Math – Grade Kindergarten

District 2853

Month

Content

Performance Standards Addressed

Skills for Student Achievement

Assessment

 

September

·         Counting

Data and Statistics

 - Benchmark #1

Number Sense

 - Benchmark #2

Number Sense, Computation & Operations

 - Benchmark #1

·         Represent data about classmates or their surroundings by using objects or pictures

·         Counting from 1 – 10

·         Display an increase in rote counting ability

·         Counting objects 1 – 1 correspondence

·         Understanding the value of a number

·         Teacher observation of students

·         One-on-One teacher assessment

·         Teacher observation of student work

·         Teacher test

 

·         Number Awareness

Number Sense

 - Benchmarks #2, #3, #4

Mathematical Reasoning

 - Benchmark #2

 

·         Estimate and check that answers are reasonable

·         Recognizing written numerals

·         Understanding the numbers in written form

·         Sequencing numbers in written form

·         Estimating groups of objects

·         Understanding more, less & equal

·         Teacher test

 

·         Shape/Geometric

Spatial Sense

 - Benchmark #1

 

·         Recognizing shapes:  circles, triangle, square, rectangle, hearts, diamonds, stars, ovals

·         Locate and describe placement of objects with terms such as:  on, inside, outside, above, below, over, under, beside, between, in front of, behind, next to, top, bottom

·         Teacher test

 

·         Sort & Classifying

Patterns and Functions

 - Benchmarks #1, #2

Data Analysis & Statistics

 - Benchmark #1

Geometry

 - Benchmark #1

Measurement

 - Benchmark #1

·         Naming the characteristics of what is being sorted

·         Same/different

·         Name the sorted group

·         Teacher observation

 

·         Math Materials

Computation and Operation

 - Benchmarks #1, #2

·         Introduce and explore manipulatives

·         Care of manipulatives

·         Name the manipulatives

·         Teacher test

October &

November

·         Patterning

Patterns and Functions

 - Benchmarks #1, #2, #3

Data and Statistics

 - Benchmark #1

Spatial Sense

 - Benchmark #1

·         Recognize, duplicates & extends patterns

·         Using manipulatives to make up to 3 object patterns

·         Record patterns

·         Understand patterning vocabulary

·         Recognize patterns in environment

·         Samples of students recorded patterns

October

·         Measuring

Number Sense

 - Benchmark #4

Measurement

 - Benchmark #1, #4

·         Non-standard forms of measurements

·         Shorter, longer, equal

·         Understanding necessary vocabulary

·         Explore to measurement tools

·         Teacher test and observation

November

·         Comparing Numbers and Counting

Number Sense

 - Benchmark #1

Mathematical Reasoning

 - Benchmark #2

Patterns & Functions

 - Benchmark #1, #2, #3

Computation and Operation

 - Benchmark #1

Data and Statistics

 - Benchmark #1

 

·         Learning, understand, comparing variety of numbers

·         Increasing end numbers

·         Understands the numbers in written form

·         Counting by 10’s

·         Counting backwards from 10 – 1

·         Counting above 10

·         Continue to work on estimating, graphing, pattern, sort and shapes

·         Recognize the number of objects up to 6, without counting

·         Teacher test

December

 

·         Ordinal numbers

Number Sense

 - Benchmark #1

·         Understand the words first, second, third, last, middle

·         Teacher test

 

December

·         Numeral Writing

Number Sense

 - Benchmark #1

·         Practicing writing numbers

·         Work on 0 – 9  writing with correct form

·         Samples of student work

 

·         Number Identification

Number Sense

 - Benchmarks #1, #2, #3, #4

·         Matching numbers

·         Match set of objects to numeral

·         Teacher test

 

·         Sort & Classifying

Number Sense

 - Benchmark #1, #4

Geometry

 - Benchmark #1

·         Continue to practice sorting from large to small and according to their geometrical attributes

·         Understanding sequencing small to large

·         Teacher observation

January

·         Skip counting

Patterns and Functions

 - Benchmark #1

Number Sense & Computation

 - Benchmark #1

·         Counting clocks # by 5’s

·         Counting by 10, 2, 5’s

·         Teacher observation

 

·         Collecting data

Number Sense

 - Benchmark #4

Data and Statistics

 - Benchmark #1

 

·         1. Pose questions, 2. Collecting, understand surveying, 3. Reading data, 4. Represent data, 5. Organize data, 6. Review similar and different, 7. Introduce different ways of explaining date

·         Understand more or less

·         Teacher observation

 

·         Patterning

Patterns and Functions

 - Benchmarks #1, #2, #3

·         Extend pattern and create and extend own patterns

·         Sample of student of work

 

·         Numeral Writing

 

·         More evolved development of writing numerals

·         Teacher observation

February

·         Time

Measurement

 - Benchmark #2

 

·         Seasons

·         Months of year

·         Exposure to clock vocabulary

·         Teacher observation

 

 

·         Ordinal numbers

Spatial Sense

 - Benchmark #1

Measurement

 - Benchmark #4

·         Continue progressing 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.

·         Teacher observation and Teacher test

March

·         Money

Measurement

 - Benchmark #3

 

·         Introduce value of coins (dime, penny, quarter, nickel)

·         Recognize coins

·         Teacher test

 

·         2-D & 3-D Shapes

Geometry

 - Benchmark # 1

 

·         Finding these shapes in environments

·         Becoming familiar with names of 2-D & 3-D objects

·         Introduce 2-D & 3-D vocabulary

·         Teacher observation

March/April/May

·         Addition and Subtraction

Mathematical Reasoning

 - Benchmark #1

Number Sense

 - Benchmark #4

Computation & Operations

 - Benchmark #2

 

 

·         Using concrete objects

·         Continue to develop addition & subtraction skills through problem solving up to 6

·         Using a variety of vocabulary representing add/sub such as combining/separating

·         Familiar with combination of numbers

·         Through problem solving, use of actions, objects, words, pictures or numbers

·         Teacher observation

April & May

·         Problem Solving