Kindergarten Number Corner Planner

Kindergarten Number Corner Planner

YEAR: 2012-2013 MONTH: August–September

This planner uses calendar markers that are: X Pre-Made Student-Made

MONDAY / TUESDAY / WEDNESDAY / THURSDAY / FRIDAY
Notes:
See Monthly Advice for detailed discussion of Number Corner by month on K Support page, http://www.mathlearningcenter.org/resources/materials/kindergarten/monthly_advice
• There is another planner on website with a Sept. 4th start date. If you are starting on any other date, make adjustments as needed.
• Teachers in states using the CCSS Supplement start The Rainbow Number Line, from Supplement Set A1, Activity 1 on the first day of school during Number Corner. Incorporate these activities into this planner. CCSS users also use (& All teachers should consider) the additional Supplement A4, Activity 1, Numbers & Combinations to Ten through the School Year, a new set of Number Corner OMS activities that should begin in September. Find these at http://www.mathlearningcenter.org/resources/materials/kindergarten/supplements.asp
Aug 20* FIRST DAY
CG Have calendar pocket chart filled through 20th with plain numbered cards/other calendar markers OR skip calendar entirely, & start it Sept 1
OMS Model writing 1, record, place in first pocket; practice writing 1's (TG pp. 27-32) / 21*
CG You can introduce Days of the Week song (CD) now or in September. Put marker 21 in calendar pocket chart if using
OMS Write 2 & place In chart; practice writing 2's (TG pp. 27-32) / 22*
CG Sing Days of the Week (CD), place 22 in calendar chart if using
OMS Write 3 & place In chart; practice writing 3's (TG pp. 27-32) / 23*
CG Calendar marker 23
OMS Write 4 & place In chart; practice writing 4's
HWB Have students fill
in Here’s When We Were Born markers & post (suggest providing example to copy from)
(TG pp. 18, 33-37) / 24
CG Calendar marker 24
OMS Count 1-5; write 5 & place in chart; practice writing 5's (refer to TG pp. 47-48 for rest of month)
HWB find August birthdays
27
CG Calendar markers 25-27; explain weekend and numbering
OMS Write 6 & place In chart; practice writing 6's / 28
CG Place 28 in chart
OMS Write 7 & place in chart; practice writing 7’s / 29
CG Place 29 in chart
OMS Write 8’s / 30
CG Place 30 in chart
OMS Write 9’s / 31
CG Place 31 in chart & explain this ends August
OMS Count 1-10; write 10’s
After school remove Aug calendar markers & put up Sept Shapes pattern strip (TG p. 21)
3
Labor Day
No School / 4
CG Intro Calendar Grid, pattern strip; insert shapes 1-4; find rectangle in bucket & sing square song (Poems & Songs A, first 4 pages)
OMS Write 11 or 1’s as appropriate for your class. You could start practice sheets now**
OPT Blackline NC 6 / 5
CG Review pattern strip; find triangle in bucket, & sing song; intro Days of the Week song (CD) if not done in August
OMS Practice writing 12 or 2’s as appropriate for your class**
OPT Blackline NC 7 / 6
CG Determine shape, find in bucket, place in chart, sing square song and/or sing Days of the Week song
OMS Practice writing
numeral 13 or 3’s**
OPT Blackline NC 8
HWB Any birthdays earlier this month or this week?
(TG pp. 38-41) / 7
CG Use Pattern strip to predict today’s shape, find in bucket; sing song(s)
OMS Write14; practice writing 14’s or 4’s**
OPT Blackline NC 9

Kindergarten Number Corner Planner (cont.)

YEAR: 2012-2013 MONTH: August–September

This planner uses calendar markers that are: X Pre-Made Student-Made

MONDAY / TUESDAY / WEDNESDAY / THURSDAY / FRIDAY
10
CG Can children explain why & how to “catch up” for the weekend; sing square song
OMS Count 1-15 & practice writing 15 or 5’s (see Focus on TG p. 48
for rest of month)
OPT Blackline NC 10 / 11
CG How many circles so far? Have children say shapes as helper points
HWB Any birthdays this week?
OMS Write 16; practice writing 16 or 6’s
OPT Blackline NC 11 / 12
CG Tell a friend what you think today’s shape will be; sing songs
OMS Write 17; practice 17
or 7’s
OPT Blackline NC 12 / 13
CG Sing song; find shape in bucket if interest holds; have children say shapes as helper points; sing Days of the Week song
OMS Write 18; practice 18
or 8’s
OPT Blackline NC 13 / 14
CG Focus on pattern strip; how many squares so far?
OMS Write 19; practice 19 or 9’s
OPT Blackline NC 14
17
CG What makes a pattern; discuss attributes of a triangle
HWB Any birthdays this week?
OMS Count 1-20; 5, 10, 15, 20 and write 2’s or 10’s
OPT Blackline NC 7 or 15 / 18
CG Sing Days of the Week song; discuss attributes of a square
HWB Find time to review birthdays yesterday?
OMS 21st day; practice 21 if appropriate
OPT Blackline NC 6 / 19
CG Discuss all patterns, including diagonals, vertical ones etc.
OMS Practice writing 22 or 2’s as appropriate for your class
OPT Blackline NC 7 / 20
CG Examine all patterns in all directions; what happens tomorrow? (Starts 6th repetition of pattern)
OMS Practice writing
numeral 23 or 3’s
OPT Blackline NC 8 / 21
Some districts have Staff Development days this month. Move activities around as necessary or use today as a catch up day if in school
24
CG Predict shape; discuss attributes of a rectangle; sing song(s); consider making October markers this week if not using new pre-made ones***
(TG p. 58)
OMS Practice writing
numeral 24
OPT Blackline NC 9 / 25
CG Start of last repetition; start/continue making Oct markers***
OMS Count 1-25 by 1’s, 5’s; write 25 and end OMS till Oct or pin 26, 27, 28 under chart NOTE Need to leave numbers in chart for 1st day of October / 26
CG Elicit conclusions
from a month of shapes workouts
HWB Review all birthdays for month / 27
CG What will tomorrow’s final shape be? Made Oct. markers if not using pre-made ones?*** (TG p. 58)
HWB Reviewed birthdays? / 28
CG The end! Examine all patterns; make Oct markers if not using pre-made ones***
HWB Anyone have a birthday in October?
Notes:
*People using the entire Bridges program in a half-day K devote entire math time on days 1–4 to new calendar. After fourth day try to spend 5 to 10 minutes a day on Number Corner.
** TG calls for sky- or rug-writing through Oct. If you wish to write on practice sheets, run off optional Blacklines NC 6–15, cut in half.
***Download (free) or purchase new Oct-May calendar markers http://www.mathlearningcenter.org/store/product-6664.htm

*TG=Teachers Guide, OPT=optional, CG=Calendar Grid, OMS=Our Month in School, YPC=Yearlong Paper Chain, LESD=A Link Each School Day, HWB=Here’s (When We) Were Born, BC=Bean Clock, KC=Kid Count