Grades K–1
How Many Sides? Shape Sort
Triangles, squares, pentagons and octagons, some turned on their side. Count the sides and sort.
Classroom activity · Cut-and-paste sorting activities
Fruit or Vegetable? Sort
Twelve foods to sort, with two of Kevin’s food characters. Talk about your favorite of each.
- Grade level
- Grades K–1
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Classifying, Fine motor skills, Explaining reasoning
What kids do
“Cut out the cards. Is it a fruit or a vegetable? Glue it where it belongs.”
Words on this sheet
Fruitpeasgrapescelerypotatoapplecorncherrycarrotonionbananapeach
Teacher tip
Have kids share their favorite fruit and vegetable.
How to use it
- Have kids sort the cards on their desk before gluing anything.
- Check the sort quickly before kids glue.
- Model the first move or the first answer on the document camera.
Watch for
Kids who glue too soon. Have them check the sort with a partner first.
Talk about it
- Were any cards tricky? Why?
- What would you change to make it harder?
Take it further
Have kids add a card of their own to each group.
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