Irresistible 1,2,3s (Grades PreK-K) [Paperback]

Joan Novelli (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2000

Freshen up your teaching of numbers with these easy, fun, and highly effective strategies and activities from outstanding teachers across the country! This friendly resource is packed with innovative ways to introduce numbers and teach counting as well as great games, art projects, instant learning center ideas, perfect poems, hands-on manipulatives, and so much more. A great way to ensure that all children really learn their 123s. For use with Grade PreK-K.

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About the Author

Joan Novelli is a former classroom teacher and reading specialist. She writes frequently for parents, teachers, and children. Her work appears regularly in Sesame Street Parents, Parent and Child, Instructor, and other magazines. Joan also edits many titles for Scholastic Professional Books and is the author of Using Caldecotts Across the Curriculum, Fresh & Fun: Valentine's Day, Phonics Make-and-Take Manipulatives, and co-author of the three-book series Interactive Bullentin Boards: Math, Language Arts, and September to June all published by Scholastic Teaching Resources. Joan lives in South Burlington, Vermont.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Teaching Resources (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439040957
• ISBN-13: 978-0439040952
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,451,475 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Teach To The Standards Using Fun Extension Activities!, July 15, 2001

By 

Victoria C Smith (
Bakersfield, CA ~ USA
) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Irresistible 1,2,3s (Grades PreK-K) (Paperback)

"Irresistable 123's" -- like Novelli's companion book, "Irresistable ABC's" -- is a collection of ideas from classroom teachers all over the United States. The activities meet the NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) Standards for math, which means that ALL of the math strands are addressed if you use a variety of the activities found in this book.

Like Novelli's ABC's book, "Irresistable 123's" complements whatever math program(s) you are currently using in your classroom, and the activities are high-interest and appeal to children with all types of learning modalities.

This valuable book contains poems, learning centers activities, art projects, fun games, and many other projects and activities for expanding and extending your curriculum, including projects suitable to send home for "family math" type experiences.

You'll find fun activities for counting, numbers, skip counting, calendar, sorting and sequencing, matching, one-to-one correspondance, graphing, charting, shared language and writing, and a whole lot of other concepts you're already working with.

There are also computer extensions and tie-ins, plus literature-based activities for books you're already using, like "Five Little Monkeys," "Ten Black Dots," and many other favorite stories.

This book is highly recommended for use throughout the year for grades Pre-K through 2nd.

Happy Teaching!

Victoria :o)
KinderKorner Owner
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Irresistible Resource, June 14, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Irresistible 1,2,3s (Grades PreK-K) (Paperback)

Joan Novelli has written another excellent early childhood book! I enjoy the easy-to-implement, age-appropriate activities as much as my Kindergarten students do. The book includes reproducibles for manipulatives, learning center ideas, and many literature connections. I especially like it because it doesn't just cover numeration and number sense. It includes patterning, graphing, and sorting, too. "Irresistible 1,2,3s" is not only an excellent hands-on math resource, it's a fun one!