Kindergarten Math
Strategies
February 9, 2016
Prints Numbers 0-10
 Prints Numbers 11-20
Prints Random Numbers 0-100
 Identifies Numbers 0-10
 Identifies Numbers 11-20
 Identifies Random Numbers 0-100
 Shows a Way to Represent a Number
 Match a Number to a Set
 Counts to 115
 Counts Backwards from 20
 Identifies a Pattern
 Extends a Pattern
 Completes a Pattern
 Creates a Pattern
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Identifies Two Dimensional Shapes
(rectangle, circle, oval,
hexagon, triangle, square)
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Identifies Three Dimensional Shapes
(cube, cone, sphere,
cylinder)
Sorts Objects– Two Ways
 Finds Shapes in my World
 Puts Numbers in Order
 Compares Numbers
 Draws Pictures to Solve Equations
 Uses Words to Compare Objects
 Puts Objects in Order
 Finds a Number That is 1 More or 1 Less
 Makes Number Combinations Up to 10
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Everyday Ideas
Counting
• Number of steps
• Number of cars/trucks you see while driving
• Read the calendar- count the number of days
until a special event
• Count the number of items you bought at the
store
• Have your child count the number of coins in
your pocket/wallet
Number & Counting Tools
Have You Tried?
Shaving Cream
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Number Writing
Addition
Subtraction
Shapes
And the list goes on…
Games
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Yahtzee (basic addition)
Dice Games (subitizing/groups of dots from 2-12)
Connect Four (problem solving)
Tic-Tac-Toe (problem Solving)
Mancala (problem solving & counting)
Monopoly or Monopoly Jr. (money)
Hi-Ho Cherry-O (numbers & counting)
Chutes & Ladders (number recognition & 1-to 1 correspondence)
Trouble (numbers, counting & problem solving)
Card Games (basic addition, subtraction, comparing & ordering numbers)
Go Fish, Memory, Kings in the Corner, etc.
Card Games
• “Match Game”
Procedure: Students will make a row of four cards. They will cover their
matches with a new card. If they do not have any matches, they may
make a second row. (The most rows they will have is two!) They keep
covering their matches until most or all their cards are gone.
• “Pair Them Up”
Procedure: Play in groups of 2-4 players. The deck is placed face down.
Player #1 rolls the die and takes the number of cards indicated by the
roll of the die. (ie. Rolls a 3, takes 3 cards) When a player has a pair,
they place it face down in front of them. Play continues until all the
cards from the deck are used. Any cards left in the players’ hands that
can’t be paired do not count. The player with the most pairs wins!
More Card Games
• “Blast Off”
Procedure: Each player arranges their cards in front of themselves as
follows: Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Each player must get rid of their
cards in sequence. Players must roll two die. They must first roll a 10,
then 9, then 8, and so on. Players have two rolls per turn. After the 6 is
eliminated then only 1 die is rolled. The first player to eliminate their
cards in sequence is the winner.
• “Top It”
Procedure: Students play with a partner. Each child has a deck of cards.
Children flip over their first card. Whoever has the higher card takes
both. (Can be played as a teen number game as well.) If there is a tie, 3
cards are flipped face down and the fourth card takes the stack.
(Variation: Try Addition Top-it- each player flips 2 cards. Add your cards
together. The player who has the highest sum is the winner)
More Card Games (sorting)
• “Beat the Clock Speedy Suits”
Procedure: Each player needs their own deck of cards. Each
player holds their deck of cards until “Go”. Each player then
proceeds to sort their deck according to suits. (ie. All hearts in a
pile) The first player to sort all their cards into proper suits is the
winner.
• “Number Mania”
Procedure: Each player needs their own deck of cards. Each
player holds their deck of cards until “Go”. Each player then
proceeds to sort their deck according to numbers. (ie. 4 sixes
together, 4 Aces) The first player to sort all their cards is the
winner.
Math Websites
• http://www.harcourtschool.com/thinkmath/grade_k.html number
sense, geometry, addition/subtraction, etc.
• http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/edm/K.htm Everyday Math
Resources for kindergarten
• http://www.funbrain.com/
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/games/index.shtml
• http://www.abcya.com/ grade level k-5 – lots of fun math and
reading games
• http://www.dreambox.com/parent-tips-kindergarten great
resource with tips and strategies for parents to support math
learning at home (ideas for grades k-3)
• YouTube- you tube has lots of fun math songs and videos
(count to 100, count by 5’s & 10s, addition, number words, plus many,
many more!) **try typing in: “Math Songs for Kindergarten” in the
YouTube search bar**