Math Ladder · Elementary · Pre-K, ages 3 to 5

Pre-K

Count to 10 and then 20, see small amounts at a glance, compare, sort, make patterns, and meet shapes, with a grown-up and lots of play.

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Unit 1 Counting

7 topics

Say the numbers in order to 5, 10 and 20, touch and count one at a time, and know that the last number tells how many.

  1. Counting to 5
  2. Touch and Count
  3. How Many?
  4. Counting to 10
  5. Counting Things to 10
  6. Find a Group of Some
  7. Counting to 20

Unit 2 Seeing at a Glance

3 topics

Know small amounts without counting: dot patterns, five frames and fingers.

  1. At a Glance: 1, 2, 3
  2. Dot Patterns and Five Frames
  3. Finger Numbers

Unit 3 Numbers 0 to 10

5 topics

Match written numbers to groups of things, meet zero, and put numbers in order.

  1. Numbers 1 to 5
  2. Zero Means None
  3. Numbers 6 to 10
  4. Match Number and Group
  5. Numbers in Order

Unit 4 More, Fewer, Same

4 topics

Tell which group has more or fewer, see when two groups are the same, and add one more.

  1. Which Has More?
  2. Which Has Fewer?
  3. The Same Number
  4. One More

Unit 5 Big, Tall, Long, Heavy

5 topics

Compare sizes, heights, lengths and weights, and measure with blocks.

  1. Big and Small
  2. Tall and Short
  3. Long and Short
  4. Heavy and Light
  5. Measuring with Blocks

Unit 6 Sorting

4 topics

Sort by color, shape and size, and find the one that does not belong.

  1. Sorting by Color
  2. Sorting by Shape
  3. Sorting by Size
  4. Which One Does Not Belong?

Unit 7 Patterns

3 topics

Find what comes next in AB, AAB and ABC patterns.

  1. AB Patterns
  2. AAB and ABB Patterns
  3. ABC Patterns

Unit 8 Shapes

4 topics

Know circles, squares, triangles and rectangles, count sides and corners, and spot shapes in real things.

  1. Circles and Squares
  2. Triangles and Rectangles
  3. Sides and Corners
  4. Shapes All Around

Unit 9 Where Is It?

3 topics

Above, below, on, under, in front, behind, beside and between.

  1. Above, On and Under
  2. In Front and Behind
  3. Beside and Between

Unit 10 First, Next, Last

2 topics

Who is first and last in line, and what comes next in a story.

  1. First, Next and Last
  2. What Comes Next?

Unit 11 Adding and Taking Away

2 topics

Put small groups together and take some away, within 5, with pictures.

  1. Putting Together
  2. Taking Away

Unit 12 Days and Routines

2 topics

Morning, afternoon and night, and the order of things in a day.

  1. Morning, Afternoon and Night
  2. Our Day in Order

Unit 13 Coins

1 topics

Look at coins and count pennies (just for fun).

  1. Looking at Coins
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