Zero Is the Leaves on the Trees

One of my favorite prek read alouds in introducing the number zero. Beautiful words and illustrations!!

This book was a fantastic launch point for a discussion about zero and really showed the concept well for my kinders! They were then able to extend the book by adding more examples of their own. Great connection to math concepts in this little read aloud! My students really enjoyed it!

My little girl of 6 years like to read this book

This book has beautiful illustrations. It introduces the concept of zero in the fun manner. Also the book covers the seasons and encourages a child to be aware of surroundings. Most importantly, my child likes it a lot and understands what zero is. He says zero apples on my plate.

I thought this book was great, very thought provoking on a simple level. I read the concept of zero did not appear until 9th century AD, amazing that something so central to our number system did not exist until then...how do you teach kids that? Well the book does a good job of just that.

A lovely book that also introduces the concept of zero. It will be a good book to use for a writing exercise for teachers.

Zero is the Leaves on the Tree is a simple picture book that provides tons of examples for what exactly zero means. It shows kids in a clear and understandable manner that zero represents the absolute presence of nothing.In the book, Zero is the Leaves on the Tree, each page provides a concrete example that any child will understand means nothing. For example, the text mentioned that zero is the number of bikes on the last day of school. Another time, the text says zero is the amount of sound you hear when snowflakes fall on your glove during a snowfall.Although this text is simple, my teacher mind was spinning as I was reading. I could definitely see a teacher utilizing the book in the classroom in order to help students have concrete examples of the abstract concept of zero. Understanding zero is difficult for young students, and I thought this book gave simple, yet clear examples.To expand upon the text, I would then have my students create and illustrate their own depictions of what zero represents to them. For example, in my house, zero would be the amount of pizza left after my husband comes home from work. There is no doubt that young students will be sure to come up with some creative examples of what zero means to them.

The book has a peaceful vibe to it.