Contents - Salvation Army

Contents
A Child’s First 123 Counting ……………………………………………. 2
Animal 123 ……………………………………………………………………. 3
A ‘Melukerdee’ Counting Book ………………………………………… 4
Australian Animals 123 ………………………………………………….. 5
Baby’s First Learning Book 123 ………………………………………
6
Baby Steps: Let’s Learn Numbers …………………………………… 7
Early Learning 123 Flash Cards ………………………………………. 8
Farm 123 ………………………………………………………………………. 9
Five Little Ducks …………………………………………………………….. 10
I can count …………………………………………………………………….. 11
Let’s Count Kisses ………………………………………………………….
12
My First 123 Wall Cards …………………………………………………. 13
Numbers Large Floor Puzzle ……………………………………………
14
Numbers: Early Learning Fun for the Very Young ……………… 15
Numbers in Nature …………………………………………………………. 16
Numbers Matching Puzzle ………………………………………………. 17
One, Two Buckle My Shoe ………………………………………………. 18
One Ted falls out of Bed …………………………………………………. 19
Ten in the Bed ……………………………………………………………….. 20
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes ………………………………. 21
Ten Scared Fish ……………………………………………………………… 22
Thomas and Friends: My First Numbers ………………………….. 23
The Very Hungry Caterpillar …………………………………………….. 24
Count With Me 123 DVD ………………………………………………… 25
Count With Me 123 CD …………………………………………………… 26
Number Ball …………………………………………………………………… 27
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A Child’s First 123 Counting
Alison Jay
Ages: 1-5 years
Product Description:
One little girl wakes up to a wondrous fairy-tale world. This book is a journey
through counting involving famous fairy-tale characters. Count from one to
ten, then back again.
Suggestions for Use:
 Engage the child/children by looking at the front cover of the book.
Ask them what they can see and also to count what they can see. For
example: “there are three apples”.
 Start at the beginning of the book. Read the text and encourage the
child/children to find other objects on the page with the same
number. For example, on the “three little pigs” page there are also
three cupcakes, three apples, etc.
 On pages where there are images of animals, ask the child/children
what sounds the animals make.
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Animal 123
Ages: 2-4 years
Product Description:
From 1 to 10 and more, Animal 123 will help your child to count through the
animal kingdom. With this colourful collection of more than 100 lavishly
illustrated animals, learning your 123 is easy.
Suggestions for Use:
 Ask the child/children to name any animals that they recognise on the
front cover.
 Start at the beginning of the book and ask the child/children to name
the animals they see. Encourage them to count the number of animals
on the page with you. Ask them to identify the colours of the animals.
 Repeat the above but open the book at random pages.
 When you have finished reading the book, ask the child/children if
they can remember any of the animals in the book, and how many
there were.
 Ask the child/children questions about the animals on each page. For
example: “What sound does it make?”; “Where does it live?”
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A ‘Melukerdee’ Counting Book
SETAC (South East Tasmanian Aboriginal
Corporation)
Ages: 0-5 years
Product Description
The 'Melukerdeee Counting Book' has been published to pay respect and
recognition to the Melukerdee people who were the traditional custodians of
the South East region of Tasmania and to share some of the ancestors’
traditional ways. The beautiful photos in the book illustrate some of the
natural features of the land that were significant in traditional daily
lifestyles. Water was a crucial part of survival which has influenced the
theme of this book.
Suggestions for Use
 Start at the beginning of the book and ask the child/children to name
anything they might recognise.
 Take the book outdoors and point out any of the objects in the garden.
 Take the book with you and walk in the bush or on the beach together
to discover any of the objects in the book.
 Encourage the child/children to count the number of objects on the
page with you and identify both the numbers and written words.
 Repeat the above but open the book at random pages.
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Australian Animals 123
Bambi Smythe
Ages: 2-4 years
Product Description
Australian illustrator, Bambi Smyth, has created an energetic and vast pool
of Australian animals who will swim, hop, climb and fly their way into young
reader’s imaginations. This pretty board book shows that counting is lots of
fun, especially when it teaches you about Australian wildlife too.
Suggestions for Use
 Ask the child/children to name the animal on the page. Assist them
with any animal names they are not sure of.
 Encourage the child/children to act out the verb on each page: e.g.
diving, dancing and dozing. Demonstrate the verb first and then ask
the child/children to copy you.
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Baby’s First Learning Book 123
Biramax Publishing Staff
Ages: 1+ years
Product Description:
This brightly illustrated board book introduces key early learning concepts in
a visual and engaging way. It helps build knowledge of number relationships
and encourages recognition of numbers.
Suggestions for Use:
 Ask what the objects are on the page and assist with the names of
objects that are unfamiliar.
 Ask the child/children what sound the animal makes, or what colours
they can see.
 Count the numbers with the child/children and ask them to point out
how many of each object they can recognise.
 Ask them to repeat and read the numbers together.
 When you have finished the book, ask the child/children what their
favourite animal, colour, object was.
 Count forwards and count backwards, looking at the pages together
as you go along.
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Baby Steps: Let’s Learn Numbers
Five Mile Press Staff
Ages: 2+ years
Product Description:
Let's learn about the things all around us with these fun, bright books of first
concepts. Things that move, things that make noise and lots of other cute
things for babies and toddlers to explore.
Suggestions for Use:
 Start with the front cover of the book. Ask the child/children what they
can see. Count the different images on the cover with the
child/children.
 Start at the beginning of the book and ask the child/children what
they see on the page. Count the number of objects on the page with
the child/children.
 Ask the child/children to show how many objects there are on the
page by holding up the same number of their fingers.
 For older children, ask them what colours they can see on each page.
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Early Learning 123 Flash Cards
Ladybird Books Staff
Ages: 3+ years
Product Description:
This flashcard pack is perfect for familiarising young children with first
numbers. Each of the double-sided cards has different objects or patterns of
dots to count, plus the numerals and written number words from 0 to 20.
Also included in the pack are comprehensive hints and tips and ideas for
fun games to play.
Suggestions for Use:
 There are 3 different sets of cards in the pack:
1- The orange and yellow cards have images to count and
corresponding numerals and number words on the other side.
2- The blue and yellow cards have numbers written numerically and
also written in words and corresponding number of dots on the other
side.
3- The final 10 cards contain counting games to help teach sorting
and matching.
 For children who are new to counting, start by holding up real objects
around them. For example, hold up two blocks or toys and ask them to
find a card that has the same number of dots on it.
 You can repeat the above activity by holding up a card with a picture
on it and asking the child/children to find the yellow card with the
same number of dots.
 For very young children, place the number cards in order from 1-5. Ask
the child/children to find the card with the same number of dots,
starting from 1.
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Farm 123
Rod Campbell
Ages: 1+ years
Product Description:
A lift-the-flap book. Ideal for very young children, this sturdy board book is
full of favourite farmyard creatures. With bold illustrations and chunky flaps
to lift, this is a perfect introduction to animals and counting.
Suggestions for Use:
 Start at the beginning of the book. Encourage the child/children to
name the animals on each page.
 Ask the child/children what sound the animals on the page make.
 Assist the child/children in counting the number of animals on the
page.
 When you have finished reading the book, ask the child/children if
they can remember what animals were in the story.
 Ask them which was their favourite animal in the story and why.
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Five Little Ducks
Play School
Ages: 2-5 years
Product Description:
This much loved nursery favourite has been entertaining children for
generations. Now the trusted Play School team bring it to life in this
delightful board book!
Suggestions for Use:
 Start at the beginning of the book. Ask the child/children how many
ducks they can see on the first page. Count them together with the
child/children.
 Ask the child/children what sound a duck makes.
 As you read the story, encourage child/children to join in with the
“quack, quack, quack, quack” part. This story can also be sung.
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I can count
Dick Bruna
Ages: 2-5 years
Product Description:
This book introduces shapes, colours, and numbers.
Suggestions for Use:
 Start by looking at the front cover of the book. Ask the child/children
what the picture is of. Assist them if they are unsure. Count the
number of socks together with the child.
 Ask the child/children what colour the socks are. Assist them if they
are unsure. Ask the child/children what coloured socks they are
wearing.
 Start at the beginning of the book. Ask the child/children what number
they can see on the page. Ask them what the object is on the opposite
page and count them together. For example: “Four. There are four
spoons”.
 After reading the book, ask the child/children if they can remember
some of the pictures in the book and how many there were. Go back
to the book and check together to see if they were right.
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Let’s Count Kisses
Karen Hull
Ages: 2+ years
Product Description:
The animals are being kissed by butterflies, who increase in number, one by
one, so the book has a cumulative counting element from 1-10. The
butterflies are hiding under the flap on each page.
Suggestions for Use:
 Start at the beginning of the book. Read each page and count with the
child/children the number of butterflies on the page.
 Some pages require the flap to be lifted to see the butterflies. For
older children, ask them how many butterflies they think will be under
the flap.
 Ask the child/children about the different animals on each page. For
example: “What noise does the animal make?” and “Where does the
animal live?”
Links to online resources to be used with this book:
 Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9yKW7BKku0
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My First 123 Wall Cards
Alicat Staff
Ages: 0-5 years
Product Description
32 wall cards.
The My First 123 Wall Cards teach young children important skills such as
recognising number shapes, counting from 1 - 20, simple addition and
simple subtraction. With cute illustrations, these beautifully designed wall
cards can be displayed together as a wall frieze or used individually as flash
cards.
Suggestions for Use
 Put the cards in order (blue side of cards) and begin with the number
1. Read out loud the number on the card and ask the child/children to
repeat the number with you until they are ready to repeat it on their
own. Shuffle the cards and hold up a number. Ask the child/children
to say what number it is and assist them if they are not sure.
 Repeat the above using the yellow side of the cards which display
objects. This time count the number of objects.
 Display cards in numerical order on a wall. The best way to display the
cards is with the picture side showing.
 Additional ideas for use are included in the pack along with activities
suitable for older children.
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Numbers Large Floor Puzzle
Hinkler Books
Ages: 3-5 years
Product Description
A fun and colourful floor puzzle with large pieces that are perfect for smaller
hands to use. Featuring easy to read large print lettering and big pieces, this
puzzle is useful for developing number recognition, counting, hand-eye
coordination, imagination and storytelling.
This bright puzzle has 28 pieces and makes a large 52 x 34cm jigsaw.
Suggestions for Use:
 Assist the child/children to complete the jigsaw puzzle. Show them
how to find the outside pieces first and fit them together. Then work
on completing the inside of the puzzle.
 Point to the numbers starting at 1 and say each number. Ask the
child/children to repeat each number after you.
 Beginning at 1, ask the child/children what they can see in each
number square. Assist them with counting the number of objects in
each square.
 Ask the child/children to make up stories about what is happening in
each square, for example: in the number 2 square: “there are 2
rabbits. They are happy and are about to eat carrots for their lunch.
There are 2 carrots, one for each rabbit”.
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Numbers: Early Learning Fun for
the Very Young
Priddy Books Staff
Ages: 1+ years
Product Description:
With flaps that lift and tabs that pull, learning numbers is fun. The book
encourages number skills, speaking skills and hand-eye coordination.
Suggestions for Use:
 Start at the beginning of the book. Encourage the child/children to say
what the number is on the page. Pull out the tab and count the
number of objects that appear.
 Ask the child/children to hold up the same number of fingers as the
number of objects on the page. Alternatively, the child/children could
clap the same number of times as the number of objects on the page.
 Ask the child/children what colour the objects are on the page.
 At the end of the book, ask the child/children if they can remember
some of the things they saw in the book and how many there were.
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Numbers in Nature
Illustrated by Jillian Phillips
Ages: 3+ years
Product Description:
The set includes an illustrated board book with simple content plus 20
chunky game cards perfect for memory match, go fish, sorting and
developing counting skills.
Suggestions for Use:
 Start at the beginning of the book. If working with a group of children,
divide them into two groups and give each group a set of cards. Read
the book and ask each group to hold up a card that matches the page.
 Alternatively, give each child in the group a card and randomly open
the book at a page and encourage children to match their card to the
correct page.
 Use just the book and invite the child/children to identify the animal
on the page and count them. You could also ask them what colour the
animal is and/or what sound it makes.
 Repeat the above using the cards only.
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Numbers Matching Puzzle
Hape Inc. Staff
Ages: 2-5 years
Product Description:
With ten numbered pieces and at least ten different activities, there are
countless ways kids can play. Puzzle play helps children develop fine motor
skills, cognition, and visual senses.
Suggestions for Use:
 Empty the numbers out of the puzzle and put them in order from 1-10.
Place the numbers back into the puzzle board.
 Empty out the numbers and assist the child/children with matching
the number shape to the puzzle outline
 Take the numbers out of the puzzle one at a time. Ask the
child/children what the picture is underneath each number.
 Ask the child/children to point to the number that represents their
age.
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One, Two Buckle My Shoe
Jane Cabrera
Ages: 2+ years
Product Description:
Four chicks have fun hiding while Rabbit and Mother Hen prepare a party for
the little pigs' birthday.
Suggestions for Use:
 Ask the child/children to describe the front cover of the book.
Together, count the number of chicks and balloons. Ask questions
about the different colours on the page. For example: “What colour is
this balloon?”
 Start at the beginning of the book. Read each page to the
child/children and get them to find where the chicks are hiding on
each page.
 For older children and children familiar with the story, encourage them
to read the story as you go along. Alternatively, encourage
child/children to repeat the story after you.
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One Ted falls out of Bed
Julia Donaldson and Anna Currey
Ages: 3-5 years
Product Description:
After dark, the only place a ted wants to be is tucked up in bed with his
child. But this poor ted has fallen out of bed! Luckily, three mice have got
some ideas. They take him on the adventure of his life, zooming off in fast
cars, going on a balloon ride and climbing a building block mountain. It's all
very exciting, but will it get Ted back to bed?
Suggestions for Use:
 Ask the child/children to describe the front cover of the book.
Encourage the child/children to count the number of blocks and mice
on the front cover. Ask the child/children to say what colour the blocks
are.
 Start at the beginning of the book and read the story. Ask the
child/children to identify the objects they see on each page. Ask the
children to count the objects on each page.
 When you have finished the book, ask the child/children to tell the
story again in their own words.
Online links to other ideas on how to use this resource:
http://www.thelittlebigbookclub.com.au/sites/thelittlebigbookclub.co
m.au/files/files/title_resource/one_ted_falls_out_of_bed_learning_ti
me.pdf
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Ten in the Bed
Penny Dale
Ages: 2+ years
Product Description:
With ten in the bed, it's a bit of a squeeze! Roll over, roll over! But the little
one gets cold all alone, and soon all ten are snuggled up and fast asleep.
Children will love reading this famous rhyme and shouting out the crash,
thud and bump noises!
Suggestions for Use:
 Show the child/children the cover of the book. Ask them what animals
they can see.
 Read the story from the beginning. Encourage the child/children to
count how many are in the bed on each page.
 Before you read the last sentence on the page, ask the child/children
to say which animal falls out of bed.
Links to online resources for this book:
http://www.thelittlebigbookclub.com.au/sites/thelittlebigbookclub.co
m.au/files/files/title_resource/ten_in_the_bed_learning_time.pdf
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Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little
Toes
Mem Fox and Helen Oxenbury
Ages: 0-3 years
Product Description:
This is a beautifully simple picture book for very young children. The
luminous watercolour illustrations of these roly-poly little ones from a variety
of backgrounds are adorable, quirky, and true to life, right down to the
wrinkles, dimples, and pudges in their arms, legs, and tummies.
Suggestions for Use:
 Start reading the book from the beginning.
 Explain any vocabulary that the child/children does not know. For
example ‘eiderdown’.
 Ask child/children about what they see on each page.
 Ask the child/children to count their own fingers and toes.
Alternatively, hold up your fingers and ask the child/children to count
how many you are holding up.
Links to online resources and activities that can be used with this
book:
 Guide for parents and workers:
http://www.thelittlebigbookclub.com.au/sites/thelittlebigbookclub.co
m.au/files/files/title_resource/mem_fox_reading__play_tips_012_months.pdf
 Author Mem Fox reading the book aloud:
http://www.memfox.com/mem-sings-a-book.html
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Ten Scared Fish
Ros Moriarty; Illustrated by Balarinji
Ages: 0-3 years.
Product Description:
Ten Scared Fish is an animal counting book which follows the river to the
sea. The reader meets and counts the animals until finally ten little fish
meet a big scary shark!
Suggestions for Use:
 Show the child/children the cover of the book. Ask them what animals
they can see. Together with the child/children, count the number of
fish on the cover.
 Start at the beginning of the book and ask the child/children to say
what the animal is on each page and count the number of animals on
each page together.
 Links to online art and craft resources to go with this book:
Story Skittles:
http://www.mylittlebookcase.com.au/books/activity-story-skittles-10scared-fish-by-ros-moriarty/
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Thomas and Friends: My First
Numbers
Ages: 1-4 years
Product Description:
The book is a chunky board format with brightly-coloured tabs. Simple
spreads and clear, easy-to-read text make this an ideal format for early
readers.
Suggestions for Use:
 Choose a picture, read the rhyme, meet a new engine every time.
 On each page there are animals or objects that correspond with the
number of the page. Encourage the child/children to count the
animals or item.
 Ask the child/children to identify the different colours of the trains.
With very young children, point and say the colour then encourage
them to repeat.
 Ask the child/children to describe the expression on the train’s face.
Ask them why they think the train might be feeling this way.
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle
Ages: 2-4 years
Product Description:
A newly hatched caterpillar munches his way through all kinds of food in this
story for the very young.
Suggestions for Use:
 Read the story from the beginning. Ask the child/children to name the
different types of fruit before you read what they are.
 Do the same for what he ate on Saturday.
 After reading the book, ask the child/children if they can remember
some of the things the very hungry caterpillar ate. Look back through
the book together and check their answers.
Link to on-line activities:
 Children are asked to remember numbers from the story and also
choose the correct letter to begin a word:
 A range of pre-reading, reading and post reading activities that can be
used with the Very Hungry Caterpillar:
http://www.centreforliteracy.qc.ca/Resources/catalog/fulltext/caterpi
l/verhun.pdf
 Example of the Very Hungry Caterpillar:
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Count With Me 123 DVD
STeP123 Program – The Salvation Army
Ages: 0-5 years
Product Description:
Count With Me 123 DVD provides the opportunity for parents, caregivers
and children to engage in learning numbers together through singing, dance
and movement.
Suggestions for Use:
 Play the DVD from the beginning. Encourage the child/children to sing
along and copy the actions for each song.
 Choose a song from the DVD that the child/children may already be
familiar with, for example: ‘Five Little Ducks’ or ‘Ten in the Bed’.
Encourage the child/children to sing along and copy the actions of the
children on the DVD.
 For songs that the child/children may not be familiar with, encourage
them to copy the actions of the children in the song. Songs may need
to be played a few times before the child/children become(s) familiar
with them.
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Count With Me 123 CD
STeP123 Program – The Salvation Army
Ages: 0-5 years
Product Description:
Count With Me 123 CD provides the opportunity for parents, caregivers and
children to engage in learning numbers together through singing. The songs
on the CD are the same as in the DVD which makes them ideal for assisting
children in learning the lyrics.
Suggestions for Use:
 Play songs from the CD that may be familiar to the child/children, for
example: ‘Five Little Ducks’. Encourage the child/children to sing
along to the lyrics. The songs may need to be played a number of
times before the child/children become(s) familiar with all of the
words.
 Play a song from the CD that the child/children know(s) the actions to
from the DVD. Ask them to perform the actions while they are singing
the song.
 Play a song from the CD and encourage the child/children to make up
their own actions.
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Number Ball
Ages: 3-5 years
Product Description:
The number ball is a fun alternative to using flash cards. It introduces
children to the numbers 0 – 9. The ball can also be used for teaching
colours.
Suggestion for Use:
 Roll the ball to the child/children and ask them to point to a number
on the ball and say what it is.
 Roll the ball to the child/children and ask them to point to the number
that represents their age.
 Call out a number on the ball. Roll it to the child/children and ask
them to point to the number.
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