Sorting

We started our math unit on sorting yesterday.  Through my pre-assessment I learned that many of our kindergarten friends sort at home.  They sort their clothing, toys, art supplies, shoes, and pool equipment.  This was a great way to show the children that we use math in our daily lives and that sorting was part of their schema.
During our math time we are learning how to sort objects by their attributes: size, shape, and color.   We read a great story about 3 Little Firemen. They had to sort the buttons on their turn-out coats so that each of them would have the right number of buttons.  Ask your child to tell you about this story. 
We started off with a sorting activity using our shoes. We sorted them by color, ties, without ties, boots, running shoes, and size.  
The children loved taking off their shoes!!!
Please make sure shoe tying is part of your daily routine.  If your child is not wearing shoes with ties this is a great year to buy a pair and practice. :)
At home ask your child if he or she can sort materials by those three attributes, size, shape, and color.