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Creepy Critters

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners classify imaginary newly discovered organisms. In this classification lesson, students are given cards showing imaginary organisms that have been recently discovered. They must classify the organisms based on their characteristics.
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Living and Non-Living Things | What’s Alive?

For Teachers K
Students compare and contrast living and nonliving things. In this classification lesson plan, students read a book featuring living and nonliving things and then sort pictures of living and nonliving things.
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Classifying Dinosaurs

For Students 4th - 8th
For this classifying dinosaurs worksheet, students follow directions to make a classification chart for each kind of dinosaur. Students follow 16 sets of directions.
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Classifying Classes

For Students 4th - 6th
In this classifications worksheet, students add levels of classifications for humans by splitting them into smaller and smaller classes. Students add 5 new levels.
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Classification for Beginners

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore the process of classification. In this rock classification lesson plan, students conduct a scientific investigation that requires them to follow the provided steps to classify rocks.
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Classification of Organisms

For Students 4th - 6th
In this classification of organisms worksheet, students use a classification key to identify organisms, then go to a website for help in making up their own classification key.
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Using the senses

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use their senses to compare a frog and a hamster. In this animals comparison lesson plan, students get into groups and observe, smell, feel, and listen to what their animals are like, and classify them into categories.
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Sorting

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine the concept of organization. In this library skills lesson, students practice ordering and classification skills by playing the Flood Game as well as locating and shelving books in the school library.
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Identify, Sort, Classify

For Teachers K
Students identify, sort, and classify. In this kindergarten math activity, students explore visual examples of sorting with 1 or more attributes. Students also practice solving problems that their instructors model.
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Identifying and Classifying Solid Figures

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners identify solid figures. In this classification lesson, students recognize and name solid figures. Learners identify which figures contain polygons and rectangles. Students practice counting vertices, faces and edges.
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Sampling Rocks

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine how to take a sample by looking at rocks in the schoolyard. In this sampling lesson plan, students discuss ways to classify rocks by color, size, and weight. They think about how many rocks would make a good sample of...
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Classification

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this classification worksheet, students examine the objects pictured in 4 sets. Students identify the picture that does not belong in each of the sets.
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What Doesn't Belong?

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this classification worksheet, students examine 15 groups of three words. They circle each word/object name that does not belong in each group and explain why.
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What Do Living Things Have In Common?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of classification. In this classification lesson, students collaborate to create lists of living thing similarities in order to differentiate between living and non-living things. Students create a list of...
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All Wrapped Up

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students explore packaging. In this cross-curriculum lesson, students bring in samples of food packaging and identify the packaging as natural or manufactured.
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Algebra: What's My Rule?

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students apply higher level thinking skills to determine rules for sorting and classification. In this pre-algebra instructional activity, students nominate classmates who they think satisfy the unspoken "rule" established by the leader....
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Science – How Living Things are Grouped

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this classification of living things worksheet, learners respond to 7 short answer, 10 true or false, 4 multiple choice, and 4 graphic organizer questions regarding how living things are grouped.
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That's Entertainment - Classification Activity

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this classification worksheet, students brainstorm what they like to do for entertainment while the teacher records their ideas on large paper. They use strips of the paper that the teacher has cut up to classify the entertainment...
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Classifying Fruits and Vegetables

For Students K - 1st
In this classification instructional activity, students cut out the 8 pictures of fruits and vegetables. Students then paste the pictures in the fruit box or vegetable box.
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Classifying into Categories

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this classification instructional activity, students organize their thoughts by classifying the words from the box into the following categories: birds, mammals, reptiles, and fish.
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Starches and Fats

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students observe the presence of starches and fats in different foods. In this science lesson plan, students distinguish between a food that contains starch and a food that contains fats, define the terms starches and fats, and classify...
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Classification

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore classification. In this science lesson plan, students observe various apples, contrasting them, and classifying the apples based on structure and color.
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A Biology Game To Promote Classification And Observation

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students play a biology game. In this science lesson plan, students play a game that require them to use observation skills and develop their classification skills.
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Candy Corn Math

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this autumn themed math activity, students complete counting, classifying, and sequencing activities with candy corn. They receive bags of candy corn and sort the pieces. They cut out small pictures of the candy to glue onto tables on...