Parent Guide to the Florida Kindergarten Math Standards (MAFS):
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Helping at Home:
- Count with every day objects (think: steps, number of items in the grocery cart)
-Have your child help sort laundry into piles
-Practice addition and subtraction with every day objects ("If I have 5 chips and add 4 more, how many do I have now?")
-Be on the lookout for geometric shapes and name them
-Find ways to create lists and drawings and number them
***Information taken from the guide above***
Quarterly Learning Goals
Quarter 1
Clusters:
- Know number names and the count sequence.
- Count to tell the number of objects.
- Classify objects and count the number of objects in each category.
- Identify and describe shapes.
- Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes.
numerals to 0 to 5, word numbers 0-5, count on, how many, more, match/sort, part, whole, number/digit, none, few/fewer, same/different, less, 5-groups, total, numerals 0-10, word numbers 0-10, angle, two-dimensional, match, curve, behind, in front of, below, round, hexagon, rectangle, triangle, square, sort, corners-sides, shapes, next to, beside, above, circle, flat
Quarter 2
Clusters:
- Compare numbers.
- Describe and compare measurable attributes.
- Know number names and the count sequence.
- Count to tell the number of objects.
bigger, weight, capacity, not enough, lighter than, height, shorter than, fewer than, more than, taller than, smaller, the same as, balance scale, compare, enough, heavier than, length, longer than, less than, shorter than, one more, more, match, numerals, fewer, one less, less, compare, digits, less than, numerals 0-10, word numbers 0-10, count on, how many, more, few/fewer, match/sort, part, number/digit, none, total, same/different, less, 5-groups, whole
Quarter 3
Clusters:
- Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from.
numerals 0 to 10, word numbers 1-10, count on, how many, more, plus sign, number sentence, number bond/part-part-whole, match/sort, part, addend, number sentence, number/digit, none, pan balance, put together, less, 5-groups, equal sign, equation, total, whole, balance, sum, expression,minus, subtract, cross out, take away, number sentence, less, equation, equal sign, difference, take out, few/fewer, number bond, take away-subtract, addend, how many left, number pairs-partners, subtraction sentence, take apart-decompose, number story, sum, expression
Quarter 4
Clusters:
- Work with numbers 11-19 to gain foundations for place value.
- Know number names and the count sequence.
- Count to tell the number of objects.
- Identify and describe shapes.
- Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes.
Say Ten counting, numbers 11-20, teen numbers, number bond, 10-frame, count to 100, 10 ones and some ones, 10 and ____, Hide Zero cards, 5-group, 10,20,30,40..., 1 ten, 2 tens, 3 tens, etc., above, beside, next to, circle, cylinder, hexagon, flat rectangle, cone, square, below, in front of, behind, cube, triangle, face, corner, solid (3D), sphere, triangle
Links to help your child:
Counting by Ones: http://www.floridastudents.org/PreviewResource/StudentResource/107684
Counting Backwards with Curious George: http://pbskids.org/curiousgeorge/busyday/rocket/
Hundreds Chart: http://illuminations.nctm.org/uploadedFiles/Content/Lessons/Resources/preK-2/376-AS-HundredsChart.pdf
Counting On from Any Number (through 20): http://www.floridastudents.org/PreviewResource/StudentResource/120559
Counting On and Back: http://wsassets.s3.amazonaws.com/ws/nso/swf/01e587052a0dd16ff38a79fc2707caaf.swf
Count a Group of 0 to 5 Objects: http://www.floridastudents.org/PreviewResource/StudentResource/119805
Count with Allie and George: http://pbskids.org/curiousgeorge/busyday/allie/
A World of Numbers:
http://tarheelreader.org/2011/04/02/a-world-of-numbers/
Simple Addition Stories (for addition practice): http://www.iboard.co.uk/resource/Simple-Addition-Stories-1359452547404232.swf
Recognizing 2D Shapes:
http://www.math-play.com/shapes-game.html
Shape Tool:
http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activity.aspx?id=3587
Is it 2D or 3D?
http://www.math-play.com/geometric-figures-game/geometric-figures-game.html
Briana’s Shape Playground: http://www.floridastudents.org/PreviewResource/StudentResource/118750
The Shape Factory with Robot Robbie: http://www.floridastudents.org/PreviewResource/StudentResource/120475
Comparing Objects:
http://pbskids.org/clifford/games/measuring_up.html
Measuring Length: http://www.floridastudents.org/PreviewResource/StudentResource/125644
Adding with Curious George: http://pbskids.org/curiousgeorge/games/bring_it/bring_it.html
Decomposing Numbers with Rabbits: http://www.rabbittakeaway.co.uk/activity/