Sorting and comparing

Ages 3 to 5 Read and do together · about 10 minutes

Read together

Sort the toys. Which go together?

Which pile has more? Which has fewer?

Do it

1. Put a mix of toys or socks on the floor. Sort them by colour into piles.
2. Count each pile. Say, “This pile has more. This pile has fewer.”
3. Sort the same things a new way: by size or by type.
4. Draw a simple chart with a column for each pile and a cross for each thing.

Talk about it

• How did you decide where each one goes?
• Which pile is biggest?

For the grown-up

Sorting is how we make sense of many things. A chart is a first graph. Let your child choose the sorting rule.

Mark as done

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