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What A Child Should Know:
In kindergarten
- Touch and count objects using one to one correspondence, and produve sets of given sizes
- Read, write, and represent numbers from one to twenty
- Compare and order sets and numerals from one to twenty
- Quiuckly recognize "how many" in sets of objects to five without counting
- Count forward by ones, beginning with any number less than thirty
- For any set to ten, name the quantity one more and one less
- Name ordinal positions in a sequence
- Compare two or more sets of objects and identify which set is equal to, more than, or less than the other
- Use objects, pictures, numbers, and words to make combinations to five
- Describe part-part-whole relationships for sets to five
Here are a few activities you can do with your children:
![]() 1. Train Game Materials: Wooden blocks – that have a variety of sizes (see image) A ruler or something to make a starting line for each child. Procedure: Demonstrate first. On the floor or carpet, each child places the ruler (not used for measuring) as a starting line If the number is 5, the children will make rows of 5 blocks, each time with a different color block until the teacher says “Stop”. Then they say which one of their trains is longest or shortest. Wooden colored blocks are a great math resource to use when playing kindergarten number games. They are durable and can be used for a variety of teaching purposes. http://www.kindergarten-lessons.com/kindergarten-number-games/ ![]() 3. Five of Each This is a great short and simple game for developing number sense in kids. Change the number, depending on which one you want them to work with. Materials:
![]() 5. Bear Hike
I base this game on whatever story I’ve read to the kids that day. Call it whatever goes with your story! Materials:
For example, “The bears went for a walk. They came to a beach and a lovely green lawn (show them the blue and the green mats). 4 went into the water (kids put four counters on the blue mat) and the rest went on the grass. How many are on the grass?” Let the students just say the answers out loud. Then, “Three of the bears were cold in the water and so they walked to the grass. How many are left in the water? How many bears all together in the water and the grass?” Keep the bear stories going until children lose interest. Let the children make up their own number stories. http://www.kindergarten-lessons.com/kindergarten-number-games/ |
![]() 2. Counting Cups What You Need:
![]() 4. Ready, Set, Go
This kindergarten number game is a timed game that adds excitement to counting sets of numbers. Materials:
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Numbers and Operations Books:
1. This book is called "Olivia Counts", written by Ian Falconer. This book is about the classic Olivia who is back and as energetic as ever. This time in simple text for teaching numbers 1 through 10. The text is minimal, letting the illustrations take center stage. This book is a fun choice for fans of the Olivia series or very young kids learning numbers and counting. Level: Preschool-1st Grade 2. This book is called, "Chicka Chicka 123", written by Bill Martin & Michael Sampson. Chicka Chicka 123 is a companion to Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and is definitely a teacher's favorite for teaching numbers and counting! In the story, 101 numbers climb up an apple tree (1-20 one by one, then by 10s). As each group of numbers climbs up, a worried zero asks "Chicka Chicka 1,2,3...Will there be a place for me?" Level: Preschool- 1st Grade 3. This book is called, "How Many Bugs In a Box", written by David Carter. This book is a pop-up counting book of comical bugs that literally burst out of the box with each turn of the page. Each spread features a different number of bugs, making this a fun book for teaching the numbers 1-10. The wow factor varies quite a bit from spread to spread, but it's still a fun experience nonetheless. Level" Kindergarten-2nd Grade 4. This book is called, "Click, Clack, Splish, Splash: A counting adventure", written by Doreen Cronin. This book is about more farmyard antics with the Click, Clack, Moo gang. In this book, duck and friends are on a rescue mission, but readers don't find out exactly who is being rescue until the end. Each step in the mission involves increasing numbers (3 buckets piled high, 4 chickens standing by...) Level: Preschool-1st Grade 5. This book is called, "How Do Dinosaurs Count to Ten?", written by Jane Yolen & Mark Teague. This book is a definite hit with young kids, and this title is perfect for preschool and Kindergarten math lessons, as it shows dinosaurs in the same learning situation that children in the target audience will likely find themselves in (learning to count, with mom cheering them on). Level: Preschool-1st Grade |