Touch and Trace 123: My First Home Learning

by Harriet Evans, Jordan Wray (Illustrator)

Young readers will learn to count from 1 to 20 with this interactive touch-and-trace book of numbers from the My First Home Learning series.

Using their finger, children can trace each grooved number from 1 to 20 and explore its shape. With numbers to trace and simple addition problems to complete, this book has plenty for little ones to discover. An exciting and tactile introduction to numbers, counting, and simple addition.

My First Home Learning is an exciting, interactive way to keep children engaged during homeschooling and distance or remote learning. Young readers will strengthen their knowledge of early concepts, such as colors, numbers, letters, and first words, as well as familiarize themselves with objects and animals in nature and around the home. Engaging photographs and simple prompts make this series an ideal choice for educational bridge activities.

26 pages, Board Book

Published August 3, 2021

About the author

I was born in London and grew up there. I was very bookish, and had a huge imagination which used to cause me to get rather anxious at times. Now I know it's a good thing for a writer to have. I loved musicals, and playing imaginative games, and my Barbie perfume making kit. Most of all I loved reading. I read everything, but I also read lots of things over and over, which I think is so important.

At university I read Classical Studies, which is a great way of finding out that the world doesn't change much and people make the same mistakes but it's interesting to look at why. I was at Bristol, and i loved the city, making new friends, being a new person.

After university I came back to London and got a job in publishing. I loved working in publishing so much, and really felt for the first time in my life that when I spoke people understood what I was saying. Book people are good people. I became an editor after a few years, working with many bestselling novelists, and in 2009 I left to write full time.

I've written 13 novels and several short stories and one Quick Read, which is an excellent way of getting people into reading more. I've acquired a partner and two children along the way.

In 2019 we moved to Bath, out of London, and I am very happy there. We live opposite a hedgerow, and I can be boring about gardening, and there's room for my collection of jumpsuits and all our books. We have lots of books. Apart from anything else they keep the house warm. xxx

Reviews

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

With a nod toward parents and caregivers who want to give the youngsters in their lives a head start on literacy and numeracy, this board book, part of the My First Home Learning series, teaches little ones about numbers. Each page of the sturdy book focuses on a number, starting from one and going all the way to twenty, with dashes and a scooped out area that allows readers to trace the shape of the number. An older reader can say the name of the number, read the simple text and point out the object mentioned, for instance, one sun, nine acorns, nineteen stars so that the child can recognize it and practice counting. Two pages then provide an opportunity for him/her/them to count all the numbers, from one to twenty and trace them, one after the other. The numbers are displayed in different colors too so a lesson on colors might follow one on numbers and counting at a later point. For more challenges, the book provides four pages that focus on counting and addition. That might be too much of a leap for youngsters right away, but the book allows them to build on the skills they are learning and affords adults a chance to interact with children while guiding them to learn some foundational skills.

[Peacegal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cutely illustrated little board book introduces traceable numbers and a little bit of addition.

[Steve · Rating 3 out of 5]

Numbers!

[Cecile · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little disjointed. Most board book readers are not reading for addition, which is included in the back.

[Lou · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun way to learn numbers

[Darius Billings · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked the squirrel and the acorns. And I liked the dog bones.

[TJE · Rating 3 out of 5]

It grew on T once she realized she could trace the numbers with her finger (we only went up to 10 tracing)