*Description

Students will learn how to sort objects by their attributes and then indicate the results on a simple graph (tally table).

*Literature Review:

Grandma’s Button Box, by Linda Williams Aber

Grandma has been collecting buttons for years. When Kelly accidentally knocks over her grandma’s box, she and her cousins scramble to sort the buttons like Grandma had them. At the end of the story, Grandma reveals that she had never sorted the buttons in the first place. Kelly and her cousins, nonetheless, learn valuable lessons about sorting, classification, and attributes.

*Grade Level:

Second Grade, 7-8 year olds, average mathematics ability

Click here for the entire lesson plan, including assessment rubric and tally table.