Math in Kindergarten Lisa Sherman Math Science Teacher.
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Math in Fairfield
• Workshop teaching: mini lesson, independent work time, share or wrap-up
• Focus on building independence and the sharing of strategies through discourse
• A blend of inquiry based investigations and skill based instruction
• Meet students at their level of understanding: developmental model vs. deficit model
What your child will learn:
• Unit 1: Counting and Matching Numerals 0-5– Focus on developing the benchmark number of 5.
• Unit 2: Geometry– Basic shapes: 2-D and 3-D
• Unit 3: Counting and Matching Numbers 6-10 with matching– Moving to the ten structure basis for our number
system!– Also work on proper number formation
What your child will learn:
• Unit 4: Counting and Matching Numerals 11-20– Working explicitly with teen numbers– Decomposing numbers
• Unit 5: Addition and Subtraction within 5– Mastery is not expected building concepts!
• Unit 6: Developing Place Value Concepts• Unit 7: Measurement
Getting ready for Kindergarten
• Make math happen throughout the day:Time what does the clock say when
you wake up? Eat breakfast? Catch the bus? Go to sleep?
Estimating How many items in our grocery cart? Birds on a tree? Coins in my pocket?
Compare Do we have more or less than ten bowls on the table?
Getting ready for Kindergarten
• Share coins with your child- identify each one, talk about how much they are worth
• Shapes- find shapes all around you• Look for patterns, create patterns using
household objects• Play games!• Parent math website:
http://fairfieldpublicschoolsk5math.wikispaces.com/home