Summer
Lesson Plan:
Sorting Fun!
July 28, 2015
July 28, 2015
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to sort objects and determine the sorting rule.
Lesson
Introduction (5 minutes)
- Introduce your class to the lesson by telling them that today they will begin to explore math word sorting.
- Define sorting as the action of grouping like objects together.
- Tell your class that they are going to help you with the lesson.
Explicit Instruction/Teacher Modeling (15 minutes)
- Call up several students who have something similar about them such as clothing, hair color, or shoes.
- Ask your students to guess what is similar about the students. Give them some clues by drawing their attention to the students' similar qualities.
- Explain what your sorting rule for this group was.
- Repeat this process again with another group of students and a new rule.
Guided Practice/Interactive Modeling (10 minutes)
- Give each student a small group of blocks.
- Tell your students that they are now going to sort their blocks and that they should be able to tell you what their sorting rule will is.
- If a student has difficulty, point out the similarities and the differences with the blocks.
Independent Working Time (10 minutes)
- After students have had time to practice their sorting, introduce Animal Jumble.
- Review the instructions, pass out the pencils, and have the students work independently.
Extend
Differentiation
- Enrichment: Have your students who have completed their work early or need a challenge work on a computer game such as Cocoa Color Sorting.
- Support: Have the student work with a classmate. Limit the choices for sorting to just a few such as color or size.
Review
Assessment (10 minutes)
- Assess informally while watching students sort blocks. Make note of those students that cannot explain how they sorted their blocks.
- Assess the worksheets when completed. Look for areas where sorting is not consistent.
Review and Closing (10 minutes)
- Gather the students together. Ask them what sorting means.
- Let students explain how they sorted their blocks.
- Let one student gather several students together who have something similar and have his classmates guess the rule of sorting.
Guided Lessons are a sequence of interactive digital games, worksheets, and other activities
that guide learners through different concepts and skills.
They keep track of your progress and help you study smarter, step by step.
Guided Lessons are digital games and exercises that keep track of your progress and help you study smarter, step by step.
Sorting and classifying is a key math skill for preschoolers to master before moving on to higher-level concepts. This guided lesson teaches kids to sort objects and identify what doesn't belong. Each exercise aims to engage preschoolers in order to build a positive relationship to learning and make early math a joyful occasion. When finished with the lesson, check out our sorting and classifying worksheets.
Sorting and classifying is a key math skill for preschoolers to master before moving on to higher-level concepts.
This lesson includes printable activities:
Download All (5)
Song: Same And Different Song
Game: Cocoa Color Sorting
Game: Spot the Swans
Game: Which One Doesn't Belong?
Game: Sorting at the Zoo
Game: What Doesn't Belong?
Story: The Platypus
Game: Guess Who Ice Cream
