Tag Archives: Kindergarten

Playing with symmetry in kindergarten

Posted on April 7, 2017 by aofradkin

In our kindergarten classroom, there is a big mirror that is usually covered by a giant map.  And for good reason!  As soon as the students find themselves anywhere near the mirror, it attracts them like a magnet.  They make … Continue reading →

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3-digit numbers are tricky! Part II

Posted on April 2, 2017 by aofradkin

This is a follow-up post to this one, about introducing 3-digit numbers to kindergartners. I start this lesson by asking the students to come up to the board one by one and write down consecutive numbers starting with 100.  There … Continue reading →

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Entertaining kindergartners with caterpillars, dots, and monsters

Posted on March 30, 2017 by aofradkin

Below is a guest post by my sister, Yulia Shpilman. We had a particularly wonderful class with my Kindergarten Math Circle last week and I wanted to share a few of our activities, in case someone else wants to try … Continue reading →

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3-digit numbers are tricky!

Posted on March 29, 2017 by aofradkin

For the past several weeks, our kindergartners have been playing with 2-digit numbers: they made numbers out of base-10 blocks, wrote them on the board, translated between the two representations, counted by 10’s from different starting points, and more.  We … Continue reading →

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Time, symmetry, and unexpected turns

Posted on March 16, 2017 by aofradkin

This is a story of how a kindergarten lesson on telling time turned into a lesson on symmetry.  It all started with a fun, colorful clock, with numbers 1 through 12 made out of shapes (some related to the number, … Continue reading →

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Lots of fun with Tiny Polka Dot

Posted on January 28, 2017 by aofradkin

For a week in our kindergarten class we have been playing with Tiny Polka Dot!  I had been excited about these cards arriving for a while, and I was not disappointed.  They are colorful, sturdy and creative, and my students … Continue reading →

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Functions in Kindergarten – A favorite

Posted on January 6, 2017 by aofradkin

A few weeks ago I did a series of lessons with the kindergartners about one of my favorite topics to do with this age group: functions!  I recall being quite surprised when I introduced the concept to my daughter when … Continue reading →

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Numbers on a Line

Posted on December 5, 2016 by aofradkin

A few weeks ago, we spent several days exploring and playing with number lines in our Kindergarten math class.  Before introducing the number line, I wanted to surprise the students by telling them about numbers less than zero.  I went … Continue reading →

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I come before you!

Posted on November 15, 2016 by aofradkin

Today I had two really fun lessons on the same topic, one with the kindergartners and the second one with the 2nd and 3rd graders combined.  The topic was “when does order matter?” and I began both classes with a … Continue reading →

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What is a pattern?

Posted on October 21, 2016 by aofradkin

This week in Kindergarten our focus was on patterns.  I began by asking the kids whether they knew what a pattern was.  All said “yes” in unison.  So I called on someone to tell me.  “It’s when you have one … Continue reading →

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