Which one is different?

I'd like to share another activity that I've put out on the science shelf during our study of the life cycle of apples.   I've had these cards printed for a few years but this is the first year I've put them out.  These cards are from the wonderful website, Prekinders.

Each card has four pictures with one picture that is different.  I added a little basket with green marble chips.  To do this work the child lays out the cards and places a marble chip on the one that is "different."  I have been surprised how difficult this is for many of my children.  Still, they are choosing this from the shelf quite a bit.  On the Montessori For Everyone website under the Free Downloads section in the Language section, Lori has a similar activity called "What Doesn't Belong?".  I may print that out to add to our classroom shelves later.  I am filing this post under "language" even though it's on my science shelf.  Being able to discriminate and categorize is an important skill for reading and writing.   If I print out the "What doesn't belong?" activity, I'll probably put it on the shelf with my other pre-reading activities.

 

 

Comments

[Laura]

Thanks for letting me know. Im going to get the link into the post.
Laura

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[Laura]

THANK YOU! I will get the correct link into the post. I appreciate you letting me know. I love PreKinders.
Laura

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[Laura]

I think its really goodfor visual discrimination too. Thanks for writing!
Laura

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[Discovering Montessori]

Nice! I just printed this work over the weekend. It was on Prekinders website.

[Maria]

Hi!
I love this activity and it's from the wonderful site Prekinders.com!

[JDaniel4's Mom]

These are perfect for this time of year. What a great way to work on visual discrimination.