Virginia Department of Education
Exploring Quadrilaterals
Sort this resource into the Use pile. Scholars investigate attributes of quadrilaterals and then use the results to sort and classify the shapes labeling each figure with their properties to justify the classifications.
South Gloucestershire Council
Animal Classification: A Collaborative Sorting Activity for Key Stages 2 & 3
Introduce the logic behind a dichotomous key or administer a group performance assessment with a fun and challenging classification lesson. With explicit instructions for the teacher and for collaborative groups, as well as engaging...
Curated OER
Sorting
A lesson plan on classification and sorting is here for you. Elementary schoolers participate in an interactive computer game in which they sort books by theme. They take a trip to the library to observe and discuss how books are sorted,...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Sorting Finch Species
Don't just tell your class about Darwin's finches ... show them! Sort some of science's most famous birds using an interactive lesson. Learners try their hand at classifying finches using song, sonogram, and beak appearance, as well as...
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Sorting and Classifying Worksheet
In this sorting and classifying worksheet, students read the names of 12 animals and sort the animals into three groups based on a single characteristic. The groups will be of the student's own choice. Note: The names of the animals are...
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Sorting and Classifying Worksheet
In this sorting and classifying worksheet, students read and analyze 12 words. Students sort these items into two groups of their choosing based on a single characteristic.
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Sorting and Classifying Worksheet
In this sorting and classifying worksheet, students sort 12 more unusual color words into two groups of two based on a classification of their choice.
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Double Layer Sorting and Classifying Worksheet
In this sorting and classifying worksheet, students use this blank graphic organizer to show two unrelated ideas with two supporting details for each.
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Halloween Candy Sort
Students use their Halloween candy to practice sorting and classifying. They compete a Venn diagram comparing their candy wrappers. They develop ways as a class to catorgize the candy in different ways.
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Local Animal Sort
Young scholars examine the concepts of sorting and classifying animal. They use familiar animals to determine the connections between physical characteristics and categorization.
Utah Education Network (UEN)
Create, Classify, and Sort Quadrilaterals
Quadrilaterals can be quirky! Fourth graders use geoboards and bands to create four-sided figures. They analyze the attributes such as angle size and presence of parallel sides. As a result they learn to differentiate among rectangles,...
Virginia Department of Education
Quadrilateral Sort
If only you had a Sorting Hat to sort out quadrilaterals. Learners sort cutouts of quadrilaterals based on their properties and attributes. A flowchart helps them organize the results of the activity.
Curated OER
Creating Groups and Sorting
Students practice classifying. In this classifying and oral language lesson, students listen to the story My Big Truck Book by Roger Priddy and identify similarities between the trucks described. Students sort the children in their class...
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What's My Rule for Sorting?
Students view objects sorted by one characteristic and name that characteristic. In this sorting rule lesson plan, students explore to find a new characteristic and write a description of that rule. In early grades the rule might be...
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Recycling Game ABC's and Sorting
Students participate in an ABC game based on recycling. In this recycling lesson, students sort objects into bins based on the first letter of each object. Students discuss the community and how to improve recycling.
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Sorting Into Predetermined Groups
Sort pictures of items into categories of at school and at the grocery store in a classification lesson plan. Kindergartners start by sorting pictures into categories of in the sky and in the ocean. Use the activity for any story or unit...
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Classifying and Sorting Pictures
Kindergarteners examine four pictures in a row. They circle the picture that belongs or is a match for the first picture. A basic, yet effective, worksheet on sorting.
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Sorting Characters in More Than One Way
Introduce your class to characterization. Familiar story characters are sorted into "good" and "bad" categories based on the characters' personalites and actions in the story. The class discusses and describes characters they have read...
Curated OER
Sorting Foods
A basic lesson on sorting awaits your charges. They sort a variety of foods while using the food pyramid, and identify the role of the food guide pyramid in helping people eat a healthy diet. Learners use an internet tool to apply their...
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Gummy Bear Sorting
Students demonstrate knowledge of sorting and classifying by color as they sort gummy bear candies.
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Sorting Through Spiders
Students utilize their own drawings of spiders to analyze and sort the attributes that each student drew.
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Harriet's Halloween Sort
Students listen to the book, Harriet's Halloween Candy, and discuss the many ways Harriet sorted the candy from her trick-or-treat bag. They sort and classify individually wrapped candy.
Curated OER
Identify, Sort, Classify
Students identify, sort, and classify. In this kindergarten math lesson, students explore visual examples of sorting with 1 or more attributes. Students also practice solving problems that their instructors model.
Curated OER
Classifying and Sorting Shapes 3
For this early childhood problem solving worksheet, 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.