Sorting and Classifying Fun!

Math Grades 1st Grade 3:19 Video
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Lesson Description

Learn how to sort and classify objects based on their attributes and uses. Discover how organizing things makes our world easier to understand!

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Learn Grade 1 - Maths - Sorting And Classifying

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Duration: 3:19
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Key Concepts

  • Sorting objects into groups
  • Classifying groups by their shared attributes or uses
  • Understanding that organization makes information easier to understand

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to sort a collection of objects into at least two distinct groups based on a chosen attribute.
  • Students will be able to classify the groups they create by stating the shared attribute of the objects within each group.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what it means to put things away nicely. Ask if they've ever helped sort toys or silverware. Introduce the terms 'sorting' and 'classifying' as ways to organize things. Explain that sorting is putting things into groups and classifying is naming or describing those groups.
  • Video Viewing (5 mins)
    Play the 'Learn Grade 1 - Maths - Sorting And Classifying' video. Encourage students to pay attention to the examples of sorting and classifying shown in the video.
  • Discussion (5 mins)
    After watching the video, discuss the examples shown. Ask students to give their own examples of sorting and classifying from their everyday lives (e.g., sorting clothes by color, classifying fruits as apples, oranges, etc.).
  • Activity: Sorting in the Classroom (15 mins)
    Provide students with a collection of objects (e.g., crayons, pencils, erasers, blocks). Ask them to sort the objects into groups. Then, have them classify each group by explaining what the objects in that group have in common. Encourage different sorting methods - by color, by type, by size.
  • Wrap-up (5 mins)
    Review the definitions of sorting and classifying. Ask students why sorting and classifying is important. Emphasize how it helps us understand and organize the world around us.

Interactive Exercises

  • Sorting Station
    Set up a sorting station with various objects. Provide labels for different categories (e.g., 'Red Things', 'Blue Things', 'Things That Write', 'Things That Erase'). Have students sort the objects into the correct categories.

Discussion Questions

  • What does it mean to sort things?
  • What does it mean to classify things?
  • Why is it helpful to sort and classify?
  • Can you give an example of when you sort or classify things at home?

Skills Developed

  • Observation
  • Categorization
  • Critical Thinking
  • Problem Solving

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What does it mean to sort things?

Correct Answer: To put things into groups

Question 2:

What is it called when you name or describe the groups you made?

Correct Answer: Classifying

Question 3:

Which of these things can you sort?

Correct Answer: All of the above

Question 4:

If you sort crayons by color, what are you doing?

Correct Answer: Grouping them by what they look like

Question 5:

Why is sorting and classifying helpful?

Correct Answer: It makes things easier to find

Question 6:

Which group would a banana belong to?

Correct Answer: Fruits

Question 7:

If you sort shapes by how many sides they have, what are you looking at?

Correct Answer: The shape's attributes

Question 8:

What is an example of classifying?

Correct Answer: Saying 'these are all books'

Question 9:

You have a group of cars and a group of dolls. What did you do?

Correct Answer: Sorted toys by type

Question 10:

Which of the following is NOT a good way to sort?

Correct Answer: By how tasty they are

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

Putting things into groups is called ______.

Correct Answer: sorting

Question 2:

Saying 'these are all red toys' is called ______.

Correct Answer: classifying

Question 3:

We can sort things by their color, shape, or ______.

Correct Answer: size

Question 4:

A library sorts books into different ______.

Correct Answer: groups

Question 5:

Sorting and classifying helps us ________ things.

Correct Answer: organize

Question 6:

Fruits and vegetables are different ________ of food.

Correct Answer: types

Question 7:

Pencils, crayons, and markers all help us ________.

Correct Answer: write

Question 8:

Sorting makes it easier to ________ things.

Correct Answer: find

Question 9:

Putting all the squares together is ________ by shape.

Correct Answer: sorting

Question 10:

Classifying is like giving each group a ________.

Correct Answer: name

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.

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