Tier-2 vocabulary: 15 high-utility words from read-alouds
Exercise Difficulty 2 ~1 min eng.gK.f.ex_07

Picture Sort

Prompt

Sort these picture cards into TWO piles: ENORMOUS or TINY.

How it's presented
mode picture cards
cards
  1. elephant
  2. mouse
  3. mountain
  4. ant
  5. skyscraper
  6. ladybug
  7. whale
  8. grain of rice
Answer criteria
type sort
correct
TINY
['mouse', 'ant', 'ladybug', 'grain of rice']
ENORMOUS
['elephant', 'mountain', 'skyscraper', 'whale']
Hints
  1. An elephant is bigger than a person — is that enormous?
  2. An ant is smaller than your fingernail — is that enormous or tiny?
Misconceptions to watch
  • Treats relative size inconsistently (mouse 'enormous' to an ant)
  • Defaults to all 'big' as enormous
Used in lessons