And the Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins

We are exploring the book And the Doorbell Rang  by Pat Hutchins.  Everytime the doorbell rings, the children have to share their cookies out fairly. Today we practiced sharing "one for you, one for me;" and we made sure to share out the cookies evenly. We will try to act out the story with props in the coming days. The children all realized that each time the plates would have fewer cookies-and checked my work dividing the cookies up evenly.

The book brings to life for the children the combining of groups, even numbers, dividing, counting out even groups, and anticipation. What will happen if more children show up? Can we divide the cookies?

Until Next Time,
Michele