Math/Literature Connections: Mouse Count

Here's something fun I found while setting up my room. It's a Mouse Count Jar.

Mouse count by Ellen Stoll Walsh is the perfect way to introduce the concept of counting (I'd do this as a warm-up). I made these story props from an empty animal cracker jar, a rubber snake and kitty mouse toys. The kids love retelling the story with them (and chasing each other around the room with the snake!)

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[Deborah]

This is such a great book - I love that counting jar!!

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[Laurel]

I will definitely be creating a mouse count jar - I love it. It will work with the felt board story I made up for "Little Mouse, little mouse, are you in the (colour) house?" poem.

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[Jean]

You have restored my faith in teaching! I also teach kindergarten. I work in a high-need school, with at-risk children in the Bronx. I love your 'Forest Friends' book. You have inspired me to create a book about missing caps on glue-sticks and markers.

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[Liz Mccaw]

This is such a great book. I just did this story last week and the kinders are still retelling it. My mice are made of felt and I found a really cool wooden snake at a thrift store. Lot's of fun.

Liz