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Which Is Longer? Another major focus of this unit is comparing objects to see which is longer. Find opportunities to ask your child about the length of different objects; for example, “What do you think the longest part of this cereal box is? Do you think the cereal box is longer than the milk carton? How could we find out?”

Playing Compare We have been playing a card game called Compare that is similar to the familiar card game, War. You could play at home with a deck of playing cards. Each player gets half of a deck of cards and puts them in a pile facedown. Both players turn over their top card, and the person with the greater number says, “Me.” Ask your child to explain how he or she knows which number is greater. The game is over when all of the cards have been turned over.

Math and Literature You can find the following counting books in your local library and read them together. Ask your child to count the objects on each page, and see what mathematical concepts your child discovers.

• • Bowman, Anne. Count Them While You Can…: A Book of Endangered Animals.

• • Gayzagian, Doris. One White Wishing Stone: A Beach Day Counting Book.

• • Krebs, Laurie. We All Went on Safari: A Counting Journey Through Tanzania.

• • Mora, Pat. Uno, Dos, Tres: One, Two, Three.

• • Martin, Bill. Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3.

• • Wormell, Christopher. Teeth, Tails, and Tentacles.

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