Size sorting

Want an easy learning activity that you can pull together with things you have around the house? Begin by saving a variety of plastic or metal lids-- from the milk jug, the pizza sauce, the yogurt, the peanut butter jar, etc. Choose four or five in graduated sizes. Arrange them from smallest to biggest and trace the outline of each on a sheet of heavy paper. You can label the paper like I did (or not!). Give your child the lids and the paper and have them match the sizes. It's a simple as…

Farm Sort by Size great for toddlers and preschoolers to learn sorting into groups. One of math skills are sorting, and this activity makes it fun!

When sorting between big and small objects you are teaching your child basic mathematical concepts. Specifically,they are learning about size their descriptive names and how things to be compared.

Fine motor, color recognition, size sorting. This activity has it all! And it's a great toddler activity, too.

Learn the basics of shapes, colors and size sorting with this simple printable. Also great for fine motor skills with toddlers.

Sorting is important for children to learn to create order in their worlds, refine senses and hone logical thinking for math skills at a later age. Size sorting is one of the most prevalent sorting means. Here are 10+ Montessori-inspired activities for sorting by size, using everyday household items and nature-based loose parts which are inexpensive. Enjoy!

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Here's a fun math activity from Prekinders you need to do in your preschool or pre-k class! These engaging activities help children practice sorting by size. You can use any manipulative to keep learning fun for your students!