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MST Standard 3 Math: PreKindergarten
Through the integrated study of number sense and operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, and statistics and probability, students will:
  • understand the concepts of and become proficient with the skills of mathematics;
  • communicate and reason mathematically;
  • become problem solvers by using appropriate tools and strategies;
Algebra
Students will recognize, use, and represent algebraically patterns, relations, and functions.
Patterns, Relations, and Functions
  PK.A.1

Duplicate simple patterns using concrete objects

       
Communication
Students will organize and consolidate their mathematical thinking through communication.
  PK.CM.1

Understand how to organize their thought processes with teacher guidance

 
       
Communication
Students will communicate their mathematical thinking coherently and clearly to peers, teachers, and others.
  PK.CM.2

Share mathematical ideas through the manipulation of objects, drawings, pictures, and verbal explanations

       
Communication
Students will analyze and evaluate the mathematical thinking and strategies of others.
  PK.CM.3

Listen to solutions shared by other students

 
  PK.CM.4

Formulate mathematically relevant questions with teacher guidance

 
       
Communication
Students will use the language of mathematics to express mathematical ideas precisely.
  PK.CM.5

Use appropriate mathematical terms, vocabulary, and language

       
Connections
Students will recognize and apply mathematics in contexts outside of mathematics.
  PK.CN.1

Recognize the presence of mathematics in their daily lives

  PK.CN.2

Use counting strategies to solve problems in their daily lives

 
  PK.CN.3

Recognize and apply mathematics to objects and pictures

       
Geometry
Students will use visualization and spatial reasoning to analyze characteristics and properties of geometric shapes.
Shapes
  PK.G.1

Match shapes, first with same size and orientation, then with different sizes and orientation

  PK.G.2

Informally play with solids (e.g., building blocks)

       
Measurement
Students will determine what can be measured and how, using appropriate methods and formulas.
Units of Measurement
  PK.M.2

Relate specific times such as day and night

 
  PK.M.1

Develop language such as bigger, longer, and taller to discuss length

       
Number Sense and Operations
Students will understand numbers, multiple ways of representing numbers, relationships among numbers, and number systems.
Number Systems
  PK.N.1

Count the items in a collection and know the last counting word tells how many items are in the collection (1 to 10)

  PK.N.2

Count out (produce) a collection of a specified size 1 to10

  PK.N.3

Verbally count by 1's to10

  PK.N.4

Explore the different representations of a group of objects

  PK.N.5

Draw pictures or other informal symbols to represent a spoken number up to 5

  PK.N.6

Draw pictures or other informal symbols to represent how many in a collection up to 5

  PK.N.8

Use and understand the terms first and last

  PK.N.7

Recognize numerals (0-5)

       
Number Sense and Operations
Students will understand meanings of operations and procedures, and how they relate to one another.
Operations
  PK.N.9

Develop addition and subtraction readiness with sums up to 4 and subtraction involving one to four items, using manipulatives

       
Problem Solving
Students will build new mathematical knowledge through problem solving.
  PK.PS.1

Explore, examine, and make observations about a social problem or mathematical situation

 
  PK.PS.2

Interpret information correctly, identify the problem, and generate possible solutions

       
Problem Solving
Students will solve problems that arise in mathematics and in other contexts.
  PK.PS.3

Act out or model with manipulatives activities involving mathematical content from literature and/or story telling

 
  PK.PS.4

Formulate problems and solutions from everyday situations (e.g., as counting the number of children in the class or using the calendar to teach counting)

 
       
Problem Solving
Students will apply and adapt a variety of appropriate strategies to solve problems.
  PK.PS.5

Use informal counting strategies to find solutions

  PK.PS.6

Experience teacher-directed questioning process to understand problems

  PK.PS.7

Compare and discuss ideas for solving a problem with teacher and/or students to justify their thinking

 
  PK.PS.8

Use manipulatives (e.g., tiles, blocks) to model the action in problems

  PK.PS.9

Use drawings/pictures to model the action in problems

       
Problem Solving
Students will monitor and reflect on the process of mathematical problem solving.
  PK.PS.10

Explain to others how a problem was solved, giving strategies

 
       
Reasoning and Proof
Students will recognize reasoning and proof as fundamental aspects of mathematics.
  PK.RP.1

Understand that mathematical statements can be true or false

 
       
Reasoning and Proof
Students will make and investigate mathematical conjectures.
  PK.RP.3

Explore guesses, using a variety of objects and manipulatives

  PK.RP.2

Investigate the use of knowledgeable guessing as a methematical tool

       
Reasoning and Proof
Students will develop and evaluate mathematical arguments and proofs.
  PK.RP.4

Listen to claims other students make

 
       
Representation
Students will create and use representations to organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas.
  PK.R.1

Use multiple representations, including verbal language, acting out or modeling a situation, and drawing pictures as representations

  PK.R.2

Use standard and nonstandard representations

       
Representation
Students will use representations to model and interpret physical, social, and mathematical phenomena.
  PK.R.3

Use objects to show and understand physical phenomena (e.g., guess the number of cookies in a package)

  PK.R.4

Use objects to show and understand social phenomena (e.g., count and represent sharing cookies between friends)

 
  PK.R.5

Use objects to show and understand mathematical phenomena (e.g., draw pictures to show a story problem, show number value using fingers on your hand)

       
Statistics and Probability
Students will collect, organize, display, and analyze data.
Organization and Display of Data
  PK.S.1

Sort and organize objects by one attribute (e.g., color, size, or shape)

  PK.S.2

Use physical objects to make graphs

       
Statistics and Probability
Students will collect, organize, display, and analyze data.
Analysis of Data
  PK.S.3

Count and compare groups formed (quantify groups formed)

  PK.S.4

Describe the attributes of objects

       
 
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