Examples of thematic units in the kindergarten math curriculum include:

• Number sense – Identifying, grouping and recording numbers. 
• Data collection and graphing – Recording and discovering new information from data. Example: In conjunction with our social studies identity work, we graph the number of letters in our names. 
• Patterns – Understanding what a pattern is, how a pattern is created, and where we see patterns in daily life
• Place value – Examining place value through various tasks. Example: at daily meeting time, we count the number of school days, then create bundles of straws to demonstrate groups of ten and one hundred.  
• Introduction to symbols – Understanding the concepts of greater than, less than and equal to.
• Symmetry – Looking at mirror image and 360-degree symmetry
• Deepening number sense – Delving into concepts such as counting, place value, sequence and patterns.
• Cuisenaire rods –Recognizing the number value represented by each colored rod
• Addition – Grasping the concept of addition through concrete experiences. Example: Rather than being given the formulas, children will repeatedly spill a specific number of beans—white on one side and red on the other—and record their observations.  This mode of self-discovery impacts understanding and long-term memory in ways that memorization alone does not.
• Subtraction – Understanding subtraction through concrete experiences. Example: Each child plays a ten-pin bowling game, then determines the remainder as the pins are knocked down.