Math Book Monday - Ten Little Pirates

I almost didn't make it here tonight! I've had a cranky, teething baby who just wanted to cuddle all day and I'm watching the Winnipeg Jets first play-off game at home as we speak, so I'm going to make this quick! :) It's time for Math Book Monday!

Today's cute book is a counting to ten book called "Ten Little Pirates" by Mike Brownlow and Simon Rickerty. Click the picture to check it out on Amazon!

I love the illustrations of the adorable little pirates in this book. One by one, all the pirates disappear to count backwards from ten, but then they all reappear to count forwards again!

I thought this book would be a great lead in for a making ten activity. I  made a fun pirate freebie for you. Click any of the pictures below to check it out at TpT.

Also, I made a few other pirate math games last year. Check them out {here}! That's it for me today!! Go Jets Go! :)

Ahoy Mateys!

That's about the extent of my pirate talk knowledge. Maybe throw in a couple of "Arrrrs!" and "Where's me treasure?" :) Next year on this day, my sister-in-law is getting married. We joke that all the speeches will be in pirate talk. lol

These are a few of my favourite pirate books. David Shannon's "How I Became a Pirate" and "Pirates Don't Change Diapers" are always a big hit with the kids. "Twenty-Six Pirates" and "Shiver Me Letters" are two fun pirate ABC books.

I wanted to create a fun pirate freebie for you, so I came up with three math games for you. Pirate Cover Up is a game where you roll two dice, add them together, and cover up the same tally mark gold coin. Then there is Pirate Bump (addition and subtraction versions). {If you don't know how to play BUMP, read my post here.} Each game comes in a colour and black & white version.