My MATH AdventureMy MATH AdventureKindergarten
My MATH AdventureKindergartenTextbook
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AuthorCeneza J. Miranda has master’s units in Basic Education from the Ateneo de Manila University. She has a bachelor’s degree in Child Development and Education from Miriam College. She is presently the Academic Supervisor for Language Arts at the Miriam College Child Study Center. Ms. Miranda has been teaching in the kindergarten level for 19 years and has authored several preschool textbooks and teacher’s manuals.
ReviewerRosemarie S. Lo-Garcia holds a master’s degree in Child Psychology and a bachelor’s degree in Management Economics from the Ateneo de Manila University. She also earned a Diplomate in Primary Montessori Teaching from the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI). A preschool teacher since 1993, Mrs. Lo-Garcia is now the owner of Family Montessori Preschool. She has also authored several books for the preschool level.
To the Learner
This book was written specially for you. It is about colors, shapes, sizes, numbers, time, fractions, and many more. Listen carefully to your teacher and parents so you can enjoy the many wonders of math. Have fun!
The Author
To the Teacher
My MATH Adventure–Kindergarten is the second of a series of mathematics textbooks written specifically for preschool pupils. This book reinforces to kindergarten pupils the mathematical skills introduced in the first book. The third book, offers a variety of challenges that will help learners master the mathematical concepts introduced in the first two books. The book is divided into four units, all of which present various mathematical concepts and activities that will engage your pupils in enjoyable learning experiences involving math. The discussions follow the simple-to-complex paradigm, which will allow young learners to comprehend better the concepts presented in this book. The activities in this book are arranged according to their levels of difficulty. The initial activities introduce the mathematical concepts while the succeeding activities foster skills development and mastery. An additional component called Dear Parents has been added to help you establish a partnership with your pupils’ parents. This partnership will ensure that your pupils will continue learning math even outside the classroom. This book also has an accompanying teacher’s manual, which contains suggested lesson plans on how to present each mathematical concept included in the book. May this book help you introduce young learners to the wonderful world of mathematics.
The Author
Table of Contents
Unit 1 The World of Colors, Shapes, Sizes, Positions, and Patterns ................ 1
Colors ........................................................................... 2Shapes ........................................................................ 15Sizes ........................................................................... 29Lengths ....................................................................... 38Heights ....................................................................... 47Positions ..................................................................... 55Patterns ...................................................................... 60
Unit 2 All about Numbers ............................... 65
Numbers 0 to 10 ......................................................... 66Numbers 11 to 15 ....................................................... 78Numbers 16 to 20 ....................................................... 91Number Sequence ..................................................... 109
Number Before, After, and Between .................... 112Ordinal Numbers (1st to 5th) ..................................... 117Sets .......................................................................... 123Comparing Sets ......................................................... 128
Equal and Not Equal ........................................... 130Comparing Sets: More or Less ................................... 134Comparing Numbers ................................................. 138Numbers 1 to 50 ....................................................... 141
Unit 3 Exploring Numbers ............................. 145
Addition .................................................................... 146Vertical Addition Sentences ................................ 158Addition Facts .................................................... 162
Subtraction ............................................................... 169Vertical Subtraction Sentences ........................... 181Subtraction Facts ............................................... 188
Unit 4 Time, Calendar, Fractions, and Money ......................... 195
Telling Time .............................................................. 196Calendar ................................................................... 204
Days of the Week ............................................... 204Months of the Year ............................................. 209
Fractions ................................................................... 218Money ....................................................................... 228
Illustration Guide for Selected Pages .....................234
Unit1
The World of Colors, Shapes, Sizes, Positions, and Patterns
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ColorsThese are the primary colors.
Trace the name of each color. Color the objects.
Dear Parents, Encourage your child to identify the colors of the objects found in your home. Post flash cards of color names on a “word wall.” Then, beside these flash cards, post strips of paper colored with the primary colors. This will help your child associate colors with their respective names.
yellow
blue
red
3The World of Colors, Shapes, Sizes, Positions, and Patterns
Color the objects.
Cross out ( ) the object with a different color.
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red
Color the correct objects.
yellow
blue
5The World of Colors, Shapes, Sizes, Positions, and Patterns
Draw lines to match the objects with their colors.
yellow
red
blue
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These are the secondary colors.
Trace the name of each color. Color the objects.
green
orange
violet
7The World of Colors, Shapes, Sizes, Positions, and Patterns
Color the objects.
Put a check ( ) on the object with a different color.
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Color the correct objects.
green
orange
violet
9The World of Colors, Shapes, Sizes, Positions, and Patterns
These are the tertiary colors.
Trace the name of each color. Color the objects.
black
white
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gray
brown
pink
11The World of Colors, Shapes, Sizes, Positions, and Patterns
Color the objects.
Cross out ( ) the object with a different color
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Draw lines to match the objects with their colors.
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black
brown
violet
pink
white
gray
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