As young readers journey into the natural world, they will discover that numbers, patterns, shapes ― and much more! ― can be found by observing everyday plants and animals. What if animals and plants knew math, just like you? Would leaves fall in patterns? Would whales enter a race? In Counting on Fall, the first title in the four-book Math in Nature series by award-winning author Lizann Flatt, nature comes to life to help children grasp concepts of number sense and numeration. The engaging “What if?” format of this informational picture book is sure to delight children in Grades K to 2.
This rhyming fall book can be used in speech therapy to address counting and a variety of number concept terms that can be used for describing. It is also great for noticing illustrations and for answering a variety of questions as well as for learning about different animals! Discover more of the speech and language teaching concepts for using Counting on Fall in speech therapy below: