Curriculum

Children will learn to count up to ten and become familiar with number names and their sequence in counting.

Child recognizes the number of objects in a small set.
Quickly recognizes the number of objects in a small set (referred to as "subitizing").

Children will develop an understanding of the relationship between numbers and quantities. They will be able to count up to approximately 10 objects and correctly answer "How many?" questions for those objects.

Children will learn to associate a number of objects with written numerals from 0 to 5. With support, they will also recognize and write some numerals up to 10. Understanding the necessity of numbers can be highlighted by exploring everyday examples—consider why having five fingers is useful.

Children will learn to mentally calculate 10 more or 10 less than a given two-digit number without counting explicitly. They will also be able to explain the reasoning behind their mental calculations.

Children will learn to count backwards from 100.

Children will be able to sort single-digit numbers into even and odd categories. Additionally, they will be able to identify even and odd numbers within two-digit numbers.

Children will develop the ability to use and understand verbal ordinal terms from first to twentieth.

Children will learn to represent addition and subtraction using various methods including objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds (such as claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, mathematical expressions, and equations.

Children will be able to solve addition and subtraction word problems and perform addition and subtraction within 10 by using objects, drawings, or other visual aids to represent the problem.