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
Recognizing Shapes with Child 10
February 24, 2013
A child identifies two-dimensional shapes.
- Topic: Shape
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Gesture, Child 10, English Language Learner
Series: Focus on the Child February 24, 2013
Learning the Counting Words with Child 4
A child counts as high as he can.
- Topic: Counting
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Child 4
Series: Focus on the Child February 22, 2013
Age Chart with Child 27
A child explains the function of a chart in his classroom.
- Topic: Data Analysis
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Child 27
Series: Hear from the Experts February 21, 2013
Teaching Teachers with Yeap Ban Har
Yeap Ban Har explains the first step he would take in training teachers from the United States how to be more effective math educators.
- Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, Kindergarten
- Tags Yeap Ban Har
Series: Hear from the Experts February 20, 2013
Joanne Mulligan on Early Conceptions of Patterns
Joanne Mulligan shows a young student's emerging understanding of the concept of "pattern."
- Topic: Pattern
- Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Joanne Mulligan
Series: Focus on the Child February 20, 2013
Solving a Comparison Number Story with Child 30
A child works to discover "how many more" a person has.
- Topic: Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Child 30, Problem Solving, Comparing
Series: Focus on the Child February 19, 2013
Sorting Commercial Manipulatives with Child 30
A student organizes a collection of keys in different ways.
- Topic: Sets
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Child 30
Series: About the Collaborative February 19, 2013
Creative Math Projects Engage Young Learners
The New York Times examines one of the creative math projects developed by the Early Math Collaborative. The article follows a teacher taking part in our in-person math coaching.
- Topic: Measurement
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
Series: Focus on the Child February 18, 2013
Visual and Spatial Memory with Child 22
A student uses blocks to recreate arrangements of shapes.
- Topic: Shape
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Child 22
Series: Book Ideas February 18, 2013
Sorting It Out with Buttons and Books
Sorting things into categories is one of the ways mathematics enters into our daily life. Talking about attributes and qualities such as size, shape, texture, and color encourages children to look more closely at things.
- Topic: Sets
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Books, Sort It Out!, Barbara Mariconda, The Button Box, Margarette S. Reid
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