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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