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Home > INSTRUCTION > State Standards and Frameworks > Mathematics > LS_Sorting_Blocks

Prekindergarten: Unit PK.MD.B.3-4, Sort objects into given categories and compare quantities

Lesson Seed B3: Sorting Blocks

Essential Questions: Question

  • How do I decide which attribute to use when sorting objects.
  • Why is data collected and analyzed?
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  • How can predictions be made based on data?

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    Lesson Plan B3: Sorting Objects

    Lesson Seed B3: Sorting Blocks

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    Unit Overview

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    Content/Grade Level
    Math: Prekindergarten
    Domain: PK.MD Measurement and Data
    Unit/Cluster: PK.MD.B. Sort objects into categories and compare quantities.

    Standard(s):
    PK.MD.B.3Sort objects into self-selected and given categories.
    PK.MD.B.4 Compare categories using words such as more or same.

    Purpose/Big Idea: Sort objects into categories and compare quantities.

    Materials:

    1. Shapes (Pattern Blocks, Attribute Blocks, or Building Blocks)

    Activity: Student will:

    1. Sort the blocks.
    2. Count the number of blocks in each category.
    3. Compare the number of blocks in one category to another (may be done using one-to-one correspondence).

    Guiding Questions:
    1. How did you sort? Why did you sort that way?
    2. How many objects are in each category? How do you know how many there are?
    3. Does one category have more blocks than another category? How do you know?
    4. Are there the same number of blocks in two different categories?
    5. Which category has more blocks?
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      Last Updated 3/9/2020 2:53 PM