Super Six Slides Kindergarten Math • Indiana Standards K.NS.1, K.NS.2, K.NS.3
Focus on 6
Meet the Sensational Number 6!
We will count to six, write the number six, and discover six in ten frames and tallies!
6 SIX
🖐️ Five plus one 🎲 Double threes 🐞 Six critters
Let's explore together! 🚀
Writing & Numeral Recognition
How to Write the Number 6
Stroke Rhyme
Start at the top dot 🔴
6
1
2
Curve down to the bottom, then roll into a loop!
🗣️ Chant the Rhyme:
"Down we go and make a loop,
Number six makes a hoop!"
Sky Write It in the Air!
Put your finger up high in the sky. Start at the top, curve down around, and close the loop!
Indiana Standard K.NS.2 & K.NS.3 Practice: Try writing 3 times in the air! ✨
Seeing Six in Different Ways
Ways to Make & Show 6
Subitizing & Frames
Ten Frame
5 on top + 1 on bottom = 6
Tally Marks
A bundle of 5 and 1 more = 6
Dice & Fingers
🖐️ + ☝️ 5 + 1
3 and 3 or 5 and 1!
Every representation shows the exact same amount: six !
Counting & Cardinality
Count the Garden Critters!
1-to-1 Counting
Touch each ladybug as we count together from 1 to 6! 🐞
🐞 1
🐞 2
🐞 3
🐞 4
🐞 5
🐞 6
The last number we said was SIX, so there are 6 ladybugs in all!
Indiana Standard K.NS.3
One More & One Less with 6
Number Neighbors
1 Less than 6
5
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Take away 1: 5
Our Focus
6
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Number 6
1 More than 6
7
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Add 1 more: 7
⬅️ Count back: 6, 5! 5 — 6 — 7 Count on: 6, 7! ➡️
Quick Check Challenge
Which Group Shows 6?
Thumbs Up or Down
A
🍎🍎 🍎🍎
4 Apples
B
🦋🦋🦋 🦋🦋🦋
6 Butterflies
C
🐢🐢🐢 🐢🐢
5 Turtles
🙋
Show with your fingers: Is the answer A, B, or C?
Answer: B (6 Butterflies!)
Super Six Center Activities 6
Center Station 1: Super Six Build & Explore Mat
Indiana Academic Standards • K.NS.1, K.NS.2, K.NS.3
Hands-On Manipulatives
Directions: Use playdough, snap cubes, or two-color counters to build and explore the number 6!
Small Group
1. Roll & Form Playdough
6
●
Number Word
s - i - x
S I X
2. Fill the Ten Frame with 6 Counters 5 + 1 = 6
1
2
3
4
5
6
3. Make 6 Tally Marks
Bundle of 5 + 1 single
4. Neighbor Numbers
1 Less 5
Focus 6
1 More 7
5 comes before, 7 comes after
5. Find & Dab All the 6s! Use a bingo dabber or counter to cover every number 6
6
3
6
9
6
2
6
5
6
4
Tip: Laminate this sheet for reuse with dry-erase markers and playdough. Page 1 • Super Six Math Center Mat
✂️
Center Station 2: Count & Clip Task Cards
Cut along dotted lines • Students clip a clothespin on the matching number
4 Clip Cards
Card A • Count Sets 🐝 Bees
🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝
How many bees in the garden?
4
5
6
Card B • Ten Frame 🟢 Counters
How many dots are shown?
5
6
7
Card C • Subitizing 🎲 Dice Pattern
How many dots on the die?
3
6
9
Card D • 1 More (K.NS.3) ⭐️ Next Number
What number is 1 More than 6?
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ + ⭐️
Clip the correct number:
5
6
7
🎮 Center Station 3: "Roll & Cover to 6" Quick Game Partner Play
How to play: Take turns rolling a standard dot die. If you roll a 6 , place a counter on your super star! The first player to collect 6 stars wins the Super Six Crown! 👑
Cut along outer borders and store task cards in labeled center tubs. Page 2 • Clip Cards & Station Activities
Super Six Practice Worksheet K.NS.2 Kindergarten Math Practice
Super Six: Trace & Write
Name:
Date:
✏️
Formation Rhyme:
"Down we go and make a loop, number six makes a hoop!"
6
Part 1: Trace the Number 6 (Start at the dot 🔴) Trace 4 times, then write 4 times
6 6 6 6 6
Part 2: Read & Trace the Number Word "six" Spell: S - I - X
six six six ______
Part 3: Color Exactly 6 in Each Box Stop when you reach 6!
🍎 Color only 6 apples:
🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎
8 apples shown
⭐️ Color only 6 stars:
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
7 stars shown
Indiana Standards: K.NS.1, K.NS.2 Page 1 • Stroke Formation & Counting Sets
K.NS.1 • K.NS.3 Kindergarten Math Practice
Super Six: Count & Compare
Name:
Date:
Part 4: Count the Objects & Write How Many in the Box
🐞🐞🐞 🐞🐞🐞
Ladybugs
🌰🌰🌰 🌰🌰
Acorns
🍃🍃🍃 🍃🍃🍃
Leaves
Part 5: Ten Frame Practice Fill in 6 squares
Color in exactly 6 boxes in the ten frame below:
Think: 5 on top + 1 on bottom!
Part 6: Neighbor Numbers (1 More / 1 Less) Standard K.NS.3
Write the missing number that is 1 less and the number that is 1 more :
1 Less
➔
Number
6
➔
1 More
🌟 Explorer Check: I can count, write, and show the number 6!
⭐⭐⭐
Indiana Standards: K.NS.1, K.NS.2, K.NS.3 Page 2 • Count Sets, Ten Frames & One More / One Less