billion? Or a trillion? This book explains the largest numbers in ways children can visualize and understand. Available: Amazon

How Much is a Million? by David M. Schwartz “If you wanted to count from one to one million it would take you about 23 days!” This books helps children infer how large a group of a million, billion and trillion really is. Available: Amazon

For more books exploring mathematical concepts, be sure to check out the following lists;

   

 

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From circles to squares, triangles to ovals, this list of books about shapes includes simple but engaging concept books that are perfect for toddlers and preschoolers alongside more detailed stories that will help kindergarten through to those in the early grades of elementary/primary school learn more about shapes and their properties.

After story time, you can continue learning about shapes with this collection of 15 Hands-On Activities for Learning About 2D and 3D Shapes and our list of 20 Shapes Rhymes, Songs & Fingerplays. And elementary or primary age children will enjoy the activities included in our Count, Tally and Graph Shapes Christmas Activity Pages.

RELATED: Counting down to the 100th day of school with your class? Be sure to check out our 100th Day of School Books list.

35 Best Books About Shapes for Kids

Like all of the books in our Best Books for Kids collection, each book in this Shapes Books list is linked to Amazon (these are affiliate links) where you can find reviews and age recommendations for any titles you are not familiar with.

City Shapes by Diana Murray Children are invited to find shapes in all manner of places in the wonderfully created illustrations of streetscapes in this clever concept book. Available: Amazon

Shapes That Roll by Karen Nagel A circle, triangle, and square lead children through a busy, colorful world of 2D and 3D shapes pointing out their different attributes – stacking, rolling and more. Available: Amazon

Circle, Square, Moose! by Kelly Bingham When Moose eats his way into a book about shapes it is up to Zebra to restore order and save the day! Available: Amazon

Which One Doesn’t Belong? Playing With Shapes by Christopher Danielson Written by a celebrated math educator, this innovative inquiry encourages critical thinking and sparks memorable mathematical conversations. It is a very different style of book about shapes! Children and their parents answer the same question about each set of four shapes, “Which one doesn’t belong?” There’s no one right answer -the important thing is to have a reason why as when children justify their thinking, they’re talking math! Available: Amazon

Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh What can you make with one oval, two circles, and eight triangles? Just ask these three clever mice… who even find a funny way to trick a sneaky cat! Available: Amazon

Shape Shift by Joyce Hesselberth A wonderful journey to look at how a range of shapes can combine to make fun new forms. Available: Amazon

Sweet Shapes by Juana Medina Rosas In this delicious forest, the bears are made of rectangular brownies, the goldfinches are triangles of lemon tart, and the butterflies are oval jelly beans. Available: Amazon

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Circus Shapes by Stuart J. Murphy A fun circus story, brightly illustrated, that is perfect for spotting shapes with younger mathematicians. Available: Amazon

This Is A Book of Shapes by Kenneth Kraegel This is a circle. A square. A triangle. This is an emu pushing a pancake wagon down a hill! A simple first concept book about everyone’s favorite defies expectations with a series of funny and imaginative twists sure to make toddlers and preschoolers laugh out loud. Available: Amazon

Tangled: A Story About Shapes by Anne Miranda When the circle goes climbing on the park jungle gym the last thing she expects is to get tangled! As her fellow shapes rush to try to help, they also become trapped Who will save them? A fun shape story for kindergarten and early elementary grades, introducing sixteen different 2D and 3D shapes. Available: Amazon

Big Box of Shapes by Wiley Blevins Triangles, circles, squares – to most of us, these are just simple shapes. But in the imaginations of Lulu and Max, these shapes found in a box take on exciting new meanings. Great for preschool and kindergarten. Available: Amazon

Walter’s Wonderful Web by Tim Hopgood Walter the spider just can’t seem to spin a perfect web. Whoosh goes the wind as it blows each web away! But Walter does have a gift for spinning spectacular shapes, and one day he spins the most remarkable shape of all! It’s better than perfect – it’s a truly wonderful web. Available: Amazon

A Trapezoid Is Not a Dinosaur by Suzanne Morris Triangle is hosting auditions for all the best shapes to be in his play. Circle, Square, and Star each get a part. But Trapezoid just doesn’t “fit in.” Is he even a shape? The others think he sounds like a type of dinosaur. Will Trapezoid be able to embrace his own distinct shape in order to become part of the performance.. Available: Amazon

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The Shape of Things by Dayle Ann Dodds A square is just a square? No, you can find it everywhere! Fun rhymes and bright illustrations filled with hidden shapes to find. Available: Amazon

When A Line Bends, A Shape Begins by Rhonda Greene A clever introduction to assorted shapes including ovals, squares and octagons through bouncy rhyme and colourful artwork. Available: Amazon

Shape by Shape by Suse MacDonald A fun and playful exploration of colorful shapes—circle, triangle, crescent, semicircle, oval, and diamond – one by one they combine to reveal a great, big surprise! Available: Amazon

A Star in my Orange by Dana Meachen Rau Have you ever seen a star in an orange? Or the swirl in a wave? Or little shapes on a fish’s scales? Look closely at the shapes in nature, there are shapes all around you. Available: Amazon

Shapes, Shapes, Shapes by Tana Hoban Whenever you are, inside or outside, there are shapes to discover. Look around. How many circles, squares, stars, triangles, hearts, and rectangles can you see? Available: Amazon

Shapes of Australia by Bronwyn Bancroft From boulders to bee hives, mountains to coral, Bronwyn Bancroft introduces readers to a new way of thinking about how shapes are represented in nature through stunning illustrations representing the Australian landscape. Available: Amazon

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More Books About Shapes: Triangles

Triangle by Mac Barnett Meet Triangle. He is going to play a sneaky trick on his friend, Square. Or so he thinks! With this first tale in a new trilogy, Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen will have readers wondering just who they can trust in a richly imagined world of shapes. A visually stunning series, full of wry humor. Available: Amazon

The Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns Bored and dissatisfied, a triangle visits a local shapeshifter to add another angle to his shape. Poof! He becomes a quadrilateral. But then he gets greedy and keeps adding angles until he’s completely transformed! Available: Amazon

Love, Triangle by Marcie Colleen Ever since they were a dot and a speck, Circle and Square have been best friends. Then someone new comes along – a cool Triangle, and three starts to feel like a crowd. With their friendship bent out of shape, can they put it back together again? Available: Amazon

Triangles by David A. Adler Triangles are everywhere-especially when two children and their robot friend assemble a brand-new bot from different types and sizes of triangles. Available: Amazon

Books About Squares

Square Cat by Elizabeth Schoonmaker Eula is the only square cat in town. Everything that normal cats do is hard for her- she can’t get her square paw into mouse holes, she can’t wear her favorite circle skirt, and all of her friends are round! Eula is sad until her two best friends show her just how well a square cat can fit into this round world. Available: Amazon

Perfect Square by Michael Hall A perfect square is transformed in a fun adventure that will transport you far beyond four equal sides, Available: Amazon

Square by Mac Barnett Every day, Square brings a block out of his cave and pushes it up a steep hill. When Circle floats by, she declares Square a genius, a sculptor! But now Circle wants a sculpture of her own, a circle! Will the genius ever be able to create one? Available: Amazon

Squares, Rectangles and Other Quadrilaterals by David A. Adler Comical cats and dogs guide kids through the essential characteristics of squares, rectangles, parallelograms, rhomboids, and other quadrilaterals. Angles and degrees are explained with words accompanied by useful visuals. Available: Amazon

Books About Circles

So Many Circles, So Many Squares by Tana Hoban Circles in squares, squares in circles, squares in squares… all be seen in this book of objects, from dishwashers to colorful teapots, to brightly patterned fabrics. Wonderful photos make spotting circles and squares engaging for young ones. Available: Amazon

Circle by Mac Barnett The clever shapes trilogy is complete with this final installment – Circle’s story. When Triangle breaks the one rule set by Circle in their game of hide and seek with Square, she must rescue her friend. Available: Amazon

Circle Rolls by Barbara Kanninen When Circle rolls into one of Triangle’s points and pops, chaos ensues until Octagon’s “Stop!” brings everyone to their senses. An fun rhyming text introduces us to a collection of shapes and cleverly weaves their physical characteristics into traits that solve a would-be catastrophe. Available: Amazon

Round is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes by Roseanne Thong Discover shapes all around you with this simple rhyming story – rectangles are ice-cream carts and stone metates, while triangles are slices of watermelon and quesadillas. Many of the objects are Latino in origin, but all are universal in appeal. Available: Amazon

Circles by David A. Adler Starting out with an introduction to the realm of non-circles (spheres, cylinders, etc.) Circles then launches into everything circular, complete with terminology (centres, points, diameters, radii and chords) to explain the properties of circles. Available: Amazon

Round is a Mooncake: A Book of Shapes by Roseanne Thong A simple story shared in rhyme about a young girl’s journey through her neighborhood and her discovery of shapes of all kinds, some Asian in origin and others more universal. Available: Amazon

Round by Joyce Sidman The world is bursting, swelling, budding, and ripening with round things awaiting discovery- eggs about to hatch, sunflowers stretching toward the sun, and planets slowly spinning together for billions of years. A poetic ode to all that is round. Available: Amazon

Continue learning about shapes with these fun activities;

   

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Counting Matching Game: Numbers 0-20 

Incorporating card games into learning is a great way to help young children master number skills learning. Playing games is an engaging, low stress way for children to learn, especially when they are struggling to master a number learning skill, and memory matching games are a great first game to play with younger children, as they have simple instructions and rules for play.

Plus, playing a game offers a wonderful social element to learning. Children learn through the interaction with peers and interested adults who play with them.

RELATED: Develop visual memory and visual discrimination skills with this Snowflakes Matching Card Game.

Easy to download, print and play, this counting memory matching game includes cards representing the numerals 0 through to 20.

As well as the printable game cards, the download file includes an (optional) coloured backing paper. Print onto thick cardstock if you would prefer not to print the backing paper. The download and printing link and instructions can be found at the bottom of this post.

How to Play the Counting Matching Game

1. Shuffle the prepared cards well and spread them face down across the table.

2. Players take turns to turn over two cards, searching for the matching pair of numeral cards.

3. If the cards selected are a pair, the player keeps the card pair and takes another turn. If they are not the same, the cards are turned back over to rest in the same location on the tabletop, and play moves to the next player.

4. Once all cards have been matched into pairs, the player with the most pairs wins the game.

Game modifications:

Increase or decrease the difficulty of your counting matching game by only including card pairs for specific sets of numbers, say 0-10 or 11-20 – the less cards included, the easier the game will be.

Play with just even or odd numbers to focus the game on identification for specific number sets.

Further suggestions for using this resource:

• Print and laminate the matching card set for use at activity stations during small group rotations in class.
• Send home laminated card sets home with children for review. This is a particularly useful strategy for students who may be struggling to master the necessary counting skills.

Download Instructions: Counting Matching Game

Click here to download: Snow Globe Counting Memory Game . Save the PDF to your computer. Open the PDF to print the pages you require. Please carefully read any printing instructions included within the document.

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For the most fun you can have learning about numbers, check out our super cool Secret Spy Number Activity Pages!

For more cool matching game sets, check these out now!

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My Emotions 2D Shape Preschool Activity Pages

Easy to download, print and learn, the printable pack includes eight common 2D shapes –square, circle, triangle, rectangle, rhombus, pentagon, octagon, and hexagon, and eight common emotions – happy, sad, excited, angry, cared, confused, thoughtful and surprised.

How to Use the 2D Shapes Preschool Activity Pages

Pair with a set of dot markers and pencils or crayons and your students are ready to learn – each page includes space to dot a large shape, trace multiple small shapes and draw based on an emotion themed prompt.

The activity makes a great follow up to your 2D shape circle time  – click through to check our collection of Shapes Rhymes for 20 shape themed rhymes, action songs and finger plays and our list of 25+ 2D Shapes Books as part of your lesson planning.

Printing Your 2D Shapes Activity Pages

Click here to download: My Emotions 2D Shapes Preschool Activity Pages . Save the PDF to your computer. Open the PDF and print the pages you require. When printing, select “Fit to printable area” (or similar) to ensure the page fits with your printer type and local paper size.

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More free 2D shapes resources:

• Printable 2D Shapes with Popsicle Sticks Building Mats
• 15 Hands On Activities for Learning About 2D and 3D Shapes
• 25 Awesome 2D Shapes Books

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