- 3-column floor chart made of masking tape
- pictures of things that make sound (such as animals, vehicles, and appliances)
- loud
- medium
- quiet
- sound
- sort
MA Standards:
Mathematics/Measurement and Data/PK.MD.MA.3: Sort, categorize, and classify objects by more than one attribute.
Head Start Outcomes:
Logic and Reasoning/Reasoning and Problem Solving: Classifies, compares, and contrasts objects, events, and experiences.
MA Draft STE Standards:
Physical Sciences/Matter and Its Interactions/PS1.A: Describe, compare, sort and classify objects based on observable physical characteristics, uses, and whether it is manufactured as part of their classroom play and investigations of the natural and human-made world.
PreK Guidelines:
Mathematics/Patterns and Relations 8: Sort, categorize, or classify objects by more than one attribute.
Sort Loud, Medium, and Quiet
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Skill Focus: Sorting and Classifying, Vocabulary
Educator Prep: Make a 3-column masking tape chart on the floor in the Science and Math center area. Head columns with “loud,” “medium,” and “quiet” and an accompanying picture of an object that makes that sound.
Place pictures on a table. Spread them out so children can see them. Have children work together to sort the objects into three categories: things that make loud, medium, and quiet sounds. After children have three piles, have them arrange the pictures on the floor chart in the correct columns. Encourage them to use new vocabulary while discussing the objects, sounds, and categories.