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Which subject	Mathematics
What age group	Reception / Kindergarten
What topic	Sorting
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Sorting Adventure: A Lesson Introduction for Kindergarten

🌟 Welcome to the Sorting Adventure! 🌟

Hello, little explorers! Today, we’re going to embark on an exciting journey into the world of sorting. Are you ready to discover how to group things in different ways? Let’s use our imagination and our keen eyes to sort items around us!

🎒 Gather Your Explorers Gear

Before we set off on our sorting adventure, let's gather some special items for our exploration. We will need:

• Colourful Building Blocks: Look for blocks in different shapes and colours.
• Fruits (Real or Toy): Apples, bananas, and grapes will help us in our adventure.
• Nature Treasures: Collect leaves, stones, or twigs if you can find them outside.

🔍 Sorting Challenge

What is Sorting?

Sorting is when we put things into groups based on their size, shape, colour, or even their type.

Let’s Get Sorting!

1. Question to Ponder: "Can we find blocks that are the same colour? What about different shapes?"

2. Group Activity: We will work in pairs! One of you will choose an item and the other will find a similar item to sort with it.

3. Sorting Adventure:

   • First, let’s sort the building blocks! How many red blocks can you find? Can you make a tower using only the round blocks?
   • Next, let’s look at our fruits or nature treasures. How can we group them? Can we sort fruit by colour or size?

🎉 Celebration of Sorting

Once our sorting adventure is complete, we’ll come together to celebrate our discoveries! Each pair will show their sorted groups and share why they made those choices.

Questions to Discuss:

• What did you find that was interesting about sorting?
• Did anyone sort their items differently?

🚀 Let’s Get Started!

Now, let’s take our first step into the sorting adventure. Remember, every explorer can sort things in their own special way. Let's have fun while we learn!

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Note: This lesson introduction is designed to engage kindergarten students in a fun and interactive way while introducing them to the concept of sorting. Happy exploring! 🌈