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Math K
A full year of Kindergarten math: counting to 100, writing numerals to 20, adding and subtracting with stories and objects, flat and solid shapes, measuring, coins and telling time to the hour.
180 lessons
One a day for a school year
9 units
Each opens to its lessons
Counts to 100
Skip-counts by 2s, 5s and 10s
Standards
Common Core Kindergarten math
What's taught, unit by unit
Counting and comparing numbers to 20Days 1–17
Counting to 10 and then 20, reading and writing numerals, answering 'how many?', comparing groups (more, fewer, equal), counting on from any number, and a first look at counting by tens. Ends with a review.
- 1 · Welcome to Math K!
- 2 · Counting to 5
- 3 · Numerals 1 to 5
- 4 · How Many? Counting Groups to 5
- 5 · Counting to 10
- 6 · Numerals 6 to 10
- 7 · How Many? Counting Groups to 10
- 8 · Comparing Groups: More or Fewer
- 9 · Comparing Groups: Equal
- 11 · Counting Into the Teens: 11 to 20
- 12 · Writing Numerals 11 to 15
- 13 · Writing Numerals 16 to 20
- 14 · Counting On From Any Number
- 15 · Matching Numerals to Counts to 20
- 16 · Counting by Tens Toward 100
Plus 2 review days, not listed.
Putting together, taking apart, making 10Days 18–27
Joining groups and taking some away, first math stories for each, the different ways to split 5, 6 and 7, and using a ten-frame to find the number that makes 10.
- 18 · Putting Groups Together
- 19 · Taking Away From a Group
- 21 · Math Stories: Putting Together
- 22 · Math Stories: Taking Apart
- 23 · Mixed Math Stories
- 24 · Many Ways to Make 5
- 25 · Many Ways to Make 6 and 7
- 26 · The Number That Makes 10
- 27 · Practice Making 10
Plus 1 review day, not listed.
Shapes, flat and solidDays 28–35
Circles, squares, triangles and rectangles, position words, then spheres, cubes, cones and cylinders. Comparing flat and solid shapes and putting shapes together to make bigger ones.
- 28 · Circles and Squares
- 29 · Triangles, Rectangles, and Where Things Are
- 31 · 3D Shapes: Meet the Sphere and Cube
- 32 · 3D Shapes: Meet the Cone and Cylinder
- 33 · Comparing Flat and Solid Shapes
- 34 · Putting Shapes Together: Making Bigger Shapes
- 35 · Shape Building Practice
Plus 1 review day, not listed.
Measuring, sorting, teens, money and clocksDays 36–48
Longer and shorter, heavier and lighter, sorting and counting groups, teen numbers as ten and some more, skip-counting by twos and fives, naming coins, and reading the hour on a clock.
- 36 · Longer and Shorter
- 37 · Heavier and Lighter
- 38 · Sorting and Counting Groups
- 39 · Ten and Some More: Making Numbers 11-14
- 41 · Making Fifteen: Ten and Five More
- 42 · Finishing the Teens: 16, 17, 18, 19
- 43 · Counting by Twos
- 44 · Counting by Fives
- 45 · Money: Meet the Penny and the Nickel
- 46 · Money: Meet the Dime, Quarter, and Dollar
- 47 · Reading a Clock: Short Hand, Long Hand
- 48 · Reading a Clock: Practice O'Clock Times
Plus 1 review day, not listed.
Reviews, counting to 100 and word problemsDays 49–60
Two fifty-day review days, then counting past 50 to 100 on a hundred chart, counting by tens, and put-together, take-apart and compare word problems. Also comparing three lengths and sorting a big mixed basket.
- 49 · Fifty Days Review: Counting, Adding, Shapes, and Measuring
- 50 · Fifty Days Review: Teens, Money, and Clocks
- 51 · Counting Past Fifty on a Hundred Chart
- 52 · Counting All the Way to 100
- 53 · Skip-Counting by Tens to One Hundred
- 54 · Put-Together Word Problems: The Toy Box
- 55 · Take-Apart Word Problems: The Fruit Bowl
- 56 · Compare Word Problems: Backpacks and Books
- 57 · Comparing Three Objects by Length
- 58 · Sorting a Big Mixed Basket
- 60 · Practice Day: Sixty Days of Math
Plus 1 review day, not listed.
Everyday math: themed stories and projectsDays 61–100
Building shape pictures, a math scavenger hunt at home, and add-and-subtract stories set in a garden, bakery, zoo, playground and farm. Teens with ten-frames, button-jar sorting, counting pennies and nickels, clocks and a balance scale.
- 61 · Composing Shapes: Building a Rocket Ship
- 62 · Composing Shapes: A Fish and a Sailboat
- 63 · Design Your Own Shape Picture
- 64 · Math Around the House: The Counting Hunt
- 65 · Math Around the House: Sorting and Measuring
- 66 · Math Around the House: My Report!
- 67 · Garden Math Stories
- 68 · Bakery Math Stories
- 70 · 70 Days of Math: A Big Celebration Review
- 71 · Eleven and Twelve with Ten-Frames
- 72 · Thirteen and Fourteen with Two Ten-Frames Side by Side
- 73 · Seventeen, Eighteen, Nineteen: Almost Twenty
- 74 · Zoo Stories: Putting Animals Together
- 75 · Zoo Stories: Animals Leaving
- 76 · Zoo Stories: Mixed Join and Leave
- 77 · The Button Jar: Sorting by Color
- 78 · The Button Jar: Sorting by Size and by Shape
- 80 · Eighty Days of School Celebration
- 81 · Playground Math: Kids Join the Swings
- 82 · Playground Math: Kids Leave the Sandbox
- 83 · Playground Math: Join and Leave in One Story
- 84 · Counting Pennies
- 85 · Counting Nickels
- 86 · Clock Practice: More O’Clock Times
- 87 · Morning, Afternoon, and Night on the Clock
- 88 · Halfway Check-In, Part 1: Counting and Adding
- 89 · Halfway Check-In, Part 2: Shapes, Sorting, Money, and Clocks
- 90 · 90 Days of Math K!
- 91 · Putting Shapes Together: Building a House
- 92 · Putting Shapes Together: Boats and Rockets
- 93 · Two Triangles Make a Square! Simple Puzzle Shapes
- 94 · Which Is Longest? Comparing Three Things
- 95 · Heavy or Light? Using a Balance Scale
- 96 · Farm Friends Join In
- 97 · Farm Friends Wander Off
- 98 · Farm Stories: Joining and Leaving
- 100 · 100 Days of Math K!
Plus 3 review days, not listed.
More themed practice, tens and ones, skip-countingDays 101–130
Ocean, birthday and camping stories (including two-step ones), teen numbers on bead strings, all the ways to make 6, 8 and 10, skip-counting on the hundred chart, and building with shapes. Also a trivia game, a scavenger hunt and a review.
- 101 · Fish in the Tank: Ocean Adding Stories
- 102 · Seashells on the Sand: Ocean Subtracting Stories
- 103 · A Big Day at the Aquarium: Two-Step Ocean Stories
- 104 · Ten Beads on a String: Building Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen
- 105 · More Beads on the String: Fourteen, Fifteen, Sixteen
- 106 · Finishing the Strings: Seventeen, Eighteen, Nineteen
- 107 · Sort by Shape and Size: A Two-Way Shape Sort
- 108 · Build and Compare: Our Shape Tower Project
- 110 · Practice Day: Shapes, Sizes, and Number Stories
- 111 · All the Ways to Make 6
- 112 · All the Ways to Make 8 and 10
- 113 · Skip-Counting by Tens on the 100s Chart
- 114 · Skip-Counting by Twos on the Chart
- 115 · Balloons on the Porch: Birthday Adding Stories
- 116 · Cupcakes on the Tray: Birthday Subtracting Stories
- 117 · A Big Birthday Party: Two-Step Guest Stories
- 118 · Math Trivia Game Show
- 119 · Math Scavenger Hunt Around the House
- 120 · 120 Days of Math K! Cycle Celebration
- 121 · Camping Campfire: Put-Together Stories
- 122 · S’mores Take-Apart Stories
- 123 · A Two-Step Day at Camp
- 124 · The Teen Number Train: 11 to 14
- 125 · The Teen Number Train: 15 to 19
- 126 · Building with 3D Shapes
- 127 · Build a Block City
- 128 · Measuring Around the House: Length and Weight
- 129 · Sorting, Money, and Clocks: A Mixed Review
- 130 · Math Olympics!
Plus 1 review day, not listed.
Even more practice: measuring, shape parts, coins, timeDays 131–160
Comparing with a shoe and an apple, the 'teen number house', grocery, soccer and pet-store stories, counting sides and corners, sorting coins, clock times and a dream-room project. Several challenge and review days are mixed in.
- 131 · Longer or Shorter Than My Shoe?
- 132 · Heavier or Lighter Than an Apple?
- 133 · Sort and Count: Long, Short, Heavy, Light
- 134 · The Teen Number House: 11 to 14
- 135 · The Teen Number House: 15 to 19
- 136 · Grocery Store Stories: Put Together
- 137 · Grocery Store Stories: Take Apart
- 138 · Grocery Store Stories: Two Steps
- 139 · Counting Fast and Counting On
- 140 · Which Number Is More?
- 141 · Soccer Stories: Players Join the Game
- 142 · Soccer Stories: Players Leave the Field
- 143 · Soccer Stories: A Two-Part Game
- 144 · How Many Sides Does a Triangle Have?
- 145 · Square and Rectangle: Sides and Corners
- 146 · Shape Hunt Around the House!
- 147 · Counting Coins: Piggy Bank Sort
- 148 · What Time Is It? A Day at Home
- 149 · Math Challenge Day 1: Soccer and Shapes
- 150 · Math Challenge Day 2: Money and Time
- 151 · Pet Store Arrivals: Put-Together Stories
- 152 · Pet Store Adoptions: Take-Apart Stories
- 153 · Pet Store Mix-Up: Two-Step Stories
- 154 · Dream Room Project: Shape Furniture
- 155 · Dream Room Project: Sort by Size
- 156 · Dream Room Project: Measuring Walls
- 157 · Teen Numbers on the Train
- 158 · Teen Numbers on the Train: More Practice
- 159 · Math Challenge: Pets, Rooms, and Trains
- 160 · Math Challenge: Review and Practice
Year-end projects and reviewDays 161–180
A counting 'Olympics', a garden-planning project, a six-page Math K yearbook, whole-year review days, a three-day field day of math games, a reflection and a final celebration. No new topics.
- 161 · Counting Olympics: The Big Count
- 162 · Counting Olympics: Starting Blocks
- 163 · Counting Olympics: Awards Ceremony
- 164 · Build a Garden: Shape Beds
- 165 · Build a Garden: Sorting Seeds
- 166 · Build a Garden: How Tall Will It Grow?
- 167 · My Math K Yearbook: Counting Page
- 168 · My Math K Yearbook: Addition and Subtraction Page
- 169 · My Math K Yearbook: Shapes Page
- 170 · My Math K Yearbook: Measurement Page
- 171 · My Math K Yearbook: Money Page
- 172 · My Math K Yearbook: Time Page
- 173 · Counting Champions: A Whole-Year Number Review
- 174 · Adding, Subtracting, and Shapes: A Whole-Year Review
- 175 · The Big Math K Final Review
- 176 · Math K Field Day: Counting Relay and Shape Hunt
- 177 · Math K Field Day: Addition Toss and Measurement Race
- 178 · Math K Field Day: Money Hunt and Clock Freeze
- 179 · Look How Far You've Grown: A Math Reflection
- 180 · Congratulations! You Completed Math K!
By the end of the year, your child can
- Count to 100 by ones and by tens, and count on from any number
- Write the numerals 0 to 20 and show that many objects
- Compare two groups and say which has more, fewer or the same
- Solve simple adding and taking-away stories and find pairs that make 10
- Name flat and solid shapes and use them to build pictures
- Name the coins and tell time to the hour on a clock
Other Kindergarten subjects: Reading K · Writing K · Science K · History K