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Color Sorting with Cars

Color sorting

 

J, who is 3 years old, is really big into sorting his toys by their attributes.  He’ll sort by type of toy, color, size, or really anything at all.

I took this current love of sorting and put together a fun invitation to play for him.  I gathered a few sheets of felt and added some letter stickers to spell out the name of the colors.  I then placed them on the carpet and added some masking tape to make a graph.

Color Sorting for Preschoolers

I then gave J instructions to find things around the house to place in the correct color column.  He immediately went to it and started gathering things around the house and sorting.

Color Sorting for Preschoolers

It took a while, but he finally filled up each column with the right colors.

Color Sorting for Preschoolers

He was very proud of himself, and said he wanted to do it again, but with only things that have wheels.

Color Sorting for Preschoolers

So, I gathered all of his cars from around the house (and car).

Color Sorting for Preschoolers

He spent the next HOUR gathering, sorting, and lining up all his cars in the right color columns.

Color Sorting for Preschoolers

Some cars had multiple colors on them, so I let him chose what column then went in.  He picked a color on the car and placed it in the right column.

Color Sorting for Preschoolers

This activity is educational, kept his attention, and was really fun for him.  I think we’ll be doing this again!

Here’s a tip for you.  If your child doesn’t like to sit and do educational stuff like this, make it big and find ways so that they can use their whole body.  Kids like to move, so get them moving!

I know that this probably would have not worked if I had set up something smaller on a table.  You see, J gets more involved in play when he can use his whole body.  The fact that he could pick up, push, carry, crawl, etc., kept him engaged and interested.

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by Amanda 8 Comments

Filed Under: Play Tagged With: Large Motor Play, Letters Numbers and More, Preschool

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  1. Kat

    October 15, 2013 at 9:41 am

    I love this idea….I will be doing it with my Grandsons when they are a little older. Your little guy did such a great job!!!

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  2. Emma @ P is for Preschooler

    October 15, 2013 at 9:42 am

    This is a great idea in so many ways. Kids get familiar with a graph, get sorting practice, work on colors – and do it all with toys! Love it!

    Reply
  3. Sarah

    October 16, 2013 at 9:38 am

    Pretty awesome! Gross motor too!

    Reply
  4. Heather @ Crayon Box Chronicles

    October 17, 2013 at 12:50 am

    Hi Amanda. This is genius! My son would LOVE this! I’m going to set it up tomorrow! So simple, but engages full-body. Thanks for sharing today!

    Reply
  5. Kim

    May 14, 2014 at 10:03 am

    You are brilliant. I’m not a mom yet & stumbled on your blog from Pinterest. You are so talented & creative!! Very inspiring for me someday.

    Reply
    • Amanda

      May 25, 2014 at 10:02 am

      Oh my gosh! Thank you 🙂

      Reply

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