English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): KG

ELA21.K.20

Name and sort pictures of objects into categories based on common attributes while relating vocabulary to prior knowledge and building background knowledge.

COS Examples

Examples: apples, oranges, grapes; hammer, nails, screwdriver

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • Common attributes of objects.
  • Several common categories of objects.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Name and sort pictures of objects into categories based on common attributes while relating vocabulary to prior knowledge and building background knowledge. For example, students can sort pictures of an apple, an orange, and grapes into the category of Fruits and sort pictures of a hammer, nails, and a screwdriver into the category of Tools.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Objects with similar characteristics can be grouped together to build vocabulary and background knowledge.

Vocabulary

  • Name
  • Sort
  • Categories
  • Common attributes
  • Relating
  • Vocabulary
  • Prior knowledge
  • Background knowledge
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