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Math · Ages 6–8 · 15 minutes

Data Detective: Sort into Categories

Children turn a small mixed collection into usable data by choosing one clear sorting rule.

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Data Detective: Sort into Categories

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Today I am practising: sorting collected objects into named categories

1

Sort these pictures into animals and not animals.

2

Label each group.

3

Count how many are in each group.

4

Sort crayons by color instead of length.

5

Explain the rule you used.

6

Make two groups from five safe objects and label them.

Grown-up guide
  1. Provide a small set whose members fit only one category at first.
  2. Name the sorting rule before counting the groups.
  3. Ask why one borderline item belongs where it was placed.