Classroom printables, activities & worksheets
Sorting Activities
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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Odd and Even Numbers Sorting Activity
Identify and sort 2- and 3-digit numbers into odd and even categories.
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Capitalization Task Cards (Grades 4-5)
Practice capitalizing less frequently occurring words (historical periods, events, languages, races, nationalities, and more) with 28 text task cards.
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Final 'e' Sorting Activity
Practice decoding final -e conventions with this set of 18 sorting cards representing long 'a', 'i', and 'o' vowel sounds.
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Sound Devices Sorting Activity
加强声音设备用于文本分类16figurative language cards into their appropriate category.
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Vowel Teams Sort EE, EA, and EY
Decode words with EE, EA, or EY long "e" vowel teams using 18 picture cards with sorting mats.
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Vowel Teams Sort OA, OW, and OE
Decode words with "oa", "oe", or "ow" long "o" vowel teams using 18 picture cards with sorting mats.
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Building Sundaes - Syllables
Practice segmenting and counting syllables while building sundaes.
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Building words with Suffixes Sorting Activity
Build words by matching the root word to suffixes, recording the new words on the answer sheet.
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Building Words with Prefixes Sorting Activity
Build words by matching the root word to prefixes, recording the new words on the answer sheet.
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Ending Digraphs Sorting Activity
Practice decoding words by sorting 20 picture cards by their ending digraphs.
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Fact vs. Opinion Sort
Practice differentiating between fact and opinion with this set of 24 sorting cards.
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Nouns Sorting Activity
Practice recognizing and using nouns by sorting 24 picture cards into categories.
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Goods and Services Sorting Activity
Identify things as either "goods" or "services" by looking at 20 examples and sorting them into their appropriate category.
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Author's Purpose SORT IT!
Analyze 24 text examples and determine which of the 5 purposes of writing each of the sorting cards belongs to.
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Beginning Digraphs Sorting Activity
Practice decoding words by their initial digraphs with a set of 20 picture sorting cards.
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Syllable Count Sorting Activity
Practice segmenting and counting syllables in words with this set of 24 picture sorting cards.
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Sort It Out! - Types of Sentences
Practice identifying the 4 kinds of sentences by sorting all 30 cards by their sentence type and missing punctuation marks.
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Vowel Sounds Sort - /i/, /o/, and /u/
Practice distinguishing between long and short vowel sounds for letters /i/, /o/ and /u/ by sorting this set of 24 picture cards into categories.
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Vowel Sounds Sort - /a/ and /e/
Practice distinguishing between long and short vowel sounds for letters /a/ and /e/ by sorting this set of 24 picture cards into categories.
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Beginning Sounds Sorting Activity
Practice identifying beginning sounds of words by sorting this set of 24 picture cards.
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Prime and Composite Number Sort
Identify prime and composite numbers by sorting 30 number cards into their proper category.
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Author's Purpose Sorting Activity
In this author's purpose activity, students will sort 20 phrase cards into groups by identifying whether the text is meant to inform, persuade, or entertain.
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Dictionary Sort
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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Figurative Language Activity Cards
In this figurative language matching game, students will pair 24 phrase cards with their corresponding literary device.
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Sorting by Category - Vocabulary Activity
Early readers can practice sorting and decoding with this category sorting board activity for 1 to 4 players.
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Forms of Energy Sorting Activity
A set of 24 sorting cards to help students identify the different forms of energy.
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Text Structure Sorting Cards
A set of 24 sorting cards to practice identifying different text structures.
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Radiation Sorting Activity
A set of 20 cards to sort according to the type of electromagnetic wave.
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What's the Author's Purpose? - Sorting Activity
A sorting activity to help students identify the author’s purpose for a piece of text.
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Common and Proper Nouns Sort - Cut and Paste Worksheet
A sorting worksheet to practice identifying common and proper nouns.
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Alphabetical Order Card Sort - Set 3
A set of word cards to practice putting words in alphabetical order.
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Alphabetical Order Card Sort - Set 2
A set of word cards to practice putting words in alphabetical order.