







KinderTEK is a research-based instructional program aligned with Common Core State Standards for early mathematics. It is based on robust instructional design principles.
KinderTEK guides students through a carefully structured instructional sequence that teaches and reviews early math skills for individual students. Along the way, students learn and earn rewards in a Safari Scrapbook. Learners earn stickers, photos of animals they’ve encountered, and badges while they use KinderTEK. Some rewards are given for mastery of Common Core standards while others are given intermittently to keep students engaged in the learning experience. We are currently expanding rewards types and themes. Adults will be able to customize reward themes and schedules for individual students
KinderTEK development began after the release of the Common Core Standards, and the Common Core Standards are at the heart of KinderTEK curriculum. Activities and learning outcomes were developed to teach the critical whole number content comprising key Common Core domains.
KinderTEK is aligned with these Common Core State Standards for kindergarten mathematics:
Counting and Cardinality (K.CC)
K Operations and Algebraic Thinking (K.OA)
K Number and Operations in Base Ten (K.NBT)
For more information about Common Core, download a detailed listing of the Common Core – Kindergarten Mathematics standards or visit the official website for the Common Core – Kindergarten Mathematics
KinderTEK’s authoring and research team rooted proven instructional design principles in a technology context. KinderTEK incorporates the following key elements to serve all students, but particularly struggling learners and those receiving intervention services:
KinderTEK reflects each of the eight recommendations in the IES practice guide, “Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Response to Intervention for Elementary and Middle Schools” through its thoughtfully chosen and implemented content, instructional approaches, assessment, and reporting.
Student engagement and attentiveness are important predictors of mathematics achievement and growth. KinderTEK developers are integrating three types of IIDOs: Rewards, Pacing, and Self-monitoring. Adults will be able to customize each in numerous ways to best serve the needs of individual students.
KinderTEK’s individualized educational system provides instruction and targeted practice shown to support deep and lasting learning. Every instructional activity models, supports, and scaffolds student learning. To support different learning goals and contexts, three different modes of instruction will be available to KinderTEK users: