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This is a survey of requirements for kindergarten math education by state and survey of math software for use in kindergarten classes. Base google search was: [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Kindergarten+math+math+software+software&btnG=Search kindergarten math math software software]. A good overview of educational software in general is a [http://wikipedia.org Wikipedia] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_software article] on the subject.

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National standards for kindergarten math education

• [http://www.nctm.org/standards/gradeband.htm NCTM: Standards: An Overview -- Principles and Standards for School Mathematics]

List of kindergarten standards for math education by U.S. state

• [http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/mthkindergarten.asp California]

List of directories of software

• [http://www.educational-software-directory.net/children's/math.html Children's Math Software]

• [http://mathforum.org/teachers/pre-k/soft.html Math Forum: Pre-Kindergarten Teachers: Software]

List of software

Interactive student software

• [http://www.aaamath.com/kinder.htm AAA] - interactive lessons on number comparison, counting, numerals, patterns, addition, subtraction, spatial position, and time

• [http://www.amath.com/bb/buildingblocks.html Building Blocks] - student problem solving environment with grading capability

• [http://www.sssoftware.com/CountMoney/index.html Count Money] - audio interactive tutor on money arithmetic

• [http://www.meridiancg.com/products/prod_emath/emath_scope.htm#kinder Elementary math] - small neighborhood environment with three to five activities per building covering searching, natural numbers up to twenty, measurement, addition, subtraction, counting, time, and money

• [http://www.fundamentallymath.com/reviews.html FUNdamentallyMATH] - teaches mathematical concepts using programming language [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo_programming_language Logo]

• [http://www.learningbox.com/s_index.htm Manipulative Math Series (3D Space, BaseTen Blocks, Logic Blocks, and Peg Board)] - activity based old style graphical environment covering shapes, patterns, and positioning, addition, subtraction, numeral place value, primary geometry and problem solving

• [http://www.essentialskills.net/product_info.php/cPath/39_250/products_id/131 Mastering Numeration] - teaches counting, addition, subtraction, and number recognition

• [http://www.infomath.com/html/online-tutor.asp Math Tutor 1] - online tutor program with many practice problems covering addition, subtraction, time, money, and basic geometry concepts

• [http://www.microworlds.com/solutions/mwjunior.html Micro Worlds JR] - fully graphical and audio project oriented environment for creating patterns, and functions to develop understanding of logic

• [http://www.vgernet.net/sbasics/frefea.html Softbasics] - scored activities covering addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with first twelve natural numbers

Software for teachers

Classroom presentations

Worksheet generators

• [http://www.mathgen.com/ MathGen] - features include selecting types of problems, two ranges of possible numbers for top and bottom, and select number of problems per page