Blind Sorts

Hi kids!
I hope you went right home and told your parent all about earning the Fish Party today! What a great way to start the day! Way to go with the great behavior in specials classes!! Keep earning those fish!

Today you have a Blind Sort to do with a parent. While there is nothing to write for a blind sort (therefore, nothing to turn in), here is a quick reminder of how to do a blind sort.

1. Grab your cards from your zippered pouch.

2. Grab a parent or an older sibling and ask them sweetly to help you for 10-15 minutes.

3. Dump your cards out and find your headers (or the header patterns and header words if you are the blue group). Put them out on the table or floor.

4. Have your parent or older sibling call the word out to you (NOT SHOWING THE WORD - THAT IS WHY IT IS CALLED A BLIND SORT).

5. You decide, after listening to the word - where the word should go. You point to the spot (under which header) it should go. If you decide, after your parent or older sibling places the card down where you directed, that the card is in the wrong sort column, you may move it. If you make more than ONE (YES, ONE!) mistake during this blind sort, start again (if your parent or older sibling has time).

The goal is to place all the words in the correct column WITHOUT looking at the spelling pattern AND making no mistakes! GOOD LUCK!