CLASSIFYING OBJECTS BY SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES SORTING FUN

CLASSIFYING OBJECTS BY SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES SORTING FUN Melissa Charles October 17, 2012

HOW TO SORT OBJECTS EASILY Sorting objects can be very simple! All you need to do is follow 3 simple steps: § 1) Look at the group as a whole § 2) Figure out how the objects are alike/different § 3) Sort the objects into groups based on their similarities and differences

STEP 1: Look at the Group as a Whole

STEP 2: What do some of these pictures have in common? § Color! We can group objects based on similar colors § Try it on your own by clicking this link: Sort Similar Colors Figure Out How the Objects are Similar/D ifferent

STEP 3: SORT THE OBJECTS INTO GROUPS BASED ON THEIR SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES Purple Group § We can sort the purple objects together in one group, and the other colored objects in another Other Colored Group § Try sorting objects of the same color together by clicking on this link: Same Color Objects

OBJECTS FROM SAME ENVIRONMENT We can also sort objects from the same environment together Try playing the sorting game by clicking the link below and putting like objects in the right places Sorting Like Objects

LET’S TRY ANOTHER EXAMPLE § § How can we sort these objects? How many objects will be in each group?

SORTING AND COUNTING Dogs Cats § There are 2 cats in this group § There are 3 dogs in this group

MORE PRACTICE! § Bert needs your help! § In this activity, help Bert sort all of his bottle caps that Ernie mixed up Berts. Bottlecaps § Now that you are a sorting pro make sure to keep practicing!

CREDITS ABC. net. Sorting game. Retrieved on October 15, 2012, from http: //www. abc. net. au/countusin/games/files/sorting. swf Arithmetic 4 Kids. (n. d. ). Classification of objects by color. Retrieved on October 15, 2012 from http: //arithmeticforkids. com/members/Quizzes/Classify/Clas sify%20 by%20 color/classification. html Charles, M. M. (2012). Cat. Taken on July 18, 2012 at Youngstown, Ohio. Charles, M. M. (2012). Felix. Taken on June 27, 2012 at Youngstown, Ohio. Charles, M. M. (2012). Ginger. Taken on October 10, 2012 at Youngstown, Ohio. Charles, M. M. (2012). Princess. Taken on August 22, 2012 at Youngstown, Ohio.

CREDITS CONTINUED Sesame Street. (n. d. ). Bert’s bottlecaps. Retrieved on October 15, 2012, fromhttp: //www. sesamestreet. org/games#media/game_9 bb 4 8196 -14 e 4 -11 dd-83 fd-1 ff 2199 def 8 e Sheppard Software. (n. d. ). Color game. Retrieved on October 15, 2012, fromhttp: //www. sheppardsoftware. com/preschool/colors/col orgame. htm