A collection of our many ideas for kindergarten math activities and the thinking that takes place in kindergarten. For young children exploring activities, thinking, and math games can be a healthy part of children’s first experiences with math. Here are the many resources we have on our website.
Kindergarten Math
Series: Hear from the Experts
No-Nonsense Number Sense with Angela Giglio Andrews
September 17, 2013
Angela Giglio Andrews explains a math activity she used in a preschool class. Despite its apparent simplicity, it led to a wide variety of responses from her students.
- Topic: Number Sense
- Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
- Tags Angela Giglio Andrews
Series: Hear from the Experts September 17, 2013
Math On-the-Go with Angela Giglio Andrews
Angela Giglio Andrews shares an anecdote in which an order of french fries shared between a mother and her child led to questions involving measurement and other rich mathematical concepts.
- Topic: Measurement
- Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Angela Giglio Andrews, Big and Small
Series: Hear from the Experts September 17, 2013
Math in Folk Tales with Oksana Igrakova
Oksana Igrakova describes some of the broad mathematical connections a teacher could create with the Russian folk story "The Giant Turnip."
- Topic: Spatial Relationships
- Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
Series: Hear from the Experts September 17, 2013
What Teachers Know About Math with Jennifer McCray and Jie-Qi Chen
Jie-Qi Chen and Jennifer McCray review answers they received from a survey administered to early education teachers. The survey prompted the teachers to imagine that they were giving advice to a new teacher, "Tina," who…
- Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
Series: Hear from the Experts September 17, 2013
Imprecise Geometry with Doug Clements
Geometry and measurement are often difficult topics for young math students. Doug Clements argues that part of this problem stems from classroom materials that are inexact and misleading. "At its fundamental base, mathematics is about…
- Topic: Shape
- Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Doug Clements
Series: Hear from the Experts September 6, 2013
Early Education in Finland with Kristiina Kumpulainen
Finland's educational system is regularly ranked among the best in the world. Surprisingly, Finnish children are not required to go to start attending school until they are seven years old. Kristiina Kumpulainen explains the specifics…
- Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
Series: Hear from the Experts August 26, 2013
Kindergarten in Singapore with Yeap Ban Har
Yeap Ban Har explains the unique problem of kindergarten education in Singapore.
- Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
- Tags Yeap Ban Har
Series: Hear from the Experts August 26, 2013
Mathematical Modeling with Lyn English
Lyn English explains an exploratory method of teaching math. "The children's learning was extended beyond the curriculum because they discovered a lot of the mathematical ideas themselves."
- Topic: Data Analysis
- Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
Series: Hear from the Experts August 26, 2013
Comparing Tech and Real World Teaching Tools with Joanne Mulligan
Joanne Mulligan questions the efficacy of new electronic educational devices.
- Topic: Shape
- Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Technology, Joanne Mulligan, Blocks
Series: Focus on the Child July 30, 2013
Sorting Geo-Solids with Child 5
A kindergarten student organizes shape blocks by the various shapes of their faces.
- Topic: Shape
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Child 5
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