Recognize 2D shapes in real life with these Shape Sorting Mats. Practice sorting shapes and recognizing shapes with this fun and hands-on printable. The printable uses real photos of objects for each shape.

**This packet is also available in the Sorting Mats (with real photos) Bundle!**

What is in this packet?

- 12 Shape Sorting Mats with real photos.

These shape sorting mats make for a great hands-on sorting activity. There are 6 sorting cards for each mat.

The activity mats are ready to go, just print, laminate, & cut. Children sort the cards by shape. The shape pictures are real photographs of everyday objects.

Makes a great center activity!

Includes 12 shapes:

- Oval

- Octagon

- Rhombus / Diamond

- Rectangle

- Square

- Triangle

- Heart

- Trapezium

- Circle

- Hexagon

- Pentagon

- Star

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Looking for a fun to identify colors in everyday objects? These Color Sorting Mats are the perfect activity to get your students recognizing and identifying colors in objects around them. Featuring real photos of objects, these Color Sorting Mats are the perfect activity to explore and learn about colors in a hands-on and engaging way.

Encouraging exploration of 11 colors, this engaging Kindergarten math center features age-appropriate images of objects to allow learners to connect the colors to the world around them. Perfect for use during kindergarten math centers or with small groups of students, these color math mats are simple to prepare and can be used again and again.

⭐ This printable is also part of the following bundles:

Sorting Mats (with real photos) Bundle!**

What is included in the Color Sorting Mats Activity?

- 11 Color Sorting Mats

- 66 Picture Cards with Real Photos

- 11 Black and White Mats

These color sorting mats make for a great hands-on sorting activity.

The activity mats are ready to go, just print, laminate, & cut. Children sort the cards by color. The color pictures are real photographs of colored objects.

Makes a great center activity!

Colors Included:

• red

• pink

• orange

• yellow

• green

• blue

• purple

• white

• gray

• brown

• black

How do learners complete this Kindergarten Color Sorting Center?

• Present learners with the color sorting mats and color picture cards with the photos.
• Learners match each picture card to the corresponding color mat.

Preparing this Kindergarten Color Sorting Activity:

• Print the color sorting mats and picture and laminate. For a printer-friendly version print the sorting mats onto colored paper, or color in the box at the top.
• Cut apart the picture cards and laminate.
• Attach velcro dots to the picture cards and the sorting mats for a fun file binder activity as well.

How to best use this Back to School Color Match and Sort Center:

• Explore during morning work 
• Assign as supplemental math centers 
• Implement these centers in an independent way or use them with small-groups.

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Practice non-identical sorting and learn about fruits at the same time! My Fruit Sorts Activity Mats provide category sorting practice for learners. Great for students with autism, early intervention, speech and occupational therapy, and ESL vocabulary acquisition, sorting and naming non-identical items is perfect for learners who have mastered basic matching and need a more complex activity. 

Not only does this resource give students a more complex activity than basic sorting, but students have an opportunity to practice skills in categorizing and discrimination. 

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What You Get: 

• Fruit Sorting Mat for 26 different fruits 
• 6 Picture Cards for each fruit

26 Included Fruits: 

• Apple
• Banana
• Watermelon
• Mango
• Orange
• Grape
• Peach
• Cherry
• Pomegranate
• Pear
• Strawberry
• Cantaloupe
• Kiwifruit
• Raspberry
• Blueberry
• Avocado
• Apricot
• Blackberry
• Coconut
• Date
• Dragon fruit
• Durian
• Fig
• Lemon
• Pineapple
• Papaya

How to use this fruit sorting activity?

• Print each sorting mat and its 6 picture cards 
• Attach velcro dots to the back of each card, and 6 velcro dots to each mat
• Give learners a deck of photo cards and several of the mats 
• Learners will identify which mat each photo card should match to

DIFFERENTIATION TIP: Vary the number of mats used to modify or amplify the activity. 

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This activity was created to give children an opportunity to become familiar with fruits regardless of how they are presented, whether in cut or whole or whether its being sold in a supermarket. I have tried to include a huge variety of fruits in different circumstances to increase diversity. If there are any other fruits that you would like to see included please do let me know, I would love to update the file with the necessary fruits.

This resource was created to give students exposure to fruits in different formats - cut, whole, in a supermarket, or how they are planted. I have tried to include a huge variety of fruits in different circumstances to increase diversity.

Please let me know if there are any other fruits that you would like to see included - I would love to add them to this resource! 

You might be also interested in these Fruit Printables:

Fruits Matching Activity

Fruits Montessori 3-Part Cards (FREE!)

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Have some sorting Transportation Vehicles with this fun Vehicles Sorting Activity! Learners will sort the vehicles based on where the vehicle travels (land, water or air).

The file includes three title cards (land, water and air vehicles), and 8 cards for each category, providing a total of 24 picture cards to sort!

First, introduce the child to the different modes of transportation by using the title cards. Explain to them also how they can identify, for example an aeroplane has wings that allow it to fly, a boat has oars that you can row in the water and so on. The title card includes a picture of the sky, sea and road making sorting even more realistic and easier!

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Looking for more Sorting Mats / Sorting Activities? Check these out.

- Sorting Mats Bundle (with real photos)

- Community Helpers Sorting Mats (with real photos)

- 2D Shapes Sorting Mats (with real photos)

- Colors Sorting Mats (with real photos)