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Color sorting and toddlers; bread and butter. A winning combination. You must add this color sorting pom pom delivery to the preschool activity rotations!
Here, we not only color-sorted, but we also brought in our favorite transportation toys to add some interest.
It was what my three-year-old needed to feel motivated to get started and play for a solid 25 minutes. – And the perfect way for me to drink my hot tea as I watched him engage in play.
Spoiler alert: Not only did my toddler play, but my five-year-old and big kid also wanted in.
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This fun and simple color sorting activity started our morning off with play.
I call these play prompts, Breakfast Invitations, and they engage learning to inspire learning through play. We use open-ended toys that we love and keep the setup simple.
Once the Breakfast Invitation is complete, the boys then go off and play on their own. No more cranky morning TV!
Why is color sorting important for children?
Color sorting is an early math skill that allows children to begin to understand classification. When early learners color sort, they are also:
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It is recognizing a match or pair.
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We are seeing patterns.
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Understanding how objects are alike and different.
Begin to start color sorting as soon as your child shows interest!
Here is how we set up this color sorting activity:
- Gather pom poms and any form of transportation toy. Here, we used a dump truck.
- Tape down the white paper.
- Take out four-six different colors of pom poms. Too many can cause your preschooler to get distracted.
- Keep the total number of pom poms to a minimum. Remember, you can always continue adding to the pile as it gets depleted.
- Add four-six different color squares to the paper. We use these felt squares that are listed in the supply list below.
- Place all pom poms and dump trucks to the left of the paper. You want your preschooler to move from left to right, just like what happens as they read and write. This is a great practice to encourage!
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When my toddler finished on the tabletop, he wanted to move the color sorting to the ground!
This adjustment was a great idea!
Next thing I knew, my 6.5-year-old joined him with an airplane, and together they were transporting and sorting by color.
Color sort with your preschooler today!
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During the color sorting, try these conversation starters:
I see these dump trucks have a lot of work to do today. How do you think you can help them out?
Look at you sorting these pom poms by color! You have classified all of the red pom poms in the same area.
I see a lot of different colors here! Before you count them, let’s take a guess. Which color do you think we have the most of?
Which color do you think we have the least?
Simple conversation starters can encourage children to sort, classify, and experiment with new knowledge.
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When will you color sort with your toddler?
