NYS Science Standards
K.MD.3. Classify objects into given categories; count the number of objects in each category and sort the categories by count.
K.CC.4a. When counting objects, say the number names in the standard order, pairing each object with one and only one number name and each number name with one and only one object.
K.CC.6. Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group, e.g., by using matching and counting strategies.
Prior Instruction & Background Knowledge
The students are able to count form 1-10. They are able to identify colors and characteristics of objects. Students are able to manipulate and represent …show more content…
Then, I will call up students who have something similar about them such as clothing, hair, or shoe. I will ask the students what is similar about the students and record their response. I will then explain what my sorting rule for that group was. I will repeat this process again with another group of students and new rules. I will then ask the students to explain to me what I have done by putting the groups together (some possible responses are: they have the same hair color, their shoes are similar). These responses will be recorded. I will then explain to the students what is sorting and why we sort. I would give the example when your mommy washes your clothes and she puts the socks together that is call sorting. We sort to make things more organized, sorting objects helps us to see the similarities between items, and it also helps us to locate things in an efficient way I will also explain that there are different ways of sorting such as by color and