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I chose the book, "Monster Needs One More!". While reading this book, I noticed that the book shows that the number sense used is cardinality. The monsters are counting hw many are in the set and then adding more and the last word in the counting sequence shows how many objects they have. A great activity for after reading this book would be to give the students a number and allow them to put monster eyes on the monsters and add one more as you read through the book again.

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I chose the book "Ten Creepy Monsters". I noticed in this book there was evidence of one-to-one by each page the number of monsters went down by one. This helps the child recognize subtraction. It also uses cardinality by saying and "then there was", this is allowing the children to make the relationship between we had 7 monsters we took one away now we have 6. The activity I chose is mini monster eraser counting. This allows students to be able to work hands on with adding and subtracting.

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I chose the book Monster Needs One More! I felt that this book related to cardinality, which involves being able to tell how many items are in a set. I found a fun little matching game that allows children to practice cardinality skills. It uses counters, words, and tally marks to represent each number 1-5. There are different little pictures that have a variety of number of eyes and the children are tasked with matching the number with the number of eyes on the monster(s) by using the varying representations of numbers.

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I chose the book "Monster Needs One More". The book shows a one-to-one correspondence and also talks about a monster having cookies, so students would be able to pull a card that is numbered 1-10 and feed the monster the number of cookies that are on the card. This can be done individually or in pairs.

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I chose "Ten Creepy Monsters". The story begins with 10 monsters and as it progresses, monsters get taken away. This story could help students build rational counting skills. The story also demonstrates cardinality. I found the ten-frame bubble board in the picture and thought that as the book was being read and there was a monster "taken away", the students could push a bubble in on their individual boards until there were none left.

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I chose the book "Monster Needs One More" and the topic that goes could be the one-to-one correspondence. On each page of the book, there is a monster asking for one more of something and then he receives one more. He tells us how many he had and how many he has now. The activity I chose is one where students can match the written number with the number of eyes that the monsters have. It can then be switched to adding the number of eyes on the monster that the card reads.

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This book is using the one to one correspondence by counting from 10 to 1 as something happens to the monsters along their walk. It starts with 10 and as the story goes along 1 monster is taken away at a time until there is only 1 left at daylight. This is a great way for kids to count backwards and start looking at subtraction by taking away 1 from the number of monsters there. This activity can go along with the book and have a different student take away one monster as the story goes along.

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I read the book Ten Creepy Monsters. I think that subitizing, one to one correspondence, and counting connect with this book. An activity that students could do after reading this book to build on the lesson would be the monster eyeball counting cards. This activity could be completed in small centers or small group.

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I chose the book "Monster Needs One More". I think it corresponds with one to one principle because the monster keeps asking for one more object. I think it also uses cardinality because they keep counting up by one as the book goes on. I found an activity on google for adding less or more eyes onto the monster.

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One More One Less Games - Fantastic Fun & Learning

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I read "Ten Creepy Monsters", and the book focuses in on how many monsters there are. This focuses on counting and cardinality. For this activity, there will be different puzzle pieces, some with number and some with a different amount of monsters. Students will practice matching the puzzle pieces with the correct numbers.

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Make practicing math with preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade fun with Monster Math! This monster math addition have super cute, silly, and colorful monsters for children to count and match with the correct numerals. There are also 3 piece puzzles where students will be introduced to addition. This is such an easy way to keep kids engaged and having fun while practicing kindergarten math!

Monster Math

Math doesn't usually top the list of subjects that many people would be excited to teach, but practicing counting and introducing the concept of addition to your kindergartner can actually be a lot of fun! This Monster math printable makes practicing counting to 10 fun with cute monster clipart that will keep your preschoolers and kindergartners giggling and having fun matching groups of monsters with the correct number counted numbers 1-10. This free printable activity also includes monster math addition where students will complete 3 piece puzzles to get the correct number of happy monsters to make the equation accurate.

More than likely, you'll want to start out using manipulatives of some sort for both the counting practice as well as the introduction of addition. Pictures could even be used if you're in a pinch so that your child has something tangible that they can see and count. Printable aids like these monster math counting and addition puzzles are also a great way to get started! First things first, before you even introduce the concept of addition, you'll want to make sure that your child has a solid foundation to build on. They'll need to be able to confidently and accurately count objects within a group before moving on to equations.

Monster math addition

Start by scrolling to the bottom of the post, under the terms of use, and click on the text link that says >> Download <<. The pdf file will open in a new window for you to save the freebie and print the template.

Simply print the pages in color on cardstock or laminate for durability. Carefully use scissors to cut apart he 2 piece counting puzzles and the 3 piece addition puzzles.

Monster free printable

With these Monster Counting and Addition Math Activity, your child will practice counting various groups of monsters and matching them with the appropriate numeral as well as get an introduction into making sums to 10.

The silly monsters will make your child giggle! They are bright, cheerful, and so silly. The monsters are blue, orange, green, purple, red, and yellow. Plus the numbers are just as colorful and silly - monster numbers!

Monster math counting to 10

The last two pages of the printable pack contain multiple three-piece puzzles for addition practice. On each puzzle, the first two pieces contain a different number of adorable monsters that, when added together, create the answer that will be found on the third piece of the puzzle. With these, your child can easily see and count each of the monsters on the first two pieces to help them figure out the sum of the equation. The puzzles themselves, however, are not self-correcting.

Monster Counting

Simply download and print the included pages.

Cut each of the puzzles apart and laminate them for added durability if preferred.

Once the pieces are ready, let your kindergartner have fun counting and matching their monsters and putting their puzzles together. To make this activity even more fun, add some manipulatives that your child can count and group together. More Kindergarten Math - FREE Worksheets & Activities!

Monster Activities for Kindergartners

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Monster Math Counting and Addition Activity

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Make practicing math with preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade fun with Monster Math! This monster math addition have super cute, silly, and colorful monsters for children to count and match with the correct numerals. There are also 3 piece puzzles where students will be introduced to addition.

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The book that I chose is Ten Creepy Monsters. This book goes well with the topic of comparison because as the book goes on, more monsters are taken out of the story so they can see that there are less monsters on the page than what was there before. The activity that I found is an activity where the students work in pairs and compare different numbers.

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I read "Monster Needs one More" and while I was reading some topics I came across were Hierarchical Inclusion and Counting. The activity I chose is one where the students go through the cards and place as many eyes as the card says and add or subtract eyes when needed.

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Monster Counting Activity and Free Printable Monster Number Cards

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Jul 6, 2018 - A monster counting activity that works on number recognition, counting, and one-to-one correspondence with free printable monster numbers!

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I read the "Monster Needs One More," and one of the number sense strategies that this book uses is stable order. Throughout the book there are the same counting words or group of words that are used and does not change. This is good to use with little ones, so they can become familiar with those words and do not get confused. Some of the words or phrases that are used throughout the book are; "one more" or "I had ___, now I have _____."
An activity that can be used to go along with this book would be any counting activity. The teacher could use pieces of candy, pencil erasers, counting blocks, etc. to show a stable order.

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I chose the book "Monster Needs One More" to read and as I was reading, I saw a lot of Cardinality within the book. Throughout the book, they showed a lot of different objects they were counting and often added "one more" each time. For the activity, they will " add one eye" or "add two eyes" etc. to their monsters.

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Ten Creepy Monsters
Early into the book I noticed that hierarchical inclusion was being used. The group of monsters is decreasing showing that nine is in 10, 8 is in 9, and so on. It also uses cardinality because they are saying how many are left at the end of the sentence. I chose the activity attached because the students can build their own monsters by putting the numbers together, or they can take away the numbers as the book does and watch the monster disappear.

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I chose the book, "Monster Needs One More" and the topic that connects to this book would be the one-to-one correspondance. On each page, a monster is asking for one more of an object and each monster recieves one more! Throughout the pages each object is corresponded to a specific quantity that the monster has. I found a really fun activity online that allows students to use eyes to place on their monster to make one more or one less. The middle is where their number will go and they will be able to visually see what one more and one less looks like.

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I read the “Monster Needs One More” shows cardinality. The book characters are showing that they know what was the last number they got too and they also know when they add one more the number goes up. One activity that can be done is printing off some friendly monster pictures and having the students count them and then add some monsters to their groups.

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This book is working on Subitizing and Counting. I thought a good activity found on Pinterest would be to have students pick a monster and a group of eyes. The students would roll the dice and know thats how many eyes they need to correspond to the number on the dice.
-Savannah Kolath