Kindergarten math is a time when students begin to build a
foundation that will carry them throughout their years in
school. Math basics are taught in kindergarten, and one of those
is operations. Math operations in kindergarten involves learning
the basic ways that we can manipulate and use numbers. Once
students have an understanding of how this works, they’ll be
ready to move on to more complex operations. Whole number
operations involve adding and subtracting. Kindergarteners often
do this using objects, or what teachers call manipulatives.
They’ll add and subtract by physically moving blocks or math
manipulatives like cubes. They’ll also estimate by answering
questions like, “About how many pencils do you think there are?”
Even kindergarteners can do operations involving fractions.
They’ll have fun learning fractions with cutting things in half
and playing with things that are split into halves, quarters,
and thirds. They can even practice at home when they’re eating
pizza or watching parents slice an or