By: Karen Katz
Ages: Infant - Preschool
This is a book that uses the story of a mother and her baby to encourage counting. Starting at ten, the mother counts down to one. In doing this, each number is associated with different types of kisses.
Theme: This book teaches students about counting in a loving way.
Theme: This book teaches students about counting in a loving way.
About the Author:
Karen Katz is a true artist at heart. She has worked designing costumes, doing graphic design, been a fabric artist, and has been a quilt maker. She believes that these careers have helped her in becoming a children's book author and illustrator. Ultimately, her inspiration for writing children's book was her daughter, who she adopted from Guatemala.
Karen Katz is a true artist at heart. She has worked designing costumes, doing graphic design, been a fabric artist, and has been a quilt maker. She believes that these careers have helped her in becoming a children's book author and illustrator. Ultimately, her inspiration for writing children's book was her daughter, who she adopted from Guatemala.
Pre-Reading Activities:
Have students discuss who they say goodnight too and how they do this. Students will have the opportunity to share their bedtime rituals as well as hear others.
Have students discuss who they say goodnight too and how they do this. Students will have the opportunity to share their bedtime rituals as well as hear others.
Post-Reading Activities:
Students can look around the classroom to find different things they want to count. Students can use one object or assign different objects to different numbers. After, students should count their objects and can draw pictures to go along with it.
Students can look around the classroom to find different things they want to count. Students can use one object or assign different objects to different numbers. After, students should count their objects and can draw pictures to go along with it.
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