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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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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Mixtures and Solutions Sorting Activity
Distinguish between mixtures and solutions with this 24-card sorting activity.
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Heavier or Lighter? Sorting Activity
Sort cards into heavier and lighter headings after looking at the balance scales on each card with this mass sorting activity.
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Yes or No? Phonics Sorting Activity
Use this phonics activity to help your students identify the different phonemes that make up a word.
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Consonant Blends Beehive Sorting Activity
Explore common consonant blends with a bee-themed sorting activity perfect for lower primary phonics lessons.
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Selecting Units of Length - Sorting Activity
Use this Year 3 measurement activity to help students identify lengths and distances that should be measured in millimetres, centimetres, metres and kilometres.
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Counting Cookies Sorting Activity
Practise counting to 10 with various representations with this cookie sorting activity.
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Vowel Teams Sorting Activity (OA, OW and OE)
Decode words with the OA, OW and OE vowel teams using 18 picture cards with sorting mats.
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Hansel and Gretel Retelling Activity Cards
Teach your students about retelling with this set of sequencing cards for Hansel and Gretel.
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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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Jack and Jill Retelling Activity Cards
Teach your students about retelling with this set of sequencing cards for Jack and Jill.
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Persuasive Devices Sorting Activity
Explore persuasive devices with your students using this set of sorting cards.
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3 Billy Goats Gruff Retelling Activity Cards
Teach your students about retelling with this set of sequencing cards for 3 Billy Goats Gruff.
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Little Red Riding Hood Retelling Activity Cards
Teach your students about retelling with this set of sequencing cards for Little Red Riding Hood.
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Growth or Fixed Mindset Sorting Activity
Help students understand the difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset with this sorting activity.
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Monster Mash Grapheme Sorting Activity
Consolidate the concept of different graphemes with a printable consonant digraph activity.
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Create a Silly Story – Sorting Activity
Explore story characters, settings, problems and solutions by creating a silly story!
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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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Adding Within 100 - Bar Model Match-Up Activity
Practise using the bar model to add numbers within 100 with this match-up activity.
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Build a Food Chain - Sorting Activity
Create food chains for a variety of ecosystems with this hands-on, student-centred activity.
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Main Idea Ice Cream Cones Sorting Activity
Practise distinguishing the main idea and the supporting detail with this fun ice cream 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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St. Patrick's Day Maths Activity - Odd and Even Number Sort
Sort odd and even numbers into their corresponding pots with a St. Patricks Day theme!
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Seasons of the Year Sorting Activity
Year 1 students can identify proper clothing, activities and objects for different types of weather with this four seasons 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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The OW Digraph - Sorting Activity
Practise reading words containing the 'ow' digraph using 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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Long and Short Vowel Sort
A sorting by long vowel, short vowel printable.
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Line and Feeling Sorting Activity - Lower
A fun sorting activity for students to explore interpretation of line in visual art.
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Alien Grab - Toy Sorting Activity
A fun sorting activity to identify toys from other everyday objects.
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Equivalent Fractions - Cookie Jar Sorting Activity
Consolidate your students' understanding of equivalent fractions with this group sorting activity.