Sorting for kindergarten

Reinforce sorting skills with these hands-on math centers. Sort by rules, and use different materials with these kindergarten sorting activities.

Sorting by attributes is a big fundamental skills taught in every early childhood classroom. Classifying and sorting is a unit that starts off math instruction for the school year. However, things like classroom management, getting to know your learners and other back to school craziness can take priority during the beginning of the school year.

Sorting is a fun activity to do and a great skill to have when in preschool and kindergarten. A good place to start when beginning to sort is with colors. Colors are everywhere and most likely you have colored objects around your class or house. A fun activity that I found all over Pinterest was a object color sort using objects around your house/classroom! We used our big lego blocks to sort by color. I laid out colored construction paper and we put the blocks on each paper to match the…

One of the first big math units we teach at the beginning of the year is Sorting. I find that students naturally gravitate to sorting all kinds of things in the classroom on a daily basis anyways! For instance, they sort toys when cleaning up, place crayons by colour in the basket, blocks are sorted by size, etc. Whenever I teach sorting, I like to provide opportunities for students to tell me how they think we can form groups of similar things rather than just give them a sorting rule…

One of the Common Core Standards for Kindergarten is to classify objects into categories and count the number of objects in each category. We begin our school year with this standard because it's an easy one that all the students can usually master. We actually begin by introducing our math manipulatives in exploring centers- I get out the different manipulatives and let the kids explore them. I've actually covered that here, if you want to see how I introduce math manipulatives and centers…

Kids love learning how to sort with these fun sorting activities. They are perfect for preschool, kindergarten or even first grade. Students learn to sort by attributes such as color, size, shape, weight, texture and more! Check out these printables today!

Fall Color Sorting Coloring Page - Twisty Noodle

Sorting objects enables children to see the similarities and differences in the things around them. They can identify these similar attributes and group them. Learning to sort will help children develop attention to detail, patience, and observation skills. Check out these ten great sorting activities filled with fun and excitement. Conclusion Sorting is an essential ... Read more

Teaching behavior expectations in kindergarten is important, especially in the first few weeks of school. This often sets the stage for your class for the entire year. For students to fully understand what is expected of them, it is important that teachers address and teach these expectation. I usually spend a lot of time during the first weeks of school teaching student expectations and classroom behaviors. We complete sorts of good choices and bad choices in the classroom and discuss what…

If you are working on identifying shapes with your littles at home or in the classroom, this activity is a fantastic way to introduce preschoolers to the world of shapes, boost their critical thinking skills, and lay the foundation for future math success. This shape sorting activity is designed to be hands-on, engaging, and super easy to set up.