Curriculum

Children will be able to count to determine the number of objects and understand the relationship between numbers and quantities by connecting counting to cardinality.

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.

Children will learn to decompose numbers less than or equal to 10 into pairs in multiple ways, utilizing objects or drawings to aid their understanding. They will also record each decomposition through drawings or equations (e.g., 5 = 2 + 3 and 5 = 4 + 1).

Children will be able to find the number that, when added to any given number from 1 to 9, totals 10. They will use objects or drawings to facilitate this understanding and will record the answer using a drawing or an equation.

Children will participate in shared research and writing projects to learn more about topics of interest, such as exploring books by a favorite author. For example, a group of 5-year-olds might choose to read several books by Dr. Seuss. Together with guidance from an adult, they can discuss each book, noting what they like about the stories or illustrations. They might create a collective chart of their favorite characters or plot moments, and then express their opinions through drawings or simple sentences like "I like the Cat in the Hat because he is funny."

Children will learn to compose and decompose numbers from 11 to 19 into ten ones and additional ones, utilizing methods such as objects, drawings, or verbal explanations to demonstrate and understand this decomposition.

Children will learn to gather and recall information with the help of adults to answer specific questions. For instance, a teacher might ask a group of 5-year-olds, "What are some ways animals stay warm in winter?" The children could then recall experiences, like seeing animals with thick fur at the zoo, or look at pictures in a book provided by the teacher showing animals in snowy environments. They can express what they learned through drawings or simple sentences like, "Bears have thick fur to stay warm."

Children will be able to learn number names and the count sequence. They will be able to count to 100 by ones and by tens.

Children will be able to count forward starting from any given number within the known sequence, rather than always beginning at 1.