Author: Sanchez, Jana L.

Kindergarten
Math Choice Board

Directions: The purpose for the activities is to have fun with math and see math in daily life. Encourage a “growth mindset” by communicating to your child that he/she has unlimited math potential and that what’s most important is having a positive attitude and working hard. / Math Tools You May Need: Blank paper or a spiral notebook for problem solving and creating, ruler (https://printable-ruler.net/), pencils, colored pencils, scissors, internet access.
Estimate how many steps from your front door to the car, bus stop or school (if you walk). Now walk it counting your steps. How close was your estimate?	Find an example of 5 in your bedroom, in your kitchen, outside and in a book. Draw a picture of one (or more) and share with someone.	Ask your family how they use math around the house, in their job, doing fun activities.	Build something with blocks or LEGOs. Decide how many you will use. Tell someone about what you built.	As you walk or ride in the car, try to find all the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3. How many did you see along the way?	Sort the laundry by / owner, size, color, or item type. Which family member had the most socks?	Make a picture using 2 circles, 3 triangles and some rectangles. Explain to a friend or family member what you made and how you made it.
Sketch a picture to show this problem: I made 4 hot dogs for lunch. We ate 3 of them. How many are left? Then create your own problem and sketch.	Line up 3 different figures or stuffed animals. Record the order. How many different ways can you line them up?	Jump 3 times, once like a bunny, once like a frog, and once like a child. Measure each jump. Which jump was the shortest? Which jump was the longest?	Keep track of the / weather this week. How many sunny days? Rainy days? Cloudy days? How many more sunny days than rainy days?	As you walk or ride in the car, try to find all the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. How many did you see along the way?	Take a walk with an adult outside. Record how many birds you see.	Help set the table for a meal. How many people are there? How many forks, knives and spoons do you need?
Find an example of a circle in your bedroom, in your kitchen, outside and in a book. Draw a picture of one (or more) and share with someone.	Play a board game that uses dice or put together a jigsaw puzzle.	Count 10 objects (Cheerios, raisins, rocks). Make a pile of 15 from the 25. How many are left after you make your pile?	Find an example of a rectangle in your bedroom, in your kitchen, outside and in a book. Draw a picture of one (or more) and share with someone.	As you walk or ride in the car, try to find all the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. How many did you see along the way?	Write your first and last name. How many letters in each? How many more/less letters in your first name than in your last name?	Find an example of a triangle in your bedroom, in your kitchen, outside and in a book. Draw a picture of one (or more) and share with someone.
Beat the Clock! / List 5 things you could do in a minute or less. Try each one. Were you successful?	Look in your kitchen cupboards. Find 5 boxes of different sizes (cereal, crackers, …) Line them up from tallest to shortest.	Take the same boxes from yesterday and line them up from thickest to thinnest. Which box do you think could hold the most? The least?	Count how many steps it takes to get from your room to the kitchen. Then try giant steps. Which took more (regular or giant)? How many more?	As you walk or ride in the car, try to find all the numbers 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. How many did you see along the way?	Play a board game that uses dice or put together a jigsaw puzzle.	Take a walk with an adult outside. Record how many trees you see.

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Find an example of 3 in your bedroom, in your kitchen, outside and in a book. Draw a picture of one (or more) and share with someone.	Find an example of 4 in your bedroom, in your kitchen, outside and in a book. Draw a picture of one (or more) and share with someone.	Write the words for these numbers. / 3, 1, 9, 6, 5, 2, and 10	Make a list of all the shapes you can think of. Go on a scavenger hunt to try to find them.	Look around your house. Identify objects that are the same shape as a sphere, a cone, and a cylinder. Describe them.	Play Count On with a family member. Grab a pile of pennies (small blocks or macaroni, etc.). Count the pennies and stop (such as at 37). Then the person playing with you must count on. Continue stopping and starting until all objects are counted.	Sketch and solve: / 10 children were riding a bus home from camp. 4 children got off at the first stop. How many children were left on the bus?
Use a complete sentence to describe the location of 5 different objects in your home using words such as above, below, behind, between, etc.	Find an example of 5 in your bedroom, in your kitchen, outside and in a book. Draw a picture of one (or more) and share with someone.	Enter a number on a calculator or microwave, or you may write it down. Read the number aloud. Repeat with 3 different numbers.	Find an example of 6 in your bedroom, in your kitchen, outside and in a book. Draw a picture of one (or more) and share with someone.	Look for the pattern. Find the missing numbers. / 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ___, ___, ___	When you go out, count how many people are wearing shorts and long pants. Compare. Why might that change on another day?	Grab a handful of items (pennies, Cheerios, small rocks). Estimate how many fit in your hand. Now count to see. How did you organize your count?