This document discusses the benefits of using PowerPoint in a kindergarten classroom to teach math concepts. It notes that exposing young children to computers can have positive lifelong effects when used as a learning tool. The document provides examples of how PowerPoint can be used interactively to teach fundamentals like patterns, numbers, and the "five-group" concept in a fun and engaging way for students.

5. Learning math is progressive In the slide that follows you would ask the students to say the number that is missing.

6. What Belongs Between? 1 3 7 9

7. Patterns are an important component of learning In the next two slides students are asked to complete the patterns

8. Patterns

9. Number Patterns 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

10. Understanding Which numbers are larger In the next slide students learn which group has more and fewer

11. Write M for more and F for fewer 5 M 3 F

13. A group of 5 is already in place and students add more circles to get to the above number. This also helps students to count in their head from 5 instead of 1. 6 7 8 9 10