Kindergarten Kindergarten Countdown! Countdown!

Kindergarten Kindergarten Countdown! Countdown!

By G.W. Carver Kindergarten Teachers: Becky By G.W. Carver Kindergarten Teachers: Becky Morgan, Sue Ogier, Lisa Valentine, Victoria Morgan, Sue Ogier, Lisa Valentine, Victoria

Salvat and Speech Pathologist Robyn Salvat and Speech Pathologist Robyn ZamorskiZamorski

Virginia SOLs • Math K.5 The student will count forward to

30 and backward from 10• Essential knowledge and skills: The

student will use problem solving, mathematical communication, mathematical reasoning, connections, and representations to – Count forward from 1 to 30– Count backward from 10 to 1

Kick-off Activities

•Countdown to the New Year Student Booklet from The Education Center, Inc. I Can Make It! I Can Read It! Winter ed.

• Place magnetic numbers on chalk board in random order

• Have children rearrange into descending order

Pre-Assessment

Instructional Activities

• Building Background for the skill– Discuss with children reasons for

counting backwards • count down for lunch• count down for cleaning up• count down for bed• count down to a special day using a

calendar

• Read Books containing numbers in descending order– Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang– Ten Little Ladybugs by Melanie Gerth– Five Little Ducks by Ariane Dewey– Ten Little Dinosaurs by Pattie Schnetzler– Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins– Ten Little Fish by Audrey and Bruce Wood

• Clothesline Activity: – String a clothesline between 2 chairs– Put clothespins on the line – Have students put paper jerseys on the

line in descending order

• Number Sense: – Display 10 magnetic counters– Have students count them– Match the number to the set– Ask students what number you would have if you take one

away– Find that number and match to the new set– Continue to 0

Kinesthetic Activities• Practice making numbers using

different media– Playdoh– Wikki-Stix– Paint– Shaving Cream– Water Painting– Sidewalk Chalk

Gross Motor Activities

• Sign language numbers (pause slide show

and double click on picture to watch video)

• 10, 9, 8…Blast OFF!

(pause slide show and double click on picture to watch video)

Technology• Count Us In!

http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/default.htm

• Count Backwards Caterpillar (countbackcat1by on Smartboard referenced by Beth Swain)

Formative Assessments

• Student will be able to arrange numbers in descending order from 10-0.

Enrichment• “Country Countdown” by Dr. Jeanhttp://www.drjean.org/• “Ten Little Indians” (or substitute

special character of the season)• Counting down from 20 or 30

Remediation• “Five Little Speckled Frogs”• Countdown from 5-0• Use 5 fingers to count or other

manipulatives

Culminating Activity

• Kindergarten classes will meet to make numbers with their bodies