Practice Problems — Set 16

K.MD.B.3 · Classify and count categories

Print and write your answers. Use diagrams to show thinking.

Warm-up

1. Talk through today's focus: Classify and count categories 2. Try one oral example together before writing. 3. Use the diagram to explain your thinking.

_See printable PDF for diagram._

Written practice

1. Sort 12 buttons: how many red? ___ how many blue? ___ 2. Which category has more? ___ 3. Draw three categories and label counts. 4. Classify shapes by number of sides. 5. Make a row graph: cats (18) and dogs (19). Which more? 6. Write the category with the fewest items: ___ 7. Explain your thinking for set 16 in one sentence. 8. Create your own problem for K.MD.B.3.

___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________

More written practice

1. Apply Classify and count categories (item 9, set 16): show your work. ___ 2. Apply Classify and count categories (item 10, set 16): show your work. ___ 3. Apply Classify and count categories (item 11, set 16): show your work. ___ 4. Apply Classify and count categories (item 12, set 16): show your work. ___ 5. Apply Classify and count categories (item 13, set 16): show your work. ___ 6. Apply Classify and count categories (item 14, set 16): show your work. ___

___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________

Patterns and rules

1. Identify the rule in today's K.MD.B.3 practice. 2. Show your work with a drawing or diagram. 3. Explain your answer to a parent.

_See printable PDF for diagram._

___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________

Stretch

1. Create your own K.MD.B.3 question for a parent to solve. 2. Explain your method in two sentences.

___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________

Parent tip: Sort buttons by color