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This list contains links to parent videos, student videos, games, books, and activities aligned to Kindergarten, Cluster 1.
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This file contains easy to implement math center ideas for Kindergarten, Cluster 1.
This packet contains exit tickets for the Kindergarten, Cluster 1, geometry standards.
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 Letter is intended to be sent home at the beginning of Cluster 1. It explains 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 both English and Spanish versions of the Cluster 1 Family Letter.
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This file contains directions and materials for Cluster 1 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.
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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.
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This list contains links to parent videos, student videos, games, books, and activities aligned to Kindergarten, Cluster 3.
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This file contains easy to implement math center ideas for Kindergarten, Cluster 3.
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This packet contains exit tickets for Kindergarten Cluster 2, numbers 0-20.
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 resource is part of Tools4NCTeachers.
The Family Letter is intended to be sent home at the beginning of Cluster 3. It explains 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 both English and Spanish versions of the Cluster 3 Family Letter.
This resource is part of Tools4NCTeachers.
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.
This resource is part of Tools4NCTeachers.
Students directly compare two towers of connecting cubes. Then, they compare two classroom objects. This task may be used for instructional or assessment purposes.
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This lesson calls for students to compose congruent hexagons using smaller pattern block pieces. They will explain which arrangements of pattern block pieces compose a congruent hexagon, and count the number of smaller pieces that compose the "bigger" shape.
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This is lesson 4 of 6 lessons focused around developing a mathematical community at the beginning of the school year. While this lesson addresses standards NC.K.MD.1 and NC.K.MD.2, its primary goal is for students to recognize that mathematicians ask questions to gather information.
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This is lesson 2 of 6 lessons focused around developing a mathematical community at the beginning of the school year. While this lesson meets standard NC.K.MD.2, its primary goal is for students to learn how to work with a partner on a task. A secondary goal is to begin establishing norms for how students work together during math class.
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Students find objects that are longer than, shorter than, and the same length as a given straw. This task may be used for instructional or assessment purposes.
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Prior to this lesson students should have had experiences comparing sets of objects.
The goal of this lesson is to bridge standards CC.6 and MD.2 by comparing sets using measurement concepts and vocabulary.
Students directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has more of/less of the attribute and describe the differences.
In this activity students compare objects and practice determining which objects are heavier and lighter.
In this interactive, students help Zoe sort the animals at the pet shelter. Students use Zoe's instructions to sort the animals into the correct pens.