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PPT
Curated OER

Properties of Matter: Translucency

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Build up that scientific vocabulary with three super great words that help describe the properties of matter. Transparent, translucent, and opaque are defined alongside concrete examples and critical-thinking questions. Learners are...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

In the Mix

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students construct a water filter. In this engineering lesson, students discover how to construct a water filtration system. Students work in groups to sort tools by their properties. Students analyze and construct a water filtration...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

M&M Counting Chart

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice classifying objects while utilizing candy. In this sorting lesson, students observe an assortment of M&M's and analyze the candy based on color. Students create a color chart based on the number of different colored...
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Lesson Plan
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Sorting

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students understand that sorting helps find things at a later date. In this sorting lesson, students use a website game and sort the common items. Students sort folders and other classroom items. Students discuss how sorting helped them...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Problem Solving: Use Logical Reasoning challenge

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this sorting activity, students use logical reasoning to identify a sorting rule for each set of two pictures and draw a third item that belongs in each group. Students draw four pictures.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

In the Home

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this sorting learning exercise, students will construct a paper models of a home with four sections: kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and living room. Then students will cut out and sort 10 household objects.
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Lesson Plan
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Shapes

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students sort objects by shape, size and color. In this math and literacy sorting lesson, students listen to the book Freddy the Fish and the Squash that Goes Squish by Duke Christoffersen. Students work in small groups to sort vegetable...
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Investigation - I've Got It

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Learners explore patterns by participating in a sorting activity. In this pattern identification lesson, students collaborate in a group and share their footwear in order to categorize each other's shoes based on similar characteristics....
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Worksheet
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Sort the Foods

For Students 1st - 2nd
In these food groups worksheets, students read the various fruit, vegetable, meat, and dairy words. Students categorize the words into groups by cutting them out and pasting them into the table.
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Lesson Plan
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Summer Machines Activity: Cool Tools

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students examine and think about various tools in their surrounding environment to facilitate development of their primary observation and sorting skills. In this tool observation lesson, students first sort a variety of tools any way...
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Lesson Plan
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Stellaluna - Mammals and Birds

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read Stellaluna, by Janel Cannon, 2nd graders classify selected animals into two groups, (1) Mammals as in the bat, Stellaluna and (2) birds.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sorting Flowers

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this sorting worksheet, students sort pictures of flowers colored differently and of different sizes. Worksheet is a set of 4, designed to be cut and laminated for repeated use. Students may sort by size or color.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Sorting Invertebrates with Keys

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this invertebrates worksheet, students use the 6 words in the word bank to complete the invertebrate key. They then make their own key by sorting their own invertebrates. It is unclear where students get their invertebrates, but they...
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Max's Math Adventures: Perfect Parade

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Help Max and Ruthie set up the band following the mayor's directions. The activity sheet and teacher's guide will help make this into a fun instructional activity.
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Activity
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Patterns in Mathematics: Guess My Button

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
This website gives students an opportunity to sort and classify attributes of a group. The applet responds to each selection made and guides student to the next step.
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Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: States of Matter

For Students 1st - 3rd
States of Matter is an educational activity for kids to learn about the different properties of matter. The lesson will introduce solids, liquids, and gases. Students will then be assessed through a sorting activity where they will...