Sorting & Categorising Words
CONCEPTUALSort common objects and words into categories to understand how concepts relate; demonstrate understanding of opposites (antonyms) for common verbs and adjectives
Mastery Evidence
- Group words or objects by category (e.g. animals, foods, colours)
- Identify and produce opposite pairs (e.g. 'big/small', 'hot/cold', 'go/stop')
- Explain why items belong together in a category
Assessment Prompt
“Can [child] sort a group of words into categories — for example, separating fruits from vegetables — and tell you the opposite of common words like "hot" or "fast"?”
Curriculum Standards4 alignments
L.1.5aCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical SubjectsSort words into categories (e.g., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.
L.2.5aCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical SubjectsIdentify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., describe foods that are spicy or juicy).
L.K.5aCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical SubjectsSort common objects into categories (e.g., shapes, foods) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.
L.K.5bCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical SubjectsDemonstrate understanding of frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by relating them to their opposites (antonyms).
Prerequisites1
- How Many in Total?softAges 4—6
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- How Many in Total? soft
Sorting and categorising objects uses the same counting/cardinality skills from maths
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
Unlocks2
- Defining WordshardAges 6—9
- Shades of MeaningsoftAges 5—9