Kindergarten Math Night Strategies & skills to support your child’s success in Math! November 2014

One-to-One Correspondence Beginner On Target/Above Counting household objects with your finger Counting objects (make sure the quantity matches the number counted) Write & represent (through picture)

Compare (More/Less) Beginner On Target/Above Compare groups of objects to determine which has more or less Use math language to compare numbers. Ex. 3 is more than 2 Use correct math terminology terms- “greater”, “fewer”, “equal”- while comparing sets of objects or numbers

Counting Beginner On Target/Above Counting objects up to 15 Counting aloud to 50 Count backwards from 15 Parent: select any number and have your child count on from there Count backwards from 20 or above

Number Representation Beginner On Target/Above Read and write numbers to 15 Read and write numbers to 50 Practice writing the numbers correctly.

What's to come? What two numbers make ___? Ex. ___+___=10 Addition with numbers less than 10 Draw a picture to solve story problems Introduce math symbols (+, -, and =)

Home Activities Identify coins and their value Counting objects Card games: Compare Dot cubes: roll the cube, identify the number, & represent the number rolled with objects Roll & Record