Description Learning to connect math concepts to everyday life is an important step in a budding mathematician's education. Real-life occurrences become opportunities to reinforce standards. In this fun book, the playground is a setting for practicing counting skills. Accessible text is crafted to be achievable and encouraging for emerging readers, while colorful photographs provide visual clues. Text and images combine to help readers practice not only their number sense but also their reading fluency. The familiar, friendly setting is a high-interest and motivating tool to engage young learners