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Kindergarten Math

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.

diy puzzles spatial thinking
Series: Ideas at Work

DIY Puzzles Develop Spatial Thinking

April 24, 2020

Jigsaw puzzles are a great way for children to develop their spatial thinking and problem-solving skills. Children enjoy doing all kinds of puzzles and making ones from materials found around the house keeps it fresh and new.

  • Topic: Spatial Relationships
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Games, Family Math, En Español
Take Home Activity Counting Cards
Series: Book Ideas March 24, 2020

At-Home Activity Cards: Counting

Activities related to counting books can spark a lot of conversation and creativity. These English and Spanish-language activity cards are great for printing and using at home and school.

  • Topic: Counting
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
  • Tags Cynthia Weill, Count!, Anno’s Counting Book, download, Ten Black Dots, Eric Carle, Count and See, Ellen Stoll Walsh, Count Me In!, Lois Ehlert, Mouse Count, Tana Hoban, 1, Denise Fleming, 2, Mitsumasa Anno, 1-2-3 to the Zoo: A Counting Book, Donald Crews, Fish Eyes
shape books, preschool shape, shapes preschool activities, shapes for preschool
Series: Book Ideas March 23, 2020

At-Home Activity Cards: Shapes

Books can illustrate kindergarten and preschool shape concepts while introducing foundational Big Ideas of math. These activity cards can help take the learning to the home environment where parents and caregivers can spark such discussion.

  • Topic: Shape
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
  • Tags Color Farm, Color Zoo, Cubes Cones Cylinders & Spheres, download, Lois Ehlert, Tana Hoban, Roseanne Thong, Shapes Shapes Shapes, Round as a Tortilla
sets and sorting books
Series: Book Ideas March 22, 2020

At-Home Activity Cards: Sets and Sorting

These printable activity cards in both English and Spanish invite home explorations with sets and sorting using the books and activities related to them. The books can encourage conversations about attributes while also inspiring questions…

  • Topic: Sets
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
  • Tags Exactly the Opposite, Opuestos/Opposites, Five Creatures, Is it Red? Is it Yellow? Is it Blue?, Tana Hoban, download, Cynthia Weill, Stuart J Murphy, Emily Jenkins, A Pair of Socks
activity children's books in spanish and english
Series: Focus on Play March 17, 2020

Creatures at Home Activity

In both English and Spanish, the directions here outline how to do an activity at home that can allow parents to involve themselves with the learning taking place in classrooms, all tied to the book…

  • Topic: Sets
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
  • Tags download
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Series: Hear from the Experts February 19, 2020

How Children Learn about Numbers: A Conversation with Kelly Mix

In her presentation “Cognition and Early Childhood Numeracy: How Number Concepts are Built and Why Input Matters,” Kelly Mix bridged research and practice in her discussion of math language and learning.

  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Cardinality, Promising Math
three reads strategy ED616
Series: Focus on the Lesson January 28, 2020

Launch Problem Solving with Understanding Using Three Reads

In this lesson launch, we see a third-grade teacher using reading comprehension strategies to help children understand a math story problem using a Three Reads strategy.

  • Topic: Number Operations
  • Age/Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
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Series: Hear from the Experts January 22, 2020

MathTalk Leaders Illustrate How Efforts Can Transform Neighborhoods

Early Mathematics Learning in Family and Community Contexts was the 2019 topic of the Promising Math biennial conference. Framing the event were three plenary presentations that brought cognitive, contextual, and collaborative lenses to the topic.…

  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Family Math, Promising Math
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Series: Hear from the Experts January 21, 2020

Co-Design Process for Math in the Neighborhood with Omo Moses

Omo Moses, founder of MathTalk, and his colleague, Keith Griffin discuss how they connected over basketball and went on to find local, culturally-relevant ways to engage families in math learning in their own neighborhood.

  • Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Promising Math, Family Math
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Series: Book Ideas January 8, 2020

8 Counting Books For School and Home That Tackle Big Ideas

To encourage and develop children’s counting knowledge, here are eight books (with an accompanying download) that are common to preschool classrooms.

  • Topic: Counting
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
  • Tags Anno’s Counting Book, Books, Ten Black Dots, Eric Carle, Count and See, Ellen Stoll Walsh, Count Me In!, Lois Ehlert, Mouse Count, Animals, Tana Hoban, Fish Eyes, Denise Fleming, Cuenta Conmigo, Mitsumasa Anno, 1 2 3 to the Zoo, Donald Crews, Cynthia Weill, Count!
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