Kindergarten
Who made mathematics? (O-D)
How can mathematics help us explore and learn about creation? (C-E)
God made everything including numbers and shapes K.CC & K.G
John 1:3a "Through Him all things were made."
Look for shapes and numbers in creation and the natural world.
Are shapes something we only see at school? Where else can you see them?
Where do we see symmetry in nature?
How are numbers expressed in God's creation?
How do the attributes of shapes and numbers reflect the diversity of creation? K.MD.A
How is mathematics a language that helps me communicate?
How can mathematics be used as a tool to help serve others? (S-W)
Counting helps make sense of our world K.CC
How do we use counting in our classroom? At school? In the real world/everyday life?
What are examples of counting in the Bible?
Noah's Ark, Abraham and the stars, fish and loaves, one-to-one correspondence of 12 stones for the 12 tribes when the Israelites crossed the Jordan.
How does using position words help us communicate? K.G.A.1
How do you anticipate using mathematics when serivng or working with others?... at a restaurant?... at a department store?... at a ball game?
How can mathematics help us explore and learn about creation? (C-E)
How can we use mathematical thinking to care for the earth? (E-K)
On the playground or a nearby park, each student should collect 5 rocks. K.MD.A
Once in the classroom, ask a series of questions that first ask students to select their individual stone most like the attribute and then the classes stone most like the attribute. For example: who has the biggest stone? Smallest? Longest? Heaviest? Lightest? Most square? Most triangular? Most round?
Ask students to estimate how big of a section of the floor the stones would cover together. What happened if each child to visit the park took 5 stones? How can we care for the park and creation through our stones? (Make a plan to return the stones)
Calendar math can help us learn about creation.
How many rainy days have we had this month? K.MD.B
Have we had more rainy days or sunny days this month? K.CC.C
How many days have we had this year? K.CC.A.1
Compare the number of legs on various creatures. (Dog, Chicken, Fly, Spider, Worm, etc.) K.CC.C.6
How can mathematics be a tool to seek justice (or fairness)? (J-S)
How can we use mathematics to meet the needs of the world? (J-S)
How can math be used to bring restoration (or healing/wholeness)? (J-S)
How can understanding and using mathematics help build community? (C-B)
How does mathematics help us share with our classmates? K.CC.C.6
How does mathematics help organize? (Number of students eating hot lunch each day, how many students are present and absent, what day is our field trip on?
How can mathematics be used for good or evil? (I-D)
Have you ever used numbers to brag?
Examples: "I've been to Disneyland 3 times" or "I can carry 5 bags of potatoes."
Do you think this is how God wants numbers to be used?
How can we worship God through mathematics? (G-W)
Why is it important that the sequence of numbers is ordered and consistent? K.CC
What if we did not all use the same rules for counting?
How do the attributes of objects reflect the diversity of creation? K.MD
How do our attitudes toward mathematics reflect our attitudes towards God's creation?
How do we see mathematics in the music that we use to worship God with?
How can mathematics be seen as an art? (B-C), K.MD.B
What makes you think something is beautiful?
What makes some objects more beautiful than others?
How does creating a shape reflect beauty? K.G.B
Is modeling shapes that are “religious” more beautiful and/or God-honoring than other shapes? (Crosses, hearts, church steeples) K.G.B.5
How are we co-creators with God when we make shapes?