
NC Kindergarten Math Curriculum
Give your kindergartner a strong math start with lessons and practice built around what North Carolina schools teach - from counting and cardinality to early geometry.
About Kindergarten North Carolina math
North Carolina Kindergarten math follows the NC Standard Course of Study, organized around five core areas: counting and cardinality, operations in base ten, operations and algebraic thinking, measurement and data, and geometry. Students count to 100, write numerals to 20, compare groups of objects, solve addition and subtraction problems within 10, and identify and compose two- and three-dimensional shapes. StudyPug provides step-by-step lessons and practice problems that follow this curriculum exactly.
- Strands: counting and cardinality, operations and algebraic thinking, number and operations in base ten, measurement and data, and geometry
- Step-by-step lessons for every Kindergarten math topic
- Practice problems with instant feedback for each strand
- Aligned to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for Kindergarten
Curriculum topics by strand
Find lessons and practice for every Kindergarten math topic, aligned to the NC Standard Course of Study.
NC Kindergarten Math Topics
- Counting and Cardinality: Count to 100 by ones and tens, count forward from a given number, write numerals 0-20, connect counting to cardinality, and answer 'how many?' questions for up to 20 objects.
- Operations and Algebraic Thinking: Represent addition and subtraction using objects, fingers, drawings, and equations; solve word problems; decompose numbers up to 10 in multiple ways; find the number that makes 10; and fluently add and subtract within 5.
- Number and Operations in Base Ten: Compose and decompose numbers 11-19 into ten ones and additional ones to build early place-value understanding.
- Measurement and Data: Describe measurable attributes such as length and weight, directly compare two objects on a shared attribute, and classify and sort objects into categories by count.
- Geometry: Name and describe shapes in the environment, identify flat and solid shapes, analyze and compare two- and three-dimensional shapes, and compose simple shapes to form larger ones.
How StudyPug Helps NC Kindergarten Math Students
When a young learner gets stuck on counting on from a given number or figuring out which group has more objects, StudyPug provides short video lessons that walk through each concept one step at a time. Every lesson is paired with practice problems and step-by-step video solutions so children can build confidence at their own pace. Explore kindergarten math help to see lessons organized by every NC strand.
Families can also use the kindergarten math practice test to check where their child is comfortable and which topics still need work - making study time focused and efficient. When your child is ready to move ahead, the NC Grade 1 math curriculum picks up right where Kindergarten leaves off.
Aligned to NC Kindergarten Math Curriculum
Every lesson and practice problem on StudyPug is mapped to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for Kindergarten, covering all five strands - counting and cardinality, operations and algebraic thinking, number and operations in base ten, measurement and data, and geometry - so what your child practices matches exactly what is taught in North Carolina classrooms.
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