Grade
K

Which One Doesn't Belong? Art Supplies

Look at this set of four pictures. Decide which one doesn’t belong with the other three. Use math words to describe your thinking. There are many ways to think about each one!

A. shows a short colored pencil, a medium paintbrush, and a tall pencil. Dots on the paintbrush handle go red blue green, red blue green. The pencil has a circle around it. B. shows a medium pencil, and a tall paintbrush. The paintbrush has a circle around it. Dots on the paintbrush handle go red blue green, red blue green. C. shows a short colored pencil, a medium pencil, and a tall paintbrush. The colored pencil has a circle around it. Dots on the paintbrush handle go red blue green, red blue green. D. shows a tall paintbrush, a short colored pencil, and a medium pencil. The paintbrush has a circle around it. Dots on the paintbrush handle go red blue, red blue, red blue, red.

Challenge

Find reasons why each of the pictures might not belong with the other three.

Share

Explain your thinking to someone else. Do they have different reasons why one doesn't belong?

Printable Version

Google doc for printing and copying

Seesaw Version

Activity for the Seesaw platform

Reference for Educators

Sample problems and solutions