Skill level
Master skills important for preschool and pre-kindergarten math learning: count up to 10, add and subtract with objects, identify shapes, sort objects, recognize visual patterns, and more.
The curriculum below is aligned with the Common Core State Standards and covers all skills specified for this relevant age and grade level.
Know number names and count forward to 10
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Count to find the number of objects (up to 10)
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Subitize up to 5
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Introduction to number line
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Understand number 0
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Ordinal numbers (up to tenth)
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Compare up to 10 objects (understand concepts of more, less, equal)
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Add and subtract within 10 using objects
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Solve addition and subtraction word problems using pictures
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Skip count by 2s with pictures
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Divide objects into 2 equal groups
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Identify halves
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Patterns in quantities
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Use spatial language (above, below, top, bottom, beside, inside, outside, etc.) to describe relative position
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Recognize and name flat shapes (circle, triangle, square, rectangle, etc.)
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Identify basic flat shapes in a drawing and real-life objects
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Recognize rotated shapes
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See symmetry in shapes and objects
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Visually compare height and length of objects; find longest and shortest
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Measure the length of an object using smaller objects with visual help (2-3 units)
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3D shapes (sphere, cube, cone, cylinder)
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See shapes in everyday objects
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Match objects to their shadow
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Cut flat shapes into 2 parts, construct flat shapes from 2 parts
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Explore folding and unfolding (with manipulatives)
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Simple visual patterns
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Solve mazes with 2–3 turns
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Sort objects by color, size and shape
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Color, size and shape patterns
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Visual patterns with two attributes (color and shape, shape and size, etc.)
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Find all objects that satisfy the condition. For example, “Find all birds in red hats.”
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Same and different sets of objects
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Make sets of objects "different" or "the same"
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Find objects that are in "all" sets or in "only one" set
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Understand and follow verbal instructions
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Understand ‘AND’ operation. For example, “Find the shape: it is green AND a circle.”
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Understand ‘NOT’ operation. For example, “Find the shape: it is NOT a circle.”
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Tell if a trivial statement is TRUE. For example, “I have 3 heads. Is it true?”
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Apply simple operations to different objects to find the result (change color, put a triangle on top, etc.)
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Arrange events in chronological order
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Understand and follow simple algorithms (instructions)
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Build 2–3 step programs
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Introduction to grid coordinates using real-life examples
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