Building and Ordering Towers

In this video tutorial, students learn to build and sort towers using colored cubes. The lesson begins with an introduction to the concept of sorting from smallest to largest and using terms like 'fewest' and 'most'. Students then sort cubes by color to identify which has the most and fewest. The teacher guides them through building towers with different numbers of cubes and ordering them from fewest to most. The lesson concludes with encouragement for students to try building and ordering towers at home.

What activity are we going to do today?

• Painting pictures

• Building towers

• Reading stories

• Playing music

What are we sorting the towers by?

• Size

• Shape

• Color

• Weight

Which words are we learning to use?

• Fewest and most

• Tallest and shortest

• Fastest and slowest

• Heaviest and lightest

What should we do to see which color has the most blocks?

• Mix all colors together

• Ignore the colors

• Put all the same color together

• Count them randomly

How many yellow cubes are there in the tower?

• Eight

• Seven

• Six

• Five

Which number card represents the yellow tower?

• Six

• Five

• Eight

• Seven

How many green cubes are in the tower?

• Nine

• Ten

• Eight

• Seven

Which number card represents the green tower?

• Ten

• Nine

• Eight

• Seven

How many blocks are in the tower with six blocks?

• Seven

• Four

• Five

• Six

Which number card represents the tower with six blocks?

• Four

• Five

• Six

• Seven