Mathematics — Kindergarten

Three Little Kittens

Students will experience the joys of acting out the story using simple props. Students will enjoy eating pie, and completing a bubble map and class graph.

Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Theater Arts Education)

By Amanda Mcalpine, Carol Elliott, and Ginny Devine.

Easter egg math

Using colored Easter eggs, students will sort by color, count eggs, and graph data.

Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics)

By Marie Messer.

Animals move!

This plan introduces students to the different ways animals move.

Format: lesson plan (grade K Healthful Living and Mathematics)

By Michelle Tesiero.

A Birthday Basket For Tia

This lesson will provide your students with an opportunity to brainstorm, predict, and check for understanding throughout this wonderful story about a little girl, Cecilia, who is preparing a special birthday gift for her 90 year-old Aunt Tia. Cecilia collects objects that represent her favorite memories with her aunt. Many uses of technology are suggested to integrate math and science with language and reading.

Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Mathematics)

By Jenny Walters.

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What's the weather?

This lesson, one of a three-part unit from Illuminations titled “Information Represented Graphically,” students analyze information represented graphically. Students discuss, describe, read, and write about the graphs and the information they... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics)

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Up on top

In this lesson, one of a four-part unit from Illuminations titled “Look at Me,” students generate bar graphs. Posing and answering questions using the graphs gives students an opportunity to apply their reasoning and communication skills. They... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

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Shirts full of buttons

This lesson is one of an 8-part unit from Illuminations titled “Shirts Full of Buttons.” In this lesson students explore subtraction in the comparative mode by answering questions such as “How many more?” and “How many less?”... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

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Numbers and me

In this lesson, students participate in activities in which they focus on the uses of numbers. Students identify and use numbers in a real life setting and interpret survey data. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics)

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Making glyphs

In this lesson, one of a six-part unit from Illuminations titled “Look at Me,” students learn a powerful way to display data-using a glyph. They collect data and create pictures using the data. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics)

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Mail time! An integrated postcard and geography study

In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students write to friends and family asking them to send picture postcards. This activity provides motivation for writing and reading and provides a wonderful opportunity to learn about maps as students discover where... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies)

Provided by: ReadWriteThink

How many more?

In this lesson, one of a six-part unit from Illuminations titled “How Many More Fish?,” students write subtraction problems, model them with sets of fish-shaped crackers, and communicate their findings in words and pictures. They record differences... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

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Graphing trash material

In this lesson, students participate in activities in which they investigate the data in connection with recyclable materials and develop plans to help the environment. Students then work to create an action plan for recycling. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Freckle face

This lesson, one of a four-part unit from Illuminations titled “Look at Me,” initiates the development of skills in collecting and recording data. Students collect data about a partner's face and tally the data from the whole class. They learn... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics)

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The eyes have it

In this lesson, one of a four-part unit from Illuminations titled “Look at Me,” students collect data about the eye color of class members. They create bar graphs with several classifications of data. They pose and answer questions about the... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics)

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Eye to eye

In this Illuminations lesson, students learn to pose mathematical questions about themselves and their surroundings through class and small group discussion. They gather data about eye color from their classmates and another group of students within their... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics)

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Comparing columns on a bar graph

In this lesson, the sixth of a seven-lesson unit from Illuminations, students apply what they know about comparison subtraction by constructing bar graphs and using the graphs to answer questions. They then play a subtraction game. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics)

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Begin with buttons: Looking back and moving forward

This Illuminations lesson is the last of an eight-part unit titled “Begin With Buttons.” In this lesson, 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)

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Bar graph investigations

In this lesson, one of a seven-part unit from Illuminations titled “How Many More Fish?,” students apply what they know about comparison subtraction by constructing bar graphs and using them to answer questions. They conduct a survey to gather... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics)

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Baby weight

This Illuminations lesson is the first of four related lessons grouped under the title “Application - Using Math in Everyday Life.” In this lesson, students work with data to complete an organized chart for the purpose of transferring information... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

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Amazing attributes: Looking back and moving forward

In this lesson, teachers ensure that students have grasped the major concepts on sorting and organizing. Students should be able to: collect data using objects, pictures, and symbols; organize data by sorting and classifying in different ways; display data... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations