Empower your kindergarten classroom with research-backed math teaching strategies and hands-on activities. Discover practical guides on building classroom community, developing number sense, exploring measurement and geometry, and nurturing math fluency—all designed for early childhood educators. Start each school year with confidence using Developing Roots materials and create a joyful, purposeful learning environment for every child.
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Who is This Course For?
- Elementary School Educators (Grade K)
- Mathematics Coaches
- District Math Coordinators
- Teacher Leaders
- Anyone interested in implementing the Developing Roots curriculum
Welcome to Engineering the Perfect Kindergarten Classroom
powered by Mathodology.
This self-paced course is designed for kindergarten teachers and anyone passionate about building strong mathematical foundations for young learners. You’ll have the freedom to learn at your own pace, pausing and reflecting as you lay the groundwork for math success in your classroom.
Across five engaging modules, you’ll explore how children think and learn about mathematics, and discover practical ways to support and assess their growth. Each module highlights the Big Ideas in kindergarten math and brings them to life with hands-on learning activities. We believe play should be at the heart of every lesson—but not just any play. You’ll learn to design intentional, purposeful experiences with clear learning objectives, so you know exactly what to look for and how to assess student understanding through observation and questioning.
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
- Foster a classroom culture built on collaboration, reflection, and self-assessment
- Use formative assessment to inform your teaching and support every student
- Confidently differentiate lessons based on a clear learning trajectory
- Integrate intentional play and meaningful math talk into your daily routines
Whether you’re an elementary educator, math coach, district coordinator, or teacher leader, Developing Roots will give you the tools and confidence to help every child grow deep mathematical roots for the future.
Ready to make your kindergarten math classroom a place where strong growth begins? Let’s get started.
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Empowering Kindergarten Teachers and Learners: Engaging Math Strategies for Early Success
Unlock joyful, effective kindergarten math instruction with Developing Roots. Our comprehensive early childhood education modules provide classroom management strategies, hands-on math activities, and engaging lessons designed to build number sense, measurement skills, geometry understanding, and math fluency for kindergartners.
Module 1: Building a Thriving Kindergarten Classroom Community
Kick off your kindergarten math year by creating a positive, supportive classroom community. This module covers practical classroom management strategies, lesson structure tips, and ways to foster a culture where every child feels valued. Explore Developing Roots resources to confidently launch math activities from day one.
Module 2: Making Sense of Numbers in Kindergarten Math
Help kindergartners develop strong number sense with engaging math activities. In this module, you’ll learn about subitizing, counting, numeral writing, and understanding number meaning. Discover how these foundational skills prepare students for place value and support mathematical language development in early childhood education.
Module 3: Exploring Measurement in Kindergarten
Bring measurement to life in your kindergarten classroom. This module introduces length, mass, and volume through hands-on activities that integrate number skills. Find creative, meaningful ways to teach measurement and estimation, making math fun and accessible for every young learner.
Module 4: Thinking in Shapes—Geometry for Kindergarten
Go beyond shape names with geometry for kindergarten. Teach students to build spatial sense by visualizing, comparing, and creating with shapes. This module offers activities that encourage flexible, deep thinking—laying the groundwork for future math success.
Module 5: Stories, Symbols, and Math Fluency in Kindergarten
Connect math to real life for kindergartners by linking stories, pictures, and symbols. Explore addition and subtraction through relatable story problems, and learn what true math fluency looks like in early childhood education. Discover playful strategies to help children build confidence and creativity with numbers during your daily math block.
Hear from our past students…
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We love Developing Roots. Our students are stronger mathematicians because of this program. If you are adopting it, you MUST take this course to gain a deeper understanding and get the best value out of your experience.
Lori – Math Coach
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It is well organized, so that you get the information that you need in a timely fashion to be able to understand and implement the chapters.
Erin-Curriculum Specialist
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Incredibly helpful to have each class take place shortly before you are about to teach a new section. It really helps to put the lessons in the teacher manual in perspective and makes them easier to plan and teach. Each class gave information, not only for lessons, but the reasoning behind each and why certain language or procedures really make a difference to student learning. Each class had things that you could take away and immediately implement in your class. Always having ideas for shelf items was helpful as well.
Each class is well organized and touches on the big ideas for the topic to help you see how a child progress in his or her learning through the topic.Melinda-Kindergarten Teacher
Course Curriculum
Overview Materials & Reference Resources
Day 1: Exploration
Day 1: Structured Discussion
Day 2: Practice
Day 2: Assessment and Consolidation
Meet Your Instructors
Melissa Williams, Sarah Schaefer & Donna Lamonte
Dr. Yeap Ban Har, a leading figure in Singapore Math and curriculum innovation, has taught and lectured internationally, shaping teacher education and professional development at institutions like Singapore’s National Institute of Education. Sarah Schaefer, founder of Mathodology and CEO of think! Mathematics, brings decades of experience simplifying math instruction, creating collaborative curricula, and empowering learners in both public and private schools. Jeffrey Corbishley, an instructional coach and curriculum supervisor, is dedicated to making mathematics accessible through effective teaching practices and leadership in regional and national math organizations. Rounding out the group, Michele Meyer of Ponte Vedra High School is a respected AP Calculus teacher known for fostering high-level thinking and collaboration in her classroom, as well as her commitment to student engagement and enrichment outside of regular coursework.
Instructors: Elevating Math Education with Unmatched Expertise
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