Summer Link, Math and Reading Grades Pre-K-K Book

Same Same
by Marthe Jocelyn
Illustrated by Tom Slaughter
Where's the Math? This is a book about attributes - although I read that this book can be intended for very young children (2 years and older),the book can also provide a foundational understanding of attributes for older children. The book also provides simple text that young children can follow as emerging readers. The bright pictures in the book sort a variety of objects and animals based upon a number of attributes. Children who are English language learners could also benefit from the terminology that explains how different things can also be the same (i.e. things that are in water, things with four legs, round things, etc.)

Genre: Concept/Picture Book
Theme/Keywords: Attributes, Same
Features of Print: Pointed paper cuts, bold text
Cultural Considerations: Could be any
Open-ended questions: What did you notice about the things in this book? Can you think of two things in our room that are the same? Are they different too?
Extension Activity: Have children get in a circle on the carpet, and pick out a couple of children to stand in the center of the room - help children identify what is the same about them, and then what is different. Continue on as an activity.