ORIGO Big Books, Tools and Tunes build on young students' natural love for learning and stories to help you introduce key mathematical concepts.
ORIGO Big Books are engaging large-format math storybooks designed to develop and reinforce mathematical language and understanding by stimulating discussion on specific concepts from the Pre-K to Grade 2 core curriculum.
ORIGO Big Books and Big Book Tools and Tunes provide:
- 12 books for each grade, Pre-K–2
- a language-rich approach to introduce and engage children with math concepts
- seamless use of rhythm, rhyme, and repetition to support key literacy skills
- inspiring teacher’s notes that include a variety of activities to accommodate all classrooms
- digital teaching tools that enhance 21st-century learning.
Big Book Tools and Tunes
ORIGO Big Book Tools and Tunes bring to life characters and concepts from the books.
These engaging and easy-to-use interactive tools make the most of young students’ enthusiasm for play and learning. The series is also supported by teacher’s notes, which offer a wide range of activities to help you reinforce and extend on new learning.
Pre-K Set
These 12 books include such topics as:
- counting up to 10 objects
- repeating patterns
- comparing two objects
- positional language
- counting to five
- comparing three objects
- 3D objects
- ordinal numbers
- time and sequencing events
- number and relative position
- addition and subtraction
- sorting
Grade K Set
These 12 books include such topics as:
- numbers and relative position
- numbers eleven to sixteen
- positional language
- length
- identifying quantities one to ten
- relating counting to addition
- making and describing patterns
- ordinal numbers
- doubling numbers one to five
- counting quantities to ten
- number combinations
- combinations of ten
Grade 1 Set
These 12 books include such topics as:
- subtraction (take from)
- non-standard units of length
- 3D objects and 2D shapes
- time on the hour
- addition (put together)
- multiplication (equal groups)
- patterns
- using doubles to add
- representing data
- skip counting by five
- growing number patterns
Grade 2 Set
These 12 books include such topics as:
- subtraction (unknown addend)
- division (sharing)
- division (equal groups)
- addition and subtraction
- addition (add to)
- position, direction and movement
- multiplication (arrays)
- time past the hour
- collecting and representing data
- doubling and halving
