Learning Goals
- Counting common outdoor items
- Using a list
Curriculum Connection
Students will identify common two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional figures and sort and classify them by their attributes.
Mathematics – Geometry and Spatial Sense
Materials
- Paper & marker/pen
- Collection bucket
- Egg carton for sorting
Preparation
- Create a checklist of easily located items in your outdoor area
Verbal Prompts
Let’s collect and sort some things from outside!
First, let’s get an egg carton or ice cube tray to hold our collection.
Next, look for things such as pebbles, leaves or flowers to put in the container.
Then, follow the sorting rule by matching the items to the same type of items.
Then, count the items.
Finished! You can count and sort items.
Time to put our things away!
Let’s do some building !
First, let’s plan what to build.
Next, let’s gather what we need from outside.
Then, it might look like this.
Finally, let’s build.
Finished!
You built a structure and counted the materials you used!
Time to clean up!
