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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.

one to one correspondence
Series: Focus on the Child

One-to-One Correspondence with Child 15

December 10, 2018

A child counts an organized collection of bears. Children often sort collections into groups by color. Here, a preschooler assumes he has equal groups until he counts them.

  • Topic: Counting
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
  • Tags Child 15
Series: Ideas at Work November 7, 2018

Counting on Good Food for the Holidays

Traditions around food and feasts provide rich opportunities to connect math at school with children’s experiences at home. From Diwali to Thanksgiving, fall is a season of special meals with loved ones.

  • Topic: Counting
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
  • Tags Holiday, Cathryn Falwell, Family Math, Feast for 10, Seasonal
Creating Opportunities for Early Math with Rodrigo Gutiérrez
Series: Hear from the Experts October 23, 2018

Creating Opportunities for Early Math with Rodrigo Gutiérrez

The role of play and importance of shared experiences in early math is discussed with Rodrigo Gutiérrez, Co-Director of the Center for Retention-Recruitment for Math Teachers at University of Arizona.

  • Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
  • Tags Promising Math, Culture
holiday math activities
Series: Book Ideas October 22, 2018

A Holiday with Too Many Tamales

How is it possible to have too many tamales? Well, Maria finds out in the holiday storybook Too Many Tamales by author Gary Soto.

  • Topic: Number Operations
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Seasonal, Food, Holiday, Books, Gary Soto, Family Math, Too Many Tamales
Series: About the Collaborative October 3, 2018

New Book Connects Early Math Teaching with Developmental Research

A new book released in August 2018 from the Collaborative examines the connections and questions that arise from discussing math experiences in early childhood settings and the research into children's mathematical learning.

  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
bingo game match em all game
Series: Focus on Play September 26, 2018

The Match ‘Em All Game

This bingo-like game allows children to think about numbers in different ways. It focuses children on the attribute of quantity of small sets and helps them build a more robust number sense.

  • Topic: Number Sense
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
  • Tags Unifix Cubes, Subitizing, Games, Dice
simple tossing game with math
Series: Focus on Play September 25, 2018

The Hoop Game

This game played with a hula hoop and bean bags demonstrates all the math that can be explored with a simple tossing game. Each round gives children practice seeing and naming smaller parts of a…

  • Topic: Number Sense
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
  • Tags Games, Subitizing, download
Series: Book Ideas September 11, 2018

3 "Mathical" Books for More Advanced Counting

Along with being "mathical" award winners, these books provide compelling contexts that help primary grade children understand why more advanced counting is useful and that it isn’t always efficient to count by ones.

  • Topic: Counting
  • Age/Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Sheep Won’t Sleep, Judy Cox, Max’s Math, Kate Banks, One Big Pair of Underwear, Laura Gehl
Series: Ideas at Work September 11, 2018

Preschool Number Sense Routine Perfect for Transitions

Moving from one activity to another just got a lot more mathematical with this simple routine that builds early number sense with preschoolers.

  • Topic: Number Sense
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
  • Tags Dot cards, Subitizing
dot card transition activity
Series: Focus on the Lesson August 17, 2018

Dot Card Transition Activity

Transition time is a great time for mathematizing a daily routine. This dot card transition is a relatively simple routine that builds number sense in a concrete way, allowing them to subitize.

  • Topic: Number Sense
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
  • Tags Dot cards, Subitizing
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