Ten Black Dots

         Ten Black Dots by Donald Crew is a wonderful book to that helps children learn counting from 1 to 10. With the colourful visuals that allow children to follow along and get involved in the book, it's no wonder children and classes enjoy it to much.

          The black dots on each page, can act as a counting tool for children who are just beginning to count, by using their fingers or even for older children who may be learning addition and subtraction. The options are endless when it comes to involving your child in reading. One can cut out 10 black dots for their child to use while reading a book ( matching number of dots on page), or extending the activity by asking children how many more black dots they may need to reach 10 dots. You don't even have to use black dots, but change to what is around the home; beans, candy, squares, bears etc. For even older children, you can even invite them to make their own Ten Black Dots book to share with perhaps a younger student who may be learning counting. It incorporates their creativity, and ideas into one product that can help out another student.


Resource links
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/ten-black-dots#cart/cleanup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myhYN-mFW60