In the book a hungry snake finds 10 mice on the grass and puts them into a jar. The last mouse cleverly sends the snake on a fruitless hunt for an even bigger mouse and the other mice tip the jar over and escape. In this resource, children can investigate the different ways that they ten mice could be arranged when some are in the jar and some are on the grass.

You can find the the read aloud to the story here :-Â

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNH6i7239FI

Skills You Gain From Mouse Count

Skill 1 : Exploring Counting On

Skill 2 : Introduction to Early Math