My students love to sort by attributes. This has been one of their favorite units all year. Kids love to recognize similarities and differences between objects. Students learn how to sort data by properties. They are also expanding their vocabulary through exploring various ways to describe objects. These sorting activities are great for kindergarten. Your students will love to explore how objects can be grouped.
Sorting Activities for Kindergarten using Classroom Objects
There are many manipulatives available in elementary classrooms that can be used to sort. Use objects around you to teach your students how to sort by attributes. These laminated sorting sheets are a great way of reliving this enjoyable activity. These sorting mats are a great way to make math centers. Let students sort the objects in a basket or have them gather them from the surrounding area.
- Math manipulatives can be used to sort by color, size, or shape.
- It is easy to sort colors with crayons or markers.
- You can practice sorting books at your library to determine the size of the book.
- There are many objects that students can sort by weight.
Sorting Pocket Charts Activity
The best way to learn sorting is through hands-on practice. Students can practice sorting pictures by attributes using a pocket chart. I prefer to do this activity with a large group, then transfer it to a central location. This activity is great for having fun with friends and family about the different attributes that items can display.
Sort, sort, sort
Students will learn to sort better by practicing it. This will allow students to learn the concepts and have lots of fun while sorting.
These are some popular kindergarten sorting activities that students love:
- Activities for cutting and pasting
- You can draw pictures into specific categories.
- Coloring worksheets for sorting color codes
Have fun!
It’s easy to make sorting fun. Sorting food and other familiar objects is a favorite activity for children. Use colorful candy or fruit loops cereal to practice color sorting. Sorting seeds by type or shape is another popular activity.
Digital Sorting Activities and a FREE Resource
This digital sorting activity for kindergarten is a great way to have fun and practice your skills independently. Students will learn how to sort by size, shape and color. This digital resource is free and provides excellent practice. They’ll enjoy sorting and categorizing objects, as well using graphs to calculate data.
I hope you have loads of fun teaching the attributes sorting to your students. Your students will be able to sort in different ways if you give them the tools.
