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
Kids Understand the Probabilities of Possibilities Better Than Adults Do
March 4, 2013
Recent research suggests that young children's first ideas about math might be in the form of very basic statistics.
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
Series: Focus on the Child March 4, 2013
Repeating Patterns with Child 31
A child attempts to duplicate a pattern using colored blocks.
- Topic: Pattern
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Child 31
Series: Focus on the Child March 3, 2013
Repeating Patterns with Child 32
A child makes patterns using keys.
- Topic: Pattern
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Child 32
Series: Focus on the Child March 3, 2013
Parts & Wholes with Child 27
A child computes how many are missing from a larger group.
- Topic: Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Child 27, Grit, Animals, Correction
Series: Ideas at Work March 2, 2013
Down with Naked Numbers
All kinds of confusion can result when children are asked to rattle off the numbers from 1 to 10 or 20 or higher without actually counting something. In our learning labs and activities we are…
- Topic: Counting
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Games, Subitizing
Series: Focus on the Lesson March 2, 2013
Who Is Napping?
Teachers encourage children to describe the pattern in a favorite story book.
- Topic: Pattern
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Books, Audrey Wood, The Napping House
Series: Focus on the Child March 2, 2013
Seriating Objects by Length and Capacity with Child 20
A student stacks cups to organize them by size.
- Topic: Measurement
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Child 20, Comparing, Capacity, Correction
Series: Focus on the Child March 2, 2013
Composing Shapes with Child 12
A child composes a 6-pointed star shape using pattern blocks in multiple ways.
- Topic: Shape
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Child 12, English Language Learner, Problem Solving, Correction
Series: Focus on the Child March 2, 2013
Growing Patterns with Child 32
A child attempts to find what comes next in a pattern.
- Topic: Pattern
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Child 32
Series: Ideas at Work March 1, 2013
Analyzing Data with Surveys
Heather Duncan did a particularly striking job of explaining how she and her kindergartners at South Shore Elementary have made collecting data from surveys and discussing them a regular part of their classroom life.
- Topic: Data Analysis
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
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