In your child’s green folder I have sent along an informational sheet about number sense and ways to help develop this, along with a packet of math games that I have collected from various resources (I did my best to site the source when possible).  These include many different ideas for practicing counting and number recognition, some of the most important math skills we work on in kindergarten.  They vary in level of difficulty and skills, but hopefully there is at least one that will appeal to everyone.  We have played Bingo, Five Frame Fun, and Build a City in class already. 

This trimester we are particularly focused on counting to 30 by 1’s, recognizing and naming numbers 0-10, writing numbers 0-10, using fingers to show numbers 2-10, representing simple addition problems up to five, and counting collections of up to 20 objects.  We spend lots of time working on these skills during math stations, but also often practice them during transitions.

Showing numbers with our fingers.