Sorting & Categorising Words
Sort common objects and words into categories to understand how concepts relate; demonstrate understanding of opposites (antonyms) for common verbs and adjectives
What a learner can do afterwards
- Group words or objects by category (e.g. animals, foods, colours)
- Identify and produce opposite pairs (e.g. 'big/small', 'hot/cold', 'go/stop')
- Explain why items belong together in a category
The lesson
Words can go into groups. Animals are one group. Fruits are another group.
Try it together
Zoe sees an apple and a carrot. Apple is a fruit. Carrot is a vegetable. They go in different groups.
Good to know
To sort words, ask: what do these things have in common?
Group words that go together. Opposites are totally different from each other.
Watch it
Where it sits
Learn first
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Where this leads
Jobs that lean on this skill. Follow one to see everything it is built on.
Then practise
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.