Research has shown that young children need a strong experience-based foundation before they are ready to do a lot of written and symbolic math. Your child will be involved in a variety of playful activities including counting, numeration, measurement, geometry, patterns, data collecting, and calculator use. Many real life opportunities will be given to refine a variety of math skills and help students to become "math thinkers." Each afternoon we will experience a math workshop which involves a math lesson and story, hands-on math tubs, and a group sharing time.
Below, you will find a list of the math goals we hope each kindergartner will meet by the end of each quarter. If you would like additional ideas on how you can assist your child in meeting these goals, please let me know.
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Below, you will find a list of the math goals we hope each kindergartner will meet by the end of each quarter. If you would like additional ideas on how you can assist your child in meeting these goals, please let me know.
First Quarter
- Identifies and writes numbers 1-10
- Counts forward to 25
- Identifies and extends an AB pattern
- Identifies a circle, square, triangle, and rectangle
Second Quarter
- Identifies and writes number 1-25
- Counts forward to 50
- Counts by 10's to 100
- Counts backward from 10-0
- Identifies and extends an ABC pattern
- Compares sizes of objects (taller, shorter, etc.)
- Sorts objects by shape, color, and size
Third Quarter
- Identifies and writes numbers 1-50
- Counts forward to 75
- Counts by 5's to 100
- Tells the number that comes after another number up to 25
- Identifies and extends an AABC/ABBC pattern
Fourth Quarter
- Identifies and writes numbers 1-100
- Counts forward to 100
- Skip counts by 2's to 30
- Creates numbers stories
- Tells time to the hour (analog and digital)
- Makes a simple bar graph and shares observations
- Builds number families to 5
- Explores a penny, nickel, and dime
- Identifies and extends a 4 part pattern (ABCD)
- Tells the number that comes after another number up to 50