"One of these things is not like the other. . ." After listening to a story about seeds and discussing the role of seeds, kindergartners sort five different seeds by size, shape, and color.

Concepts

seeds, planting seeds, sorting & categorizing

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Save the materials for use from year to year
• Select seeds that can be grown in the egg cartons and plant them after the sorting activity

Classroom Considerations

• In addition to preparing seed bags, the activity requires one six-pack egg carton for each class member or pair

Pros

• A list of books appropriate for the introductory set and directions for the activity are included in the resource

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.K.1.a