The Missing Mittens By Stuart J. Murphy

Book title: The missing Mittens by Stuart J. Murphy
Illustrator: G. Brian Karas
Grade: 1st
Standards:
II. Number sense, computation, and operations.
Represent quantities using whole numbers and understand relationships among whole numbers.
3. Compare the numbers of objects in two or more sets.
Summary:
This book teaches about the concept of odd and even numbers. It shows great illustration to provide good understanding of the topic. Also the vocabulary of the book is easy to read and understand and it has very explicit details for young readers.
Rating: I highly recommend this book because of the detail and colorful pictures that it contains and because it is a great source for children who want to do free reading about odd and even numbers. Also, it is a great book for adult to read to children because they both will have fun. I personally liked the book and I read it to my 1 year old baby because it can be use for different purposes, for counting, for learning about what we wear in the winter time etc…. With my baby I was focus on the animals and the sound they make because this is what he tries to do. So, it is a good book for parents to share some reading time with their children.
Classroom Ideas:
Well, I can use this book to teach about the difference between odd and even numbers. Also, children can make connections as text to self and identify how many of an item we need to wear. For example, if they are wearing mittens, socks, or shoes, how many do they need? If they are wearing hats, sweaters, or scarf, how many do they need? I can also take the opportunity to teach them about pairs since they are learning about even numbers. This is a way to expand mathematics vocabulary making the children understand that pairs can be even numbers too.