A foundational mathematics curriculum for Kindergarten that builds number sense, counting fluency, and basic operations through hands-on exploration, play-based activities, and concrete manipulatives. Students develop understanding of numbers to 100, addition and subtraction within 10, basic shapes, measurement concepts, and patterns while discovering God's orderly design in mathematics.
Count to 100 by ones and tens; count and write numerals 0-20 with accuracy
Understand addition and subtraction within 10; fluently add and subtract within 5
Identify, describe, and compose basic 2D and 3D shapes; use positional vocabulary accurately
Compare measurable attributes and classify objects; recognize and extend patterns
Develop problem-solving perseverance and mathematical communication skills while seeing God's order in creation
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Introduction to counting 1-5 using objects from creation. Students count flowers, leaves, and other natural items while learning that God made everything with order and purpose.
Count objects 1-5 with one-to-one correspondencehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice counting by touching each object while saying numbers 1-5. Students search for and count household treasures, reinforcing one-to-one correspondence.
Touch objects while counting to ensure accuracygame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Extend counting to 10 using counting bears or cubes. Students arrange objects in lines and count, discovering that the last number tells how many.
Count objects 1-10 with understandinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Count animals in pictures and toy sets. Connect to Noah's ark story where God told Noah to count animals by twos.
Count objects in different arrangementsdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create a simple counting book with numbers 1-10. Students draw or glue objects to match each number, celebrating their counting skills.
Recognize that numbers represent quantitiesproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Hunt for numerals 1-10 around the house. Students match number cards to the numerals they find, building recognition skills.
Recognize numerals 1-10game📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Form numerals 1-5 using playdough. Students roll snakes and curves to create number shapes while saying each number name.
Form numerals 1-5 with guidancehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Trace and write numerals 1-5 in sand or salt tray. Multi-sensory writing helps develop number formation and memory.
Write numerals 1-5 with fingerhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Use dot markers to fill in large numeral outlines for 1-10. Students practice recognizing number shapes while building fine motor skills.
Recognize and trace numerals 1-10worksheet📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Play matching game with numeral cards and dot quantity cards. Students match the symbol to the amount, reinforcing number meaning.
Connect numerals to quantitiesgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create a number line path and hop along it, counting forward from different starting points. Students learn that counting doesn't always start at 1.
Count forward from any number 1-10movement📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice counting forward from random starting numbers using objects. Draw a number card and count on from there.
Continue counting sequence from given numberhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Identify and fill in missing numbers in sequences. Students use number cards to complete counting patterns.
Understand number order and sequencegame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Count forward while climbing stairs or steps. Physical movement reinforces the concept of numbers getting bigger as we count up.
Count forward with understanding of increasing valuemovement📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Roll a die and count forward from the number shown. Students practice starting at different numbers and counting to 20.
Count forward from various starting points to 20game📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create two groups of objects and determine which has more and which has less. Students use comparison vocabulary naturally.
Compare two groups: identify more and lesshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Use a balance scale to compare quantities. Students see visually which side has more by observing which side goes down.
Compare quantities using toolshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create pairs of groups with the same amount. Students practice making equal groups and using the word 'same' or 'equal.'
Identify when two groups are equalhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discuss how God wants us to share fairly. Practice dividing objects equally between two people, connecting to biblical fairness.
Create equal groups through sharingdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Play a game where students compare two groups and identify the relationship. Celebrate correct comparisons with enthusiasm.
Quickly identify more, less, or samegame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Act out simple addition stories with toys. Students physically put groups together and count the total, learning addition as combining.
Understand addition as putting togetherhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create and act out addition stories within 5. Example: 2 birds on a branch, 1 more bird joins them. How many birds now?
Act out addition situationsmovement📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice the counting on strategy. Start with the first number and count on the second amount using fingers or objects.
Use counting on to add within 5hands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Read about how Jesus added people to His church daily. Use objects to show how groups grow when we add, connecting to Acts 2.
Understand addition as increasingdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Draw simple pictures to represent addition problems. Students draw two groups, count all, and tell the addition story.
Represent addition with drawingsworksheet📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Act out subtraction stories with objects. Students start with a group, take some away, and count what remains.
Understand subtraction as taking awayhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Use objects that can be hidden or removed. Students practice subtraction by making objects 'disappear' and counting what's left.
Act out subtraction situationsgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce counting backward as a subtraction strategy. Use a number line to count back when taking away.
Count back to subtract within 5hands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Listen to and solve subtraction word problems. Students use objects to model problems like '5 apples, eat 2, how many left?'
Solve simple subtraction word problemsdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Draw groups and cross out objects to show subtraction. Students practice the visual representation of taking away.
Represent subtraction with drawingsworksheet📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce teen numbers as 10 plus extra ones. Use ten frames to show that 11 is a full ten frame plus 1 more.
Understand 11-19 as 10 + oneshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Build teen numbers using ten frames and loose counters. Students fill one ten frame and add more to represent each teen number.
Compose teen numbers with ten frameshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice counting from 1 to 20 with various activities: jumping, clapping, and counting objects. Build fluency and confidence.
Rote count to 20 fluentlymovement📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Match teen numerals with their ten frame representations. Students connect the symbol to the quantity structure.
Recognize numerals 11-20game📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice writing numerals 11-15. Students trace and write teen numbers while saying the number names aloud.
Write numerals 11-15 with guidanceworksheet📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice addition facts within 5 using games and quick activities. Focus on building automaticity with small numbers.
Fluently add within 5game📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce number bonds showing how numbers can be broken apart and put together. Focus on bonds for 3, 4, and 5.
Understand part-part-whole relationshipshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice subtraction facts within 5 with quick recall activities. Use fingers, objects, and mental math strategies.
Fluently subtract within 5game📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore how addition and subtraction are related. Build fact family houses showing related facts (e.g., 2+3=5, 3+2=5, 5-2=3, 5-3=2).
Understand relationship between addition and subtractionhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Use five frames to quickly recognize and compose numbers to 5. Practice seeing quantities without counting one by one.
Subitize quantities to 5hands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Search for patterns in the environment: stripes, tiles, nature. Discuss how God created patterns in His world.
Identify patterns in surroundingshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create and extend AB patterns with objects and movements. Students make patterns with two alternating elements.
Create and extend AB patternshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce ABC patterns with three repeating elements. Students build patterns with blocks, beads, or colored objects.
Create and extend ABC patternshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice predicting the next element in various patterns. Students explain their reasoning and extend patterns correctly.
Predict and extend pattern sequencesgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create a book of patterns using stickers, stamps, or drawings. Students design their own patterns and explain the rules.
Create original patterns independentlyproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce basic 2D shapes: circle, square, triangle. Students identify and name shapes in various sizes and orientations.
Identify circles, squares, and triangleshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Add rectangles and hexagons to shape knowledge. Students explore how these shapes are different from those already learned.
Identify rectangles and hexagonshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Describe shapes by counting sides and corners. Students discover that shapes have defining attributes that make them unique.
Describe shapes by number of sides and cornersdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Search the house for objects shaped like circles, squares, triangles, rectangles, and hexagons. Document findings with drawings or photos.
Recognize shapes in environmentgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Form shapes using playdough. Students create each shape and describe its attributes while building fine motor skills.
Create and describe 2D shapeshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce spheres (balls) and cubes (boxes). Students handle real objects and identify these shapes in everyday items.
Identify spheres and cubeshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore cylinders (cans) and cones (ice cream cones, party hats). Students compare and contrast these shapes with spheres and cubes.
Identify cylinders and coneshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Distinguish between 2D (flat) and 3D (solid) shapes. Students sort shapes into two categories and explain the difference.
Differentiate between 2D and 3D shapeshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Search for 3D shapes around the home. Students find spheres, cubes, cylinders, and cones in everyday objects.
Recognize 3D shapes in environmentgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Build structures using boxes, cans, and balls. Discuss how God designed different shapes for different purposes in His creation.
Use 3D shapes to create structuresproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice using 'above' and 'below' to describe positions. Students place objects and describe where they are.
Use positional words: above, belowhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore 'beside' and 'behind' through movement and object placement. Students follow directions using these position words.
Use positional words: beside, behindmovement📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice 'next to' and 'in front of' with toys and objects. Students give and follow directions using spatial vocabulary.
Use positional words: next to, in front ofgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore 'inside,' 'outside,' and 'between' using containers and toys. Students place objects according to verbal directions.
Use positional words: inside, outside, betweenhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create a story using positional words. Students arrange toys and describe their positions using all vocabulary learned.
Use multiple positional words accuratelyproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discover how two triangles can form a square. Students experiment with pattern blocks to create new shapes from smaller ones.
Combine two shapes to make a new shapehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Complete shape puzzles using pattern blocks. Students fill outlines by combining multiple shapes together.
Use multiple shapes to fill a spacegame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create larger versions of shapes using smaller shapes. For example, make a big triangle from smaller triangles.
Compose larger shapes from smaller oneshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create pictures using pattern blocks or shape cutouts. Students make houses, flowers, or animals from geometric shapes.
Combine shapes creativelyproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Observe how God uses shapes in nature: honeycomb hexagons, flower petals. Discuss how shapes fit together in creation.
Recognize composed shapes in naturediscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore why 10 is an important number in our number system. Make groups of 10 and discuss the Ten Commandments as a complete set.
Understand 10 as a benchmark numberhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Learn to count by tens to 100 through songs and movement. Jump or clap while counting: 10, 20, 30, etc.
Rote count by tens to 100movement📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Build towers of ten frames to represent 10, 20, 30, etc. Students see the pattern of tens visually.
Count groups of 10 objectshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore the hundred chart and discover the pattern of tens. Students color or mark the tens column.
Recognize counting by tens patternworksheet📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce dimes as worth 10 cents. Count dimes by tens, connecting money to skip counting.
Count by tens in real-world contexthands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Count from 1 to 100 together using a hundred chart. Celebrate reaching this big milestone!
Rote count to 100 by onesmovement📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice counting sections of the hundred chart: 1-20, 21-40, etc. Build fluency through repetition and games.
Count fluently within sections to 100game📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Count and group objects in preparation for 100th day activities. Students make collections of 100 items.
Count large quantities to 100project📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Fill in missing numbers on a partial hundred chart. Students use counting skills to identify which numbers are missing.
Understand number sequence to 100worksheet📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discuss how God knows the number of hairs on our heads (Luke 12:7). Practice counting large quantities, marveling at God's infinite knowledge.
Appreciate large numbers and countingdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Explore combinations that make 10 using ten frames. Students discover all the pairs that add to 10.
Find pairs that make 10hands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Roll two dice and add the amounts. Students use objects to model each problem and find the sum.
Add within 10 using objectsgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Draw pictures to represent addition problems. Students create visual models showing two groups joining together.
Represent addition with drawingsworksheet📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Act out addition word problems within 10. Students use toys and props to solve real-world addition situations.
Solve addition word problemsmovement📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review different addition strategies: counting on, using fingers, making 10. Students choose their favorite methods.
Use multiple strategies to adddiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Use ten frames to model subtraction. Students place objects in the frame and remove some to find the difference.
Subtract within 10 using ten frameshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Start with a group of objects, roll a die, and remove that many. Students practice subtraction through games.
Subtract within 10 using objectsgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Draw groups and cross out objects to show subtraction. Students create visual models of taking away.
Represent subtraction with drawingsworksheet📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Solve word problems involving subtraction within 10. Students use manipulatives to model and solve each problem.
Solve subtraction word problemshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice counting backward as a subtraction strategy. Use a number line to count back when subtracting.
Count back to subtract efficientlyhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce number bonds showing how numbers can be split into two parts. Focus on numbers 3-5 initially.
Decompose numbers 3-5 into pairshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create number bonds for 6, 7, and 8. Students find all possible ways to break each number into two parts.
Decompose numbers 6-8 into pairshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Focus on number bonds for 9 and 10. Students discover all combinations and practice quickly recalling partners.
Decompose 9 and 10 into pairsgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Shake two-color counters in a cup and spill them. Record the number bond shown by the colors.
Identify number bonds through explorationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Given one number, quickly find its partner to make 10. Practice this essential skill through games and activities.
Find the number that makes 10game📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce the concept of greater than using an alligator that 'eats' the bigger number. Students compare numbers 1-10.
Identify which number is greaterhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice identifying which number is less. Students compare pairs of numbers and explain their reasoning.
Identify which number is lessgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Recognize when two numbers are equal. Students match numbers and create equal groups to demonstrate understanding.
Identify when numbers are equalhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Play a card game where students compare numbers. Each player flips a card and the greater number wins the round.
Quickly compare two numbersgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Use >, <, and = symbols to compare numbers. Students place the correct symbol between number pairs.
Use comparison symbols correctlyworksheet📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Compare two objects to determine which is longer and which is shorter. Students use vocabulary: long, longer, longest, short, shorter, shortest.
Compare lengths of two objectshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Arrange three or more objects in order from shortest to longest. Students practice sequencing by length.
Order objects by lengthhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Measure objects using linking cubes as non-standard units. Students line up cubes to find how many cubes long each object is.
Measure length with non-standard unitshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discuss the measurements of Noah's ark. Compare the length of the ark to familiar objects, exploring the concept of very long measurements.
Understand length in contextdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create a book showing objects measured with cubes. Students document their measurements with drawings and numbers.
Record and communicate measurementsproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Compare objects by weight using hands and a balance scale. Students identify which objects are heavier and which are lighter.
Compare weights: heavy, light, heavier, lighterhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Use a balance scale to compare weights of various objects. Students observe which side goes down and predict outcomes.
Use tools to compare weighthands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Compare containers to see which holds more and which holds less. Students pour water or rice to test capacity.
Compare capacity: more, less, samehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Fill containers and compare how much each holds. Students use vocabulary like full, empty, more, less.
Describe and compare capacityhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discuss how God created animals of different weights and sizes perfectly. Compare big and small animals in creation.
Apply measurement concepts to creationdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Sort objects into groups by color. Students count how many are in each color group and compare.
Sort and count by one attribute: colorhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Sort objects into groups by size: big and small. Students create two categories and count each group.
Sort and count by one attribute: sizehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Sort objects by shape. Students group all circles together, all squares together, etc., and count each category.
Sort and count by one attribute: shapehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Sort the same objects two different ways. Students discover that objects can be organized by multiple attributes.
Sort objects using different criteriahands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create a simple picture graph showing sorted objects. Students represent their sorting results visually.
Represent sorted data in a graphproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review counting skills: count to 100, count objects to 20, count by tens. Play counting games to reinforce fluency.
Demonstrate counting masterygame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review addition and subtraction within 10. Students solve problems using their favorite strategies.
Demonstrate operation fluency within 10hands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review all shapes and pattern skills. Students identify shapes, create patterns, and explain their thinking.
Demonstrate shape and pattern knowledgegame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review measurement and comparison concepts. Students compare lengths, weights, and quantities.
Demonstrate measurement understandinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Celebrate all math learning so far! Students share favorite activities and demonstrate skills in a fun review format.
Apply multiple math conceptsproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Build each teen number (11-19) with ten frames. Students see that every teen number is 10 plus some ones.
Compose teen numbers as 10 + oneshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Decompose teen numbers into 10 and ones. Students practice saying '13 is 10 and 3 more.'
Decompose teen numbers into 10 + oneshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Match teen numerals with their ten frame representations. Students connect symbols to quantities.
Connect teen numerals to quantitiesgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice writing numerals 11-19. Students trace and write independently while saying number names.
Write numerals 11-19worksheet📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Solve word problems involving teen numbers. Students use ten frames to model problems with quantities 11-19.
Apply teen number understandinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Add small amounts to teen numbers. For example: 12 + 3. Students use ten frames to model and solve.
Add within 20 using ten frameshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice counting on from teen numbers. Start with the teen number and count on the additional amount.
Count on from teen numbershands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Use a number line to add with teen numbers. Students hop forward to add and see the visual representation.
Add using number linehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Solve word problems with sums in the teens. Students model problems and explain their solving strategies.
Solve addition problems within 20hands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Students choose their preferred strategy for adding with teens: ten frames, counting on, or number line.
Select efficient addition strategiesdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Subtract small amounts from teen numbers. For example: 15 - 3. Students use ten frames to model.
Subtract within 20 using ten frameshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice counting backward from teen numbers. Students count back to subtract and find the difference.
Count back from teen numbershands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Use a number line to subtract from teen numbers. Students hop backward to subtract visually.
Subtract using number linehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Solve word problems with teen numbers. Students model subtraction situations and explain their thinking.
Solve subtraction problems within 20hands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice all subtraction strategies with teen numbers. Students choose the most efficient method for each problem.
Select efficient subtraction strategiesgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Identify activities that happen in the morning, afternoon, and night. Students sort activity cards by time of day.
Understand time of day conceptshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Understand 'before' and 'after' in time sequences. Students order events from their day using these words.
Sequence events using time vocabularydiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce the analog clock. Students identify the hour hand and minute hand and understand that clocks measure time.
Identify parts of a clockhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Focus on the hour hand. Students practice identifying which number the hour hand points to for different times.
Read hour hand positionhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Discuss how God created time: days, seasons, years. Read Ecclesiastes 3:1 about God's timing being perfect.
Appreciate time as God's creationdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce the penny as worth 1 cent. Students identify pennies and count them one by one.
Identify and count pennieshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce the dime as worth 10 cents. Students identify dimes and practice counting by tens.
Identify dimes and count by tenshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Sort pennies and dimes. Students identify which coin is which and explain the difference in value.
Distinguish between pennies and dimesgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Count collections of pennies and dimes. Students count dimes by tens first, then add pennies by ones.
Count mixed coinshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Set up a pretend store with items priced in pennies and dimes. Students 'buy' items and count out coins.
Apply coin counting to real situationsproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Collect data by asking a question: 'What's your favorite color?' Students record responses with tally marks or objects.
Collect simple datahands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create an object graph using real items. Students line up objects in columns to show data visually.
Organize data in object graphhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create a picture graph using stickers or drawings. Students represent each data point with a picture.
Create picture graphsproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Answer questions about graphs: Which has more? Which has less? How many total? Students interpret data.
Interpret simple graphsdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create a class graph about a fun topic. Students participate in data collection and discuss results together.
Participate in collaborative graphingproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create and extend ABB and AAB patterns. Students explore patterns with different repeating structures.
Create and extend complex patternshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Introduce growing patterns where each section increases. Students build patterns that grow bigger each time.
Recognize and extend growing patternshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Identify and describe the rule for each pattern. Students explain what repeats or changes in various patterns.
Describe pattern rulesdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Find and correct errors in patterns. Students identify where patterns are broken and fix them.
Identify pattern errorsgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Observe patterns in nature: flower petals, animal stripes, seasons. Discuss how God designed patterns everywhere.
Recognize patterns in God's worlddiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice finding one more and one less than any number 1-20. Students use counters and number lines.
Identify one more and one lesshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Extend to finding two more and two less. Students skip count by twos forward and backward.
Identify two more and two lesshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Play games identifying number neighbors. Given a number, students quickly name the numbers before and after.
Quickly identify numbers before and aftergame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Use hundred chart to explore one more (move right), one less (move left), ten more (move down), ten less (move up).
Use hundred chart to find related numbershands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create word problems involving one more or one less. Students solve and explain using number relationships.
Apply number relationships to problemsdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Solve word problems by acting them out with toys or people. Students physically model problem situations.
Solve problems by acting outmovement📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Solve word problems by drawing pictures. Students create visual representations to find solutions.
Solve problems by drawinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Solve word problems using manipulatives. Students choose appropriate objects to model each problem.
Solve problems with manipulativeshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Write number sentences (equations) for word problems. Students connect story problems to symbolic math.
Write equations for word problemsworksheet📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Students choose their own strategy for each problem. Discuss how different strategies can solve the same problem.
Select appropriate problem-solving strategiesdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Describe shapes by all their attributes: sides, corners, size. Students play guessing games using shape descriptions.
Describe shapes with precise vocabularygame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Recognize that shapes remain the same shape even when size changes. Students sort shapes by type regardless of size.
Identify shapes in various sizeshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Recognize shapes in different orientations. Students identify shapes that are turned, flipped, or rotated.
Identify shapes in any orientationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Solve tangram puzzles by arranging shapes. Students compose larger shapes from tangram pieces.
Solve shape puzzlesgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Create artwork using geometric shapes. Students design pictures and label the shapes used.
Apply shape knowledge creativelyproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Play fast-paced games to build addition and subtraction fluency within 10. Focus on quick recall.
Fluently add and subtract within 10game📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice doubles facts (3+3, 4+4) and near doubles (3+4). Students use doubles to solve near doubles.
Use doubles strategyhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Practice making ten to add. For example: 8+5 = 8+2+3 = 10+3. Students decompose to make friendly numbers.
Use make ten strategyhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review fact families showing the relationship between addition and subtraction. Students create fact family triangles.
Understand inverse operationshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Timed practice with emphasis on both speed and accuracy. Students track their progress and celebrate improvement.
Build fluency with factsgame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Use math in a pretend shopping scenario. Students count money, compare prices, and make purchases.
Apply counting and money skillsproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Follow a simple recipe using measurement. Students count ingredients and measure quantities for a real cooking project.
Apply measurement in cookingproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Use a calendar to solve problems. Count days, identify dates, and understand time passing using the calendar.
Apply counting to calendarhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Build structures and measure them. Students create block buildings and measure height and length.
Apply measurement to constructionproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Identify math all around us: counting flowers, measuring ingredients, patterns in nature. Celebrate math as part of God's design.
Recognize math in daily lifediscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review all counting skills: to 100, by tens, forward from any number. Celebrate how much students have learned!
Demonstrate counting masterygame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review addition and subtraction within 10 and beyond. Students solve problems using all strategies learned.
Demonstrate operation fluencygame📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review all shape and pattern concepts. Students identify, describe, and create shapes and patterns confidently.
Demonstrate geometry knowledgehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Review work from throughout the year. Students select favorite activities and share what they've learned.
Reflect on learning growthproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Celebrate all math achievements! Play favorite math games, receive certificates, and thank God for the gift of learning.
Celebrate year-long growthproject📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭Start with Day 1 and work through at your own pace. Each lesson builds on the last!