Early Number Sense Assessment

Background

The Early Number Sense Assessment was designed by NLPS K-3 teachers in 2018-2019.

*This assessment in still in draft and revisions are currently in progress.

Goal

The goal of the assessment tool is to be a vehicle to have collaborative conversations about students’ number sense and gather meaningful data to inform your planning / teaching.

Note: The ENSA is intended to be a toolbox of prompts to be used responsively based on the needs of your learners. Teachers are encouraged to:

Offer by strand throughout the year
Choose the strands that are most relevant for each learner

Getting Started...

Familiarize yourself with one strand to focus on with the whole class:

What materials do you need for the assessment?
Where will you record student responses and teacher observations?
Offer tasks to students individually until you feel comfortable offering the task to a small group (1-4 students).

Moving On...

Use the first strand as a guide,

Identify the learners you need to know more about.
What other strands are you still curious about?
What information would be mostful useful to inform your planning / teaching?
Choose a tool that aligns with your goals.

Kindergarten Early Number Sense

Find the assessment and resources for the Kindergarten assessment here.

Grade 1 Early Number Sense

Find the assessment and resources for the Grade 1 assessment here.

Grade 2 Early Number Sense

Find the assessment and resources for the Grade 2 assessment here.

Grade 3 Early Number Sense

Find the assessment and resources for the Grade 3 assessment here.

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