Kindergarten Math
(9 Units, 135 Lessons)
Unit 1 - Comparing and Sorting Objects(17 Lessons)
The First Day of Kindergarten - Scary and Strange? More or Less!Kindergarten Math» Unit:Comparing and Sorting Objects
Kindergarten Math
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Comparing and Sorting Objects
Big Idea:The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn is a beautiful story about starting school and facing separation. Images from the story can also be used to create a simple math sorting and graphing activity that is perfect for the first day of school!
The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School- Sorting Kindergarten Math» Unit:Comparing and Sorting Objects
Kindergarten Math
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Comparing and Sorting Objects
Big Idea:The Gingerbread Man Loose in School is a wonderful story to read in combination with a tour of the school. This lesson turns a follow up gingerbread man cookie snack into a fun math lesson with sorting and graphing!
Learning to Sort - Same and DifferentKindergarten Math» Unit:Comparing and Sorting Objects
Kindergarten Math
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Comparing and Sorting Objects
Big Idea:Sorting is an important foundational skill for kindergarten students to develop. Comparing objects that are alike and different gets students ready to compare objects with measurable attributes.
Sorting by ColorKindergarten Math» Unit:Comparing and Sorting Objects
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Big Idea:Counting bears that are the same size and shape help students focus on just one attribute.
Grandma's Button Box - Sorting Kindergarten Math» Unit:Comparing and Sorting Objects
Kindergarten Math
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Comparing and Sorting Objects
Big Idea:Students use the book Grandma's Button Box as a model to sort by color.
Sorting By ShapeKindergarten Math» Unit:Comparing and Sorting Objects
Kindergarten Math
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Comparing and Sorting Objects
Big Idea:Sorting is an important foundational skills for kindergarten students to learn. Using attribute blocks to sort by shape helps students practice comparing objects and prepares them to sort measurable attributes.
Sorting By Shape ButtonsKindergarten Math» Unit:Comparing and Sorting Objects
Kindergarten Math
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Comparing and Sorting Objects
Big Idea:Students are inspired by the Button Box to find different ways to sort their own buttons, including by shape.
Sorting By SizeKindergarten Math» Unit:Comparing and Sorting Objects
Kindergarten Math
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Comparing and Sorting Objects
Big Idea:Sorting is an important foundational skills for kindergarten students to learn. Using attribute blocks to sort by size helps students practice comparing objects and prepares them to sort by other measurable attributes.
Math Centers - SortingKindergarten Math» Unit:Comparing and Sorting Objects
Kindergarten Math
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Comparing and Sorting Objects
Big Idea:In order to pull small groups during math instruction, the rest of the students need engaging activities that they can complete independently. These simple sorting activities help students learn the procedures for completing math centers.
Finding Equal GroupsKindergarten Math» Unit:Comparing and Sorting Objects
Kindergarten Math
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Comparing and Sorting Objects
Big Idea:Comparing the number of objects in two groups using one to one correspondence is a foundational skill that students will build on as they begin to compare numbers. This lesson also introduce a key vocabulary term- equal.
Equal Groups (Review)Kindergarten Math» Unit:Comparing and Sorting Objects
Kindergarten Math
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Comparing and Sorting Objects
Big Idea:Comparing the number of objects in two groups, using one-to one-correspondence, is a foundational skill that students will build on as they begin to compare numbers.
Greater Than- Exploring What It Means To Have MoreKindergarten Math» Unit:Comparing and Sorting Objects
Kindergarten Math
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Comparing and Sorting Objects
Big Idea:Comparing the number of objects in two groups using one to one correspondence is a foundational skill that students will build on as they begin to compare numbers. This lesson also introduces key vocabulary terms- more and greater than.
Exploring More (Review)Kindergarten Math» Unit:Comparing and Sorting Objects
Kindergarten Math
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Comparing and Sorting Objects
Big Idea:Comparing the number of objects in two groups using one-to-one correspondence is a foundational skill that students will build on as they begin to compare numbers.
Less Than- Exploring What It Means To Have LessKindergarten Math» Unit:Comparing and Sorting Objects
Kindergarten Math
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Comparing and Sorting Objects
Big Idea:Comparing the number of objects in two groups using one to one correspondence is a foundational skill that students will build on as they begin to compare numbers. This lesson also introduces a key vocabulary term- less.
Exploring Less (Review)Kindergarten Math» Unit:Comparing and Sorting Objects
Kindergarten Math
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Comparing and Sorting Objects
Big Idea:Comparing the number of objects in two groups, using mathematical vocabulary, is a foundational skill that students will build on as they begin to compare numbers.
Floating and Sinking- Sorting in ScienceKindergarten Math» Unit:Comparing and Sorting Objects
Kindergarten Math
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Comparing and Sorting Objects
Big Idea:Sorting is a skill that is not only used in math. This cross-curriculum connection combines math and science in a fun floating and sinking activity.
What Have We Learned? Assessing Comparing & SortingKindergarten Math» Unit:Comparing and Sorting Objects
Kindergarten Math
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Comparing and Sorting Objects
Big Idea:After completing a unit on comparing and sorting objects, a summative assessment is given to gain information about what the students have learned! Assessing in small groups is important for this first test!
