Introduce your K-1 students to the world of motion and scientific categorization with a printable ‘How Things Move’ Sorting Activity.
Your Students Will Love This Science Sorting Activity!
Bring your motion and science inquiry stations to life with a hands-on science sorting activity designed to help young learners build their knowledge of motion, matter, and scientific inquiry skills!
This Kindergarten and First-Grade science sorting activity introduces students to the various ways objects can move, such as rolling, bouncing, stretching, twisting, sliding, spinning, and more. With colorful picture cards and simple category prompts, students will explore, sort, question, and categorize movement in an engaging and interactive way.
How Things Move Activity Pack
This How Things Move Activity Pack includes nine category cards, each featuring a different movement type. For example, bounce, roll, slide, stretch, spin, walk, run, twist, jump, and crush. To complete this open-ended activity, students will sort 48 picture cards into the categories, using their prior knowledge and scientific categorization skills to determine how each object moves.
To extend the How Things Move Activity Pack, we’ve also included writing and drawing worksheets, allowing students to record their thoughts by illustrating or describing how different things move.
In all, this printable download includes:
- 9 movement category cards
- 48 sorting picture cards
- 3 write and draw recording sheets
Download Your ‘How Do Things Move’ Activity
Ready to get started on your next science lesson? It’s easy with this resource.
This resource is available in both PDF and editable Google Slides format. To get your copy, click the dropdown arrow on the download button and choose your preferred file type.
Simply print on cardstock, laminate for durability, cut, and you’re ready for a fun-filled science lesson!
This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and Teach Starter Collaborator.
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