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Skip Counting Book

Skip Counting Book
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Designed by AccuCut Design Team

How many apples are there? This counting book is an effective reinforcement to help students perfect odd and even counting skills.

Key Concepts:

Counting, Learning Centers, Number Sense
Grades:

K - 1
Curriculum:

Math
Machines:
AccuCut® Dies:
Other Materials:
  • Yarn
  • Scissors
  • Marker -- Black
  • Computer and Printer
  • Glue
  • Stapler
  • Construction Paper
Tips:

AccuCut offers a large selection of mini die shapes you can use for sorting activities, game pieces and counting activities.
Instructions:
  1. Create basic yellow construction paper booklet for each student.
  2. Cut brown tree trunk and green tree top. Trim with scissors and glue in place on page as shown.
  3. Cut six red apples. Cut six brown stems and six green leaves; trim with scissors and glue in place on red apples. Glue apples to tree top.
  4. Print title, trim to rectangle and glue on cover.
  5. For each book, cut 12" piece of thick yarn.
  6. Glue about 1" of yarn at top of inside cover page, with most of yarn hanging over top of book.
  7. Sandwich end of yarn between two mini apples and glue together.
  8. On inside of book, write or type numbers (i.e., 1 – 10 on first page, 11 – 20 on second page and 21 – 30 on third page).

To Learn: As you practice skip counting, students point to numbers with mini apples on the yarn.