- chart paper
- glue
- markers
- pictures (or small objects) of things that make sounds
- both
- either
- loud
- medium
- quiet
- soft
- volume
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.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
Mathematics/Patterns and Relations 8 Sort, categorize, or classify objects by more than one attribute.
Sort by Volume (Loud/Medium/Quiet)
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Skill Focus: Sorting and Classifying
Draw a chart with three boxes in a row. Label the boxes “loud,” “medium,” and “quiet.” You may wish to draw a volume icon to show the volume level associated with each word. Hold up a picture and ask a volunteer to make the sound it makes. Ask, Do you think of that as a loud, medium, or quiet sound? Model how to glue the picture in the matching box. There may be some discussion of where to place pictures. (sometimes a cat purrs softly but meows loudly) Ask children to think of a solution for this problem.