Students will demonstrate knowledge of attributes of animals by sorting into sets. The teacher will introduce the vocabulary term, attribute, and encourage students to utilize the vocabulary term when explaining how they classified animals into groups.

This lesson focuses on sorting and classifying recreational activities into categories. Students participate in a sorting activity where they categorize recreational activities based on their attributes and the landforms where they would typically take place. They work independently or in pairs, either through Google Slides or printed copies, to complete this sorting task.

In this lesson, students will be given the opportunity to identify whether objects are solids, liquids, or gasses, based on the attributes of each object.

There are three developmental levels of counting.  The first level and most basic is repeating the rote sequence of numbers.  The second or middle level is developing one-to-one correspondence.  The third or highest level is knowing the cardinality of numbers.  This game will help students to develop these 3 levels in a fun and engaging environment. 

In this lesson, students will learn how to sort coins based on physical attributes that they possess. The students will get time to practice sorting with both one attribute and then with two attributes.

This video is part of the Learn and Grow with WHRO TV series. Watch Brandon Thompson teach about sorting objects based on their attributes.

In this lesson, the student will get the opportunity to sort coins by at least one attribute. Students will have the opportunity to show what they know by sorting coins on a work mat, cutting out coins and gluing them onto a worksheet, or sorting coins in a slideshow.

This activity will show the sorting process using the Merge Sort Divide and Conquer algorithm that is used by a computer when sorting data without using a computer.

Students will classify random animals based on each animal's attributes. They will get to investigate the physical characteristics of each animal during this hands-on sorting activity. Students will strengthen their ability to categorize and classify. 

In this first part of a three part series, students will explore the ideas around Brute Force algorithm/programs to further understand the importance of password development, use, safety, and safekeeping while completing several unplugged activities over the course of three class periods (approximately 30-45 minutes each).  These activites can be completed seperately with a few adjustments as well.  Part 1 introduces Brute Force using a playing cards demonstration to sort as desired.  Part 2 introduces Decrease (or Divide) and Conquer to sort Quadrilaterals from Non-Quadrilateral shapes.  Part 3 uses the methods of both Brute Force and Divide and Conquer algorithms to decrypt (unscramble) passwords using commonly recognizable number patterns and words (completed on paper, or unplugged).  These activitess are intended for upper middle school students, but could also be adjusted for lower level highschool or simplified/adjusted for other ages as well with the editable copies provided.

In this second part of a three part series, students will explore the ideas around Decrease, or Divide, and Conquer algorithm/programs to further understand the importance of password development, use, safety, and safekeeping by completing several unplugged activities over the course of three class periods (approximately 30-45 minutes each).  These activites can be completed seperately (stand-alone) with a few adjustments as well. Part 1 introduces Brute Force using a playing cards demonstration to sort as desired.  Part 2 introduces Decrease (or Divide) and Conquer to sort Quadrilaterals from Non-Quadrilateral shapes.  Part 3 uses the methods of both Brute Force and Divide and Conquer algorithms to decrypt (unscramble) passwords using commonly recognizable number patterns and words (completed on paper, or unplugged).  These activitess are intended for upper middle school students, but could also be adjusted for lower level highschool or simplified/adjusted for other ages as well with the editable copies provided.

Grade K students will strengthen their understanding of sorting items based on attributes by learning about the seasons. Students will engage in collaborative conversations at multiple times to compare and contrast different forms of weather and types of clothing by their attributes. Students will gain an understanding about how objects and actions have attributes. Students will explore a realistic fiction text during a read aloud to strengthen their understanding of how climate can affect people and what they wear. At the end of this lesson, students will use their knowledge of sorting to sort different attributes of seasons in small groups. They will then further their understanding on an independent organizer. Students will gain an understanding that computer scientists sort items into different categories just like they were doing!

Students will begin the lesson with a review of shape attributes by participating in a Mathematics talk on which shape does not belong. The students will then be given an example of shapes sort by an attribute. Then, they are given time to identify and then discuss the attribute the shapes were sorted by and other attributes that they could have sorted by. Students will be given an opportunity to sort shapes by a chosen attribute independently.

This video is part of the Learn and Grow with WHRO TV series. Watch Kelsey Eanes teach about describing and sorting shapes.

This video is part of the Learn and Grow with WHRO TV series. Watch Brandon Thompson teach about sorting.

In this lesson, students will learn about ordinal positions and the importance of correct orders. The lesson will focus on helping students understand the concept of ordinal numbers and their application in everyday life.

After teaching about sorting objects, students will need some independent practice. In the classroom, students are often able to sort objects physically, but when they are learning online, they may need to do it by a computer program for the sake of teacher assessment. This Google slide deck has three attributes (shape, color, and size) for students to sort the pictures. It also contains some questions about sorting for discussion, whether students are in class or at home.

In this lesson, students will practice sorting attributes based on physical characteristics and actions.

Students will create flowers using polygons with 3-10 sides, classify and arrange them, based on different attributes (SOL CS 4.5).  This activity would be done with 4th graders,  but it could be modified for 3rd or 5th grades. The students would work both individually and collaboratively.

The student will recognize uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet and sort them according to attributes. Students will participate in a whole group sort and then break into small groups for a sorting activity. At the culmination of the activity, students will complete a Circle Map.