Sorting Activities for Teachers
This collection of sorting activities covers a wide range of Numeracy, Literacy, Science, Social Studies, Geography, History, Health, Physical Education, Technology and The Arts topics. These sorting activities help consolidate your students' understanding by encouraging them to identify, sort and group different items into alike categories. This collection of sorting activities can be used for whole class, group or independent tasks.
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Often and Sometimes Food Sorting Activity
A sorting activity to help students recognise healthy and unhealthy foods.
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Federation Sorting Activity
A hands-on sorting activity to use when introducing the arguments around Australian Federation.
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Exaggeration and Hyperbole Sorting Activity
Explore examples of hyperbole with your students using this set of 24 sorting cards perfect for your collaborative group work.
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Producer, Consumer and Decomposer - Sorting Activity
Explore the roles and relationships of producers, consumers and decomposers in food chains with this hands-on sorting activity.
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Place Value Cacti - 3-Digit Expanded Form Activity
Build 3-digit numbers in expanded form with a fun cactus-themed place value activity.
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Comparing Fractions – Sorting Activity
Strengthen fraction comparison skills by sorting cards according to the inequality symbol that makes each statement true.
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Selecting Units of Mass – Sorting Activity
A sorting activity to help students identify objects that should be measured in grams, kilograms and tonnes.
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Line and Feelings Sorting Activity - Year 3 to Year 6
A fun sorting activity for students to explore interpretation of line in visual art.
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Push and Pull Sorting Activity
Use these push and pull sorting cards as a hands-on activity during your science lessons on forces.
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Five Senses Sorting Activity
Explore the five senses with your little learners using a printable 5 Senses Science Sorting Activity.
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Day and Night Sorting Activity
Help your prep students understand and apply the concepts of day and night with this fun sorting activity.
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Character or Not? - Sorting Activity
Explore the difference between characters and non-characters with this hands-on sorting activity.
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Big Problem or Little Problem? – Sorting Activity
A sorting activity for students to place situations in order from the littlest problem to the biggest problem.
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Old vs New Communication Devices - Sorting Activity
A fun sorting activity for students to identify old and new communication devices.
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Vowel Teams Sorting Activity (EE, EA and EY)
Decode words with the EE, EA and EY vowel teams using 18 picture cards with sorting mats.
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Matching Expanded and Standard 2-Digit Number Cards
Explore double digit numbers in standard and expanded form with this sorting activity for your maths groups.
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Skip Counting by 1, 2, 5 and 10 Sorting Activity
Set up this sorting activity as a small group or rotation task for your students to practise thier skip counting skills.
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Plant Life Cycle Sorting Activity
Help your students identify the stages in a plant’s life cycle with a sorting activity..
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Frog Life Cycle Sort
Help your students concrete their understanding of the frog life cycle with this interactive game.
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Self-Esteem Heart Activity
Help students boost their self-esteem with this lovely heart-themed activity
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Rules Around Us - Sorting Activity
Identify rules at home, in school and around the community with a sorting activity.
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Yes Or No Alphabet and Phonics Word Sorts
A set of ‘yes’ or ‘no’ phonics and alphabet questions cards to use with spelling words.
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Alien Grab - Toy Sorting Activity
A fun sorting activity to identify toys from other everyday objects.
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Unit Fraction Fairy Bread Matching Activity
Sort and match fairy bread model cards to the corresponding unit fraction cards.
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Herbivores, Carnivores, and Omnivores – Sorting Activity
Determine if animals are omnivores, carnivores, or herbivores based on their diet with this sorting activity.
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Story Setting or Not? - Sorting Activity
Explore the difference between story settings and non-settings with this hands-on sorting activity.
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Ending Consonant Digraphs Sorting Activity
Explore words that contain a final consonant digraph with a set of 24 picture sorting cards.
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Water Cycle Sort – Sorting Activity
Use knowledge of the steps in the water cycle to categorise examples with this sorting activity.
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1-100 Number Chart - Sequencing Activity
Count by 1’s with your primary students by arranging number tiles 1-100.
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Long and Short Vowel Sort
A sorting by long vowel, short vowel printable.
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Movement of Animals Sorting Activity
Classify animals based on their movement methods with a picture-sorting game.
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Beginning Consonant Digraphs Sorting Activity
Explore words that contain an initial consonant digraph with a set of 24 picture sorting cards.