Kindergarten

"The best teachers are the ones that show you where to look, but don't tell you what to see."

-Alexandra K. Trenfor

resources each month:

August Resources:

What are Number Talks? - Click on the link to read about the students' role and teacher's role during Number Talks

Number Talks- Click on the link to find Number Talk ideas

September Resources:
October Resources:
November Resources:
December Resources:
January Resources:
February Resources:
March Resources:
April Resources:
May Resources:

Garland's Gems:

Garland Session 6/3/19:

3 Act Math Problems- Probem Based Learning: Peas in a Pod

www.gfletchy.com

Act 1- Watch Peas in a Pod video

-Record what you think, notice, and wonder

Act 2- Predict how many peas in each pod

-Make a model and draw a picture (remember the most important part is the thinking process- not the answer)

Act 3- What do you notice?

https://www.101qs.com/

Number Sense Trajectory
Fact Fluency: Tiny Polka Dots (help maintain subitizing)

Order to integrate suits:

Rectangular Models- Dark blue with pink ten frame (Pre-K= start with 5 frame; Kindergarten= give formative assessment to see where they are, you can start with 10 frame if students are ready)
Aqua cards with red counters- dice domino patterns
Numerals- deep purple with yellow numerals
Red cards with lime green/blue counters- doubles and near doubles (even and odd) *Remember: if there is symmetry it is even or almost symmetry is odd.
Lime green card with orange counters- size of counters are not consistent
Circular pattern- orange with a blue counter

Games to play with Tiny Polka Dots cards:
Compose 5 or 10 (use blue and green suit, put cards face up between partners, look for pairs that equal 5 or 10, define meaning of pairs for students- ex. twins, pair of shoes, play again with other suits)
Pyramid Sums/Difference (game appropriate for Kinder in spring semester- not fall)
Complexity of Counting:

1. One-to-One correspondence

2. Correct counting sequence

3. Cardinality (last number represents the same set)

-Always remember to constantly change what is being counted using regular classroom items/supplies. The students should also be able to draw a picture of the representation as well.

-Example: Start Counting Collection Wednesday to help establish counting routine each week. Have the students draw the collection in their journal or in Seesaw

-Spacial relationships are key! The students need to practice counting backwards. It is acceptable if the students use their hands to count.

Data Day- once per unit (ex. when studying apples, the students can collect data about apples)
Related Facts- 2nd semester of Kindergarten the students should be able to write 2 related facts.
Additional games to implement: Set Junior
Problem Solving Resources: Greek Gods, Creepy Crawly, and Endangered Species

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1wM_4XYz0YYLFYRFu8_PeSN3q19kdOQ8A

Math In Practice Chapter 1

Counting Collections from Choral Counting book chapters 1-2

Silly Sticks page 25-26

Climb to the Top page 30-31

Math In Practice Chapter 2 (use Rekenreks)

Number Towers page 42-43

Ten Frame Match Center page 44

Click, Clack, Splish, Splash page 45-46

Show It Three Ways page 47

Talk About It/Write About It - Journals in KN- page 48

Cups of Counters page 51

Climb to the Top page 51

Counting Soup page 52

Capture the Number

0-10

0-20

0-30

0-40

-Build criteria for Expert, Practitioner, Apprentice, and Novice

-Reflection and Closure guidelines

*Remember that 0-20 is the minimum of Kinder requirements.

Criteria-

Expert- above grade level (Turning over 2 ten frame cards)

Practitioner- right on grade level (Double 10 frame cards)

Apprentice- tier 2 (Cannot handle ten frame and must count one to one)

Novice- tier 3 (No cardinality)

-You can use the Tiny Polkadot cards, or manipulative size 10 frame cards. You could also use 10 sided dice or spinner. They can look at tallies also. They must have some representation of the number.

-Students can use a placeholder to remind them where they are in their counting so they do not have to start over.

*Differentiation- students write the number sentence they use

Grab Bag Doubles

Have ten frame models of numbers of numerical representations: manipulative sized ten frame cards, numeral cards

Paper sacks- 1 for every 2 people

Unifix cubes- 10 per bag is on level (The number of cubes depends on what your students need.)

Ten frames- some students will need to organize into doubles on the ten frame to keep organized.

Rekenreks

Number lines 0-20

Recording sheet at least two equations and a number bond or two different sentences.- They can write it as tally marks to help them understand the parts.

The winner gets to 5 doubles.

Ben’s Ice Cream Cone

There is an interactive applet on illuminations.nctm.org that allows children more opportunities to apply these skills after they determine methods that are generalizable.

Skip Counting Video
Closing: Table Top Tweet (pass to person to your right after each time so a different person gets to record their thoughts in each square)