Math Books for Little Learners

Math books for little learners to explore and be immersed in math skills in a fun and engaging way. Your students are going to love reading these titles while making connections about counting, colors, shapes, and more. There are many titles for each math skill if you click through to each individual book list.

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Math Books for Little Learners

Introducing the Math Center

I use these 2 books to introduce the math center at the beginning of the year. After reading Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3, I introduce magnet numbers. After reading Pete the Cat, I introduce buttons for counters and show other fun counters in the math center. Then we talk about how we can play with them: sort them, path games (Get the freebie!), put in a scale to explore weight, make patterns with them, with printable games (I have the t-shirt game out from the school centers unit).

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Colors

Learning to identify colors is one of the first math skills that young children master. Some children will require more practice than others, and it is important to give them different kinds of learning opportunities. Hands-on and movement lessons are sure to be a hit in your classroom, along with fun printables. Get the fun printables here!

National Geographic Kids: Colors! A great board book for young children to practice colors, counting, sorting, letters, numbers, and more!

Monsters Love Colors! These monsters are loads of fun, and they love colors! They like to scribble, dance, and have an absolute blast while creating art. Your students are going to love this silly book that is tons of fun.

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Counting 1-20

Counting is one of the basic math skills that is necessary for a student to proceed in their learning. Getting a grasp for counting and identifying numbers is something that all young children work on in school. I have tons of fun games and printables in the math units, made just for 3-5 year olds. Little Learners Math Counting 1-10 & Counting 11-20!

Counting This book is perfect for little learners to explore the beginning concepts of math. The book provides real-life examples and photographs to help your little learner learn about “how many”.

Ten Black Dots This fun book shows kids how to be creative with some simple black dots, but that’s not all they will be doing. They will count and practice number recognition and visual learning skills.

On the Launch Pad 3, 2, 1, BLAST OFF! This book will excite your class as they learn about counting, space, and rocketships. The perfect combination to keep your littles engaged and learning! They will enjoy looking for numbers in the colorful illustrations as they prepare for the rocket ship to take off. I love this series for counting books! Toasty Toes, Tail Feather Fun, and Eggs and Legs are just a few in the series.

Over in the Jungle This rhyming book is perfect to introduce your classroom to several different themes:  counting, habitats, and animals that live in the jungle. They will wiggle and move as the author describes the animals and their homes, plus they will count along the way! Finding song counting books is a must for little learners! Here are a few more options in the series.

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Counting to 100

Once the beginning counting skills have been established, little learners can start to practice counting to 100. Lots of repetition and exposure is a simple way to begin learning this math skill. Grab the Little Learners Math Counting to 100 unit for tons of printables.

One Watermelon Seed Count from 1 to 10 in the garden, then continue counting in sets of ten. There are lots of things to count in the garden, like seeds, plants, and weeds! 

Tail Feather Fun Introduce counting by tens by counting the woodpeckers in the tree. Students will love this nonfiction text and its simple illustrations. Find more in this series here.

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Measurement

Practice measurement skills with your students by using nonstandard measurement tools. They can definitely practice this skill throughout the year. Learn how to make rainbow rulers and bean rulers for a fun nonstandard measurement tool that is student-friendly. Check out the Little Learners Math Measurement unit for all the printables.

Length Need a simple but powerful book to introduce length to your little learners? Look no further! This book has simple vocabulary, real-life photographs, and easy-to-understand concepts. The author describes length as the measurement from one end to the other.

Ants Rule The ants are building a roller coaster! But they have a lot of questions before they can begin. Can you help them? Your little learners will love being the ants’ helpers and seeing the roller coaster once it is completed. This book talks about measurement, comparison, and data visualization.

How Do You Measure Weight? In this book, students will learn all about balances and scales to help compare weight. You will be in the kitchen, at the pond, and in so many more places as you explore this book in your classroom.

Just a Little Bit How many friends will it take to balance the seesaw? Mouse and elephant want you to join them as they try to figure out balancing and comparisons.

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Patterns

Working on recognizing and creating patterns is definitely something that I work on in my classroom. These books are some of my favorites for introducing and explaining patterns to little learners. Check out the Little Learners Math: Patterns unit for tons of printables.

Pitter Pattern This book is perfect for home and the classroom with its fun words that show children the patterns all around them. Pitter, patter, pitter, patter! That’s the sound the rain makes which shows kids the patterns in nature. The book also talks about the patterns in sports, music, art, and language.

Animal Patterns Can you keep a count of all the animal patterns? The author shows students all the spots, wrinkles, and patches the animal kingdom offers. There are other books in this series that I love, too! People Patterns, City Patterns, and Plant Patterns

Pattern This simple reader is perfect for young learners and introducing patterns. The text is simple and perfect for a pre-k room and exploring patterns all around them.

Beep Beep, Vroom Vroom! Beep, Beep! Join Molly as she plays with her brother’s cars. This book is perfect for my patterns book list because the reader will practice recognizing patterns and thinking about what comes next.

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Positional Words

Helping students understand positional words is so helpful so they are able to describe and identify the location of things. The Little Learners Math Positional Words unit is packed full of games, worksheets, and activities designed for young children.

The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round Your little learners will love this rhyming and singing book! They will want you to read it over and over again. It is sure to get stuck in your head, but it’s totally worth it!  It uses so many positional words in a fun way; it can’t be beat!

Silly Sally Another funny book to add to your classroom library that your students will want to read again and again! Join Sally and her friends as they parade into town in the most unusual way. The rhymes, silliness, and great pictures will keep your little learners looking!

You can find more positional word books on this book list.

2D Shapes

Mastering the identification of 2D shapes is one of the basic math skills that preschoolers will work on during the school year. Get some hands-on, engaging shape activities to help students learn the names and attributes of 2D shapes in the Little Learners Math 2D Shapes unit.

The Shape of Things With a few different shapes, this book shows us how everything around us is made up of shapes. Each object, houses, boats, and even cars, start with one shape.

Shape An easy-to-read book that teaches kids about shapes and how to identify each one. The illustrations are simple, and the text is easy for preschoolers to understand.

Color Zoo This author brings animals to life with the help of shapes and colors that transform into graphic art. With the turn of each page, a shape is removed from a stack of various shapes revealing an animal. Students love to guess the shape of each animal.

City Shapes Shapes are everywhere… even throughout the city. From rectangles that make up the skyscrapers to kites that are in the shape of diamonds, everything has a shape.

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3D Shapes

Recognizing that shapes are not just flat is one of the math skills little learners will work on in your classroom. The printables are designed for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students. Find the Little Learners Math 3D Shapes unit here.

Cone Explore cones with your little learners while you read this book. The author uses easy-to-understand vocabulary and real-life examples to show students that 3D shapes are everywhere. This series is a great one to have in your classroom library. Pyramid, Rectangular Prism, and more titles

Cubes, Cones, Cylinders, & Spheres A great resource to show your students that 3D shapes are all around them. The author uses simple vocabulary for students to understand the text easily. She uses great photographs and makes good connections for the students to understand.

Cylinders Your little learners will enjoy searching for cylinders throughout the book. All the while, seeing real-life photographs of cylinders and their many uses. Keep reading for more 3D shape books. Find more of the books in this series here. Spheres, Cubes, Cones, & Pyramids

Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes Your little learners will LOVE going on a journey through space with Captain Invincible and his sidekick, Comet! Students will get to help them escape numerous traps with their knowledge of 3D shapes. You definitely need this book for your classroom library.

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Sorting and Graphing

Sorting and graphing can be such fun skills to teach and practice in the classroom setting. Students can sort in many center areas around the room and make graphs with the data they collect. Get tons of activities and printables in the Little Learners Math Sorting and Graphing unit.

The Great Graph Contest Join these 2 funny friends as they explore the world of graphs! Your little learners can learn about bar graphs, pie charts, Venn diagrams, and more. At the end of the story, there are directions for creating their own graphs.

3 Little Firefighters Help 3 little firefighters on their search for 3 matching buttons. They have to hurry because the parade is getting ready to start! Will they be able to sort the buttons and find the ones they need? Read the book to find out!

Sorting This easy reader is perfect for a preschool room and introducing sorting. The vocabulary is simple, and the pictures are colorful and kid-friendly! The book informs learners that a set is a group of objects that have something in common.

A Pair of Socks Your kiddos will love reading about a lonely striped sock looking for its match. It searches high and low and sees lots of silly things, but will it find its match? This book is perfect for teaching patterns, sorting, and graphing to pre-k through first grade.

You can find more of my favorite sorting and graphing books below.

These books are just what you need to start your math library for your little learners. Many of these books can be used for other themes too throughout the year to reintroduce and expose students to the math skill again. Check out the Little Learners Math Bundle to get ALL the math units for one low price.

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For more of my favorite books, check out my themed Book List Blog Series that features themed book lists to accompany your lessons and activities! These are sure to keep your library shelves full!  If there is a book list for a theme you need, just let us know so we can create it for you!