Classify Ideas
In this beginner’s tutorial, learners will be capable on “Classifying Ideas”. What are the ways on “Classifying Ideas”. Why “Classifying Ideas” important in your lives? How “Classifying Ideas” helps you to differentiate one thing to others.
In this lesson, you will be develop your ability in “Classifying Ideas” that helps you to easily remember of the things you see, hear, touch,feel and smell.
A.Teach / Model
To show how classifying ideas can help readers remember what they read, display and read aloud this paragraph:
Anita is really good at some sports, but she is learning some others. She’s a great runner and is on the track
team at school. She also plays tennis and golf with her family. She doesn’t play basketball or soccer very well,
though. She’s also learning how to swim.
Say: I can’t remember all the ideas in this paragraph, can you?
I’m going to classify them, or put them in groups, to help myself
remember them. Then display this T Chart:
Sports That Sports That Anita
Anita Knows Is Learning
Running basketball
Tennis soccer
Golf swimming
Model how to classify ideas: When I want to remember what I’ve
read, I look for ideas that are about the same thing. Then I put
the ideas in the same group. I give the group a name to show
how the ideas are alike.
B. Practice
Use the Multi-Level Strategies to tailor the practice to students’
proficiency levels:
BEGINNING
Write the headings Artistic Jobs and Scientific c Jobs on a T chart. Have students list each word below under the correct heading.
doctor painter chemist singer
poet dancer engineer astronaut
INTERMEDIATE/ ADVANCED
Copy this paragraph. Have students locate three words that relate to one idea and three
words that relate to another. Have students classify the words on a T chart.
Ed is moody. Sometimes he’s happy and cheerful. Then he’s positive about everything.
At other times, he’s angry and irritable. He’s no fun to be around when he’s negative.
(Ed’s Good Feelings: happy, cheerful, positive/Ed’s Bad Feelings: angry, irritable, negative)
1. Look for ideas that are about the same thing.
2. Put the ideas in the same group.
3. Give the group a name.
Classify Ideas
C. Apply
Have students apply the skill in a book at their independent reading levels:
Who’s Got Game? The Lion or the Mouse?
Write the headings Lion Actions and Lion Looks on a T chart. Have students read page 19 and list the words
below under the correct heading .
curly mane run in grass attack trees
leap whip tail steel paws
roar sharp teeth
Roberto Clemente
Copy this T Chart. Have partners locate ideas on pages 8–25 that relate to the headings below to complete the Chart.
Fans’ Feelings Reporters’ Feelings
about Roberto about Roberto
curious lazy
excited bad accent
A Library for Juana
Have partners look through the book to find words that
are about the same idea. Put them in the same group
and give the group a name such as Words about School
or Words about Mexico. Students can classify the ideas on
charts and share them with the group.
To Classify
1. Look for ideas that are
about the same thing.
2. Put the ideas in the same group.
3. Give the group a name.
CLOSE AND ASSESS
Have students tell you how to classify ideas. (Look for ideas
that are about the same thing; put the ideas in the same
group; give the group a name to show how the ideas are alike
Classification
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