One More Sheep

Title: One More Sheep

Author: Mij Kelly

Illustrator: Russell Ayto

Grades: Pre-K - 1

NCTM Content Standards: Numbers & Operations, Connections, Problem Solving

Summary: Silly Sam seems too sleepy to simply count his sheep. He thought they were all in for the night, but then there's a knock at the door. The sheep are suspicious and insist he count them before he lets in the mysterious visitor! Will Sam be able to stay awake long enough to count to ten? -- Fun to read.

Uses: Can be used to practice counting to ten (eleven when you include the mysterious visitor). The sheep count to ten as part of the narrative, but children could count them in other places in the text as well (cover, being tucked into bed by Sam, etc.) to determine if they are all there. The text utilizes rhyme, rhythm and pattern.