Sorting Circles:

Objectives:

• Students will review shapes, size, and positional words.
• Students will practice following oral directions.

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2. Fold 12 x 18 paper into thirds
3. Label with “I can make circles” at the top
4. Label “top, middle, bottom” or “big, medium, small” on the paper
5. Use large, medium, and small circles from the environment (pill bottles, cans, so on) to stamp circles in the appropriate categories
6. 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.http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=compare-order7

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