Sorting By Colour

Skill focus: Colour grouping activities that build on NCERT Joyful Mathematics Class 1 colour and picture sorting games.

• Group objects that share the same colour.
• Name colours: red, yellow, green, blue, white.
• Pick a new item that matches a colour group.

1. Same colour, different objects

Level 1 (Verbal): apple, tomato, strawberry are all red.

Level 2 (Symbolic): Group name: Red → members: apple, tomato, strawberry.

Visual: Circle every red picture in a row of mixed pictures.

2. Colour is not shape or type

A red apple and a red car share colour, even though one is a fruit and one is a vehicle.

3. Checking a new item

Ask: does this new thing usually look this colour?

Which one joins the red group?

Step 1 — Group shown: apple, tomato, strawberry.
Step 2 — Rule: these are all red.
Step 3 — Check options: cherry (red), banana (yellow), leaf (green).
Answer: cherry joins the group.

• Banana, lemon, sun are yellow. Which joins: sunflower or grass?
• Sky, sea, blueberries are blue. Which joins: blue balloon or sun?
• Milk, snow, cloud are white. Which joins: cotton or mango?
• Stretch: Name three more red things not in this lesson.

Revision tip: Point to the colour group and name it before choosing.

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