Circle 0 Syllabus

Give your young learner a strong start in math! This engaging course is perfect for students ages 4 to 6 who are just beginning to count and add beyond 20. Through fun, engaging activities, kids will explore foundational math concepts like addition, subtraction, and the basics of variables. The course also incorporates problem-solving skills, logic puzzles, and friendly competition-style challenges to keep young minds active and inspired. Circle 0 is aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Grades Kindergarten and 1, setting them up for future success in math! If you’re looking to build confidence and spark curiosity early on, this is the course for you.

Concepts, skills, and learning tools students see in this course include, but are not limited to:

• Adding, Subtracting with numbers up to 30 and counting with numbers up to 100
• Recognizing and understanding patterns with and without numbers
• Defining simple shapes and units of measurement
• Problem-solving skills, logic puzzles, algebraic and geometric thinking, competition-style problems

Upon completing the course, students will be able to:

• Hands-On Counting Tools: Use of fingers, number lines, Cuisenaire rods, 10-frames, and dominoes to support counting skills.
• Foundational Math Skills: Counting forward and backward by 1’s, 2’s, 3’s, and 10’s; addition and subtraction up to 30; and writing basic equations.
• Understanding Relationships and Patterns: Comparing numbers, identifying missing values, and exploring fact families and visual patterns.
• Introduction to Measurement and Geometry: Basic measurements (length, weight, temperature, time, currency) and recognizing shapes by properties and positions.

Students registering for this course should be comfortable with the following Math:

• Counting to 20
• The number zero and what it represents
• Addition as putting together
• Subtraction as taking away

• Counting Tools (5 weeks): Explore numbers up to 10 using fingers, Cuisenaire rods, 10-frames, and dominoes to understand counting and basic addition.
• Ordering Numbers (4 weeks): Learn ordinals, count up to 100, use number lines, and compare numbers with greater/less than concepts.
• Number Sentences & Basic Operations (8 weeks): Write and solve addition/subtraction sentences up to 30, understand equality, and use addition and subtraction strategies.
• Patterns, Equations, and Fact Families (7 weeks): Identify number patterns, skip counting, solve equations with missing values, and understand relationships in fact families.
• Measurement, Time, and Shapes (10 weeks): Measure length, weight, temperature, learn time and money basics, and explore 2D/3D shapes and spatial relationships.

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