Mindset Mathematics: Visualizing and Investigating Big Ideas, Grade K (Paperback)

Introduction

Low-Floor, High-Ceiling Tasks

Youcubed Summer Camp

Memorization versus Conceptual Engagement

Mathematical Thinking, Reasoning, and Convincing

Big Ideas

Structure of the Book

Note on the Structure of Kindergarten

Note on Materials

Big Idea 1: Understanding the physical quantity of number

Visualize: Count a Collection

Play: How Many Do You See?

Investigate: Making a Counting Book

Big Idea 2: Using fingers as numbers

Visualize: Feeling Fingers

Play: Show Me with Your Fingers

Investigate: Hand Mirrors

Big Idea 3: Talking about and making shapes

Visualize: Talking About Shapes

Play: Make a Shape

Investigate: Building Blocks

Big Idea 4: Seeing numbers inside numbers

Visualize: Dot Talks

Play: Snap It!

Investigate: Which is More?

Big Idea 5: Putting numbers together

Visualize: Growing Bigger and Bigger

Play: Roll the Dice

Investigate: Foot Parade

Big Idea 6: Describing and sorting objects

Visualize: Sorting Supplies

Play: Sorting Emojis

Investigate: Sorting Buttons

Big Idea 7: Seeing and making patterns everywhere

Visualize: A World of Patterns

Play: DIY Patterns

Investigate: Kinder Dance Party

Big Idea 8: Stretching counting toward 100

Visualize: Counting Larger Collections

Play: Making a Collection

Investigate: Hundred Chart Patterns

Appendix

Grid paper