Kindergarten Mathematics Readers integrate basic mathematics concepts with well-loved children's rhymes and stories.  Attractive illustrations and storylines rich in mathematics content create a fun, engaging and effective learning process for children.  This approach provides an enjoyable introduction to mathematical ideas and cultivates young learners' interest in the subject.   Aligned with the standards adopted by the California State Board of Education, these Readers correlate topically to Earlybird Kindergarten Mathematics (Standards Edition) Textbooks A and B as shown in the chart below.  Lesson plans for the Readers are provided in the Teacher's Guides.

Readers	Textbook A	Textbook B
The Boy Who Cried Wolf	Unit 1: Match and Sort	Unit 19: Numbers to 100
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep	Unit 2: Numbers to 5	Unit 13: Number Bonds
The Tortoise and the Hare	Unit 3: Numbers to 10  Unit 6: Patterns
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe	Unit 4: Order  Unit 10: Compare Sets
Goldilocks	Unit 5: Shapes  Unit 7: Length and Size
Hickory Dickory Dock	Unit 8: Weight	Unit 18: Time
Jack and Jill	Unit 9: Capacity	Unit 15: Subtraction
Humpty Dumpty		Unit 11: Compare Numbers  Unit 20: Money
Jack and the Beanstalk		Unit 12: Numbers to 20  Unit 17: Numbers to 30
Two Little Dicky Bird		Unit 14: Addition  Unit 16: Addition and Subtraction