Kindergarten math
Kindergarten6 units and 22 lessons. Helio talks each one through and draws each step on a board.
Units
Counting and number names
5 lessons- Counting to 100Count to 100 by ones and by tens, and say which number comes next.
- Counting on from a numberStart counting at any number, not only at one, and say the numbers that come next.
- Writing numbers 0 to 20Write the numbers 0 to 20 and match each one to a group of that many things.
- Counting objectsCount things by saying one number for each thing, and know the last number says how many.
- Counting up to 20 thingsCount up to 20 things in a line, in rows or in a circle, and count out the number someone asks for.
Comparing numbers
2 lessons- Greater, less or equal in groupsLook at two groups of up to 10 things, match them up or count them, and say which has more, which has less, or if they are equal.
- Comparing two numbersLook at two written numbers from 1 to 10 and say which is greater, which is less, or that they are equal.
Putting together and taking apart
5 lessons- Adding and subtracting with picturesShow adding as putting together and subtracting as taking away, using counters, fingers and drawings.
- Word problems within 10Solve adding and take-away stories up to 10 with counters or drawings.
- Taking numbers apartTake a number up to 10 apart into two parts in more than one way, and show each with a drawing or a number sentence.
- Making 10For any number from 1 to 9, find how many more make 10.
- Adding and subtracting within 5 fluentlyAdd and take away quickly and correctly with numbers up to 5.
Numbers 11 to 19
1 lesson- Ten ones and some more onesShow each number from 11 to 19 as ten ones and some more ones, with a drawing or a number sentence.
Measuring and sorting
3 lessons- Things we can measureTell what we can measure about a thing, like how long, how tall, how heavy and how much it holds.
- Comparing two objectsPut two things side by side and say which is longer, heavier or taller.
- Sorting and countingSort things into groups, count how many are in each group, and put the groups in order.
Shapes
6 lessons- Where things areSay where a thing is using the words above, below, beside, next to, in front of and behind.
- Naming shapesName squares, circles, triangles, rectangles and hexagons, even when they are turned or a different size.
- Flat and solid shapesTell whether a shape is flat or solid, and name the cube, cone, cylinder and sphere.
- Describing shapesTell how shapes are alike and different by counting their sides, corners and flat faces.
- Building shapesBuild shapes from clay and sticks, and draw them.
- Putting shapes togetherPut small shapes together to make a bigger shape, like two triangles making a rectangle.
