Module 1: Numbers to 10

• Order, count, and write up to ten objects to answer “how many?”

• Know number names

• Learn to count in sequence

• Classify to find two objects that share a similarity (pattern, color, size, etc.)

Module 2: 2D and 3D Shapes

Children learn about flat and solid shapes independently as well as how they are related to each other and to shapes in their environment.

• Begin to use position words when referring to shapes

• Learn to use their words to distinguish between examples and non-examples of flat shapes (triangle, square, rectangle, hexagon, circle) and solid shapes (cone, cylinder, sphere, cube)

Module 3: Length, Weight, and Capacity

Children compare and analyze length, weight, and volume.

• Explore using words like "longer than" or "shorter than"

• Compare objects using "heavier than", "lighter than", and the "same as" with balance scales

• Compare volume using vocabulary such as "more than", "less than", and the "same as"

• Explore conservation of volume using hands-on experiments such as pouring the same amount of liquid into two different size containers

Module 4: Number Pairs, Addition and Subtraction

This unit marks the next exciting step in math for kindergartners, addition and subtraction!

• Knowledge of the value of numbers

• Work with embedded numbers

• Reason and solve addition and subtraction expressions and equations

• Decomposition (take apart) and composition (put together) of numbers are taught simultaneously using the number bond model

• Begin to understand the relationship between parts and wholes

Module 5: Numbers 10-20

In this unit the children will work on 10s and 1s to understand place value.

• Count 10 ones and some ones

• Compose numbers 11-20

• Decompose numbers 11-20

• Count to answer “how many?”

Module 6: Analyzing, Comparing and Composing Shapes

Kindergarten comes to a close with another opportunity for children to explore geometry. Throughout the year, students have built an intuitive understanding of two- and three-dimensional figures. They have used geometry as a context for exploring numerals as well as comparing attributes and quantities. To wrap up the year, children will…

• further develop their spatial reasoning skills and begin laying the groundwork for an understanding of area through composition of geometric figures

• make models by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes

• compose simple shapes to form larger shapes (i.e., joining two triangles to make a rectangle)