Standards Icon Benchmark #:MA.K.G.2.1

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    • Benchmark Number: MA.K.G.2.1
      Benchmark Description: Describe, sort and re-sort objects using a variety of attributes such as shape, size, and position.

      Subject Area: Mathematics
      Grade Level: K
      Body of Knowledge: Geometry
      Big Idea: BIG IDEA 2 - Describe shapes and space.
      Date Adopted or Revised: 09/07
      Date of Last Rating: 06/07
      Cognitive Complexity: Moderate   -  What does this mean?
      Status: State Board Approved
      Remarks/Examples: Students will use manipulatives.
      Position descriptions will include relative positions of objects in space such as beside, inside, outside, next to, above, and below.        

  • RELATED RESOURCES (7)
    • Excellent Benchmark Tie (4)
      Resource Type(s)
      » Sorting Buttons
      Students are given pictures of buttons to sort three times in different ways and asked to explain their thinking.      		 Formative Assessment (Primary Type)
      » Object Sort
      Students are given a variety of objects to sort and are asked to explain their thinking.      		 Formative Assessment (Primary Type)
      » Shape Sort
      Students are given shape cards or attribute blocks and asked to sort them twice in different ways and to explain their thinking.      		 Formative Assessment (Primary Type)
      » Properties Everywhere
      This experience focuses students’ attention on the attributes of objects and rules for sorting them while building vocabulary for describing attributes and for classifying objects. In addition, this lesson allows students to apply knowledge of...    ...read more       		 Lesson Plan (Primary Type)
       Worksheet
       Assessment

      Good Benchmark Tie (3)
      Resource Type(s)
      » How Many Buttons?
      In this lesson, students review classification, make sets of a given number, explore relationships between numbers, and find numbers that are one more and one less than a given number. They apply their knowledge of classification as they play a game...    ...read more       		 Lesson Plan (Primary Type)
       Worksheet
      » Thinking Math. Questions to ask and games to play to help children think mathematically.
      This resource provides teaching ideas related to counting and comparing/sorting different items.       		Educational Game
      Teaching Idea (Primary Type)
      » Button Trains
      In this lesson, students describe order by using vocabulary such as before, after, and between. They also review and use both cardinal and ordinal numbers.       		Lesson Plan (Primary Type)
       Worksheet
       Text Resource

      * Please note that examples of resources are not intended as complete curriculum.


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