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Read alouds are an engaging part of our instructional day. We connect read alouds to grade level standards, themes, content, author studies, and joy. Engaging students with a math picture book is a high leverage strategy that allows for a variety of question types and provides opportunities for teachers to model complex thinking.
This 2 page printable overview from the DREME network (Development and Research in Early Math Education) guides you through:
Before Reading - How to anticipate student comments and prepare questions in advance.
During Reading - Let the children's curiosity guide you. It includes tips for engaging students in discussions through questioning.
After Reading - Extending the book through an activity, rereading, vocabulary connections, etc.
A 3 page book analysis guide to support you in choosing math story books to read to your class. It is user friendly and acknowledges the importance of teacher judgement when choosing books that connect to our students' lives, spark conversations, and support mathematical thinking. DREME network
Counting: A printable overview of lower level and higher level question types that includes modeling of complex thinking. Includes a list of straightforward counting books as well as narrative counting books that provide cross curricular connections. Resource from the DREME network.
Additional math picture book recommendations by Colleen Uscianowski of DREME:
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