Quack and Count is a book that introduces counting and addition. This book is about a family of seven ducks that slip, slide, leap and dive in groups of zero to seven. Each activity that the ducks get into separates them in groups. The book shows all of the number combinations for the number seven. The pictures are a great visual representation of the math. The ducks find themselves in situations such as two ducklings jumping into a pond where there are already five. The page shows the addition of two plus five equals seven. Other addition problems include a group of six and one showing six plus one equals seven or one group of three and one groups of four showing the addition of three plus four equals seven.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This book correlates with several Kindergarten Common Core Math Standards for Unit 4:

 

 

 MCCK.OA.1  Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings5, sounds (e.g., claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.

MCCK.OA.2  Solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10, e.g., by using objects or drawings to represent the problem.

 MCCK.OA.3  Decompose numbers less than or equal to 10 into pairs in more than one way, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record each decomposition by a drawing or equation (e.g., 5 = 2 + 3 and 5 = 4 + 1).

MCCK.OA.4  For any number from 1 to 9, find the number that makes 10 when added to the given number, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record the answer with a drawing or equation.

MCCK.OA.5  Fluently add and subtract within 5.

The book Quack and Count can be used in the classroom to teach counting strategies, number combinations and story problems. In the book the ducks are split into two sets. The two sets can always be added together to equal seven. This also shows the number combinations for seven and is in story problem form. This could be used as a fun review for these three concepts. The teacher could read the story to the students and ask the students to point out all of the combined sets they find. The students can even be asked to write their own number sentence for each number combination. I think this is a really cute book that I would definitely use in my classroom.