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.

Students develop early reading skills as they explore signs and their meanings. In this early childhood lesson plan, students identify various signs and their meanings. Students use laminated signs as manipulatives in matching and...

In this Christmas activity worksheet, students examine 8 Christmas-related words and put then in alphabetical order on the provided lines.

Students read the book Billy Brown and The Belly Button Beastie and complete a variety of activities related to the book. In this reading lesson plan, students complete activities including discovering body parts, bubbles, retelling,...

Fifth graders identify and classify scalene, equilateral, and isosceles triangles. In this triangle lesson plan, 5th graders define the different attributes of 3 types of triangles and sort them by descriptions and...

First graders discuss categorizing items into different groups. In this language arts instructional activity, 1st graders read a story, chart three categories from the book and describe examples from the book that fit in each category.

For this sorting worksheet, students look at pictures of shapes, selecting the shapes in the column that look alike. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

In this sorting worksheet, students draw lines to match objects that are the same shape, then tell what shapes they have made with their lines. 

Students discover how to classify things based on their similarities and differences. Students give the characteristics of insects and create a classification list. Given examples of various types of insects, students classify them...

Explore punctuality by participating in a daily class activity. They will choose a classmate to be the attendance monitor for a week and he or she becomes responsible for keeping track of who has missed school on which days. They create...

Each student gets a box of candy Valentine hearts. The students open the box and count how many of each colored heart they have in their box. The students use this information to make a bar graph and answer follow-up questions.

Students sort objects based on one characteristic. They define the term "attribute" and give examples of attributes of objects. Students explain their reasoning for sorting objects into groups.

Eighth graders sort animals according to certain physical characteristics. In this science lesson, 8th graders explain the reason for such classification. They complete a worksheet individually at the end of the lesson.

Tenth graders investigate the geometric concept of quadrilaterals. They are given a set of shapes and asked to sort the quadrilaterals from the others. Then working in pairs they discuss the characteristics and write down the description...

Second graders, in groups, estimate amounts in various jars. They sort each jar from least to greatest amount.

Students devise a rock word web and sort rocks by applying the categories they discuss.

Fourth graders work in small groups to sort and classify a variety of objects. They develop criteria for sorting and explain the characteristics they chose for classification. Groups record and share their classifications.

Students practice sorting and classifying objects. In groups, they choose a variety of materials and describe how each one looks and feels. They must agree on how to classify each object and share their groupings with the class. They...

First graders explore watermelons and collect and sort their seeds. In this watermelons lesson plan, 1st graders read the story Down By The Bay and then weigh, measure, collect seeds, sort, and eat their watermelon.

In this regular and irregular verb word sort worksheet, students, sort 42 base verbs into regular and irregular verbs. They determine that some of the words may fit into both lists.

In this sorting plane figures worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to identify the figures that follow the sorting rule in 6 problems.

Third graders create dichotomous keys using donuts. In this dichotomous lesson, 3rd graders review what a property is and sort donuts by a specific property. Donuts are kept in plastic baggies for the activity so they can be enjoyed by...

Students discover early number concepts for numbers 1 through 5. In this number concepts lesson, students work in stations doing hands-on activities such as sorting colored blocks, stringing beads, and counting sticks. Students also...

Students categorize and sort cards by the materials and substances of their chemistry. In this materials and substances instructional activity, students cut out and create cards for each picture. Students categorize and sort the cards...