{"id":443,"date":"2017-04-13T21:20:30","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T21:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/70.40.220.109\/~tercedu\/investigations\/inv2\/?page_id=443"},"modified":"2017-10-25T14:45:50","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T18:45:50","slug":"k-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/curriculum-by-grade-level\/k-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Kindergarten Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Page Title&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Kindergarten Curriculum<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.76&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/overview_gk_2ed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more (pdf)<\/a>\u00a0about the units, the math, the components, and some of the games, activities, and contexts at Kindergarten.<\/p>\n<h2>Math Content<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Unit Summaries<\/strong> contains a brief summary of the mathematical content of each of the units in the Kindergarten sequence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Math Content<\/strong> by Grade describes the mathematical work of Kindergarten in each of the following content areas: Counting and the Number System and Addition and Subtraction (both listed under Number and Operations-Whole Numbers), Measurement, Geometry, Patterns and Functions, and Data Analysis. The mathematical emphases and benchmarks for each content area are also included.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scope and Sequence<\/strong> contains the mathematical emphases, math focus points, and assessed benchmarks for each of the units in the Kindergarten sequence.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/math_content_gk_2ed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kindergarten Math Content PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/unit_summaries_gk_2ed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kindergarten Unit Summaries PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/scope_sequence_gk_2ed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kindergarten Scope and Sequence PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Sample Sessions<\/h2>\n<p>Explore two Sessions from the second Kindergarten unit, <em>Counting and Comparing: Measurement and the Number System 1<\/em>. All of the materials referenced in the Session\u2014a Resource Master, Student Math Handbook pages, an Algebra Essay, and a Dialogue Box\u2014are also included.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sample_gk_u2_s1-3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kindergarten: Session1.3-Counting Jar PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sample_gk_u2_m12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kindergarten: Resource Master-Grab and Count PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sample_gk_smh_p20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kindergarten: Student Math Handbook-Counting Jar PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sample_gk_u2_s1-6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kindergarten: Session1.6-Does Order Matter When You Count? PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sample_gk_smh_p17.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kindergarten: Student Math Handbook-Counting PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/70.40.220.109\/~tercedu\/investigations\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sample_gk_u2_ae.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kindergarten: Algebra Connections in This Unit PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sample_gk_u2_db.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kindergarten: Dialogue Box-Does Order Matter? PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Kindergarten Components<\/h2>\n<p>Learn about the various components that make up the Core Curriculum Package in Kindergarten, including: materials available in Spanish; materials included in the Manipulatives Kit, the Completer Kit, and the Cards Package at Kindergarten; and additional, optional resources.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/components_gk_2ed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kindergarten Components PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Classroom Cases<\/h2>\n<p>Teacher-written Classroom Cases about supporting the range of learners in Kindergarten are available for download <a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/KindergartenCase.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/gk_068-69.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. The latter deals specifically with the Counting Jar.<\/p>\n<h2>Pacing<\/h2>\n<p>This document lists the Kindergarten units, the number of sessions in each one, and the total number of sessions in the Kindergarten curriculum. It also contains information about the expectations for the number of minutes spent per day on mathematics.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pacing_gk_2ed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kindergarten Components PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><em>Investigations<\/em> and the CCSS<\/h2>\n<p>Learn more about <em>Investigations <\/em>and the Common Core State Standards at Kindergarten. The sample Session, Roll and Record: Teen Numbers, is one of several Sessions focused on helping students see the teen numbers as one group of ten and some number of ones. It is designed to be incorporated at the end of the sixth Kindergarten unit, <em>How Many Do You Have?: Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System.<\/em> The instructional plans layout Session-by-Session changes to each Investigation in that unit.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/KU6_IPs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KU6 CCSS Instructional Plans PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/KU6_Session.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KU6 Sample CCSS Session PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/GK_InvCCSS_Corr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kindergarten CCSS Correlations PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/K_CC_Scope_Sequence.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kindergarten CCSS Scope &amp; Sequence PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/CCSS_gK.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kindergarten CCSS Content and Pacing PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/gradek_cover.jpg&#8221; \/][et_pb_cta admin_label=&#8221;Classroom Video&#8221; title=&#8221;Classroom Video&#8221; use_background_color=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#005285&#8243; use_border_color=&#8221;on&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#005285&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.76&#8243; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;off&#8221; button_letter_spacing=&#8221;0&#8243; button_icon_placement=&#8221;right&#8221; button_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>What does an <em>Investigations<\/em> classroom look and sound like? The videos below provide images of teachers and students at work in a range of kindergarten classrooms.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/48599555?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"455\" height=\"335\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nStudents discuss their responses to Today\u2019s Question \u2013 \u201cDo you have a dog as a pet?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/54623803?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"455\" height=\"335\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThis teacher introduces the class to a new kind of problem: How Many of Each?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/55399973?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"455\" height=\"335\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThis teacher checks in with students as they count and represent the contents of the Counting Jar.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/56051721?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"455\" height=\"335\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThis teacher clarifies the rules of Double Compare for two students, then discusses two rounds with them.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kindergarten Curriculum Overview Learn more (pdf)\u00a0about the units, the math, the components, and some of the games, activities, and contexts at Kindergarten. 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