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“Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse” Sorting with Different Criteria: Sorting Kids & Game: “Guess My Sort”

Kindergarten • 1 Lesson Plan
$2.00
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Quick Facts

Subject: Math, Measurement and Data

Type: 1 Lesson Plan

Skills: Students become the math lesson!  In this engaging 1 hour fully scripted math lesson your students will:

  • Participate in an interactive read aloud of  Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
  • Sort themselves using different criteria
  • Play a sorting game with a partner and justifying their sorts

Materials Needed: Required:

  • Copy of Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, by Kevin Henkes
  • Paper, pencils, crayons
  • 20 math manipulatives per student (various objects- teddy bear counters, colored chips, unifix cubes, etc.)
  • Document camera/chart paper/ or whiteboard

Printable Resources: None needed!

CCSS: K.MD.A.3, K.MD.B.4.A, K.MD.B.4.B, K.MD.B.4.C, K.MD.C.6, K.MD.C.7

File Type: PDF Document

Lesson Plan Description

Involving students in a physical and tactile way, significantly increases the likelihood that the instructional concept will be remembered and applied to new learning.  In this 1 hour math lesson your students will:

  • Participate in an interactive read aloud of  Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
  • Sort themselves using different criteria
  • Play a sorting game with a partner and justifying their sorts

**Purchasing both this 1 hour and the Math Bundle: “Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse” Sorting with Different Criteria Bundle,” will result in duplicated content.