One of the Common Core Standards for Kindergarten is to classify objects into categories and count the number of objects in each category. We begin our school year with this standard because it's an easy one that all the students can usually master. We actually begin by introducing our math manipulatives in exploring centers- I get out the different manipulatives and let the kids explore them. I've actually covered that here, if you want to see how I introduce math manipulatives and centers…

Teaching preschool students how to classify and sort builds strong reasoning skills. Unit 3 introduces classifying and sorting by categories such as

Sorting objects enables children to see the similarities and differences in the things around them. They can identify these similar attributes and group them. Learning to sort will help children develop attention to detail, patience, and observation skills. Check out these ten great sorting activities filled with fun and excitement. Conclusion Sorting is an essential ... Read more

Sorting is a fun activity to do and a great skill to have when in preschool and kindergarten. A good place to start when beginning to sort is with colors. Colors are everywhere and most likely you have colored objects around your class or house. A fun activity that I found all over Pinterest was a object color sort using objects around your house/classroom! We used our big lego blocks to sort by color. I laid out colored construction paper and we put the blocks on each paper to match the…

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Kids love learning how to sort with these fun sorting activities. They are perfect for preschool, kindergarten or even first grade. Students learn to sort by attributes such as color, size, shape, weight, texture and more! Check out these printables today!

Kindergarten sorting activities for reinforcing sorting by color, type or size. Easily teach sorting in kindergarten with these easy and engaging math centers.

One of the first big math units we teach at the beginning of the year is Sorting. I find that students naturally gravitate to sorting all kinds of things in the classroom on a daily basis anyways! For instance, they sort toys when cleaning up, place crayons by colour in the basket, blocks are sorted by size, etc. Whenever I teach sorting, I like to provide opportunities for students to tell me how they think we can form groups of similar things rather than just give them a sorting rule…

Sorting by attributes is a big fundamental skills taught in every early childhood classroom. Classifying and sorting is a unit that starts off math instruction for the school year. However, things like classroom management, getting to know your learners and other back to school craziness can take priority during the beginning of the school year.

This color sorting train is a great for kids to learn colors. They can also work on counting. A fun color recognition activity for toddlers and preschoolers!