I think it is very important that children learn ways to organize information so they can begin to see relationships, draw conclusions, and make predictions about future related events. We will work on two ways to organize information: sorting and classifying and graphing.

Pattern is the foundation upon which mathematics is built. One of my goals is to surround children with a variety of pattern experiences which encourage them to become flexible thinkers and problem solvers. I believe working with patterns will help children develop skill in reasoning and devise strategies for solving problems.
 
 
 
 

Skills:

Addition and Subtraction concepts:

• Adding and subtracting facts with sums to 18 in horizontal and vertical formats.
• Adding three addends with sums to 10.
• Adding and subtracting two-digit numbers without regrouping.

Number relationships:

• Identifying numbers to 100
• Ordinal numbers - first through tenth.
• Counting by twos, fives, and tens.
• Identifying a two digit number by groups of tens and ones.

Time and Money:

• Telling time to the hour and half-hour.
• Reading a calendar.
• Finding the value of a group of coins, pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters.
• Counts and makes change under 25 cents.
• Determining equivalent groups of coins.

Graphing:

• Reading and producing bar graphs, pictographs, tables.
• Organizing charts.

Measurement, Fractions, and Geometry:

• Estimating and measuring length using nonstandard units, inches, centimeters.
• Estimating weight, capacity, and temperature.
• Identifying equal parts, halves, thirds, fourths.
• Identifying plane and solid shapes, open and closed figures, and lines of symmetry.