NC.K.cc.3

Unpacking Clarification

This standard calls for students to recognize and write numerals 0-20. 

• When shown a set with 20 or fewer objects, students count the objects (NC.K.CC.5) and then record the quantity by writing the numeral. 

If students are not yet able to write the numeral, students may select the appropriate number card/tile (numeral recognition). 

• When given a numeral, students create a set of items to represent the numeral presented. 

NOTE: 

Due to variations in the development of students’ fine motor and visual skills, the reversal of numerals is anticipated and acceptable as long as it does not affect place value. While reversals should be pointed out to students and the correct formation of numbers should be integrated into math activities, the emphasis of this standard is on the use of numerals to represent quantities rather than the correct handwriting formation of the actual numeral itself. 

This standard places emphasis on numbers 0-20 and number writing should focus on that number range. The writing of teen numbers is naturally integrated as students compose and decompose teen numbers (NC.K.NBT.1). 

Possible Activating Strategies

Teacher Resources

• Tools for NC Teachers

  • Cluster 2 Lessons

  • Cluster 5 Lessons

• Math Expressions - (Barnes and Hearne)

• Motivation Math

• Think Up! Math

• Eureka Math/Engage NY Resources

  • Embarc Online (Eureka Math) 

    • GK M5 Topic A: Count 10 Ones and Some Ones

    • GK M5 Topic D: Extend the Say Ten and Regular Count Sequence to 100

  • Standards Alignment

  • Zearn Math - Online Support Practice for Eureka Math (Requires free account)

• North Carolina Collaborative for Mathematics Learning - Kindergarten Instructional Framework

• NCDPI Resources

  • Math Games Kindergarten

  • Kindergarten Math Assessment Practice Prompts

    • Counting & Cardinality

    • Operations & Algebraic Thinking

    • Numbers & Operations in Base Ten

    • Measurement & Data

    • Geometry