Math journals can help get your students engaged and excited about math every day! Your students will love this thematic, daily kindergarten math journal for January.

When should I use the math journals?

I highly recommend using these math journals as a warm up when you are transitioning into math. However, you can also use them as a center, during guided math, or as independent work.

My math block is short. Do I really have time to implement these?

Each page should take your students less than a minute to complete as long as they are familiar with the content. If you don't have time to complete one page each day, you can also choose to complete a few pages once a week.

I love the idea of these journals, but we cover topics in a different order.

These journals were designed to be a spiral review throughout the year. This means the simpler topics are covered at the beginning of the year and the skills progress each month. If you find that you haven't covered a topic, such as time to the hour, you can choose to skip the page or take the opportunity to introduce the skill and complete the page together.

How many pages are in each journal?

There are 24 journal pages in each journal. This allows you to complete one page each day of the month. Some months may have less than 24 school days due to the way the calendar falls or scheduled breaks. The pages are numbered, so you can plan ahead and only print the number of pages you need or you can complete multiple pages on one day if you have extra.

My copies and prep time are limited. Are these journals right for me?

Yes! The math journals come two to a page. You only need to run copies for half the amount of students you have and then cut the pages in half.

I suggest stapling your books together before cutting them so you can cut a full journal at one time.

What math skills are included?

The skills covered in the January math journal are 2D and 3D shapes, addition, base 10, calendar skills, comparing numbers, counting, graphing, making 10, measurement, number bonds, patterns, subtraction, tally marks, ten frames, and word problems.

Can I see a sample of the math journals?

Sure! You can download the June Kindergarten Math Journal for free. This mini-math journal is ten pages and covers skip counting by 5's, subtraction, addition, word problems, calendar skills, graphing, patterns, 3D shapes in the real world, and even/odd numbers.

I don't want to buy the journals for the full year. Can I buy each month individually?

Yes, you can purchase each month separately. Each math journal is $3.15.

I have these journals and LOVE them! Do you have any other math resources?

Yes, I have several math resources available in my store. You can find them here.