Kindergarten Mathematics

Vocabulary Word Wall Cards

Mathematics vocabulary word wall cards provide a display of mathematics content words and
associated visual cues to assist in vocabulary development. The cards should be used as an
instructional tool for teachers and then as a reference for all students. The cards are designed
for print use only.

Table of Contents

Number and Number Sense Calendar

Number Model of 2 Weight: Heavier/Lighter
Number Model of 9 Length: Longer/Shorter
Number Model of 14 Height: Taller/Shorter
Number Path Temperature: Hotter/Colder
Counting by Ones Volume: Less/More
Counting by Tens
More Than Geometry
Fewer Than Circle
Fair Share Square
Triangle
Computation and Estimation Rectangle
Addition Above/Below
Subtraction Next To
Estimate Smaller/Larger
Join Same
Separate
Part-Whole Probability and Statistics
Picture Graph
Table
Measurement
Penny Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
Nickel Core
Nickel = Five Pennies Pattern: Repeating
Dime Pattern: Transfer a Repeating Pattern
Dime = Ten Pennies
Quarter
Quarter = Twenty-five Pennies
Time: Longer/Shorter

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 Number

2
two

numeral

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 Number

9
nine

numeral

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 Number

14
fourteen

numeral

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 Number Path

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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 Counting by
Ones

0 1 2 3 4 5 6

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 Counting by
Tens
0

10

20
30

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 More Than




more  than 

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 Fewer Than




fewer  than

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 Fair Share
Joe and Tamara have a sandwich
to share equally.

one-half

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 Addition
(add)

3 dogs and 1 dog is

4 dogs

and is

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 Subtraction
(subtract)

6 cupcakes take away 2 is 4

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 Estimate

About how many beans are

in the jar?

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 Join

How many girls and boys

are there?

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 Separate
6 apples

3 were eaten

How many are there now?

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 Part-Whole

9 red and yellow balloons

How many could be red

and how many could be
yellow?
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 Penny

1¢
one cent

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 Nickel

5¢
five cents

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 Nickel

one nickel equals five pennies

5 cents

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 Dime

10¢
ten cents

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 Dime
one dime equals ten pennies

10 cents
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 Quarter

25¢
twenty-five
cents

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 Quarter

one quarter equals twenty-five pennies

25 cents

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 Time:
Longer time/
Shorter time

longer time
(to walk to school)

shorter time
(to drive to school)

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 Calendar

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 Weight:
Heavier/Lighter

heavier

lighter
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 Length:
Longer/Shorter

longer
shorter

longer
shorter

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 Height:
Taller/Shorter

taller shorter

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 Temperature:
Hotter/Colder

hotter

colder

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 Volume:
Less /More

less more

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 Circle

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 Square

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 Triangle

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 Rectangle

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 Above/Below
above

below

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 Next To

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 Smaller/Larger
smaller

larger

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 Same

same shape

same color

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 Picture Graph
Our Favorite Pets
Cat Dog Horse Fish

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 Table
Pets
Animals Number
Dogs 2
Cats 1
Birds 3
Lizards 1

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 Core
part of the pattern that repeats

core

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 Pattern:
Repeating



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 Transfer a
Repeating Pattern

can be represented as

A B C A B C

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