Unit 1, Lesson 8
Sort and Count Shape Cards
Grade 1
Preparation
Lesson Narrative
In a previous lesson, students made sense of how objects were sorted. Students made oral statements about how many objects were in each category. In this lesson, students sort shapes into three categories. They name and describe their categories, including how many shapes are in each category. Students then create a visual representation of the number of shapes in each category in a way that makes sense to them. Students discuss that in order to make sure their representation can be understood by others, they need to label the categories and represent objects in an organized way (MP6).
- Action and Expression
- MLR8
- Describe (orally) the categories chosen for sorting shapes and determine the number of shapes in each category.
- Present (using words and other representations) an approach for representing the number of shapes in 3 categories.
- Let’s sort shapes and show how many.
Required Materials
Activity 1
Activity 3
Required Preparation
- Create a set of shape cards from the blackline master for each group of 2.
- Have extra copies of the 3-column mat from a previous lesson available for students.
- Have extra copies of the 3-column mat from a previous lesson available for students.
- Display students’ representations on tables or walls so they can easily be seen as students walk around.
Suggested Centers
NoneTeacher Reflection Questions
After the Gallery Walk and the discussion about what makes a representation easier to interpret, what representations do you anticipate students will make for data they collect in the next lesson? Why do you think they will choose those representations?