Number Sense

Operations, Patterns, Variables

Rote counting to 31
Writes numerals to 10
Counts objects to 20 with one-to-one correspondence
Skip counts by tens
Uses language to describe quantity and relationship (more, less, equal)
Adds using manipulatives
Understands the concept of 1/2
Creates single variable patterns

Geometry and Measurement

Identifies basic shapes in the environment
Draws triangles and rectangles
Demonstrates understanding of relative location (above, below, beside, etc.)
Measures using non-standard units
Uses comparative language
Demonstrates awareness of time (before/after)

Statistics and Probability

Records data
Shares findings

©1998 University Child Development School and Bonnie Campbell Hill. No part of the Continuum may be reproduced or used without written permission of University Child Development School. Continuum adapted by University Child Development School with permission from Bonnie Campbell Hill.

Identifies basic shapes in the environment

UCDS Spark, Math Vitamin, Spark

Discovery

(ages 3, 4, 5)

Emerging

(ages 4, 5, 6)

Developing

(ages 5, 6, 7)

Beginning

(ages 6, 7, 8)

Expanding

(ages 7, 8, 9)