Once Upon the Math Lesson: 5 Storybooks that Make Learning Numbers Fun for Kids

Reading storybooks for your kids before you tuck them in or while they are tackling their assignments gives the parent quality time to spend with the kids and a chance to learn something new. Math is a challenging subject, and the teacher needs to find alternatives to the usual explanations if they don’t work. Storybooks, such as listed below, provide a fun and engaging way to learn numbers through pictures and exciting storylines woven into math concepts.

Storybooks, such as listed below, provide a fun and engaging way to learn numbers through pictures and exciting storylines woven into math concepts.

Ten black dots

Ten black dots by Donald Crew is a time-worn classic for teaching math for 2nd graders and counting for the lower grades. The book gives illustrations of the ten black dots and the different ways to use them. For example, five black dots can make buttons, or nine black dots can make toy soldiers stand in rank. The storybook aims to improve kids’ creative and visual learning skills and introduce basic math concepts.

How do dinosaurs count to ten?

How do dinosaurs count to ten is a storybook by Mark Teague and Jane Tolen that teaches kids how to count to ten. The award-winning team presents dinosaurs in a new format that is fun and engaging. It is a read-aloud storybook that teaches kids to count to ten through the playful antics of the dinosaurs. The book is fun and exciting, with its basis showing that dinosaurs count over and over again, answering the title of the books, which helps the kids retain what they have read.

Annos counting book

Anno’s counting is a storybook by Mitsumasa Anno, a Japanese illustrator, and writer of children’s books. Mitsumasa believes every child is a mathematician even before they start mouthing their ABCs, as they constantly compare and contrast things and events they see. The book is among math books for kids that are rather detailed as it aims to bring sense and order to what these young children observe daily.

Feast for 10

A feast for ten by Cathryn Falwell involves an African-American family, unlike many math storybooks for kids. The family goes shopping, prepares dinner, and sits down to eat. Just as its name suggests, it involves all the feast preparation activities. Other than the kids learning numbers, it also gives parents ideas of how they can teach their kids maths through daily life activities.

Mouse count

Mouse count is a storybook by Ellen Stoll Wash that involves counting mice from 1-10 and backward as they outsmart a hungry snake. The book is highly appealing to kids, featuring bold collage art and mischief. A hungry snake is looking for dinner when he spots the mice, and the mice should do everything to escape the snake as the readers count from 1-10 and backward.

When picking up a math storybook for your kids, ensure the storyline and the pictures are easy to understand, and they will enjoy reading the book. Math picture books are great learning resources for enhancing a child’s curiosity and sparking an interest in learning.

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