kindergartenmathobjectives

This website is a web resource for lesson plans, activities and online games that correlate to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for kindergarten.

Numbers and Operations

Kindergarten Number Activities - Competency Goal 1: The learner will recognize, model and write whole numbers through 30 ~ Objective 1.01 (b) count objects in a set. This site provides activities, ideas and tips for teaching numbers and counting. It was created by Patricia for Kindergarten-Lessons.com.

Kindergarten Math Center Activities - Competency Goal 1: The learner will recognize, model and write whole numbers through 30 ~ Objective 1.01 (a) connect model, number word (orally), and number, using a variety of representations, (b) count objects in a set, and (c) read and write numerals. This site provides activities that can be used in centers. It was created by Elaine Magud of the Joshua Cowell School in Manteca, CA.

Tracy's Matching Game - Competency Goal 1: The learner will recognize, model and write whole numbers through 30 ~ Objective 1.01 (a) connect model, number word (orally), and number, using a variety of representations and (g) recognize equivalences in sets and numbers. This site provides an online game of memory where you match the number with a set. It was part of the PBS for Kids website.

Numerical Order - Competency Goal 1: The learner will recognize, model and write whole numbers through 30 ~ Objective 1.01 (d) compare and order sets and numbers. This site is an online game where you put the numbers in correct numerical order. It has several different levels. It was published through ABCya.com, L.L.C.

Connect the Dots - Competency Goal 1: The learner will recognize, model and write whole numbers through 30 ~ Objective 1.01 (d) compare and order sets and numbers. This site is an online game where you connect the dots 1 to 20 to create a picture. It was published through ABCya.com, L.L.C.

Shaping Up with Ordinals - Competency Goal 1: The learner will recognize, model and write whole numbers through 30 ~ Objective 1.01 (e) use ordinals (1st - 10th). This site is a lesson plan that will teach ordinal numbers through using literature and a memory game. It includes a listening and following directions assessment. This site was created by Sue Bowen of W.D. Williams Elementary School in Swannanoa, NC.

Order, Order - Competency Goal 1: The learner will recognize, model and write whole numbers through 30 ~ Objective 1.01 (e) use ordinals (1st - 10th). This site is a lesson plan that requires students to seriate objects and people using ordinal numbers. This lesson on this site was prepared by Grace M. Burton.

The Doorbell Rang - Sharing Equally - Competency Goal 1: The learner will recognize, model and write whole numbers through 30 ~ Objective 1.02 share equally (divide) between two people; explain. This site is a lesson plan that integrates a children's book - The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins - with the concept of sharing equally. It was created by Cindy Heinz and Diana Adams.

Measurement

Teaching Measurement - Competency Goal 2: The learner will explore concepts of measurement ~ Objective 2.01 compare attributes of two objects using appropriate vocabulary (color, weight, height, width, length, texture). This site is a list of activities and vocabulary terms used for non-standard measurement. It was created by Patricia for Kindergarten-Lessons.com.

Lecky Compares - Competency Goal 2: The learner will explore concepts of measurement ~ Objective 2.01 compare attributes of two objects using appropriate vocabulary (color, weight, height, width, length, texture). This site is an online game of skills using words like biggest, shortest, heaviest, etc. It was created y Dan Bunker and Amanda Hayler.

Using a Calendar - Competency Goal 2: The learner will explore concepts of measurement ~ Objective 2.02 recognize concepts of calendar time using appropriate vocabulary (days of the week, months of the year, seasons). This site is a lesson plan for developing the concept of calendar and the skills that go along with that concept. It was published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Starfall Calendar - Competency Goal 2: The learner will explore concepts of measurement ~ Objective 2.02 recognize concepts of calendar time using appropriate vocabulary (days of the week, months of the year, seasons). This site is part of a larger site - Starfall.com. Starfall.com is mostly reading and literacy skills but it does integrate calendar skills into one section of the website. It was created and published by Starfall Education.

Geometry

Shape Cave - Competency Goal 3: The learner will explore concepts of geometry ~ Objective 3.01 identify, build, draw and name triangles, rectangles and circles; identify, build and name spheres and cubes. This site is an online game where you identify the shape and move it to the correct location to create a picture. It was published by Funschool.com.

Hokey Pokey - Competency Goal 3: The learner will explore concepts of geometry ~ Objective 3.01 identify, build, draw and name triangles, rectangles and circles; identify, build and name spheres and cubes. This site is a lesson plan for an adaptation of the famous dance The Hokey Pokey using shapes. It was created by Debbie Haren who is a preschool teacher.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Once I Caught a Fish Alive - Competency Goal 3: The learner will explore concepts of geometry ~ Objective 3.03 model and use directional and positional vocabulary. This site is a lesson plan/activity that will help children recognize numbers and directional words. It was created by Lisa Wright of West Yadkin School in Hamptonville, NC.

Math Lingo - Competency Goal 3: The learner will explore concepts of geometry ~ Objective 3.01 identify, build, draw and name triangles, rectangles and circles; identify, build and name spheres and cubes & Objective 3.03 model and use directional and positional vocabulary. This site is an online game that includes recognizing shapes, positional words and sorting by one attribute. It would be a good website for competency goal 5, objective 5.01 (NC SCoS). It was published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

The Funny Snowmen - Competency Goal 3: The learner will explore concepts of geometry ~ Objective 3.04 complete simple spatial visualization tasks and puzzles. This site is an online game of matching the shapes and objects to their correct location on the snowmen. It was created and published by the founders at UpToTen.com.

Data Analysis and Probability

Easter Egg Math - Competency Goal 4: The learner will collect, organize and display data ~ Objective 4.01 collect and organize data as a group activity. This site is a lesson plan for a graphing activity of sorting, counting and graphing different colored Easter eggs. It was created by Marie Messer from Wilson, NC.

M & M Math - Competency Goal 4: The learner will collect, organize and display data ~ Objective 4.01 collect and organize data as a group activity. This site is a lesson plan for a graphing activity using M & M's. The students will estimate, sort by color, count and graph their results. It was created by Karen Walker, a teacher at Pisgah Elementary School in Buncombe County, NC.

Counting and Graphing - Competency Goal 4: The learner will collect, organize and display data ~ Objective 4.01 collect and organize data as a group activity & Objective 4.02 display and describe data with concrete and pictorial graphs as a group activity. This site contains several online graphing activities. It has concrete and pictorial graphs. The site was published by Harcourt-McGraw Hill School Publishers.

Oil Pan Charts - Competency Goal 4: The learner will collect, organize and display data ~ Objective 4.01 collect and organize data as a group activity & Objective 4.02 display and describe data with concrete and pictorial graphs as a group activity. This site gives instructions on making a graphing chart that can be used in several ways. It also provides a list of daily graphing activities that can be used with the graphing chart. This site was developed and created by Marcia Goudie of Cave Elementary School in Vallejo, CA.

Using EXCEL to Create A Graph - Competency Goal 4: The learner will collect, organize and display data ~ Objective 4.01 collect and organize data as a group activity & Objective 4.02 display and describe data with concrete and pictorial graphs as a group activity. This site gives simple and easy to follow instructions on making graphs using EXCEL. It also gives some good ideas and examples for graphs. This site, Internet4Classrooms, is created and published by the collaborative efforts of Susan Brooks and Bill Byles.

Algebra

Oscar's Trash Collection - Competency Goal 5: The learner will model simple patterns and sort objects ~ Objective 5.01 sort and classify objects by one attribute. This site is an online game where you sort Oscar's trash and junk by color, by shape, etc. This site was published by PBS Kids and Sesame Street.

Zoe's Pet Shelter - Competency Goal 5: The learner will model simple patterns and sort objects ~ Objective 5.01 sort and classify objects by one attribute. This site is an online game where you sort the different pets at Zoe's animal shelter. This site was published by Sesame Workshop.

Patterns-Developing the Concept - Competency Goal 5: The learner will model simple patterns and sort objects ~ Objective 5.02 create and extend patterns with actions, words and objects. This site is a lesson plan on making the different kinds of patterns, naming them and extending them - for example: AB AB, ABB ABB, ABC ABC. It was created and published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

The String of Beads - Competency Goal 5: The learner will model simple patterns and sort objects ~ Objective 5.02 create and extend patterns with actions, words and objects. This site is an online activity of making, copying and extending patterns. It was created by V2V Training Ltd.

Check Out Cookie - Competency Goal 5: The learner will model simple patterns and sort objects ~ Objective 5.02 create and extend patterns with actions, words and objects. This site is an online game of making and extending patterns with Cookie Monster. This site was published by Sesame Workshop.

This web resource guide was created by Julie Busch. None of the above websites were created by Julie Busch. If you have other websites that you would like to add to this web resource, please click here to send me an email.
This site was last updated on May 16, 2009.