Unit 1- Counting with Friends
OVERVIEW
In this unit, students will start kindergarten thinking of counting as a string of words, but then make a gradual transition to using counting as a tool for describing their world. They must construct the idea of counting using manipulatives and other resources to see the numbers visually (dot cards, tens frames). To count successfully, students must remember the rote counting sequence, assign one counting number to each object counted, and at the same time have a strategy for keeping track of what has already been
counted and what still needs to be counted. Only the counting sequence is a rote procedure. The meaning students attach to
counting is the key conceptual idea on which all other number concepts are developed. Students will develop successful and meaningful counting strategies as they practice counting and as they listen to and watch others count.

Comparing Numbers
Work with numbers 11-19 to gain foundations for place value.
For numbers 11 to19, Kindergarten students choose, combine, and apply strategies for answering
quantitative questions. This includes composing and decomposing numbers from 11 to 19 into ten ones and some further ones by writing and representing the numbers, counting and producing sets of given sizes, counting the number of objects in combined sets, or counting the number of objects that remain in a set after some are taken away. Objects, pictures, actions, and explanations are used to solve problems and represent thinking. Although CCGPS states, “Kindergarten students
should see addition and subtraction equations, and student writing of equations in kindergarten
is encouraged, but it is not required.” Please note: it is not until First Grade that “Understand the
meaning of the equal sign” is an expectation.
Mathematically proficient students might rely on using concrete objects or pictures to help conceptualize and solve a problem. While using objects to make sense of the quantities and relationships in problem situations, students thereby connect whether the answer makes sense through
comparisons and discussions. Using the mathematical language to verbalize their reasoning is an
important cognitive facet for establishing a strong place value foundation. The terms students should continue to use as they verbalize thinking are: join, add, separate, subtract, same amount as, equal, less, more, tens, and ones.

Kindergarten students use various materials to build sight words and create a video to watch as a future review.

This document provides the learning center suggested materials from the Supporting Every Young Learner: Maryland's Guide to Early Childhood Pedagogy Birth to Age 8 Guide. The Centers included in this document are Art, Blocks/Construction, Dramatic Play, Literacy, Language and Writing, Mathematics/Problem Solving, Music and Movement, Science and Investigation, Technology.

This document provides suggested materials for the learning centers from Supporting Every Young Learner: Maryland's Guide to Early Childhood Pedagogy Birth to Age 8. The centers included in this document are Art, Blocks/Construction, Dramatic Play, Literacy, Language and Writing, Mathematics/Problem Solving, Music and Movement, Science and Investigation, and Technology.

A list of learning centers suggested materials and sample skills and concepts for Art

This document gives an overview of the library/reading center including description, purpose, materials, questions, considerations and photo examples.

This math center overview provides a description, purpose, suggested materials, questioning suggestions, considerations, photo examples and literature selections.

The „andut’ website provides up-to-date resources and guidance on foreign language learning in grades PreKĐ8, with the intention that such information will help provide a strong foundation for long-term language instruction. The website offers multiple links to other resources, such as a searchable database for early language learning schools and teaching resources. A listserv is available as well via the website.

Los estudiantes de K-2 usan la información que se presenta en el cuadernillo, miran un video y utilizan lo que han aprendido, para escribirle una carta a sus amigos, explicando cómo estará el tiempo y cómo deben vestirse apropiadamente. Cuadernillo de lectura que acompaña la tarea de desempeño.

Los estudiantes de kinder escuchan la lectura de un libro de cuentos ilustrado, van a una caminata en la naturaleza y leen un cuadernillo que presenta informacion que les sirve para su propia historia. Luego se les invita a escribir sobre como es ir a visitar una playa. También pueden visitar una playa local. Cuadernillo de lectura que acompaña la tarea de desempeño.

Los estudiantes de kinder escuchan la lectura de un libro de cuentos ilustrado, van a una caminata en la naturaleza y leen un cuadernillo que presenta informacin que les sirve para su propia historia. Luego se les invita a escribir sobre como es ir a visitar un estanque o un lago. También pueden visitar un estanque o lago local.

Students at grade K are asked to write stories about what it is like to visit a beach. Students listen to a picture book, go on a nature walk, and read a booklet to give information for their story. You will also visit a local beach! Includes a reading booklet.

Students at grade K are asked to write stories about what it is like to visit a pond or a lake. Listen to a picture book, go on a nature walk, and read a booklet to give information for a story. You will also visit a local pond or lake! Includes booklets: one for the pond and one for the lake.

The purpose of this task is to give students the opportunity to use mathematics in real-world applications. In this task, students are introduced to the ongoing problem of affordable housing faced by community builders and city and state planners nationwide. Students are presented with a collection of representations of homes and people. Students discuss questions we can ask and answer using this data. They will use strategies to organize information and discover how many more people are there than homes. Includes slides to support the implementation of "Housing Our Community (K-2)" Math Performance Task with charts, images, etc.

The purpose of this performance task is to engage students in looking for and making use of structure in order to determine the number of stink bugs on a given picture. Students review invasive species and the work of scientists to monitor such creatures, students are provided the problem in the context of supporting invasive species specialists. Working as individuals and then as pairs, students determine the total amount using previous knowledge of patterns such as counting, grouping, or fact families. The task concludes by having student-demonstrated strategies modeled and labeled as a whole group creating strategy posters. Includes slides to support the implementation of "Too Many Stink Bugs (K-2)" Math Performance Task with charts, images, etc.