Sort the words
Cut apart a noun sort and have kids put words into person, place and thing piles. Then they add their own words to each pile. Sorting makes kids think about what a word does, not just what it looks like.
Why it works: going from real objects to pictures to symbols is a core recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.
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