Kindergarten Practice Problems: Algebra

Examples from Standards Revision and GLEs

KA-11) In a row, draw a big cat, a little cat, a big cat, a little cat. What comes next?

KA-10) In a row, draw a dog, a cat, a cat, a dog, a cat, a cat. What comes next?

KA-9) Fill in greater than, less than or equal to. (>,<,=) 12 ____10

KA-8) Fill in greater than, less than or equal to. (>,<,=) 4 ____9

KA-7) Fill in the missing numbers 5,10,15,___,25,____,____,____,____,50

KA-6) Color what will go next in the pattern

KA-5) Color what will go next in the pattern

KA-4) Color what will go next in the pattern

KA-3) Finish the pattern.

triangle, rectangle, circle, triangle rectange, ?

KA-2) Fill in the missing numbers 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, ___, ___,___, ___

KA-1) Circle the figure that comes next

Expectations & Examples of Algebra from the 2008 Math Standards Revision (draft) - Kindergarten

Recognize, extend, and create simple repetitive patterns and identify a missing element in a pattern. Students can complete these activities with patterns of the type AB, AAB, AABB, ABC, etc. Examples:

Make a pattern of squares and circles with one square, one circle, one square, one circle, etc.
Here is a pattern using cubes: Red, Red, Blue, Red, Red, Blue, Red, Red. What probably comes next?
A shape is missing in the pattern below. Can you tell what it is?

Translate a pattern between sounds, symbols, movements, and objects. Red, red, yellow, red, red, yellow could translate to clap, clap, snap, clap, clap, snap.

Examples of Algebraic Sense from the 2006 GLEs – Kindergarten

Identify and extend patterns.

State AB patterns.

Represent the concepts of equality and inequality with physical objects.

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Kindergarten Practice Problems: Algebra