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Volume – Visual Estimations

Lesson Summary: Teaching volume at kindergarten level usually involves the use of non-standard units and therefore the emphasis is on the capacity of any container to hold a variety of objects.  The reading consists of a short narrative about two …

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Non-Standard Measurements

Lesson Summary: The lesson introduces the children to the use of non-standard measuring tools. The discussion is designed to be used by the children, either as an individual or as a paired reading activity.  Activity A measures size/length and Activity …

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Ordinal Numbers

Lesson Summary: The lesson assumes that the children are able to count to ten and know their colors.  It introduces the first ten ordinal numbers.  Depending on their reading ability, the teacher could read or discuss the lesson and the …

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Fun with Shapes

Lesson Summary: The lesson builds on the children’s knowledge of shapes and introduces them to the correct terminology for identifying and describing shapes.  Activity A requires them to identify shapes by their attributes while Activity B gives them the opportunity …

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