Sorting+Circles

Sorting Circles:  Objectives:
 * Students will review shapes, size, and positional words.
 * Students will practice following oral directions.


 * 1) Fold 12 x 18 paper into thirds
 * 2) Label with “I can make circles” at the top
 * 3) Label “top, middle, bottom” or “big, medium, small” on the paper
 * 4) Use large, medium, and small circles from the environment (pill bottles, cans, so on) to stamp circles in the appropriate categories
 * 5) National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (attribute blocks and others): [|__http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_1_t_3.html__] (infinitec math, RtI); [|__www.literacy__]center.net; [|__http://www.pbs.org/parents/earlymath/grades_games_timetomove.html__] (pbskids.org - big and small)
 * 1) National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (attribute blocks and others): [|__http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_1_t_3.html__] (infinitec math, RtI); [|__www.literacy__]center.net; [|__http://www.pbs.org/parents/earlymath/grades_games_timetomove.html__] (pbskids.org - big and small)

=**Compare and Order**= Comparison activities - developing the language of comaprison using such terms as biggest, smallest, longest, etc. []

Marlise's YouTube Video on Sorting Circles:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGgE82zB4SI

Literature Extensions:

Shapes:

__Brown Rabbit's Shape Book__ by Alan Baker. Brown Rabbit learns about shapes as he opens a present. I read this book in this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mWkhrcypvs.

Colors:

__Colors__. This book, by Active Minds, is a great way to introduce, discuss, or review colors. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78vZMhrPFVQ

__Freight Train__ by Donald Crews. Donald Crews incorporates color words with the experience and vocabulary of trains. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7JVfd0MJvk

__Mouse Paint__ by Ellen Stoll Walsh. This terrific book is a great way to introduce and review colors. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1WSa3UcDyg