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Kindergarten Math CurriculumUnit 1

These are the lesson plans for Unit 1 of 13 in the Kindergarten Math Curriculum: 123 lessons in teaching order, week by week, each with a lesson plan and an exit ticket.

Also for this unit: this unit’s exit tickets and this unit’s test. See the whole year

Resources for Each Lesson

Everything each lesson plan points to, with links. Sheet numbers count worksheets: a color pack prints each sheet again in black and white.

1.1 Count up to 5 things

1.2 The last number tells how many

1.3 Write 1 to 5

1.4 Zero means none

1.5 Count out a number

1.6 See small amounts ★

1.7 Match numbers to groups

1.8 Numbers in order to 5

★ Taught in Kindergarten in some states.

Skills Covered

  • Count up to 5 things
  • The last number tells how many
  • Write 1 to 5
  • Zero means none
  • Count out a number of things
  • See small amounts without counting
  • Match numbers to groups
  • Numbers in order to 5

How to Use This Pack

Eight lesson plans, one for each lesson of a Kindergarten unit on numbers to 5, in teaching order, after an overview page that lays the unit out day by day: a pre-check, the eight lessons, a review and the unit test. Each plan fits on one page. It gives the goal, what to get ready, the words to use, the lesson in five steps with the words to say, questions to ask, common mistakes and what to do about them, and the Animal Math worksheets, makers, tools and quiz for the lesson.

In the Classroom

Print the unit, or just the day's page, and teach from it. Each lesson takes about 35 minutes: a 5 minute warm up, 10 minutes of teaching on the rug, 5 minutes together, 10 minutes of practice and an exit ticket you read aloud. The exit tickets and the unit test are separate packs, made for these lessons. Lesson 1.6 (seeing small amounts without counting) is for the states that teach it in Kindergarten.

At Home

Teaching at home? Use the warm up and the "Try it together" step as a short lesson with toys or snacks to count, and the "Words to use" as the way to talk about it. The mistakes to watch for are the ones most children make.

Tips for Success

  • Read the "Watch for" box before the lesson: it is what to listen for while children work
  • Count real things first, then pictures, then numbers
  • Sort the exit tickets into got it, almost and not yet to plan the next day
  • Use the help and challenge ideas for small groups during practice

Common Core Standards Alignment

This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:

  • K.CC.A.1 Say the numbers in order up to 100, counting by 1s and also by 10s.
  • K.CC.A.3 Write the numerals 0 to 20 and use a numeral to show how many objects are in a group, with 0 meaning none.
  • K.CC.B.4a Count objects by saying numbers in order and matching exactly one number to each object, none skipped or counted twice.
  • K.CC.B.4b Know the final number in a count gives the total, and the total stays the same however the objects are arranged or counted.
  • K.CC.B.5 Tell how many: up to 20 objects in a line, array or circle, or 10 scattered. Also count out a requested number up to 20.

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Kindergarten Numbers to 5 Lesson Plans

Lesson plans for every lesson of a Kindergarten unit on numbers to 5, one page a lesson, with a unit overview that lays the unit out day by day. Each plan has the goal and its "I can" line, what to get ready, the words to use, a 35 minute lesson in five steps (warm up, teach with words to say, try it together, practice, an exit ticket read aloud), questions to ask, the mistakes children make and what to do about them, and ideas for children who need help or are ready for more. Each one ends with the Animal Math worksheets, worksheet makers, tools and quiz for that lesson. Lessons: count up to 5 things, the last number tells how many, write 1 to 5, zero, count out a number, match numbers to groups and numbers in order, with seeing small amounts at a glance for the states that teach it.

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What’s Included

  • 8 one-page lesson plans, one for each lesson of the unit
  • A unit overview: the unit day by day, what to get ready, how each lesson goes
  • Words to say, questions to ask and common mistakes for every lesson
  • The worksheets, makers, tools and quiz for each lesson (9 pages in all)
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