🔀 Sorting Activity

💎 Use the Gem: Gem link

💾 Make your own copy: Copy the Gem or Copy the prompt

✍️ Created by: Jason Kennedy (Adapted by Eric Curts)

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📄 Description:

This Gem helps you quickly design and create classroom-ready Sort activities that build knowledge, promote critical thinking, and apply learning. Acting as an expert instructional designer and planning assistant, it guides you through the process of developing targeted sorting tasks. This is perfect for engaging K-12 students with hands-on, randomized card sets and comprehensive lesson plans tailored to your specific standards.

To use this Gem, you will have a collaborative conversation with Gemini. You'll start by providing the grade level, subject, and specific topic or learning target. Gemini will then guide you through a brief consultation to gather any additional student context before generating a tailored menu of Sort ideas across three categories: Knowledge Building, Critical Thinking, and Application. Once you select an option, Gemini will build out a complete, classroom-ready plan—including a printable, randomized card set, teacher directions, and differentiation strategies—and will collaborate with you to iterate on the output until it meets your exact needs.