Nebraska Pre-Kindergarten Math Standards

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PK.1 Number and Operations

• PK.1.1 Child develops awareness of numerals
  • PK.1.1.1 Counts up to ten or higher
  • PK.1.1.2 Can judge whether groups of up to five objects each contain the same number of objects
  • PK.1.1.3 Uses one to one matching (correspondence)
  • PK.1.1.4 Distinguishes between numbers and letters
• PK.1.2 Child uses language to demonstrate understanding of space and time (next to, on top of, before, after, etc.)
  • PK.1.2.1 Begins to learn sequences of events in time (first, next, last, etc.)
• PK.1.3 Child develops an understanding of the counting process
  • PK.1.3.1 Counts in nursery rhymes; counts all types of objects; plays with counting forward or backward

PK.2 Geometry and Spatial Sense

• PK.2.1 Child develops knowledge of geometric principles
  • PK.2.1.1 Learns about shapes
  • PK.2.1.2 Classifies and sorts different shapes
  • PK.2.1.3 Combines different shapes to make representations or patterns
• PK.2.2 Child develops spatial sense
  • PK.2.2.1 Uses comparison words correctly
  • PK.2.2.2 Uses words that describe the relative position of things
• PK.2.3 Child groups objects together that are the same in some way and gives reasons for groupings

PK.3 Patterns and Measurement

• PK.3.1 Child develops knowledge of patterns
  • PK.3.1.1 Begins to recognize duplicates and extends simple patterns using a variety of materials
  • PK.3.1.2 Describes patterns in the environment
• PK.3.2 Child demonstrates use of measurement
  • PK.3.2.1 Uses standard and/or non-standard measures
  • PK.3.2.2 Recognizes that different types of measurement can be made (height, length, weight, etc.)