How could you organize?

What do you notice about these buttons that could help you to organize?

What questions could you answer by organizing the buttons?

K, 1, 2

Seeing mathematics in the world

Sorting, organizing, and using attributes

After the class has discussed the questions above, you can extend this activity by posing the following questions:

If you have access to scissors, students can cut out the buttons from this printed image and arrange them into different groupings based on characteristics they notice. If you have access to buttons, offer students collections of buttons to organize after having discussed this image. Ask: How many different ways can you think of to organize the same collection of buttons?