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Cut Out the Shapes

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this geometric shapes worksheet, students cut out 24 shapes. Students sort them into circles, squares, triangles and rectangles. Students order each set of shapes from smallest to largest.
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Algebra: Sorting, Representing, and Patterns

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students sort objects and create patterns. In this sorting and graphing activity, students work at centers to find a way to sort a group of objects, then make a graphical representation of the number of each item. Finally, students...
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Teaching Arithmetic and Math Concepts to Headstarters

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students discover early number concepts for numbers 1 through 5. For this number concepts lesson, students work in stations doing hands-on activities such as sorting colored blocks, stringing beads, and counting sticks. Students also...
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Sorting Through Life!

For Teachers K
Students sort and count objects. In this sorting skills lesson, students work in small group with various objects that can be sorted and counted in groups.
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M&M Math

For Teachers K
Students develop mathematical awareness. In this early math lesson, students predict the number of M&M candies in a bag, sort them into colors, and count them.
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Sorting

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this sorting activity, students analyze 40 items in a box and sort them into 4 categories: numerals, symbols, upper case letters and lower case letters.
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Activity Plan 3-4: Let's Find Signs!

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students develop early reading skills as they explore signs and their meanings. For this early childhood lesson plan, students identify various signs and their meanings. Students use laminated signs as manipulatives in matching and...
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Lesson 1: Hot, Not, or Silly

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students discover burn prevention and fire safety while sorting and classifying related pictures. In this early childhood lesson plan, students identify ways to prevent burns, and discuss various ways in which burns may occur. Students...
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Sort Shapes

For Students 4th - 5th
In this sorting shapes worksheet, students learn to recognize shapes within word problems and then sort them according to their characteristics. Students solve six word problems.
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Sort by Own Rule

For Students K
In this sorting worksheet, students examine pictures of clothing items such as a jacket, sneakers, pants and shorts. They decide on a sorting rule before coloring the item blue that go in one group and coloring the other items green....
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Classifying and Sorting Shapes

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this early childhood problem solving learning exercise, students sort and classify shapes as they respond to 4 short answer questions regarding characteristics of shapes.
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Classifying and Sorting Shapes 3

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this early childhood problem solving instructional activity, students sort and classify shapes as they respond to 3 short answer questions regarding characteristics of shapes. Students also respond to 1 test prep question.
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Shape Sorting

For Students Pre-K - K
In this sorting shapes activity, students cut and paste rectangles, ovals, triangles, and squares to match a pattern. Students cut and paste four shapes to create one pattern.
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Bunny Mix M&M's Math

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this Easter M&M's math activity worksheet, students count their M&M's, sort them by color, make a pattern with them, and create a graph showing how many of each color they have.
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Valentine M&M's Math

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this Valentine M&M's math activity worksheet, students count their M&M's, sort them by color, make a pattern with them, and create a graph showing how many of each color they have.
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Sorting Data

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this sorting shapes worksheet, students categorize 10 shapes as squares or shapes in a venn diagram organizer by writing the shapes corresponding number in the correct position on the graphic organizer.
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X Font Sorts

For Students Pre-K - K
In these sorting worksheets, students will sort using the letter X. Each page contains nine letters in which students will manipulate the letters with visual aids and/or other letters.
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A Font Sorts

For Students Pre-K - K
In these alphabet worksheets, students will sort using the letter A. Each page contains nine letters in which students will manipulate the letters with visual aids and/or other letters.
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Bodacious Buttons

For Teachers 1st
First graders graph a data set. Given a set of buttons, 1st graders sort them into categories using specific attributes. They graph the number of buttons in their set based on their attributes using a variety of graphs. Students share...
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Counting With Bears

For Teachers K
Students use gummy bears to count in this lesson. They sort the gummy bears into color groups. They then count the gummy bears in each grouping. Finally, they survey their classmates' favorite color of gummy bears and record this...
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Jelly Belly: What a Wonderful "Bean"!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore how jelly beans are produced. They discuss the origins of the jelly bean and view a video about how jelly beans are prepared, tested, shaped, finished, and shipped and estimate the amount of jelly beans in a jar and sort...
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Sort it Out

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students identify and sort a variety of two- and three-dimensional objects and compare and contrast their attributes. They identify shapes, locate shapes on the faces of solids, sort real objects and explain the sorting rule, and...
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Attributes and Patterns with Buttons

For Teachers K - 1st
Students work with attribute buttons in order to sort, create, and analyze patterns. Students practice identifying patterns and verbalizing the sorting rules and patterns they used. Sample assessments and rubric are provided.
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Classifying Living Things

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars identify how to classify living things. They classify various concepts including family members, kinds of clothing, numbers, shapes, and vocabulary words. They discuss how to classify various concepts and classify...