{"id":5577,"date":"2021-01-21T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Glenwood\/?p=5577"},"modified":"2021-01-19T10:47:06","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T10:47:06","slug":"remote-learning-sorting-and-matching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Glenwood\/2021\/01\/21\/remote-learning-sorting-and-matching\/","title":{"rendered":"Remote Learning: Sorting and Matching"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Sorting and matching objects is an important mathematical skill for young children to develop. It helps children to develop their thinking and awareness of number and quantity.\u00a0 Children organise, match and sort items in different ways, by colour, shape, design, size, and sometimes using their own criteria. They may sort by using simple\u00a0 categories such as colour, size or shape, or by using categories such as, type of transport (cars, trains, boats) or types of animals (farm, zoo, sea). Matching encourages children to look for similarities and differences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are just a few ideas…\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Sorting toys<\/strong> You could start by asking your child to gather some of their favourite\u00a0 toys\u00a0 (maybe suggest small toys like Lego or animals) then ask them to sort them using different criteria, shape, colour or size.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Loose parts<\/strong> are things like bottle tops, buttons, beads or natural objects – there are many wonderful possibilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

You might choose stones or shells of different colours, shapes, sizes and textures.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Loose parts can provide good opportunities to challenge children’s thinking because of variations – Will all the different shades of blue go in one set? How will you decide if an item is ‘big’ or ‘small’? Encourage your child to explain why they have chosen to put an object in a particular set.<\/p>\n

Household sorting jobs\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n