Kindergarten, Math, Week 37

Monday

• Fractions: Equal Parts
• Used stuffed animals and a set of 24 pieces of pasta
• I put out 2 animals and had K. divide the pasta equally, then count and see how many each animal had.
• Then I put out 3 animals and had K. divide the pasta equally, and count how many were in each set.
• Then I put out 4 animals, etc.
• Then I put out 6 animals, etc.
• We learned that the more you have to divide something in, the smaller each set is.
• A good book for this concept is The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins

Tuesday

• Calculator: What digital numbers look like
• I made a paper calculator and a strip of paper with the markings of calculator numbers
• Then I wrote a number and K. used a marker to trace how that number would look on a calculator.
• She got frustrated about half way through, so we took a break and read for a bit.

Wednesday

• Fractions: Halves of a Set
• We went into K.'s room and I put out sets of blocks, animals, etc.
• K. separated them into equal halves
• We learned that when you make a half there are two parts and each is equal

Thursday

• Game: Races, see Math, Weeks 25, 26, and 27 for instructions (addition)

Friday

• Problem Solving: Graphs
• I printed a picture of candies from the internet.
• K. counted how many there were of each color and made a bar graph.