Sorting and Collecting

Sorting and Collecting: Welcome

In this workshop we’ll explore how children build their sorting knowledge and skills.

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A family is doing laundry together to demonstrate how you can practice sorting and collecting at home

Watch: Families Explore Sorting and Collecting with Laundry

In this short video, you'll see how children learn to sort with their families.

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Several "bead wands" made of colorful beads strung on pipe cleaners are lined up on a table.

Make Bead Wands to Practice Sorting

In this activity, you will help your child learn sorting by grouping beads by their color, shape, size and more before using them to make fun wands.

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colorful snake crafts made of buttons on a table surrounded by craft supplies

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Craft a Slithering Math Snake With Buttons

Practice sorting and pattern-making with this fun button snake craft.

The hands of a child and adult are shown sitting on opposite sides of a table cutting out different shapes out of colorful construction paper. Balls of yarn and markers surround their hands.

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Make a Colorful Necklace Decorated With Paper Shapes and Practice Counting

Get creative with this shape-counting necklace craft. In this hands-on activity, your child will practice counting, shapes and fine motor skills!

Mixed race couple grocery shopping with their preschool-age daughter who is counting out vegetables

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colorful flowers made of tissue paper and pipe cleaners in a blue vase filled with beans

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Make a Kid-Friendly Bouquet of Pretty Paper Flowers

Try this simple flower craft to practice measuring length with your little one.

A child's hands holds a bird feeder made with a pipecleaner, cereal and blueberries.

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Make an Easy Bird Feeder

In this hands-on math activity, you and your child will create a bird feeder using fruit and cerealthat will make the birds in your neighborhood sing with joy!

a child measures popcorn from a bowl into small containers

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How to Turn Family Movie Night into Math Night

Make some popcorn and grab a seat, because here are a few ways to incorporate math into your next family movie night for the best ticket to a fun family evening.

Closeup of a small child's hands as they shape craft pipe cleaners into different shapes like triangles and circles.

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Do the Twist: 5 Fun and Easy Kids Math Activities With Craft Pipe Cleaners

These math activities that only require craft pipe cleaners and imagination will have kids doing plenty of twisting (and hopefully not a lot of shouting).

Crown made using leaves, moss, and cardboard

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Make a Nature Crown Craft to Welcome Spring

Enjoy spring and help kids use their senses to observe the natural world with this nature crown craft that incorporates sorting, patterns, counting and measurement!

family math activity spring cleaning chore wheel

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How to Make Spring-Cleaning into a Math Game for Preschoolers

Have preschoolers help with spring-cleaning at home by making a chore chart that can help them practice early math skills like sorting and counting, plus make cleaning fun.

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9 April Crafts and Books for Earth Day, Easter and 'Día del Niño'

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