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: Focus on the Child
Repeating Patterns with Child 32
March 3, 2013
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 Subitizing, Games
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 English Language Learner, Problem Solving, Correction, Child 12
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
Series: Focus on the Child March 1, 2013
Growing Patterns with Child 33
A student takes a look at a pattern of blocks of increasing quantity.
- Topic: Pattern
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Child 33
Series: Focus on the Child March 1, 2013
Describing and Drawing Shapes with Child 14
A kindergartner explains how to draw a rectangle. Later he finds a new shape to draw in the classroom.
- Topic: Shape
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Child 14, English Language Learner
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