Kindergarten Spring Math — Compose/Decompose to 10, Addition & Subtraction within 10, Teen Numbers as Ten-and-Ones, Measurement, and Classification
Math · PS K math.gK.s.ps.math_practices_K_spring

K Mathematical Practices in Spring (MP.1, MP.2, MP.3, MP.4, MP.5, MP.6, MP.7, MP.8)

Develop K-appropriate forms of the eight CCSS Mathematical Practices, with Spring emphasis on: MP.1 'Make sense of problems and persevere' (re-tell word problems before solving, try a second strategy if first fails), MP.2 'Reason abstractly and quantitatively' (translate between number bond, drawing, and equation), MP.3 'Construct viable arguments' (explain 'how do you know?' with sentence frames), MP.4 'Model with mathematics' (draw the story problem before solving), MP.5 'Use tools strategically' (choose which manipulative — counter, rekenrek, ten-frame — fits the task), MP.6 'Attend to precision' (count carefully, write numerals legibly, use correct sign), MP.7 'Look for structure' (notice that all ways-to-make-10 sum to 10), MP.8 'Look for regularity' (notice that the count-by-tens pattern advances by 10 each time).

Mastery threshold
80%
Min instances
8
Typical minutes
5
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs
  • math.gK.f.ps.math_practices_K
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Successors
  • math.g1.f.ps.math_practices_G1
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Common misconceptions
  • Treats the math practices as a separate 'lesson' rather than as a habit threaded through every activity.
  • Cannot articulate WHY a strategy worked (MP.3 gap).
  • Picks the same tool for every task regardless of fit (MP.5 gap).
  • Counts hurriedly with errors (MP.6 gap).