Standard Course of Study :: Mathematics — Kindergarten

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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 1

Number and Operations - The learner will recognize, model, and write whole numbers through 30.

Objective 1.03

Solve problems and share solutions to problems in small groups.

Resources aligned to this objective

Blueberries for Sal - Counting and Correspondence
This lesson is designed to aid the teacher in teaching the math skills of one to one correspondence, number recognition, and matching numbers to sets. It is also a great lesson to intergrate into a unit on Bears or the color Blue.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Mathematics)
By Wrenn Smith.
Join Them Together/ Take Them Away
The teacher will introduce beginning addition concepts of joining two sets together. The teacher will introduce beginning subtraction concepts of taking away from a set.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics)
By Vickie Hedrick.
Sea Inventory (Lesson 2 of 3)
In this lesson students will rote count the number of sea creatures and shells on our beach mural. Also, students will use problem-solving techniques for answering "bigger than" questions.

This is a thematic unit with three lessons. Lesson 1 details art activities. Lesson 2 describes math activities. Lesson 3 underscores language art activities.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics)
By Dinah Jackson.
Sea Inventory (Sesson 1 of 3)
In this lesson students will create a beach mural with sand, shells, and blue and white finger paints.

This is a thematic unit with three lessons. Lesson 1 details art activities. Lesson 2 describes math activities. Lesson 3 underscores language art activities.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Visual Arts Education and Mathematics)
By Dinah Jackson.

Lesson plans on the web

Addend Pairs to 12
Students explore pairs of numbers that add to 12 or less by playing a game. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Balancing
Students are encouraged to explore another model of subtraction—the balance. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Balancing Discoveries
This lesson, one of a nine-part unit from Illuminations titled “Do It with Dominoes,” encourages students to explore another model of addition, the “balance” model. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Balancing Equations
This lesson encourages students to explore another meaning for operations of subtraction, the balance. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Begin with Buttons: Looking Back and Moving Forward
Students review the work of the previous lessons through a variety of activity stations, one of which involves using an interactive website. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Block Pounds
Students explore the use of variables as unknowns as they solve for the weights of objects using information presented in pictures. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Building Numbers to Five
Students make groups of zero to 5 objects, connect number names to the groups, compose and decompose numbers, and use numerals to record the size of a group. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Building Numbers Up to 10
Students construct sets of numbers up to 10, write numerals up to 10, and count up to 10 rationally. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Building Sets of 11 and 12
Students use bean sticks, connecting cubes, and ten frames to construct sets of 11 and 12, and then record and compare them. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Building Sets of 13 and 14
Students construct and identify sets of 13 and size 14. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Building Sets of 15 and 16
Students explore the numbers 15 and 16. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Building Sets of 17 and 18
Students construct sets up to 18, write the numerals 17 and 18, and model 17 and 18 with bean sticks, cubes, and ten frames. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Building Sets of 19 and 20
Students count up to 20, construct and decompose sets up to 20, and record the decompositions. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Building Sets of Eight
Students make and decompose sets of eight, write the numeral 8, and compare sets of up to eight objects. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Building Sets of Nine
Students construct sets of up to nine items, write the numeral 9, and record nine on a chart. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Building Sets of Seven
Students construct and identify sets of seven objects. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics