This activity is played in pairs and gives students practice reading numbers out loud and tracing them.

This game game supports students in counting forward and can be adjusted to support backward counting.

This is a choral counting activity that can be easily adjusted as students learn higher numbers.

The NC Office of Early Learning strongly encourages incorporating play into the daily routine of each classroom.
Children grow and learn in all developmental domains through their engagement in centers; cognitive, physical, social, and emotional. Authentic learning and meaningful connections are made when a teacher intentionally weaves standards and supports development throughout children’s play. PlaytoLearn Center Posters provide information about common areas of development supported during play centers along with prompts connected to kindergarten standards and NC ELI dimensions.

PlaytoLearn Planning Guides (also shared on #GoOpenNC) provide information on why each center is important to children's development, tips for setting up centers, sugessted materials, actions of an intentional teacher, and common connections children make to content. Although these resources are specifically written for kindergarten, teaching and learning strategies can be applied to many grade levels.

The NC Office of Early Learning strongly encourages incorporating play into the daily routine of each classroom.
Children grow and learn in all developmental domains through their engagement in centers; cognitive, physical, social, and emotional. Authentic learning and meaningful connections are made when a teacher intentionally weaves standards and supports development throughout children’s play. PlaytoLearn Planning Guides provide information on why each center is important to children's development, tips for setting up centers, sugessted materials, actions of an intentional teacher, and common connections children make to content. Prompts connected to kindergarten standards and NC ELI dimensions can be found on PlaytoLearn Center Posters which are also shared on #GoOpenNC. Although these resources are specifically written for kindergarten, teaching and learning strategies can be applied to many grade levels.

This activity can be played by pairs of students to support writing numbers.

In this number tracing activity students create a rainbow number line. This can be a colorful tool with a personal connection to the student that may be used as a reference. It can serve as a visual and motor reminder when reading and writing numbers because the student went through the tracing motion.

This unit was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for Kindergarten Math.

Similar to Duck, Duck, Goose this game reinforces counting forward from a given number. The game begins with students seated in a circle. The teacher selects a number sequence to practice and begins counting aloud at the start of the counting sequence and walking around the circle. The teacher taps a student on the head and sits in the student's place, the student gets up and continues counting where the teacher left off. The game continues until the teacher calls out a new counting sequence or the counting sequence ends.

Students will use one dot die and a spinner to count up using a number line. This lesson will occur when AIG students have a strong foundation in counting and number sense. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

This resource is part of Tools4NCTeachers.Looking for great teaching resources for Cluster 5?  Look no further... This file is packed with suggested videos, books, online games, and fun activities for deepening students' understanding.  Have other ideas to share, remix this resource to add you own addtional resources.

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This file contains directions and materials for ALL Tools4NCTeachers Math Games.

Math games are fun, motivating, and provide opportunities for students to build number concepts, reasoning, and fluency. These games may be used as math stations or as whole group learning opportunities.

This resources if from Tools4NCTeachers.Looking for easy-to-implement math stations using materials you already have in your classroom?  Here you go!  Please remix the resource to add your own suggestions for Cluster 5 math stations.  The more you share, the more you care!

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This list contains links to parent videos, student videos, games, books, and activities aligned to Kindergarten, Cluster 2.

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This file contains easy to implement math center ideas for Kindergarten, Cluster 2.

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This packet contains exit tickets for Kindergarten Cluster 2, numbers 0-10.

Exit tickets are written responses to questions posed at the end of a lesson. They are brief assessments which allow the teacher to determine student understanding of the concepts and skills taught that day.

At the Kindergarten level, a blank copy of the exit ticket should be displayed on the board and read aloud to students. As teacher reads, students work independently on their own copy of the exit ticket.

This packet contains exit tickets for Kindergarten Cluster 2, numbers 0-5.

Exit tickets are written responses to questions posed at the end of a lesson. They are brief assessments which allow the teacher to determine student understanding of the concepts and skills taught that day.

At the Kindergarten level, a blank copy of the exit ticket should be displayed on the board and read aloud to students. As teacher reads, students work independently on their own copy of the exit ticket.

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The Family Letters explain big ideas of the cluster using family-friendly language. Families can also find tips for working with their children at home, digital games, videos, and books.

This file contains a Part 1 Family Letter and Part 2 Family Letter. Both letters are available in English and Spanish.

Part 1 focuses on:
- Rote counting
- Writing numerals
- Understanding number relationships

Part 2 focuses on:
- Answering the question "How many?"
- Sorting and counting shapes

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The intended purpose of this document is to provide teachers with a tool to determine student understanding and suggest instructional moves that may help guide a student forward in their learning. It is not an exhaustive list of strategies.