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Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonemic Awareness: Phoneme Segmenting, Phoneme Counting Sort

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pre-readers use the provided cards to say and sort based on the number of phonemes in each word.
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Matching, Vowel Picture Sort

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Sound sorting can be a fun way to get little ones phonologically prepared for a life of reading. In this activity, learners sort picture cards based on the long or short vowel sound they make when said aloud.
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Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Matching, Initial Phoneme Picture Sort

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
An activity focuses on phonemic awareness and initial letter sounds. Scholars sort picture cards by saying and matching the initial sounds each word makes.
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Classify Animals

For Teachers K - 2nd
Give your class an idea of how animals are classified by scientists with this interactive PowerPoint activity. They are presented with six different animals, they answer yes or no questions until only one animal remains alongside...
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Lesson Plan
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M & M Madness

For Teachers 1st
M&M's are always a great manipulative to use when teaching math. For this graphing lesson plan, learners predict how many of each color of M & M's there are. They count up each color and plug the data into a graph using the...
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Lesson Plan
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Grouping Buttons

For Teachers K
Looking for a good lesson on counting and sorting? This lesson is worth a look! In this classification lesson, learners sort buttons by color, shape, shiny verses not shiny, or number of holes.
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Lesson Plan
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Fruits and Vegetables

For Teachers K - 1st
Here is a fun way to investigate fruits and vegetables. For this healthy diet and reading lesson, learners read and recite several poems about fruits and vegetables. They sort pictures and word cards with assorted names of fruits and...
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Apple Math-Focus on Patterning

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners construct patterns with apples. In this mathematical thinking and patterning lesson, students compare and contrast several types of apples. Learners complete patterns with a SmartBoard activity, and then draw apple patterns on...
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We're Off To the Races!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use a magnet to "race" objects from one side of a racing track to another. They predict what the results are, then run the race. Pupils sort and graph which items were successfully moved, they attempt to race again. This...
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How Big Is a Blue?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students sort and compare/contrast the lengths of various whales. They sort pictures of whales in order of smallest to largest, and given a rope marked with the lengths of the whales, they compare the actual lengths of the whales.
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Worksheet
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Travis the Train: Spring Time Animals

For Students K - 6th
Tag along with Travis the Train as he encounters various baby animals that live on the farm. The spring time story introduces special-needs or autistic children to the types of plants and animals found on farms, each animal is identified...
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Lesson Plan
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Counting With Bears

For Teachers K
Students sort gummy bears, count gummy bears, and evaluate and record their favorite colors of gummy bears.
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Worksheet
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Valentine Sorting Activity

For Students K - 6th
Get that thinking cap on and engage your special ed or autistic learners in a fun sorting activity. This resource includes instructions and all printable materials needed to start sorting. They will sort colors blue and red, numbers 1,...
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Rule It Out

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Here's a way to create math fact flash cards! Learners create their own cards and sort them into matching categories. Students start with addition and work their way up to harder math such as multiplication, and are asked to notice...
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Sorting Candy

For Teachers K - 2nd
Lower graders sort and group objects by their different properties. They watch a video about sorting then, sort and organize candy in different groups. Students compare how others sorted their candy. Finally, they decide which group has...
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Math Throughout the Day

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learners practice their number sense throughout the day. They practice their use and understanding of numbers in every part of the day. Learners watch and listen to the teacher count students in class, sort themselves based on colors or...
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Fun With Sorting and Classifying

For Teachers K
Using a variety of activities, kindergartners explore sorting and classification. Learners engage in an online sorting activity, read books involving classification, and create their own class book. This is a marvelousway to explore this...
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2nd Grade - Act. 17: Source Relay

For Teachers 2nd
Help your 2nd graders understand the difference between natural and man-made materials. They will sort breakfast food items into sources: store, factory, natural world, and farm. They will work together to classify, form conclusions, and...
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Sorting

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine the concept of organization. In this library skills lesson, students practice ordering and sorting skills by playing the Flood Game.
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Matter And Materials

For Teachers 1st
Students investigate the concept of identifying different objects in nature and classifying them into different categories. The students will describe and explain a group of the objects orally and in writing form that is appropriate to...
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Are You One of Us?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners compare and contrast insects and arthropods, identifying characteristics of each. In groups, they sort pictures of arthropods into the five different classes of arthropods. They also sort pictures into insect and non-insect piles.
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Are You One Of Us?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discover how to classify things based on their similarities and differences. Students give the characteristics of insects and create a classification list. Given examples of various types of insects, students classify them...
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Worksheet
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Classifying Objects into Group

For Students Pre-K - K
Classifying and sorting are great skills all kids need to know. They cut out each of the six images provided, then label each of two boxes. They glue the images in the appropriate box. Answers are provided. 
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Vocabulary Instruction: Identify and Sort Common Words into Categories

For Teachers K
Kids learn about the concept of nouns. They practice identifying nouns by sorting words into categories. As the teacher holds up each word, the class reads it in unison, then they take turns identifying it as a noun or non noun word....