Measuring and Sorting in Kindergarten
Measuring and Sorting Goals
Measuring and sorting are important and give kindergarteners an opportunity to learn important vocabulary words.
Measuring and sorting are important and give kindergarteners an opportunity to learn important vocabulary words.
- Describe measurable attributes. Students will learn to describe objects according to their measurable attribute, like the length, height, weight, temperature, and more. Kindergarteners should be able to use words like long/short, tall/short, heavy/light, hot/cold, big/small, fast/slow, and more.
- Compare measurable attributes. Kindergarteners will also compare the measurable attributes of two objects. Which is taller? Which is heavier? Which is faster?
- Sort objects into groups. Kindergarteners love to sort and will learn to sort based on different characteristics. Students will practice sorting by size, shape, color, patterns, texture, and more.
- Count objects that have been sorted. After sorting objects into different groups, kindergarteners will learn to count each group and compare them. Which group has more items? Which group has fewer items?
Measuring and Sorting at Home
Measuring and sorting at home can be fun!
Measuring and sorting at home can be fun!
- Compare two different things that can be found in your home. How are your cat and dog alike and different? Encourage your child to use words like longer/shorter, taller/shorter, heavier/lighter, bigger/smaller, and faster/slower when describing the things.
- Sort laundry, toys, silverware, books, and more in several different ways.
- After sorting, ask your child to count the number of items in each group and tell which group has the most and which group has the fewest items.