Buttons! Buttons!
http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=L201
A lesson plan for grades K–1 Mathematics
In this lesson, students participate in activities in which they focus on connections between mathematics and children’s literature. They listen to the story Frog & Toad Are Friends, by Arnold Lobel, and then participate in sorting and classification activities using buttons.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Mathematics (2004)
Grade 1
- Goal 5: Algebra - The learner will demonstrate an understanding of classification and patterning.
- Objective 5.01: Sort and classify objects by two attributes.
Kindergarten
- Goal 5: Algebra - The learner will model simple patterns and sort objects.
- Objective 5.01: Sort and classify objects by one attribute.
