Grouping Fun: Sorting and Making Sets!

Math Grades 1st Grade 6:26 Video
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Lesson Description

Learn how to make groups by sorting objects based on what they are, their color, or their shape. We'll explore how putting things into groups helps us stay organized!

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Learn Grade 1 - Maths - Concept Of A Group

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Key Concepts

  • What is a group?
  • Sorting objects by type
  • Sorting objects by color
  • Sorting objects by shape

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to define what a group is.
  • Students will be able to sort objects into groups based on shared characteristics (type, color, shape).
  • Students will be able to explain why grouping is helpful for organization.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students if they've ever helped clean up a messy room. Show a picture of a messy room and a tidy room. Ask them which room is easier to find things in. Introduce the idea that grouping things helps us keep things tidy and find what we need.
  • Video Viewing (5 mins)
    Watch the "Learn Grade 1 - Maths - Concept Of A Group" video. After watching, briefly discuss what Star did in the video to clean her room and what groups she made.
  • Group Sorting Activity (10 mins)
    Provide each student (or small group) with a collection of mixed objects (e.g., crayons, blocks, toy cars, buttons). Guide them to sort the objects into groups based on different criteria: 1. By Type: All crayons together, all blocks together, etc. 2. By Color: All red items together, all blue items together, etc. 3. By Shape: (if applicable and objects allow) All square items together, all round items together, etc. Discuss the different groups they created and why they chose to group them that way.
  • Real-Life Group Examples (5 mins)
    Discuss real-life examples of groups students see every day, such as: - Groups of students in their classroom (e.g., reading group, math group) - Groups of animals (e.g., a flock of birds, a herd of cows) - Groups of food (e.g., fruits, vegetables, snacks)
  • Wrap Up (5 mins)
    Review what they learned about groups. Ask students to share one thing they learned about making groups and why it's useful. Emphasize that groups help us organize and understand the world around us.

Interactive Exercises

  • Classroom Grouping Game
    Call out different categories (e.g., "Everyone wearing blue!") and have the students quickly form a group based on that category. Repeat with different categories to reinforce the concept.
  • Drawing Groups
    Have students draw pictures of different groups of things (e.g., a group of three apples, a group of four stars). Ask them to label each group.

Discussion Questions

  • What is a group?
  • Can you give some examples of groups you see at home or at school?
  • Why is it helpful to put things into groups?

Skills Developed

  • Sorting
  • Classification
  • Observation
  • Critical Thinking
  • Organization

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What is a group?

Correct Answer: A bunch of things together

Question 2:

If you put all the red crayons together, what are you making?

Correct Answer: A group

Question 3:

Why is it helpful to put things into groups?

Correct Answer: It helps us stay organized

Question 4:

Which of these is a group of animals?

Correct Answer: A flock of birds

Question 5:

You have blocks that are blue and yellow. How can you make groups?

Correct Answer: By color

Question 6:

What could be in a group of fruits?

Correct Answer: Apples

Question 7:

Which group has the MOST members: 3 cats, 5 dogs, or 2 birds?

Correct Answer: Dogs

Question 8:

If you have a group of pencils and a group of crayons, what did you sort them by?

Correct Answer: Type

Question 9:

Which of these shows how to sort?

Correct Answer: Grouping

Question 10:

If you group kids by what they are wearing, what are you grouping by?

Correct Answer: Color

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

Putting things into groups helps us stay ________.

Correct Answer: organized

Question 2:

A group is a ________ of things put together.

Correct Answer: collection

Question 3:

We can make groups of fruits and ________.

Correct Answer: vegetables

Question 4:

You can sort toys by what ________ they are.

Correct Answer: color

Question 5:

A flock is a group of ________.

Correct Answer: birds

Question 6:

Cars, trucks and vans all belong in a group of ________.

Correct Answer: vehicles

Question 7:

Things can be grouped by color, shape, or ________.

Correct Answer: size

Question 8:

A group of students sitting together is called a ________.

Correct Answer: class

Question 9:

When sorting things, you put the things that are ________ together.

Correct Answer: alike

Question 10:

A group of lions is called a ________.

Correct Answer: pride

Educational Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.1.MD.C.4:Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another. CCSS.Math.Content.1.G.A.1:Distinguish between defining attributes (e.g., triangles are closed and three-sided) versus non-defining attributes (e.g., color, orientation, overall size); build and draw shapes to possess defining attributes. CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.A.1:Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

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