WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.166 --> 00:00:07.574 ♪ ♪ 2 00:00:07.640 --> 00:00:09.809 NARRATOR: Sorting is a beginning math skill 3 00:00:09.876 --> 00:00:13.747 that introduces the concept of placing like items in sets 4 00:00:13.813 --> 00:00:15.715 according to attributes. 5 00:00:15.782 --> 00:00:19.919 Most children start out sorting items by color or size. 6 00:00:19.986 --> 00:00:21.888 DARYA BARNES: Children are naturally curious about 7 00:00:21.955 --> 00:00:24.557 the way the world works and sorting is something 8 00:00:24.624 --> 00:00:27.460 that they develop from a very young age. 9 00:00:27.527 --> 00:00:32.165 They want to sort things by size, by shape, by colors. 10 00:00:32.232 --> 00:00:35.835 In the classroom we sort objects by color, 11 00:00:35.902 --> 00:00:38.972 which is the most obvious, but we also sort objects 12 00:00:39.038 --> 00:00:42.575 like dinosaurs where some dinosaurs may be tall, 13 00:00:42.642 --> 00:00:45.612 some may be small, the kids would have to sort those. 14 00:00:45.678 --> 00:00:50.250 Some dinosaurs may have two legs, or four legs, 15 00:00:50.316 --> 00:00:52.352 the students will sort and classify those. 16 00:00:52.419 --> 00:00:55.889 So, size, shape, how many, of something would be 17 00:00:55.955 --> 00:00:58.858 classifications for sorting objects. 18 00:00:58.925 --> 00:01:00.593 NARRATOR: In the family activities section 19 00:01:00.660 --> 00:01:03.663 on this web page, you can find ways to support 20 00:01:03.730 --> 00:01:06.299 your child's development of this skill at home. 21 00:01:06.366 --> 00:01:09.436 You'll soon discover all sorts of fun activities! 22 00:01:09.502 --> 00:01:14.641 ♪ ♪