Kindergarten Number Corner Planner

Kindergarten Number Corner Planner YEAR: 2012-2013 MONTH: September This planner uses calendar markers that are: X Pre-Made Student-Made

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Notes: • There is another planner on the website with an August start date. If you are starting on any other date, make adjustments as needed. If you start in August, suggest holding off on shapes calendar markers until Sept. • Teachers in states with a Bridges State Supplement, check to see if you start Supplemental Activity 1, The Rainbow Number Line, from Supplement Set A1 on the first day of school during Number Corner. Incorporate these activities into this planner. • All teachers might consider the additional Supplement A4, Activity 1, Numbers & Combinations to Ten through the School Year, a new set of Number Corner OMS activities that begin in September. http://www.mathlearningcenter.org/resources/materials/kindergarten/supplements.asp

3 4* FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL 5* 6* 7* Labor Day CG Intro Calendar Grid, CG Review shapes, colors, CG Determine shape, sing CG Use Pattern strip to No School pattern strip; insert shapes pattern; sing triangle song & square song, place in chart; predict today’s shape; sing 1-4; find rectangle in bucket find shape in bucket intro Days of the Week song Days of the Week song Code for CG, OMS, HWB & sing song (Poems & Songs (CD) at bottom A, first 4 pages) OMS Writing 2's OMS Writing 4's OPT Blackline NC 7** OMS Writing 3's OPT Blackline NC 9** OMS Model writing 1, OPT Blackline NC 8** record, place in first pocket HWB Have students fill in HWB Review Sept. (TG pp. 27-32) Here’s When We Were Born HWB Any birthdays today or birthdays - use questions OPT Blackline NC 6** markers (suggest providing earlier this month? on p. 41 example to copy from) (TG (TG pp. 38-41) pp. 18, 33-37)

10 11 12 13 14 CG Explain why & how to CG Focus on pattern strip; CG Tell a friend what you CG Sing triangle song; find CG Focus on pattern strip; “catch up” for the how many circles so far? think today’s shape will be; shape in bucket if interest predict weekend pieces weekend; sing shape Have children say shapes as sing rectangle song holds; have children say song(s) helper points shapes as helper points; sing OMS Write 9’s OMS Practice writing 7's Days of the Week song OPT Blackline NC 14** OMS Count 1-5 & write HWB Any birthdays this OPT Blackline 12** 5’s (see focus on TG p. 48 week? OMS Write 8’s for rest of mo.) OPT Blackline NC 13** OPT Blackline NC 10** OMS Writing 6's OPT Blackline NC 11**

17 18 19 20 21 CG What makes a pattern; CG Sing Days of the Week CG How many circles so far? CG; Examine all patterns in CG Start of 6th repetition discuss attributes of a song; discuss attributes of a Triangles? Squares? all directions of pattern; what happens triangle square Rectangles? Why the over weekend? difference? OMS Practice writing HWB Any birthdays this OMS Practice writing 11 or numeral 13 or 3’s OMS Practice writing week? 1’s as appropriate for your OMS Practice writing 12 or numeral 14 or 4’s class 2’s as appropriate for your OMS Count 1-10 and write class 10’s OPT Blackline NC 15

*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 Bridges in Mathematics Number Corner Planner © The Math Learning Center Kindergarten Number Corner Planner (cont.) YEAR: 2012-2013 MONTH: September This planner uses calendar markers that are: X Pre-Made Student-Made

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

24 25 26 27 28 CG Predict shape; sing CG Start of last repetition; CG Need to start making CG What will tomorrow’s CG The end! Examine all rectangle song or Days of how many triangles have we Oct. Markers if not using final shape be? Need to startpatterns; start making Oct the Week song; consider had so far? pre-made ones*** (TG p. making Oct. Markers if not markers if not using pre- making Oct. markers if not 58) using pre-made ones (TG p. made ones** using new pre-made OMS Write 16’s or 6’s 58) ones*** (TG p. 58) OMS Practice writing 17’s or HWB Anyone have a 7’s OMS Practice writing 18’s or birthday in October? OMS Count 1-15 and write 8’s 15’s or 5’s HWB Review birthdays for OMS Leave numbers in month chart for 1st day of 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 OPT 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 Bridges in Mathematics Number Corner Planner © The Math Learning Center