sorting

Before we do this activity, we sort lots of times with manipulatives in whole group, partners and individually.  Then what I do is just cut contruction paper in to little squares.

The children then sort by color.  I love to do the "red" "not red" or "blue" "not blue"  because it lets them sort in different ways.

I also got the m and ms sorting.  I just bought a bag of m and ms and gave them a hand full.  They then sorted them and recorded their sorting on the paper.  We also talk about graphing at the same time.