Fun With Numbers

 Topic(s):

Numbers are all around us.  We need them to count things, to count money, and to tell others the amount we want of something to name a few reasons we need numbers.

Images/Video Resources

Scenario

Numbers make the world go round.  Numbers have been around for many, many years.

Numbers are how we make connections with how much of something we want.  When you buy a car or decorate your home, you're using numbers. 

I know that you know that numbers are for counting.

Are these the only reasons we need numbers?  Why are numbers important in our lives?

Task

Sample Investigations/Teacher Resources

Add your sample investigations and descriptions here

You are part of the number club because you know your numbers from 0-30.  Don't forget to come up with a fun activity to teach the other kinder teachers to teach number to their students.

http://www.kidzone.ws/math/kindergarten.htm

Number handouts

http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/2576-2580/sb2578.html#.T_tJyvUleZQ

Printable number lines 0-30

http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/1521-1525/sb1523.html#.T_tQYPUleZQ

number bingo cards

Student Resources

Add additional resources here - at least 6

http://www.abcya.com/kindergarten_computers.htm

Cool number games!

http://kinderwebgames.com/one.html

Number identification activity.

http://www.education.com/activity/article/milk_carton_math/

Milk carton counting box: Match the number of people to the number on the house.

http://www.education.com/activity/article/Counting_Cups/

Counting cups:Put the correct number of beans in the cups.

http://www.education.com/activity/article/build-a-monster/

Build a monster by rolling the dice.  The dice tells you how many parts to draw.

http://www.brainpopjr.com/math/

Brainpop has fun activities, videos, and games about numbers.

http://www.ehow.com/how_8618237_do-math-everyday-life-cooking.html

How we use numbers in everyday life?

http://www.ehow.com/facts_5146874_do-use-math-everyday.html

How do you use math everyday?

Student Work

Standards

1. List your personal understanding, ideas or hunches.

 With your team use all the information available in the scenario to list everything that you know about numbers 0-30. You do not have to conduct any research yet. Just use the information given and write the facts that you already know about numbers 0-30.

With your team, make a list about what you do not know and would like to learn. List all the questions you will need to answer to solve the problem.  

5. List what needs to be done.
"What should we do?" List actions to be taken, e.g., question an expert, conduct research, go to a board meeting about topic. List possible actions. 

6. Develop a problem statement.

You will be responsible for thinking and choosing one of the questions to solve the problem.  A problem statement should come from your analysis of what you know. In one or two sentences, you should be able to describe what it is that your group is trying to solve, produce, respond to, or find out. The problem statement may have to be revised as new information is discovered and brought to bear on the situation.

Use all the resources available (Internet, library, etc) to research about the problem/topic and find a solution.

8. Present Findings

You will choose a number that is used in that area and make a poster of that number and show the amount that number demonstrates using any objects of your choice.  You will write a sentence to tell how that number is important in that area.  Add your picture to your poster. Posters will be presented to the class.

K.1 Student uses numbers to name quantities.

K.14 The student communicates about kindergarten mathematics using informal language.

Add copyright and resource attributions here

whiskeyoutpost.net

http://amazingworksheets.blogspot.com/2012_03_30_archive.html

http://www.education.com/activity/kindergarten/counting-numbers/