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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Santa's Syllable Sort - Christmas Reading Centre
Practise breaking words into syllables with our Santa’s Syllable Christmas Literacy Centre.
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Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences Sort
Practise reading and identifying simple, compound and complex sentences with this sorting activity.
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Rounding Large Numbers Worksheet Set
Share this rounding large numbers worksheet set with your students so they can cut-and-paste their way to understanding rounding.
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Volume and Capacity Sort Game
A volume and capacity sort game for lower grades.
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Chance Scenario Sorting Game
A hands-on sorting activity to use when describing possible events and their chances of occurring.
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Common Nouns and Proper Nouns - Sorting Task
A sorting task to help students learn the difference between common nouns and proper nouns.
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Story Structure Sentence Strips
Explore sentences that form the beginning, middle and end of 5 short stories with this sorting activity for younger year levels.
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Figurative Language Sorting Activity
Explore figurative language in context with this set of 28 sorting cards.
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Christmas Activity Printables - Types of Sentences Sort
Help your students identify the four types of sentences with a printable Christmas sorting activity on declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences.
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Forms of Government – Flashcards and Sorting Activity
A set of flashcards for students to review the various forms of government and sort them into categories.
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Classifying Angles – Sorting Activity
Help students recognise different types of angles in everyday life with this hands-on sorting activity.
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Classifying 3D Objects Sorting Activity
Play this sorting game when learning how to classify 3D objects according to their properties.
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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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Old vs New Communication Devices - Sorting Activity
A fun sorting activity for students to identify old and new communication devices.
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Sort It Out! Properties of Matter Activity
Use our Properties of Matter Sorting Activity cards to create an engaging Matter Sorting Station in your classroom.
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Cartesian Coordinate Plane Activities — Four Quadrant Sort
Play Cartesian coordinate plane activities like this one to enhance student skills in identifying points in all four quadrants.
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Natural vs. Man-Made Features - Sorting Activity
A sorting activity to help students identify the natural and human features of environments.
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Gingerbread Phonics - Letter-Sound Correspondence Sort
Have some sweet Christmas reading fun with a gingerbread-themed letter-sound correspondence sorting activity.
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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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Narrative Elements Fairy Tale Sorting Activity
Explore narrative elements with this fairy tale sorting activity in the shape of a castle.
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Scientific Investigation Scenarios - Sorting Activity
Analyse scientific investigation scenarios to determine which stage in the scientific method is being described with a printable Scientific Method Sorting Activity.
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The Gingerbread Man Story Sequencing Cards
Teach your students about retelling with this set of printable gingerbread man story sequencing cards.
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Fact and Opinion Sorting Activity
Use this fact and opinion sort to teach your students the difference between statements of fact and statements of opinion.
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Uses of Materials Sorting Activity
Explore the materials objects are made of with a fun sorting activity for students.
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Reversible and Irreversible Changes Sort
Identify examples of reversible and irreversible changes with an engaging Matter Card Game for kids!
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Solids, Liquids and Gases – Sorting Activity
Use a hands-on States of Matter sorting activity to help students identify solids, liquids and gases.
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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.
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Self-Esteem Heart Activity
Help students boost their self-esteem with this lovely heart-themed activity
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Above and Below the Line Behaviours – Sorting Activity
Remind students of behaviours that are 'above the line,' 'below the line,' and 'bottom-line' with this sorting activity.
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I Can Be Cooperative - Social Skills Sort
Practise personal and social skills to cooperate and interact respectfully with others with an engaging sorting 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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Food Choices Sorting Activity
A sorting activity to help students recognise healthy and unhealthy foods.