Book sorting: Using observation and comprehension to categorize books
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A lesson plan for grades K–2 English Language Arts
This ReadWriteThink sorting activity addresses critical-thinking skills, observation and categorization processes, reading comprehension and writing skills. The activity also provides teachers with a vast array of diagnostics through observation of student interaction and conversation. Students choose books from the classroom library, then use their observation skills to sort them into categories while discussing the content and illustrations. The teacher’s role is to question, observe, and guide students toward increasingly creative sorting methods. This break from “pencil-and-paper” work is a rich experience for both student and teacher.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
English Language Arts (2004)
Grade 1
- Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
- Objective 3.02: Recognize and relate similar vocabulary use and concepts across experiences with texts.
- Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
- Objective 4.04: Extend skills in using oral and written language:
- clarifying purposes for engaging in communication.
- using clear and precise language to paraphrase messages.
- engaging in more extended oral discussions.
- producing written products.
- completing graphic organizers.
- Objective 4.04: Extend skills in using oral and written language:
Grade 2
- Goal 2: The learner will develop and apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
- Objective 2.07: Discuss similarities and differences in events, characters and concepts within and across texts.
- Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
- Objective 3.02: Connect and compare information within and across selections (fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama) to experience and knowledge.
- Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
- Objective 4.04: Use oral communication to identify, organize, and analyze information.
Kindergarten
- Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
- Objective 3.04: Use speaking and listening skills and media to connect experiences and text
- listening to and re-visiting stories
- discussing, illustrating, and dramatizing stories
- discovering relationships.
- Objective 3.04: Use speaking and listening skills and media to connect experiences and text
