Preschool and Pre-K Math Curriculum GUIDED MATH lessons, worksheets, centers

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Are you looking for a hands on and meaningful preschool and pre-k guided math curriculum? The Preschool and Pre-K Math Curriculum has everything you need for a hands-on, integrated math block. The pre-k math curriculum units were designed to make teaching math in preschool, pre-k, transitional kindergarten, or special education classes fun, engaging, and meaningful!

The Preschool and Pre-K Math Curriculum will include 170 preschool and pre-k guided math lessons to give your students a strong math foundation.

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The Preschool and Pre-k Math Curriculum uses the guided math model for each lesson.

What does preschool and pre-k guided math look like? You will have a short whole group time with a number sense warm up, math mini-lesson, music and movement. Then, optional differentiated guided math small groups are included to further explore the lesson objective.

The Preschool and Pre-K Math Curriculum lessons include:

• Number sense warm up
• Whole group math lesson
• Music and movement with original math songs
• Guided math small groups for scaffold, meet, extend
• Optional math worksheets
• Low prep pre-k math center mats

PreK Math Units:

1. Colors
2. Sorting
3. Numbers to 5
4. 2D Shapes
5. Introduction to Patterns
6. Numbers to 10
7. Comparing Numbers
8. Advanced Patterns and Positional Words
9. 3D Shapes
10. Graphs and Data
11. Measurement
12. Teen Numbers
13. Adding Sets
14. Subtracting Sets

When will each guided math unit be added?

1. Colors – INCLUDED NOW
2. Sorting – INCLUDED NOW
3. Numbers to 5 – INCLUDED NOW
4. 2D Shapes – INCLUDED NOW
5. Introduction to Patterns – INCLUDED NOW
6. Numbers to 10 – INCLUDED NOW
7. Comparing Numbers – INCLUDED NOW
8. Advanced Patterns and Positional Words – INCLUDED NOW
9. 3D Shapes – INCLUDED NOW
10. Graphs and Data – INCLUDED NOW
11. Measurement – INCLUDED NOW
12. Teen Numbers – INCLUDED NOW
13. Adding Sets – INCLUDED NOW
14. Subtracting Sets – INCLUDED NOW

Pre-K Math Curriculum Unit 1: Colors Unit Lessons

1. Red
2. Green
3. Orange
4. Blue
5. Yellow
6. Purple
7. Pink
8. Brown
9. Black
10. White
11. Gray
12. Colors in my world
13. Sorting by color
14. Mixing colors
15. Colors review

Pre-K Math Curriculum Unit 2: Sorting Unit Lessons

1. Sorting same objects by color
2. Matching objects that are the same color
3. Sorting different objects by color
4. Opposites
5. Sorting by size (big and small)
6. Sorting by size (big, medium, small)
7. Sorting by shape
8. Sorting by shape
9. Classify and sort by categories
10. Sorting by attributes

Pre-K Math Curriculum Unit 3: Numbers 0-5 Unit Lessons

1. Number 1
2. Number 2
3. Number 3
4. Number 4
5. Number 5
6. Number 0
7. Number order
8. Number sense
9. Number sense
10. Sorting by number

Pre-K Math Curriculum Unit 4: 2D Shapes Unit Lessons

1. Circles
2. Triangles
3. Rectangles
4. Squares
5. Rhombuses
6. Ovals
7. Curved and Straight Lines
8. Shape Attributes
9. Composing with Shapes
10. Counting Sets of Shapes to 5

Pre-K Math Curriculum Unit 5: Beginning Patterns Unit Lessons

1. Sorting review
2. What is a pattern?
3. Repeating AB patterns
4. Movement patterns
5. Sound and rhythm patterns
6. Real life patterns
7. Creating AB patterns
8. Finishing AB patterns
9. Extending AB patterns
10. Numbers to 5 review

Pre-K Math Curriculum Unit 6: Numbers to 10 Unit Lessons

1. Review numbers to 5
2. Number 6
3. Number 7
4. Number 8
5. Number 9
6. Number 10
7. Number sense and sorting
8. Ten frames
9. Ten frames
10. Number order

Pre-K Math Curriculum Unit 7: Comparing Numbers to 10 Unit Lessons

1. More
2. Comparing more
3. Less
4. Comparing less
5. Same
6. Comparing sets
7. Matching numbers to sets
8. Building and comparing numbers
9. Building and comparing numbers
10. Comparing numbers

Pre-K Math Curriculum Unit 8: Patterns and Positional Words Unit Lessons

1. Is it a pattern?
2. Creating AB patterns
3. Creating more patterns
4. Extending patterns
5. Shape patterns
6. Identifying the pattern core
7. Naming AB patterns
8. Naming AAB patterns
9. Naming ABB patterns
10. Naming ABC patterns
11. Exploring patterns
12. Identifying the missing piece in a pattern
13. 2D shapes review
14. What are positional words?
15. Following positional words
16. Find the Bear positional words
17. Following positional words
18. Following positional words
19. Positional word opposites
20. Comparing numbers review

Pre-K Math Curriculum Unit 9: 3D Shapes Unit Lessons

1. Reviewing 2D Shapes
2. Solid vs Flat Shapes
3. Spheres
4. Cubes
5. Cones
6. Cylinders
7. Rectangular Prisms
8. Real-World Solid Shapes
9. Composing with Solid Shapes
10. Flat Shapes in Solid Shapes

Pre-K Math Curriculum Unit 10: Graphs and Data Unit Lessons

1. Reviewing Sorting
2. Organizing data
3. Creating a graph
4. Asking a question and collecting data
5. Analyzing data
6. Graphing and Analyzing
7. Graphing and Analyzing
8. Count and graph
9. Count and graph
10. Estimate and graph

Pre-K Math Curriculum Unit 11: Nonstandard Measurement Unit Lessons

1. Big and small
2. Comparing and ordering by size
3. Tall and short
4. Ordering by height
5. Short and long
6. Ordering by length
7. Nonstandard measurement: length
8. Nonstandard measurement rules
9. Measuring length
10. Nonstandard measurement: height
11. Measuring and comparing heights
12. Heavy and light
13. Comparing weights
14. Full and empty
15. Comparing capacity

Pre-K Math Curriculum Unit 12: Teen Numbers Unit Lessons

1. 11
2. 12
3. 13
4. 14
5. 15
6. Number sense
7. Comparing for more
8. 16
9. 17
10. 18
11. 19
12. Number sense
13. Comparing for less
14. 20
15. Number order to 20
16. more
17. less
18. same
19. Number formation
20. Number formation

Pre-K Math Curriculum Unit 13: Addition Unit Lessons

1. Adding sets
2. Adding sets
3. Plus sign
4. Equal sign
5. Writing a number sentence
6. Using counters to add
7. Using counters to add
8. Adding 0
9. Oral story problems
10. Decomposing numbers and making 5

Pre-K Math Unit 14: Subtraction within 10 lessons:

1. Taking away
2. Taking away
3. Minus sign
4. Equal sign
5. Writing subtraction problems
6. Using counters to subtract
7. Using counters to subtract
8. Crossing out to subtract
9. One less
10. Subtraction story problems

Unit 1 mentor texts (you will need to purchase separately):

• Mix It Up by Herve Tullet
• Cat’s Colors by Jane Cabrera
• Bear Sees Color by Karma Wilson

Unit 2 mentor texts:

• A Pair of Socks by Stuart Murphy
• Big Bear, Small Mouse by Karma Wilson
• Three Little Firefighters by Stuart Murphy

Unit 3 mentor texts:

• Five Little Kittens by Nancy Jewell
• Bear Counts by Karma Wilson

Unit 4 mentor texts:

• Mouse Shapes by Ellen Walsh

Unit 5 mentor texts:

• Beep Beep Vroom Vroom by Stuart J Murphy

Unit 6 mentor texts:

• Feast for 10 by Cathryn Falwell

Unit 7 mentor texts:

• Just Enough Carrots by Stuart Murphy

Unit 8 mentor texts:

• Teddy Bear Patterns
• Pattern Fish
• Where Is Bear?
• Rosie’s Walk

Unit 9 mentor texts:

• Big bear, small mouse

Unit 13 mentor text:

• Ducks Away by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek

Unit 14 mentor text:

• Ten Terrible Dinosaurs by Paul Stickland

Take a closer look at the lessons:

Each component of the Pre-K Math Curriculum lesson plans was designed to pack as much impact as possible into your day.

• Number Sense Warm Up – This is a quick math warm up that will only take 1-2 minutes and usually means getting up and moving and grooving!
• Whole Group Lesson – The whole group lesson is short, around 5 minutes each day. Students will be introduced to the math concept. This time may also include literacy integration with math mentor text read alouds.
• Music and Movement – Daily original songs are included for each color and to review the colors. Finger puppets are included to make the songs more fun!
• Pre-K Guided Math Small Groups – Students will dig deeper into the math objective in small groups. The small groups are differentiated for scaffolding the skill, meeting the skill, and extending the skill.
• Student worksheet – A short daily student practice worksheet is included to reinforce the math skill.
• Low Prep Pre-K Math Centers – Low to no prep preschool and pre-k math center mats are included to continue practicing the math concept. Each unit contains no prep math centers.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

Can I use the Pre-K Math Curriculum units with my preschool, transitional kindergarten, special education, or kindergarten classroom? These guided math lesson plans would work well for preschool, pre-k, transitional kindergarten, or in a special education setting. They will not cover an entire Kindergarten scope and sequence, but would work well for Kindergarten math intervention.

Would the Pre-K Math Curriculum work well in a homeschool setting? Yes! These pre-k guided math lesson plans are designed to be easy to follow and include everything you need. They would work well in a homeschool setting.

Do I have to follow the Pre-K Math Curriculum lesson plans exactly? No, I know that there may be more included than you have time for. Please feel free to break up the day or pick and choose the activities that would be the most meaningful for your class.

Are the math lesson plans or materials editable? No, i’m sorry, these are not editable at this time.