Our PreSchool Blog

Sorting is a skill that is used in many facets of our day.  The children may not realize it, but they sort items at home and at school all the time!  Today we used triangles, squares and diamonds to discuss different ways to sort.  We first discussed how the shapes were different colors and sizes.  Using cooperative learning, the boys and girls decided how they were going to sort the shapes.  Once they were done, they decided on another way to sort.  The children had a great time discovering new ways to compare and sort our shapes!

In small groups today, Pre-Kers combined Math and Literacy as we listened for and identified the initial sounds in words.  Then sorted them by initial sounds.  Hearing each sound in a word is just as important as being able to identify each letter in a word.  Being able to hear each sound prepares students for both reading and writing.  You can practice this skill in a very informal way…traveling to and from school, during bath time, or at the dinner table.  Super easy to make into a game, have fun with it!

Connor loved sorting the buttons onto the different color jars.  As he sorted the buttons, we talked about the different colors and shapes of each one.