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Math: Sorting by Color Shape and Size

Practice grouping objects by what is the same

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Practice grouping objects by what is the same

Math - Grade K-1

Instructions: Look at each problem carefully. Sort or name the objects by color, shape, or size. Show your work in the space provided.
  1. 1
    Five shapes: red circle, blue circle, red square, blue square, and red triangle.

    Look at these objects: red circle, blue circle, red square, blue square, red triangle. Which objects belong in the red group?

  2. 2
    Five shapes with big and small triangles, a big circle, and a small square.

    Look at these objects: big triangle, small triangle, big circle, small square, small triangle. Which objects belong in the triangle group?

  3. 3
    Small and big balls next to small and big blocks.

    Sort these by size: small ball, big ball, small block, big block. Which objects belong in the big group?

  4. 4
    Five buttons: three yellow and two green.

    A teacher has these buttons: yellow button, yellow button, green button, yellow button, green button. How many yellow buttons are there?

  5. 5
    Four shapes: three blue shapes and one red square.

    Circle the object that does not belong in this group: blue square, blue circle, blue triangle, red square. Explain why it does not belong.

  6. 6
    Six shapes including three circles, two squares, and one triangle.

    Sort these shapes into two groups: circle, square, circle, triangle, square, circle. How many circles are there?

  7. 7
    Three circles and one square in different sizes and colors.

    Look at these objects: small red circle, big red circle, small blue circle, big blue square. Which objects are circles?

  8. 8
    Five crayons: two red, two blue, and one green.

    Sort these crayons by color: red crayon, blue crayon, red crayon, green crayon, blue crayon. Which colors have 2 crayons?

  9. 9
    Four blocks in red and blue, with big and small sizes.

    Look at these blocks: big red block, small red block, big blue block, small blue block. Which blocks belong in the small group?

  10. 10
    Four red shapes: circle, square, triangle, and rectangle.

    A box has these shapes: red circle, red square, red triangle, red rectangle. What is the same about all the shapes?

  11. 11
    Four shapes: three squares and one circle.

    Circle the shape that does not belong: square, square, circle, square. Explain why it does not belong.

  12. 12
    Five animals with big and small dogs and cats, plus a big bird.

    Sort these animals by size: big dog, small dog, big cat, small cat, big bird. How many animals are big?

  13. 13
    Four shapes including two green triangles, one green circle, and one yellow triangle.

    Look at these shapes: small green triangle, small green circle, big green triangle, big yellow triangle. Which shapes are green triangles?

  14. 14
    Two groups: round objects on one side and boxy objects on the other.

    A student sorts toys into two groups. Group 1 has a ball, a wheel, and a coin. Group 2 has a block, a book, and a box. What sorting rule did the student use?

  15. 15
    Six shapes in red, blue, and yellow: circles and squares.

    Make three groups from these objects: red circle, blue circle, red square, blue square, yellow square, yellow circle. Sort them by color. What objects go in each color group?

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