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Nanny, Tata & Co. has created this series of workbooks to give parents and nannies a fun tool to help pre-school aged children learn basic numbers, colors and shapes. These workbooks are geared towards children in multi-lingual families whose first language may not be English. We hope that this will be a great accessory for nannies and parents who are introducing children to the English language. We have eliminated the clutter typically seen in children’s workbooks in place of simple, colorful illustrations, in order help children focus on the activities. Easy to follow post its for parents and nannies to guide their kids through each page! For children ages 2-5A beautiful children’s workbook that actually belongs on your coffee table!
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COUNT AND COLOR!wo rk b o o k n o . 1
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“Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children.”
-Walt Disney
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help make your time together enjoyable and rewarding by following these tips:
• Make learning fun. Use the star stickers as rewards and praise your child often.
• Choose a quiet time when you and your child are relaxed
• Give tasks which your child can handle. Work on only a few pages at a time. Go page by page,
activity to activity; it is not necessary to finish the entire workbook at one time..
• These pages are meant to be repeated over and over again.
• Don’t work when your child is tired or hungry. Don’t force your child to continue if he or she
wants to move along to something else. Remember children have short attention spans.
• When your child colors, traces or stickers numbers, remember to name aloud as you go along.
• Do not be critical of mistakes. If your child recognizes a number but gives the wrong name,
correct your child by saying “Yes, I see a six. You are good at finding numbers!”
• End each session on a positive note. Praise your child’s efforts
• Reinforce workbook activities by using real objects at home and counting objects while going
about normal routines such as food shopping.
• And, most importantly, make learning time fun !
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about this book
Let’s Count & Color! introduces your child to the numbers 1-10 with fun illustrations
and such engaging activities as stickering and coloring. You will find that the numbers
are repeated and always in sequential order. At this early age, when your child is
learning to count, it is important to keep the numbers in order. Numbers should
always be read aloud so that your child learns to recognize the numbers by sound.
The next step is for your child to associate the number with objects. Point to each
object on the activity page so that your child understands that you are counting one
object at a time. Allow your child time to digest the information by coloring or
stickering the objects on the activity page. Reinforce the lesson by reading aloud the
numbers and counting the objects in sequence. Once your child starts to recognize
numbers, he or she will want to write it for him- or herself. After a few practice
rounds, your child can try it alone and can trace the numbers by following the dotted
lines. We hope both you and your child enjoy this learning activity. Have fun!
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• LET’S COUNT! •
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UMBRELLAone
two
three
four
five
BOAT
APPLE
KITE
CAR
1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 45 5 5 5
01
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six
seven
eight
nine
ten
BOWTIE
CUPCAKE
SUNGLASSES
BALL
LADYBIRD
6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 910 10 10
02
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Can you add sharp teeth on the shark?03
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How many do you see?
This is a shark.
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Lets Practice!2 2 2 2
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This is a mermaid.
How many do you see?
green
2
pink
blue
yellow
06
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Can you add purple stripes onto the seahorse?
07
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This is a seahorse.
How many do you see? 3
orange
purple
08
Lets Practice!4 4 4 4
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blue
yellow
orange
This is a surfboard.
How many do you see? 410
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Connect the dots on this starfish
1
2
3
4
5
67
8
9
10
11
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yellow
This is a starfish.
How many do you see? 512
Lets Practice!6 6 6 6
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• LET’S COUNT AND STICKER! •
green orange
This is a palm tree.
How many do you see? 6
brown
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Can you add the missing red feet on the crab?15
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blue
red
This is a crab.
How many do you see? 716
Lets Practice!8 8 8 8
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purple
This is a seashell.
How many do you see? 818
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Can you draw the tentacles on the jellyfish?19
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This is a jellyfish.
How many do you see? 9 yellow
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Lets Practice!10 10 10 10
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This is a fish.
How many do you see?1022
purple
red
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How many do you see on the map?
BOAT
LIGHTHOUSE
SUN
SURFBOARDPALM TREE
UMBRELLA
STARFISH
SHARKFISH
MERMAID
Place the correct number sticker next
to each picture.
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• LET’S LOOK AT THE MAP! •
› Find your stickers at the end of this book!
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Have fun with stickers here!
› Find your stickers at the end of this book!25
•MAKE YOUR OWN ISLAND!•
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How many scoops of ice cream do you see?
Now you trace over the number “1”
}127
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How many layers of cake?
Now you trace over the number “2”
}228
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How many lilies in the pond?
}Now you trace over the number “3”
329
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How many birds on this tree?
Now you trace over the number “4”
} 430
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How many windows on a bus?
}Now you trace over the number “5”
531
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How many whiskers on a cat?
}Now you trace over the number “6”
632
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How many colors in a rainbow?
}Now you trace over the number “7”
733
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How many apples on this tree?
}Now you trace over the number “8”
834
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How many seats on a ferris wheel?
}Now you trace over the number “9”
935
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How many crayons in a box?
}Now you trace over the number “10”
10
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How many do you see on the map?
TREE
HORSE
COW
APPLEPIG
CAT
ROOSTER
SHEEPLADYBIRD
CHICK
Place the correct number sticker next
to each picture.
• LET’S LOOK AT THE MAP! •
› Find your stickers at the end of this book!
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Have fun with stickers here!
› Find your stickers at the end of this book!39
•MAKE YOUR OWN FARM!•
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one
two
three
four
five
Lets Review!
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Lets Review!6 6 6 67 7 7 78 8 8 89 9 9 910 10 10
six
seven
eight
nine
ten
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authors
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KATIE GRIFFITHS is a freelance child-care consultant. She holds a diploma in Early Childhood Care & Education from St Mary’s Catholic College in the United Kingdom. She has six years experience working as a private nanny for VIP families around the world and currently lives in Rome.
ELIZABETH FULLER is a talented illustrator who has spent the past two years working in Italy as a nanny looking after toddler and pre-school-aged children. She has used this experience to bring to life images for children and adult audiences. Elizabeth holds a BA in Literature from Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, California.
JENNIFER HUNG-ZANARINI grew up in California, and earned her BA in Economics & Political Science from Wellesley College before moving to New York, where she spent three years as an investment banker and then seven years as a fashion editor. She is now based in Italy, where she has lived for the past eight years. She is the founder of { N A N N Y T A T A & C O . } , a nanny service that utilizes her American-bred pragmatism with a European sensibility and lifestyle for families raising children in multi-lingual households. She is also co-author of “Pillole di Saggezza-Piccole Pesti: instruzioni per l’uso”, a book about children’s routines. Jennifer divides her time between Italy, Switzerland and Spain with her husband, Enrico, and her two adorable rascals, Rocco and Romeo.
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Your stickers are here!
{ N A N N Y T A T A & C O . } has created this series of workbooks to give parents and
nannies a fun tool to help pre-school aged children learn basic numbers, colors and shapes.
These workbooks take into special consideration, children in multi-lingual families whose
first language may not be English. We hope that this will be a great accessory for nannies
and parents who are introducing children to the English language. We have eliminated the
clutter typically seen in children’s workbooks in place of simple, colorful illustrations,
in order to help children focus on the activities.
At this stage repetition is key, reinforced by simple words and images that children are
already familiar with through their own everyday activities and experiences. Therefore, you
will see many images repeated throughout our books. Our philosophy is to build upon what
the child has already learned from previous pages and exercises as they move from page to
page, workbook by workbook. Working together on these workbook activities will help your
child build confidence, learn to reason, and develop language, math and writing skills.
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