Christmas Present Sorting Activity

Sorting is a good math skill to teach children. And when you can pair it with something we all love--like CHRISTMAS PRESENTS--the result it truly magical. :)

Prep Work:

• Get out 3 pieces of different colored paper (I used red, green and blue) and scissors.
• Stack the papers on top of each other and draw and cut out the following shapes:
• big circle, little circle
• big square, little square
• big triangle, little triangle

• Then get out 3 crayons that match the colors of paper you chose (for me: red, green and blue).
• Draw ribbon and bows on the shapes with the different crayon colors. Best to work in shape groups, for example: take all 6 circles and draw red bows on 2, green bows on 2, and blue bows on 2. Then move onto the next shape.

Then PLAY!

• Lay out all the shapes and give your child a category to sort by. If they need help, then show them how to do it first, then let them try.

• Here are all the ways your child can sort these "presents":
• Size: small and big.
• Color: red, green, blue.
• Bow Color: red, green, blue.
• Shape: triangle, square, circle

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