A smorgasboard
of math
Greg Smedley-Warren
The Kindergarten Smorgasboard
Research
children’s early knowledge of math strongly predicts their
later success in math, even into high school
Instruction should focus on the meaningful learning of both skills and
concepts, not memorization of facts, definitions, and procedures by
rote.
early mathematics knowledge is a better predictor of children’s later
reading or science achievement than early literacy
The more teachers engage in “math talk” the more mathematics
their students learn
National
Governor’s
Association
(NGA)
Center
Project
on
Early
Mathematics
Balanced Math
• Mental Math
• Math Review
• Mini-Lesson
• Independent Practice/
Small groups
• Math Tubs
• Closure
Math Block
• 60 Minutes
• Calendar
• Balanced Math
Calendar
• Research:
• numeracy, vocabulary,
sequencing, patterns,
number recognition and 1
to 1 correspondence
Calendar
• Date
• Month, day, year
• Write the numbers
Calendar
Say the date
Write the date
Calendar
Write the digital date
Days Of The Week
• Today is…
• Yesterday was…
• Tomorrow will be…
Calendar
• Number of the day
• To 20
• Student chooses
Number Of The Day
• Write the number
• Draw the number
• Ten frame
• Number word
• Even/odd
Greater Than Less Than
• Number of the day
• Number greater
• Number less
• Write the numbers
• One More One Less
• Up to 100
Count On /Count Back
• Count On/Count Back
• Number of the day
• Count on 3
• Count back 3
• Write the numbers
Place Value
• Place Value
• Days in school
• Write number
• Draw tens (rods)
• Draw ones (cubes)
• Identify how many
• Count
Mental Math
• Mental
• 3-4 minutes
• Group or individual
• Fingers
Mental Math
• Counting
• Count on
• Count back
• Add
• Subtract
• Greater than/less than
• Skip counting
Subitizing
• Recognize number pattern
• Number Fluency
A study of 500 kindergarten
students showed ability to
subitize is a strong predictor
of future math achievement!
Ten Frames
• Recognize how many
• Make 10
Math Review
• Daily review
• 2-4 minutes
• Group/individual
Math Review
• Shapes
• Number recognition
Math Review
• Colors
• Counting
• Skip counting
• Any previous skill
Music
• Jack Hartmann:
• Count to 100
• Count by 2, 5, 10
• Harry Kindergarten:
• Add Like A Pirate
• Subtract Like A Pirate
• Numbers In The Teens
• Counting Superhero
Mini Lesson
• 10-15 minutes
• Introduce new skill
• Practice skills
• Gradual Release Model
• (I Do We Do You Do)
• Whole group practice
• Independent practice
You don’t have to
do whole group
lessons every
day!
Guided Math Groups
• Differentiated
• 10 minutes
• Skill based
• Extra help with lesson
• Enrichment
• Skills remediation
Closure
• Review
• Game
• Math Journals
A smorgasboard
of math
activities,
strategies, ideas
numbers and
•
counting
Recognize and name numbers to 100
• Count to determine quantity
• Make comparisons between numbers
• One To One Correspondence
• Cardinality
• Skip Counting
• Written Numbers
Number Bootcamp
Number Identification
Counting
Roll And Color
Dice Cage
Ten Frames
Ten Frames
Ten Frames
Ten Frames
Counting On
Tally Marks
Tally Marks
Tally Marks
Counting to 100
Counting to 100
Counting to 100
Recognizing Numbers to 100
Recognizing Numbers to 100
Recognizing Numbers to 100
Writing Numbers to 100
making 5 and 10
• Making 5
• Making 10
• Decomposing Numbers/Number Bonds
Making 10 is a natural process for our brains!
Making 5
Making 5
Making 10
Number Bonds
Number Bonds
Number Bonds
Decomposing Numbers
addition
• Put together with fingers, objects
• Word Problems
• Equations
Addition
Dice
Addition
Addition
Shake And Add
Adding Machine
Double Double Bump Bump
86
Flower Power Addition
Dice
subtraction
• Put together with fingers, objects
• Word Problems
• Equations
Monkey Subtraction
Ghost Subtraction
French Fry Subtraction
Dive In And Subtract
Dive In And Subtract
Get Off My Boat
Dealing With Subtraction
Subtraction
Subtraction Smash
Dice
Subtraction
Gingerbread Subtraction
Subtraction
Subtraction
Butterfly Subtraction
Call Me Maybe
Test Tube Math
graphing
• Numbers
• Counting
• Data Analysis
Graphing
Graphing
shapes
• Recognition
• Building Shapes
Shapes
Shapes Bootcamp
Shapes
Shapes
place value
Place Value
Place Value
Place Value
Place Value
math alive
Math Alive
Math Alive
