Week 01 · Tuesday: I Can Help (Home Helpers K to 2)

Tuesday: Sort it out

Ferris holds a block and a book.

"These are not the same," he says.

Bennie the Bear brings two baskets.

"Blocks here. Books there. What do you notice?"

Sorting makes groups

Sorting means putting things that match together.

All the blocks go in one group.

All the books go in another group.

Stuffed friends make a third group.

Sorting makes putting away fast.

Thing	Group
red block	blocks
picture book	books
soft bunny	stuffed friends
toy car	cars
blue block	blocks

SORT CHECK

Read the question.
Tap your answer.

What does sorting mean?

Which group does a red block go in?

Which group does a soft bunny go in?

How many groups are in the table?

Sentence	True or false?
Blocks and books go in one group.	?
Sorting puts matching things together.	?
A toy car goes with the cars.	?
Sorting makes putting away faster.	?

WHY THIS EXERCISEBlocks and books are different. They make two groups.

Try it

Pick up five toys with your grown-up.
Make two groups on the floor.
Say the name of each group.

Safety first

Lift small, light toys only.
Ask before you move a big toy.
Keep toys off the stairs.

SORTING TOYS

Tap a card.
Then tap its spot.

1First

2Next

3Then

4Last

WHICH GROUP?

Read the question.
Tap your answer.

Ferris finds a blue block. Which group?

Which group does a picture book join?

Bennie brought two baskets. Why?

Sentence	True or false?
You look at a toy before you sort it.	?
A soft bunny is a block.	?
Groups help you put toys away.	?

WHY THIS EXERCISELooking first tells you the group.

Draw two groups of toys.

Word Spot: an, any

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

An: A-N.

Any: A-N-Y.

FIND THE WORD

Listen to the word.
Tap it.

Find the word you hear.

FILL THE GAP

Listen to the sentence.
Tap the missing word.

I see ___ owl.

Is there ___ water in the cup?

Great sorting! Tomorrow every toy finds its spot.