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Sort and count: Kindergarten math

Sort and classify; count by category. A free kindergarten lesson plan, a question set with answers and a printable sheet with its key. Copy it and make it yours.

Lesson plan

Goal

  • Students can do this: sort and classify; count by category.

Teach (10 min)

  • Each symbol in a picture graph is one thing. Count the symbols in a row.
  • The row with more symbols has more. The row with fewer has fewer.
  • Work one example on the board while students say each step aloud, then do one together.

Practise (15 min)

  • Students work the printable sheet in pairs, then alone.
  • Or practise it as a game with no sign-up: https://peabody.kids/math/measure.sortK?lesson=k-measure-sort-2&at=K

Exit ticket (5 min)

  • Use the first three questions on the printable sheet as a slip.

Printable sheet

Name: ____________________   Date: ____________

Sort and count (Kindergarten)

  1. Which group has the most?
    Birds at the feedersparrowsrobinsEach symbol = 1
  2. How many blue cubes are there?
    Cubes in the binblue cubesred cubesyellow cubesEach symbol = 1
  3. How many rabbits are there?
    Pets in our classrabbitsdogsfishEach symbol = 1
  4. Which group has the most?
    Birds at the feedersparrowsblue jaysEach symbol = 1
  5. Which group has the fewest?
    Weather this monthsnowy dayscloudy dayswindy daysEach symbol = 1
  6. How many soup are there?
    Lunch pickssoupsaladEach symbol = 1
  7. How many more sparrows than robins?
    Birds at the feederblue jayssparrowsrobinsEach symbol = 1
  8. How many more triangles than circles?
  9. Which group has the fewest?
    Cubes in the binred cubesblue cubespurple cubesEach symbol = 1
  10. How many fewer squares than circles?
  11. Which group has the fewest?
    Lunch pickspastasaladpizzaEach symbol = 1
  12. Which group has the fewest?
    Birds at the feedersparrowsfincheswrensEach symbol = 1
Key
  1. robins
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. sparrows
  5. windy days
  6. 5
  7. 2
  8. 1
  9. purple cubes
  10. 1
  11. pizza
  12. finches

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