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Grouping Buttons
Looking for a good lesson plan on counting and sorting? This lesson plan is worth a look! In this classification lesson plan, learners sort buttons by color, shape, shiny verses not shiny, or number of holes.
Little Bit Studio
Bugs and Buttons 2
Playing with bugs and buttons has never been so much fun! Offering a variety of different activities, this is a great resource for developing basic skills in preschool and kindergarten-aged children.
Illustrative Mathematics
Sort and Count II
Capture the engagement of young mathematicians with this hands-on sorting activity. Given a bag of objects, students work independently sorting the items based on their physical attributes, counting to determine the size of each group....
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
Math Center Labels
From counters and calculators to pattern blocks and Unifix cubes, this collection of printable labels has exactly what you need to bring some organization to your elementary math class.
PBS
Button, Button
Youngsters count, classify, and estimate quantities using buttons after a read aloud of The Button Box by Margarette S. Reid. They discuss the difference between guessing and estimating. Based on an experiment, they predict the number of...
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Sorting Buttons
Learners demonstrate how to sort buttons by attributes. In this classification lesson, students are given buttons and are asked to sort them independently by their attributes. Additionally, learners are given one extra button after they...
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Bodacious Buttons
First graders participate in games, graphing, and probability exercises to sort and graph buttons. They sort buttons with Venn diagrams and Bull's Eye graphs.
One Billion
Math, Age 3-5
Jump start children's math education with this fun basic skills resource. Offering dozens of different touch-and-swipe activities with colorful graphics, this program is perfect for all young learners.
THUP Games
Monkey Math School Sunshine
Hang out at the beach and listen to some relaxing tunes, all while developing basic math skills. An endless source of fun and learning for young children!
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Sorting Buttons
Students study sorting. In this classification lesson, students sort buttons into groups based on a common characteristic and draw two pictures illustrating the different groups.
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Buttons, Buttons, Everywhere!
Students compare, sort, and describe shapes. Using a button collection, students identify the shape, color number of holes, etc. Students play a description game with the buttons. They create a chart and name items that are the same...
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Attributes and Patterns with Buttons
Students work with attribute buttons in order to sort, create, and analyze patterns. Students practice identifying patterns and verbalizing the sorting rules and patterns they used. Sample assessments and rubric are provided.
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Bodacious Buttons
First graders graph a data set. Given a set of buttons, 1st graders sort them into categories using specific attributes. They graph the number of buttons in their set based on their attributes using a variety of graphs. Students share...
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Algebra: Sorting, Representing, and Patterns
Students sort objects and create patterns. In this sorting and graphing lesson, students work at centers to find a way to sort a group of objects, then make a graphical representation of the number of each item. Finally, students create...
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Sorting By One Atrribute
Students use different color items to sort by color and different attributes of the manipulatives given to them. For this sorting lesson plan, students also write a journal entry or draw a picture of their activity.
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The Button Box
Students classify buttons. In this classification lesson, students listen to the book The Button Box by Margarette S. Reid before observing, describing and classifying real buttons.
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Button Sort
In this sorting activity worksheet, students sort 12 pictures of different buttons by an attribute that is determined by the teacher. They sort the buttons on the chart using a variety of sorting attributes.
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Kitchen Math For Preschoolers
Students turn kitchen time into learning time. Parents can use opportunities abound at home using "real" objects to teach beginning math. When learning begins with real objects and experiences, children use all of their senses-thus...
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Sorting
Students sort a variety of manipulatives and use a software program that provides more sorting practice.
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Math and Literature
Students listen to the reading of "The Button Box" and use buttons provided to tell a story about a chosen button, compare their own buttons to those in the reading. They estimate how many buttons are in a bag and sort buttons based on...
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Teaching with Collections
Students examine collections. In these real-world collections lessons, students examine and describe buttons and shells. Students will then sort, classify, and graph items according to various indicated descriptors.
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Sorting Through Life!
Students sort and count objects. For this sorting skills lesson, students work in small group with various objects that can be sorted and counted in groups.
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Challenge: Cute As A Button
In this sorting worksheet, students look at pictures of different kinds of buttons and answer questions to sort them. There are three questions to answer.