Book Sort
Here's What To Do
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Before you read the books, lay them on a table or floor. Ask your child to look and describe each book by color, theme, characters, size, weight etc.
2
Start sorting, say “Lets group the books by size.”
3
Together find other ways to sort the books.
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After sorting, invite your child to select the first book to read together.
Put PEER Into Action
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Pause:
- Invite your child to select several books (3-4 books) for you to read together.
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Engage:
- While looking at the books, use descriptive words and have your child repeat them. For example, “I see this book has a big red dog, let's see if the other books have the big red dog too!”
- “Can you tell me which of these is bigger or smaller? Which one do you think is heavier?
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Encourage:
- “Let’s try putting the books next to each other to see if they are the same size.”
- “I like how you keep trying to find the correct group for each book, keep going!”
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Reflect:
- "How else could we sort the books next time?"
Not quite ready?
Focus on one way to describe and group items at a time.
Ready for more?
Ask your child to sort items into three categories instead of two.
As your child masters this skill...
They will be able to describe and sort objects.