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NUMERACY FOR
KINDERGARTEN
Numbers and Counting for Kindergarten
Recognise and write numbers (anywhere from 0 - 10 and 0 - 30)
Name ordinal numbers first to tenth
Show the sequence of numbers till 20
Show 1 to 1 correspondence by pointing to every object as it is counted for numbers up to 20
Count in 2s up to 10
2 Count in 1s, 5s and 10s up to 100
Counting numbers backward from 10
Sorting and Classifying
Create sets and sometimes label them with the correct numeral
Join and separate sets of objects into equal groups and/or into sets of 0 - 10 or 0 - 20
Sort and classify objects using one or more attributes such as position, shape, size, color, the number of corners, and so on.
Identity half versus whole
Separate whole to parts and then back to whole
Kindergarten Geometry - Shapes and Graphs
Recognize and draw the 5 basic geometric shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval)
Identify, copy, create and extend patterns of 3 objects
Make and interpret graphs
Measuring and Comparing
Use non-standard objects (pencils, blocks, and hands) to measure length, volume, and weight
Compare quantities by estimating, weighing and measuring
Compare measurements and correctly use the terms - shorter, longer, taller, heavier, warmer, more, less, etc.
Demonstrate an understanding of positional relationships (above, below, more, less, top, bottom, before, after, middle, left,
right)
Time and Money
Identify coins (penny, nickel, dime, quarter)/Count coins
Tell time to the nearest hour
Recite the days of the week and months of the year in order
Addition for Kindergarten, Subtraction for Kindergarten
Add and subtract to and from 10 using manipulatives (items that can be picked up, such as pieces of candy)
Tracing numbers from 1 – 20
Count and copy
1 one 2 Two 3 Three 4 Four 5 Five
6 Six 7 Seven 8 Eight
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9Nine 10 Ten
Colour as many frame as the number of each set of objects.
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Do simple addition and subtraction problems to 20.
Writing Numbers 0-10
Trace the Numbers
01 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
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COLOUR BY NUMBER:
1. BLUE
2. RED
3. GREEN
4. PURPLE
5. ORANGE
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10
1. BLUE
2. RED
3. GREEN
4. YELLOW
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5. BROWN