Sorting by Shapes; a Preschool Math Activity
Sorting by shapes is a hands-on preschool math activity! Take a quick look around your house, and yep! You guessed it. Your home is filled with shapes. Two and three-dimensional shapes are just about everywhere you look. Sorting by shapes is ready to take off! So let’s take something our preschooler sees and uses and add math and vocabulary skills to learn through play.
Materials
- Painter's Tape
- Toy spheres
- Toy cubes
Instructions
- Place the paper on a tabletop – or the floor if your child likes to work on the ground. Remember, movement is another key to learning, so lean into what works for your child.
- Draw a line down the middle.
- Label one side sphere with an image.
- Label the other side cube with an image of a cube.
- Make a quick hunt around the house, looking for spheres and cubes.
- Place all objects into a basket.
- Invite your child to jump in.
Notes
We played with spheres and cubes. I chose these two shapes because they were the most common shapes in our home.
My goal with this math activity is to increase my child’s vocabulary and remind him about common three-dimensional shapes in our environment. Pick a few shapes at a time.
