For Kindergarten Teachers

Kindergarten is more than just counting.

Number sense, the five counting principles, and the habits that make Grade 1 easy — built now, in your room, the way 30+ years of research says. Free to start, today.

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A kindergartner composing shapes with pattern blocks, working out her own idea on paper
Composing & decomposing — one kindergartner, thinking out loud
244%
test score gains*
300+
schools
30+ yrs
of classroom research

*Iowa Elementary, Nampa, Idaho: 16% to 55% math proficiency over four years — read the principal's account →

Sound like your Tuesday?

We know what the kindergarten year actually feels like — because we've been in the room.

“The district says 'counting to 100.' I know my students are capable of so much more.”— every K teacher, every fall
“Half my class walks in ready. Half have never held a number. And I have 24 kids and one of me.”— the wide room
“I want them to leave explaining their thinking, not just writing numerals.”— the real goal
Kids are not the problem. Teachers are not the problem. The system is the problem — and systems can be fixed.

What five-year-olds can actually do

Ask a kindergartner to “show 8,” and watch: subitizing before symbols, dots they see instead of count, quantities they compose and can talk about. That's the five counting principles — one-to-one correspondence, stable order, cardinality, and more — as daily routines. Read the insight free →

When “how do you know?” is a normal question at five, explaining becomes a habit for life. That's the years-ahead setup, built this year.

From Rosie's kindergarten room

Real teachers. Real classrooms. Captured on tape.

“It is so fulfilling to send them away with real foundational skills. I'm so happy to be able to teach this way.”

ROSIE ASHCRAFT · KINDERGARTEN TEACHER

Watch what happens when a kindergartner has the words for what she just did.

CLASSROOM MOMENT · MS. ASHCRAFT'S CLASS

“These kids aren't just saying math words anymore. They can explain them and show models to back it up.” — and Principal Chinita Irby: “In 14 years, I've never seen a company come in and support the children directly. DMTI works with the teachers and the students side by side.”

Start free — keep it either way

The Kindergarten Pack is open right now, no trial needed. Yours to keep whether or not you ever enroll.

The Five Counting Principles

What number sense actually is — and the routines that build it in five-year-olds.

Read it free →

Early Predictors of Math Success

The kindergarten moves research says matter most for the years ahead.

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Foundations in Number Sense

How to see the math in your own classroom, starting this week.

Read it free →
Want to see the teaching live? Weekly Office Hours — bring one stuck lesson, leave with a plan.
Dr. Jonathan Brendefur laughing with math manipulatives
Dr. Jonathan Brendefur, founder

Thirty years of research.
And he still answers the weekly call himself.

“I felt the frustration too. Kindergarten deserves better than 'counting to 100.' Let me show you what five-year-olds can actually do.”

Our service promise to teachers

  • Real people answer — portal Q&A and live weekly Zooms with Dr. Brendefur & Dr. Ismail
  • Start yourself today — no contract, no district decision, no purchase order
  • One click to leave — cancel anytime, no forms

Not a program. Actual math learning experts, on your side.

The people behind 30+ years of classroom research don't hand you a binder and disappear. They're in the portal, on the weekly calls, and — when you need it — building a plan for your students with you.

A DMTI math specialist teaching an open number line lesson — students' hands up, everyone in Coach in the room, number line up
Dr. Jackie Ismail leading a teacher workshop PD that respects your time
Dr. Sam Strother teaching fractions at the board Fraction questions? He's got them.
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We listen first

Your classroom, your students, your constraints. You tell us what Tuesday actually looks like — we start there, not with a script.

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We build the plan together

Diagnostic → instruction → intervention, mapped to your roster. You'll know exactly what to do tomorrow and why it works.

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We stay in the room

Weekly live calls with Dr. Brendefur & Dr. Ismail, portal Q&A answered by people who've taught the lesson. When you hit a wall, we're there.

Dr. Jonathan Brendefur
“When teachers do the right things, it's typically easier, smoother, and more effective. Less effort, more results.”

Tell us about one student who's stuck — or one lesson that keeps falling flat — and we'll help you build the plan for it. That's the partnership: teacher-led, expert-backed. We don't push a system downward; we listen, advise, question, and support.

— Dr. Jonathan Brendefur, founder, DMTI

Everything below is included. Here's the honest math.

This is what each part is worth on its own. Inside the Complete Math Success Program, it's all yours — built around you, the teacher.

What you get, and what each part is worth

Every line is included in your membership

Complete K-6 curriculum & unit resourceslesson plans, printables, varied practice — print them and keep them FOREVER$250+
Foundations Masterclassthe full research foundation, taught by Dr. Brendefur$895
MLP Assessments with targeted intervention strategiesfind the gap, teach the gap$1,495
Games & Reportsmathematical play that reinforces the ideas$195
Coaching, live & on demandreal math experts on the weekly calls — coaching runs $100/hr elsewhere$100/hr
The Coaching Natalie series8 full coaching sessions, from flat scores to breakthrough$395
All of it, valued atover $3,000
Yours included: $21/mo or $210/yr

Plus at least an hour of expert time free — and as many questions as you can ask, answered. Start with 7 days free, and everything you download is yours to print and keep — FOREVER.

It's the level of a Masters program, for less than a teacher lunch budget a month.

You don't need one more thing on your plate — you need a clearer path. Start with one routine this week, and let the rest build from there.

Questions teachers ask before they join

Straight answers — the same ones we'd give you on a call.

Does this replace my district's required curriculum?

No — it supplements it. The models, routines, and assessments deepen how your students think about the math you're already required to teach, alongside your adopted curriculum.

Is it aligned to my standards?

The lessons target the concepts your grade-level standards expect — number sense, place value, the operations, fractions — and we'll help you map them onto your district's pacing.

How much prep does this take each week?

Less than you'd think. Lessons come with plans, printables, and practice built in — most teachers start with one routine a week and grow from there.

Do I need special tech or a printer?

Printables print on any printer; the demo lessons and interactive games run in your browser. Nothing to install.

What if I can't make the live calls?

Coaching is live and on demand — sessions live in the portal, so you can catch up whenever it works.

How does billing and canceling work?

Start with 7 days free. Then it's $21/month or $210/year, month to month — cancel anytime in one click, and everything you've downloaded is yours to keep. If it doesn't make your teaching clearer within 30 days of your first charge, we refund you. No forms.

Try it with your students

Teachers don't need another commitment. Start free, see your students connect ideas, feel more confident walking into class tomorrow.

Start My 7-Day Free TrialThen $21/month. Cancel anytime.

Month-to-month after your trial · no contract · cancel anytime.

Plus the 30-day money-back guarantee: if it doesn't make your teaching clearer within 30 days of your first charge, email us and we refund you. No forms, no explanation required — and you keep the materials you already downloaded.

P.S. — for the skippers

Here's what you get instantly when you join the Complete Math Success Program (7 days free, then $21/month):

The Kindergarten Pack, free on this page: The Five Counting Principles, Early Predictors, Foundations in Number Sense — yours either way.
Full K-6 curriculum map + lesson example videos from real classrooms — exactly how to teach each lesson, not just what to say.
Weekly Office Hours + diagnostics & intervention activities + varied practice sheets & games — understanding, not repetitive worksheets.