Mathematics — Kindergarten

Stamp it here, stamp it there, stamp it where?

Using a drawing program (Kid Pix), students will integrate English Language Arts and Technology Skills as they work with Geometry skills.

Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics)

By Mary Rizzo.

More, less, and equal

Students will identify sets and numbers that are more, less, or equal to each other while participating in a variety of games and activities.

Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics)

By Rachel Fiscus.

Kindergarten walk

This is an introductory lesson in a series of lessons on our community and community helpers. Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins will be used as the pattern to plan our own walk around our school playground. Students will then create a simple map of our school playground.

Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics and Social Studies)

By Michelle Hensley.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (Once I Caught a Fish Alive): Counting and directional words

In Mother Goose in use: Rhymes that teach, page 12

In this kindergarten lesson plan, students use the nursery rhyme "1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (Once I Caught a Fish Alive)" to practice recognition of written numbers and directional words.

Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics)

By Lisa Wright.

Resources on the web

Virtual Puzzles

Students work with virtual puzzles to experience turns, rotations, slides, and spatial relationships in a powerful way. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Traveling Along: Measuring and Mapping -- Looking Back and Moving Forward

Students are provided with non-standard measuring tools such as paper clips, pencils, and Tangrams and are instructed to create and label a treasure map that leads to a special play area, a hidden treasure, or a favorite toy. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics and Social Studies)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Three Sides

Students identify and recognize triangles using multiple representations. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Tangram Puzzles

This activity helps students to develop their spatial memory and spatial visualization skills, to recognize and apply transformations, and to become more precise in their use of vocabulary about space. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Shapes Art

In this lesson, one of a five-part unit from Illuminations titled “Mathematics and Children's Literature,” students participate in activities in which they focus on connections between mathematics and children's literature. They listen to the... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts)

Provided by: Illuminations

Puzzling Relationships

Students use concrete materials to develop the skills needed to work with interactive Tangram puzzles in Lesson Seven. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

My special place at school

Students use nonstandard units to measure a familiar space, record the results, and explain the process. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics and Science)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

My Pet

Students develop and use spatial relationships and spatial memory by creating a map of a pet. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Measuring with Teacher's Foot

Students use nonstandard units to measure the distance between objects found in their classroom. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Measuring with Our Foot

Students measure distances using an outline cutout of their own foot. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Measuring Me

Students use yarn to measure lengths such as arm span and height. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics and Science)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Mapping All of Me

Students use the knowledge and skills gained from previous lessons by placing yarn strips appropriately on 4' x 3' strips of paper and drawing around them to create a map of their body. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics and Science)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Making Virtual Triangles

Students identify and recognize triangles using multiple representations interactive electronic geoboards to explore the characteristics of triangles. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Making Triangles

Students use 45- and 90-degree angles to create triangles and develop an understanding of the relationship between angles and the shape of a triangle. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Making Rectangles

Students use their knowledge of numbers, measurement and geometry to plan the steps necessary for a ladybug to draw rectangles of different sizes. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Ladybug mazes

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students plan a series of moves that navigate a ladybug through a maze. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics