Objectives

The student will identify and describe similar attributes of different blocks.

Connections

State Standard

• KCCT MA-E 2.2.1- Students will perform mathematical operations and prcefures accurately and efficiently, explain how the skills work in real world or mathematical situations, and are able to sort objects and compare attributes.

Academic Expectations

• 1.10 - Students organize information through development and use of classification rules and classification systems.
• 2.11 - Students demonstrate understanding of change concepts on patterns and functions.

These standards relate to the lesson because student will be arranging blocks according to whether or not they share 2 and 3 attributes.

Materials

• Attribute blocks (enough for all of the class to participate)

Procedure

• Pass out A-blocks to students.
• Have students look at the blocks and explain that the blocks are called attribute blocks and they are called this because they have attributes or things about them that make them different from the other blocks.
• Point out that there are different shapes among the blocks. Shape is an example of an attribute. Allow student to figure out other attributes and list on the board.
• Explain that we are going to make an attribute parade. Select a block and explain that the block that follows should have 2 attributes that are the same and 2 attributes that are different. Show example (a flat, small, red, triangle could be followed by a small, flat, blue, square)
• Lay out the first block and have each student bring up a block to follow the one in front of it. Have students describe their block and explain how it relates by 2 attributes to the one in front. Once each child has had a turn, repeat parade with 3 attributes the same and 1 attribute different.

Student Assessment

• Assessment will be through observation: Did the child describe their block and identify similar attributes to the previous block?