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The Odd Category

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Today's big idea

Name the group, find the stranger

Three belong together — one does not.

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How it works

👀 What's going on?

Apple, banana, grapes, dog. One of those is not like the others, and you knew which before you finished reading. Your brain sorted them into fruits and not a fruit all by itself.

💡 Here's the trick

Which one is in the wrong group?🍎🍌🍇🐶

Look at the four pictures above. Three belong to the same group — they are all fruits, or all animals, or all things you wear. The odd one belongs to a different group.

  1. 1.Look at all four pictures.
  2. 2.Name the group that most of them share (fruits, animals, toys…).
  3. 3.The picture that is not in that group is the odd one out.

✍️ Try it

  1. 1.🦁 🐘 🐵 🍎 — which is odd?
  2. 2.🚗 🚌 🚲 🍌 — which is odd?

Set 1 is three animals and one fruit (🍎). Set 2 is three vehicles and one fruit (🍌).

⚠️ Watch out

More than one answer can feel possible until you name the group. Once you say these are all animals, the odd one is clear. Always name the group first.

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See it in action

⚡ Time to play!

Three items belong together. Tap the odd one out.

ODD ONE OUT · ROUND 1 OF 3

Which one does not belong?

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Quick check

✅ VERIFICATION

Which is the odd one out: 🍎 🥕 🍌 🍇?

⚡ Finish the activity above first to answer.

Keep going!

Up next: The Odd Number

Even, in 5s, in 10s — one won't fit.

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