Lesson 6.3 · Measurement and Data
Sorting into groups
When you clean up toys, you put cars in one bin and blocks in another. That is sorting. Sorting puts things that are alike into the same group.
Pick a rule
To sort, choose a rule. The rule tells where each thing goes. You can sort by:
- Color: red things, blue things
- Shape: circles, squares
- Size: big things, small things
- Kind: fruits, animals, toys
Definition
Sort
To sort is to put things into groups. Everything in a group follows the same rule.
Worked example: Sort by kind
Sort these into fruits and animals.
🍎 🐶 🍌 🐱 🍇
Fruits: 🍎 🍌 🍇
Animals: 🐶 🐱
Worked example: Sort by color
Sort these circles by color.
🔴 🔵 🔴 🔵 🔵
Red: 🔴 🔴
Blue: 🔵 🔵 🔵
Worked example: What doesn't belong?
Which one does not belong?
🚗 🚌 🚲 🍕
A car, a bus and a bike are all ways to get around. Pizza is food. The pizza does not belong.
Common mistake
Use just one rule at a time. If you sort by color, don't switch to shape halfway through.
Practice
Which one does not belong?
🐶 🐱 🍌 🐰
Sam sorts by color. Which group should 🟥 go in?
These are sorted into two groups. What is the sorting rule?
Group 1: 🍎 🍓 🍒
Group 2: 🥦 🥒 🍏
Sort these into shapes. How many are circles?
🔵 🟦 🔵 🟦 🔵
Type a number.
Sort these into fruits and toys. How many are toys?
🍐 🧸 🍊 ⚽ 🍋
Type a number.
Which one does not belong?
⭐ ⭐ 🌙 ⭐
Ana sorts her animals into two groups: animals that fly and animals that swim. Where does the 🐟 go?