Classifying and Sorting

Today during classroom time, we gave the kids an option to sort different colored plastic tiles into muffin tins. The plastic tiles were all the same shape, but were all different colors - giving the kids an opportunity to learn different colors. Learning how to classify and sort the colors not only shows the kids different colors, but it can teach basic math.


Austin sorting the tiles by color - "Austin, do you see the different colors?"

A parent or teacher assisting a child while he or she sorts the colors can ask all sorts of questions. The child can learn things about what different color tiles are in their own bucket, they can learn how many different colors there are, and how many individual tiles all share the same color. It was so much fun for both us, and the kids!


Lena sorting the different colored tiles.


Luka was surprised, "Wow! I have so many orange tiles!"

This activity not only can be done with tiles, but with different items around the home. For instance, a child can help sort out the different types of fruits and vegetables after a big grocery shop!