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Teaching Mathematics in Early Childhood

By Sally Moomaw, Ed.D.

Alignment with Common Core State Standards for Mathematics

Common Core State Standards for Mathematical Kindergarten
Counting and Cardinality
• Know number names and the count sequence.
• Count to tell the number of objects.
• Compare numbers.
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
• Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtract as taking apart and taking from.
Number and Operations in Base Ten
• Work with numbers 11-19 to gain foundations for place value.
Measurement and Data
• Describe and compare measurable attributes.
Geometry
• Identify and describe shapes.
• Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes.
Statistics Chapter and Content in Teaching Mathematics in Early Childhood
Chapter 2: Developing Number Sense
Concept Chapter 3: Developing Concepts About Arithmetic Operations
Chapter 4: Developing Algebra Concepts
Chapter 6: Developing Measurement Concepts
Chapter 5: Developing Geometry Concepts