Math

On this page you will find information on past and current math chapters. Every chapter has a set of skills that we cover, as well as some key vocabulary that we use in the in our math lesson.

Chapter 1: Numbers to five

Skills

· Understanding the concept of numbers

· Describing how objects are the same, and how they are different.

Vocabulary

· Numbers 1-5

· Same

· Different

Chapter 2: Numbers to 10

Skills

· Reading numbers

· Pairing sets of objects with numbers

Vocabulary

· Numbers 6-10

· Pair

Practicing 4 and 4 make 8 with a Halloween twist.

Chapter 3: Order by size, length, and weight

Skills

· Ordering objects by size

Vocabulary

· Biggest

· Middle-sized

· Smallest

Chapter 4: Counting and numbers to 10

Skills

· Using fingers to add

· Comparing sets to find how many more

Vocabulary

· In all

Practicing one less with a simple sticker craft.

Chapter 5: Size and position

Skills

· Comparing sizes of objects

· Describing special position of an object in relation to other objects

Vocabulary

· Big

· Small

· Same size

· On top of * The cup is on top of the chair

· Under

· Next to

· Behind

· In front of

· Inside

We practice size by creating big bodies, medium bellies, and small heads.

Chapter 6: Numbers 0-20

Skills:

·         Understanding the concept of numbers

·         Comparing sets

Vocabulary:

·         11 -20

·         More

·         Fewer

Chapter 7: Solid and Flat Shapes

Skills:

• Recognizing and describing solid and flat shapes

Vocabulary

• circle
• triangle
• square
• rectangle
• hexagon 

Chapter 8: Numbers to 100

Skills:  

·         Using pairs for counting

·         Counting by 5s up to 20 objects

Vocabulary:

·         Pairs

·         Count by 5s

·         Count by 2s

Chapter 9: Comparing Sets
Skills:

• understand how to use the terms most and fewest
• using a number train to add

vocabulary:

• most
• fewest
• more
• less
• fewer

Chapter 10: Ordinal Numbers

Skills:

• using the terms first, next, and last to sequence events

Vocabulary:

• first
• next
• last
• second
• third

Chapter 11: Calendar Patterns

Skills:

• ordering the days of the week
• ordering the months of the year

vocabulary:

• Sunday
• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday
• Saturday
• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December
• today
• tomorrow
• yesterday
• warmer
• cooler
• week
• month

Chapter 12: Counting on and Counting Back

Skills:

•  counting on by using fingers
• counting back to find the difference

Vocabulary:

• difference

How to help your child with theses skills: tell your child a subtraction story ( there are 10 apples and four are rotten. how many are not rotten?) ask them to hod up 10 fingers and put down the same amount of fingers that there is rotten apples.

Chapter 13: Patterns

Skills:

• Creating a repeating pattern
• Complete a repeating pattern

Vocabulary:

• Repeating pattern (XOXOXOXOXO)
• Pattern unit ( the pattern unit for XOXOXOXOXO pattern is AB)

How to help your child with these skills: Talk about different patterns and ask them to describe a pattern to you. Ask them to draw a pattern for you.

Chapter 14: Number Facts

Skills:

• Adding by combining sets
• Using a ten-frame to count on to 20

Vocabulary:

• Combining sets
• In all (Jhanii has 5 apples in all)
• ten-frame

How to help your child with these skills: Lay out two sets of similar objects ( red apples and green apples, forks and spoons, etc) and ask how many objects are there in all. then ask them to draw a tens frame and figure out how many more to 20.

Chapter 15: Length and Height

Skills:

• Using terms such as long, longer, longest, short, shorter, and shortest to compare lengths
• Using objects such as paper clips to measure lengths

Vocabulary:

• Long
• Longer
• Longest
• Short
• Shorter
• Shortest

How to help your child with these skills: Ask your child to put objects such as pencils in order form shortest to longest. If available use paper clips to measure these objects and have them use fingers to find out many more or how many fewer paper clips each object is compared to another.

Chapter 16:  Classifying and sorting

Skills:

• Sorting objects by 1 or 2 properties, such as color, size, or shape.

Vocabulary

• Sort

How to help your child with these skills:  After washing laundry have your child sort the laundry by items, colors, or person it belongs to.

 Chapter 17: Addition stories
Skills:

• Forming addition sentences from addition stories
• Writing addition sentences using the symbols + and =

Vocabulary:

• Addition sentence ( 3 + 2 = 5)
• Read it as three and two make five

How to help your child with these skills: Tell your child a simple addition story ( Angel has 3 apples and ZyQuan gives him 2 more apples. How many apples does Angel have in all?) Ask child  your child to first tell you the addition sentence and then have them write it down.


Chapter 18: Subtraction Stories
Skills:

• Forming subtraction sentences from subtraction stories
• Writing subtraction sentences using the symbols - and =

Vocabulary

• Subtraction sentence ( 6 - 2 = 4)
• Read it as six take away two is four

How to help your child with these skills: Tell your child a simple subtraction story ( Tytianna has 6 oranges and she shares 2 with Latasha. How many Oranges does Tytianna have left?) Ask your child to tell you the subtraction sentence and then have them write it down.


Chapter 19: Measurement
Skills:

• Using the terms holds more, holds less and holds the same amount to compare the capacity of containers

Vocabulary:

• holds more
• holds less
• holds the same amount

How to help your child with these skills: Using different size bowls have your child guess which one would hold more or less. Then fill them with an object such as grapes or cotton balls and have them count the amount in each to see which one holds more or holds less.

Chapter 20: Money

Skills:

• Knowing the values of a penny, nickel, dime, and quarter
• using different combinations of coins to buy items no more than $0.30

Vocabulary:

• penny
• nickel
• dime
•  quarter

How to help your child with these skills: Have a pretend yard sale and make a few items no more then $0.30 then have your child use a combinations of coins to purchase the items.