Kindergarten Math
8 units matched to the Nunavut Curriculum. Kids see this subject as “Numbers”.
Learning focus
- Iqqaqqaukkaringniq: concepts in mathematics, analytical and critical thinking, and solution-seeking.
- Number: develop number sense and understand how numbers and operations work.
- Patterns and Relations: use patterns and equations to describe the world and solve problems.
- Shape and Space: measure, and describe 2-D shapes and 3-D objects and how they move.
- Statistics and Probability: collect, read and interpret data, and describe chance.
Units
Unit 1
Count to 10
Counting objects one at a time, matching numbers to amounts, counting on and back, putting numbers in order, and knowing that nothing is zero.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Number · relating numerals 1 to 10 to quantities, and counting to find how many
Unit 2
Numbers to 20
Counting to 20 forward and back from any number, recognizing small groups at a glance, and comparing two numbers.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Number · saying the number sequence, and relating numerals to quantities
Unit 3
Make 5 and 10
Using 5 and 10 as anchors (fingers, five and ten frames), finding how many more make 5 or 10, and breaking numbers into two parts.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Number · representing and describing numbers 2 to 10 in two parts
Unit 4
More, Less, Same
Comparing groups by matching them one to one, seeing equal as balanced and unequal as unbalanced on a scale, and reading simple picture graphs.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Number · comparing quantities 1 to 10 with one-to-one correspondence
Unit 5
Patterns
Spotting the part that repeats in patterns like AB, AAB, ABB and ABC, then predicting what comes next or what is missing.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Patterns and Relations · repeating patterns with two or three elements
Unit 6
Shapes & Sizes
Naming flat shapes and solid objects by one feature (sides, corners, rolls or not), and comparing things by size, height, length, weight and how much they hold.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Shape and Space · comparing objects by one attribute, and sorting 3-D objects
Unit 7
Quick Look Counting
Practises seeing small amounts, 1 to 6, at a glance in familiar arrangements such as dice and dot patterns, without counting one by one. Ask your child to tell you how they saw it: “I saw 2 and 2.”
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Number · subitizing and naming familiar arrangements of 1 to 6 dots or objects
Unit 8
Build with Blocks
Practises naming and describing 3-D objects (sphere, cube, cylinder, cone) by how they look and move, and choosing blocks to build with. At home, build a tower and talk about which block goes where and why.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Shape and Space · building and describing 3-D objects
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