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Alike and different

This lesson focuses on the observation of properties and the classification of objects to build ideas about variables. Students compare objects to identify similarities and differences. In addition, students are introduced to Venn Diagrams. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Buttons! Buttons!

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... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Grandma's button box

In this lesson, the second of a nine-part Illuminations unit titled “Amazing Attributes: Sorting and Organizing Objects,” students have opportunities to identify properties and to sort, classify, organize, and display data. They solve problems... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

If the shoe fits...

In this lesson, student investigations focus on developing the process of classification, especially an awareness of similarities and differences. The activities use The Three Little Pigs and Cinderella... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Naming rows and columns

In this lesson, the teacher models how to organize data and use the vocabulary associated with collecting, organizing, and displaying data. Students learn the difference between rows and columns, how to label and select a title for graphs, and what comparative... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Properties everywhere

This lesson focuses students' attention on the attributes of objects and rules for sorting them while also building vocabulary for describing attributes and classifying objects. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Show and tell

This lesson allows students to describe their graphs using appropriate vocabulary and to develop skills in posing and responding to questions about their graphs. Students also demonstrate an understanding of how to organize and interpret data. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Sorting

The purpose of this lesson from Science NetLinks is to develop the idea that information can be more easily managed and retrieved if it is logically sorted and stored, using the example of books in a library. The activities in this lesson focus on sorting... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Information Skills, Mathematics, and Science)

Provided by: Science Netlinks