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CURRICULUM AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT * 1 HOUR * LEVEL 2

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Developing Classification Skills in Young Children

Definition of Classification

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Examples of Classification 

There are many different ways to integrate the concept of classification into your classroom. The following are some common preschool topics or themes that contain many opportunities for classification. See how many you are currently covering in your curriculum!

• Insects and Spiders
  
• Shapes
  
• Food Groups (Food Pyramid)
  
• Plants and Animals
  
• Sink and Float
  
• Hot and Cold
  
• Day and Night
  
• Feelings
  
• Senses
  

Each of the topics mentioned above can help your children to develop classification skills. Let’s take a look at one of the topics mentioned above and see exactly how it could be used to develop classification skills.

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Resources

• Early Math: The Next Big Thing, By Ann S. Epstein, Ph.D., Director, Early Childhood Division
• Website: Primary Booklet - Grouping and Classification (series of booklets written to support plant science)
• Website: Lesson Plan Animal Classification for K-5, Discovery Education
• Early Childhood Mathematics: Promoting Good Beginnings * A joint position statement of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
• Preschool - Math/sorting by size, color, classification, etc on Pinterest

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