Lesson Plan:

Sorting Artifacts

• Content Area: Math, Social Studies, Readiness Skills, Visual Art

• Grade: Pre-K through 2  

• Tech Needs: Whiteboard or Projector, laptop 

• Estimated Time: 50 min. sessions, two days

Essential Question: 

How can quantities of human-made objects be compared?

Objectives: 

1. By using matching and counting strategies, identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group.

2. Count to answer “how many?” questions about as many as twenty things arranged in a line or as many as ten things in a scattered configuration.

Materials:

• Google Slides

• Artifact cards

Lesson Sequence:

This lesson is intended to be a step-by-step activity in which the Google Slides give directions each step of the way. Begin here. 

Extensions/Adaptations:

• Teach the students the classification names and numbers in Spanish.

For example: 

glass bottle = botella de vidrio

metal nail = clavo metalico

ceramics = cerámica

toy = juguete

References Cited

“America’s Most Trusted Dictionary.” Merriam-Webster. Accessed July 17, 2023. https://www.merriam-webster.com/. 

“Home.” Museum of the City of New York. Accessed July 17, 2023. https://www.mcny.org/. 

“Introduction to Ceramic Identification.” Historical Archaeology. Accessed July 17, 2023. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/histarch/ceramic-types/introduction/#:~:text=Refined%20earthenware%20(also%20known%20as,Usually%20lead%2Dglazed. 

“Maryland Department of Planning Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum.” MDP, Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum. Accessed July 17, 2023. https://jefpat.maryland.gov/.