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What is the Standards Edition of Earlybird Kindergarten?
The Standards Edition is an adaptation of the Earlybird Kindergarten, U.S. Edition in order to meet the Mathematics Contents Standards for California Public Schools, adopted by the California State Board of Education in 1997 for grade K.
- What is available in the Earlybird Kindergarten Standards Edition series?
Earlybird Kindergarten Standards Edition is a series of two textbooks, A and B. There are also Teacher’s Guides and Activity books for each of these books, a set of 10 big books, which are also available as small readers, 2 sets of picture cards, and posters for the classroom.
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Can we use just the textbooks?
Yes, the textbook has notes at the bottom of each page with suggestions for introducing and developing the concepts on each page. These suggestions are expanded on in the Teacher’s Guides. For home use, the suggestions may have to be adapted, since they are classroom oriented.
- How does the Standards Edition compare to the old U.S. edition of Earlybird Kindergarten?
The four books of the U.S. edition (1A,1B,2A,2B) have been combined into two books, A and B. Topics have been rearranged so there is less repetition and a better sequence of concepts. There is now a review for each unit. The textbooks now include a simple glossary, an index, and some “Math at Home” pages. Some pages were added covering solid shapes, patterns and time (days of the week, use of a calendar). Pages were added to the chapters on addition and subtraction to provide additional material on different interpretations of addition and subtraction (e.g. number bonds, part-whole, counting on, counting back). Numbers to 100 (past 30) and money topics were moved to the last two units, since they are not part of California’s standards.
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What about the activity books and readers? Are they necessary??
They are not required. The activity books follow the sequence in the textbook, and are designed to be used with the readers. The readers are based on well-known children’s rhymes and stories. Each of the readers are used for two units. The back of each reader lists the units in the textbook they can be used with, and the first page of each unit in the textbook has a small picture of the reader that goes with that unit. For example, Baa, Baa, Black Sheep includes concepts on numbers to 5 (unit 2, textbook A) and number bonds (unit 13, textbook B). You would read the entire story to the child, and discuss the counting to 5 concepts when doing unit 2 in the textbook. Unit 2 in Activity Book A and unit 13 in Activity book B then have activities that follow from the reader, such as bags of wool to count or using cutouts of bags of wool to show different ways to make 7. There are lessons plans for the readers and the activity books in the Teacher’s Guides for Earlybird Kindergarten that extend the material, but the readers and activity books could be used without the teacher’s guide.
- Are there any other supplements?
Essential Math can be used to supplement Earlybird Kindergarten Standards Edition. It follows the same sequence, even though the unit names are different. Instead of a unit on money, Essential Math has one on odd and even numbers and on fractions.
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Do you have sample pages and a list of contents?
Yes, sample pages and contents are listed on the Contents_Sample tab of the product detail page of each title.
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Do you have a scope and sequence chart for this series?
Yes. Please go to Scope and Sequence.
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What manipulatives are used with Earlybird Kindergarten if I want to use it at home with my child?
Most of the materials used in this program are simple items from around the home, such as toys and dishes. If you don’t have the specific items given in the suggested activities, it is easy to substitute other items. However, the following manipulatives would be useful to have on hand for the Earlybird Kindergarten:
a. Counting discs
b. Connect-a-cubes
c. Simple balance
d. Hexahedron Number Dice Set
e. Clock with geared hands
f. Optional (called for only once) Tangrams, Attribute blocks
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I used Earlybird Kindergarten US edition 1A/1B. Do I now start with Earlybird Kindergarten Standards edition A or B?
Because many of the pages in Standards edition A are from US edition 1A/1B, using Standards edition A after Earlybird US edition 1A/1B will be redundant. You can start with Earlybird Standards edition B. The one major topic that you will miss is measuring length with non-standard units, but that will be covered in Primary Mathematics 1 in a way that will not require exposure in Kindergarten. If you are concerned about missing some topics, you could get the Essential Math A as a review and which covers all the same topics as Earlybird Kindergarten Standards edition A but would not repeat the pages in Earlybird Kindergarten US edition 1A/1B.
- When will Earlybird U.S. Edition be phased out?
EarlyBird Kindergarten Mathematics U.S. Edition has been replaced with Earlybird Kindergarten Standards Edition.
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How many books are there in the Earlybird Kindergarten U.S. Edition series?
EarlyBird Kindergarten Mathematics is a series of four books (1A-2B) specially prepared for a two-year program for children starting at age 4. Two books (A & B) have been planned for each year. Earlybird 1A and 1B are generally for pre-school, Earlybird 2A and 2B are generally for kindergarten.
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Are teachers's guides available for the Earlybird Kindergarten U.S. Edition series?
No. There are simple and easy-to-follow instructions at the top of each lesson page for children, and there are short notes on how to introduce lessons at the bottom of the page for parents and teachers. A new edition of Earlybird Kindergarten (Standards Edition) is now available for school year 2008/2009. Teacher's guide and activity books are available with the new edition.
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What is Essential Math, Kindergarten?
Essential Math is a series of two books, A and B, written for the kindergarten student. It is adapted from the popular Essential Skills series to include the content standards of California’s State Board of Education adopted 1997 and to prepare students for Singapore’s Primary Mathematics curriculum.
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Is there a Teacher’s Guide for this series?
There is no separate teacher’s guide, but there is material at the bottom of each page with suggestions for introducing the concepts concretely, and for follow-up activities. The suggestions are carefully designed to require a minimum of preparation, other than preparing numeral cards by writing numbers on index cards.
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Is Essential Math a stand-alone or a supplementary series?
It can be used as either a stand-alone curriculum, or as a supplement to Earlybird Kindergarten Standards Edition. It follows the same sequence as the Earlybird Kindergarten Standards Edition, though the units are divided differently and have different names. It does have two units at the end covering odd/even numbers and fractions, which are not in the Earlybird Kindergarten Standards Edition, and does not have a unit on money.
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Do you have sample pages and a list of contents?
Yes, sample pages and contents are listed on the Contents_Sample tab of the product detail page of each title.
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What manipulatives are used with Essential Math?
Most of the materials used in this program are simple items from around the home or classroom, such as toys and dishes. The following manipulatives would be useful to have on hand for the Essential Math:
a. Counting discs
b. Connect-a-cubes
c. Simple balance
d. Clock with geared hands
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