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National Geographic
National Geographic: Sorting the Gulf Ecosystem
In this activity, students sort images of organisms into categories such as birds, reptiles, plants, invertebrates, etc. Next they examine the provided poster of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem and categorize organisms they identify. A...
Utah Education Network
Uen: All Sorts of Rocks
Second graders will sort rocks according to hardness, texture, layering, and particle size.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Count the Ways to Have Fun! Sorting on the I Pad
A part of the sorting and classifying standard that can be overlooked relates to assigning a number count to a group of similar objects. This lesson helps students find similar groups and practice counting and relating numbers to their...
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Text Analysis: Persuade, Inform, Entertain Sort
A lesson plan in which learners read short texts and sort them according to the author's purpose: to persuade, to inform, or to entertain. Materials are included. [PDF]
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Histogram Sorting Using Cooperative Learning
Learners work with 24 histograms representing distributions with differing shapes and characteristics. By sorting the histograms into piles that seem to go together, and by describing those piles, students develop awareness of the...
Library of Virginia
Virginia Memory: The Battle of Yorktown Sort It Sets
In this lesson plan, young scholars examine why the Battle of Yorktown was a turning point in the Revolutionary War using primary sources.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: The First Day of Kindergarten Scary and Strange? More or Less!
Students will be able to sort pictures that are alike.
CPALMS
Cpalms: Observable Properties of Matter
[Free Registration/Login Required] Young scholars will sort objects according to their observable properties, such as size, shape, color, temperature (hot or cold), weight (heavy or light) and texture. Included are printable resources, a...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Ice Cream Shop: Roman Numerals
On this interactive website students practice various math skills using a real life scenario at an ice cream shop. Those skills include identifying and converting Roman Numerals, identifying place value in a number, and sorting numbers...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Where Do I Go?
Students will get a chance to move around while practicing number sequences. Teachers will pre-make or buy cards numbered to 100. Give each student a card and have them move around and arrange themselves in sequential order. Multiple...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Comparing Temperatures
Second graders should be able to recognize what makes one number greater or smaller than another, using place value understanding which is crucial to Common Core mastery. This lesson plan combines math and science by having students...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Ordering Numbers
Given a set of numbers, students need to decide where to place another set of numbers so they are ordered from least to greatest. This is a good precursor to greater than/less than. A detailed example is included.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Jelly Beans Add Up
The lesson will explore counting, sorting, and graphing skills. The lesson provides students an exciting and fun way of exploring and internalizing graphing, sorting, and counting skills. Realistically, the students will discover what...
Common Core Sheets
Common Core Sheets: Number and Operations in Base Ten 5.nbt.2 Worksheets
Print or create worksheets or flashcards to assess students' understanding of the place value system.
Common Core Sheets
Common Core Sheets: The Number System 8.ns.1 Worksheets
Print or create worksheets to assess students' understanding of rational and irrational numbers.
Common Core Sheets
Common Core Sheets: Functions 8.f.3 Worksheets
Print or create worksheets to assess students' understanding of linear functions.
Common Core Sheets
Common Core Sheets: Statistics & Probability 7.sp.1 Worksheets
Create or print a activity to assess students' understanding of identifying populations and samples.
Common Core Sheets
Common Core Sheets: The Number System 7.ns.1b Worksheets
Print or create worksheets or flashcards to assess students' understanding of adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers using a number line.
Common Core Sheets
Common Core Sheets: Expressions & Equations 8.ee.5 Worksheets
Print or create worksheets to assess students' understanding of comparing measurements and the rate of change.
Common Core Sheets
Common Core Sheets: Expressions & Equations 8.ee.4 Worksheets
Print or create worksheets to assess students' understanding of scientific notation.
Common Core Sheets
Common Core Sheets: Expressions & Equations 7.ee.3 Worksheets
Print or create worksheets or flashcards to assess students' understanding of percents and decimals.
Common Core Sheets
Common Core Sheets: Expressions & Equations 7.ee.2 Worksheets
Print or create worksheets or flashcards to assess students' understanding of percent word problems as decimal expressions.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Piaget's Theory: One Cup of Water Is Less Than One Cup of Water
In this human behavior science fair project, the student will learn about Piaget's developmental stages and the Theory of Conservation. The student will investigate the age at which children understand the equality of numbers and mass....
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Transferring Heat by Convection in a Tank
In this engineering science fair project, students will determine the most effective method for quickly raising the temperature of a liquid in a tank. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract,...