Do you need some QUICK and EASY Math Centers for KINDERGARTEN? I've got you covered!
I jumped headfirst into KINDERGARTEN this year after teaching first grade for many years. It has been so interesting to see the building blocks that lead up to first grade math.
Of course COUNTING has been the focus for the beginning of school, and now we're getting into simple ADDITION. Here are some activities your students will love!
We started out with 5 frames and counting to five.
After most of my students mastered 5 frames, we moved on to 10 frames.
Since we had already done the 5 Frames, they were much more independent with the activity so we played memory with them in small groups.
I still have some who are working with 1-10 but most of my students are ready for going to 20 since we're about 1 quarter into the school year.
These have been great for independent centers, too. I have taken to putting them on trays so the cards don't get mixed up. When they've finished, they love "messing it up" and trading with a friend to do another puzzle.
Fine motor skill building and counting are turned into FUN in this center. There are seasonal and anytime options. I am working on some up to 20 for after winter break! I'll update when they are in my store!
Using dice has been a great way to build number sense and subitizing skills. We have used these Roll and Color sheets a lot to practice 1-to-1 correspondence and number recognition.
After winter break, we will start on addition, and I will transition to the Roll, Add, and Color as seen here.
The sheets are identical, just the numbers are 2-12 instead of 1-6. I have a couple who will still be practicing just counting the dots but will still be able to use a similar resource. Great for differentiation.
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