Mrs.

Singleton Kindergarten January 26, 2014

O MCC.K.MD.3 Classify objects into given

categories; count the numbers in each category and sort the categories by count. Limit category counts to less than or equal to 10.

O How are things alike? How are things different?

O Is there more than one way to sort objects? O How can I organize my information?

O After reading One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish,

and discussing how to sort objects, students will be given Rainbow Gold Fish, Whales, and Animal Crackers. Students will then work in small groups to sort their different foods by color and shape.

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

by Dr. Seuss O Rainbow Gold Fish O Whales O Animal Crackers

O Read:

O Talk:
O How do we sort things? O Can we sort them by color? O Can we sort them by size?

O How about by shape?

O How many green fish did you have?

O How many orange fish did you have? O How many purple fish did you have? O How many red fish did you have? O How many whales did you have? O How many animal crackers did you have? O What did you have the most of?

O After students have completed the sorting of their fish, whales,

and animal crackers, staying with their same group, they will begin a Sorting Hunt around the classroom.
will then begin to sort the area they are in. They can sort by color, shape, size, and any other category they know!

O Each group will be assigned to an area of the classroom and they

O *Extension

O Students who are struggling with sorting their classroom will be

given baskets with items or objects already sorted.

items red? to categorize each basket of objects.

O They will be given a sheet of attributes, such as Are all of the