MAKE THE BOOK

Do you have any paper?  Good, then you’re ready to make a counting book.  Fold paper, staple.  (Cut out into a cool shape for extra fun or go buy one at an educational supply store like I did.)

Decorate the cover.  Give your book a title.

NUMBER AND STICKER

For preschoolers, you write the number from 1 to 10, one number per page.  They can trace over the number with a crayon or marker. Older children can write their own number and the number word.  (1 one)

Select the same kind of stickers to represent the total number.  We used food themed stickers & cut-outs.  If you select bananas, use all bananas – so later you can write the word banana.  (*Why didn’t I have my kids draw pictures?  Because, I worried they might lose interest– but drawing works, too.)

WRITE

Write the word that matches your stickers.  Even preschoolers can try to match the sounds in the word with letters they know.  Say, “Bananas.  What is the sound you hear at the beginning?  Buh – nanas.”  Help beginning writers hear the first letter sound and then, when they get that,  the last letter sound.  Writing “B” is a great start for the word banana!  Say, “Good job.  That’s kid spelling for bananas.”   My preschooler wrote the book I used in this example.

PUBLISH

Share with the world!  This makes a great bedtime story selection.  Kids gain such pride in seeing others read their writing.

WIN

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