This is a kindergarten manual for teachers using SMSG elementary school text materials. For each chapter, objectives, vocabulary, materials, and activities to help develop concepts are given. Chapter topics include: (1) sets; (2) recognizing geometric shapes; (3) comparison of sets; (4) subset; (5) joining and removing; (6) ordering; (7) using geometric shapes for directions and games; and (8) using numbers with sets. (MP)