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Children Children will will solve solve simple simple word word problems. problems. In this example, the child used red and blue In this example, the child used red and blue cubes to understand and solve the problem. cubes to understand and solve the problem.

Geometry Geometry
Along Along with with counting, counting, geometry geometry isis another another focal focal area area for for kindergarten kindergarten students. students.They They will will work work with with both both plane plane and and solid solid figures figures as as well well as as learn learn to to identify identify and and describe describe shapes shapes such such as as squares, squares, circles, circles, triangles, triangles, rectangles, rectangles, hexagons, hexagons, cubes, cubes, cones, cones, cylinders, cylinders, and and spheres spheres in in their their environment. environment.They They will will be be able able to to recognize recognize these these shapes shapes regardless regardless of of orientation orientation or or size. size.

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Numbers Numbers from from 11 11 to to 19 19 should should be be seen seen as as aa group group of of ten ten ones ones and and some some more more ones. ones. Kindergarteners record this by aa drawing or Kindergarteners record this by drawing or equation. equation.

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Kindergarten Kindergarten students students should should see see addition addition and and subtraction subtraction equations, equations, and and student student writing writing of of equations equations in in kindergarten kindergarten isis encouraged, encouraged, but but itit isis not not required. required.

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Early Counting Strategies Dot Cards

The goal for students is to be able to quickly recognize the quantity of beads using their understanding of 5. The use of rekenreks fosters subitization, fluency, and computation with addition and subtraction.

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Five-Frames

(Beads used for counting)

Rekenreks

The goal for students is to be able to count all, count on or rearrange the dots in order to add. In this example, a child may start with seeing five dots and count on three more dots to see a total of eight dots. It is also possible to see two groups of three dots to make six dots and then add two more dots to get eight dots.

Ten-Frames
In the above example, the child should see the number 6 as 5 red beads and 1 white bead.

Math Hands
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and OR and The goal for Kindergarteners is to be able to recognize dot arrangements in varying patterns on five- and ten-frames. The use of five- and ten-frames fosters instant recognition of sets of objects (subitization), fluency and computation with addition and subtraction. In the above example, the student may see three dots on the top row and four dots on the bottom row to recognize seven dots. They may also see seven as two groups of three dots and one more dot.

Counting On
When adding 3 + 5, children are encouraged to start with the largest number and count on as this is more efficient than counting all. A child can do this in many ways counters, buttons, a number line, etc. I started at 5 and added 3 more +1 +1 +1
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Kindergarteners build numbers using their fingers. They show different combinations or ways to make a number. In this example, the student made 7 with 4 fingers and 3 fingers as well as with 5 fingers and 2 fingers.