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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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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Analysing Situations Sorting Activity
Use this sorting activity with your students to practise analysing situations for their problems, consequences and possible solutions.
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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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Divisible by 2 Sorting Activity
Explore numbers divisible by 2 with this fun snowboard-themed sorting activity.
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Odd and Even Properties Sorting Activity
Explore the properties of odd and even numbers when added, subtracted, divided and multiplied with this fun sorting activity
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Managing Stress Coping Strategies Puzzle Match
Set your students up for success against stress with this calming puzzle activity where they will explore actionable strategies to manage stress!
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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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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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Dressing for the Physical Environment Sorting Activity
Help children learn about dressing for the environment by sorting clothing items into categories for warm climate and cold climate.
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Odd or Even Sorting Game (Coins)
Help your students reinforce their knowledge of odd and even numbers with this fun coin 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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Focusing on Strengths Sorting Cards
Identify individual strengths with this set of strength vocabulary task cards.
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Estimating Quotients Sorting Activity
Guide your students to use rounding and compatible numbers when estimating quotients with this 24-card sorting activity.
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Addition and Subtraction Rules for Odd and Even Numbers Matching Activity
A matching game to play when learning addition and subtraction rules for odd and even numbers.
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Verbal and Nonverbal Communication Sorting Activity
Use this sorting activity with your grade one and grade two students to practise differentiating between verbal and nonverbal communication methods.
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Interior Angles of Shapes Sorting Activity
Play this sorting game when learning about the interior angles of common two-dimensional shapes.
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Pumpkin Syllables Sorting Center
Practise segmenting and counting syllables in words with a syllable sorting activity.
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Odd and Even Monsters Sorting Activity
Sort odd and even numbers in this fun monster-themed sorting activity.
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Classifying Triangles (By Angles) Sorting Activity
Play this sorting game when learning how to classify triangles according to their internal angles.
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Odd and Even Numbers Sorting Activity
Identify and sort 2- and 3-digit numbers into odd and even categories.
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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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Is It Cooperative? Sorting Activity
Explore the difference between cooperative and non-cooperative behaviour with a 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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Plant Vocabulary Words - Sorting Activity
Help students become familiar with vocabulary related to plants with a hands-on matching activity.
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Making Mistakes – Sorting Activity
Help your students recognise different types of mistakes and discuss ways to learn from them with this SEL activity.
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Forgiving Friends – Social Emotional Learning Activities
Use these social emotional learning activities to encourage students to maintain and repair friendships by forgiving others.
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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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Dictionary Sorting Game
Get students in the habit of researching with our dictionary activity that helps learners match a word to its definition and part of speech.
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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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Antonyms and Synonyms Sorting Activity
Teach antonyms and synonyms with this hands‑on sorting activity that helps students confidently identify word relationships through meaningful, active learning.
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Short and Long Vowel Sorting Activity - Spring
Practise distinguishing short and long vowels with a fun literacy station sorting activity.