Even before the age of 2, many little ones are already starting to sort! Toddlers naturally begin sorting items like food, silverware, toys and even clothing items! Snack provide a great opportunity for sorting! With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner, I put together a few fun March Toddler Activities including this Fruit Loop Sorting Mat.
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First of all, there are a few different ways for little ones to sort. Here are the main ways children sort:
- Sorting by size
- Sorting by shape
- Sorting by color
- Sorting by type
Sorting by color is one of the easiest ways for children to sort and that’s what this Fruit Loop Sorting Mat focuses on. Actually, this mat is great because it can be used for more than sorting just fruit loops! It can be used to sort any objects by color. Here are a few other ideas of materials it could be used with:
- Pom Pom Balls
- Counting cubes
- Counting bears
- Toys (blocks, balls, marbles)
- Stuffed animals
- Plastic animals
- Art supplies
This Fruit Loop Sorting Mat can be found inside my March Toddler Activities or my Monthly Toddler Activities Bundle.
Rainbow Books
I always like pairing activities with a book! These board books are all focused on rainbow colors and go perfectly with this sorting mat.
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I hope you are able to use this sorting mat with your little ones! You can use the image below to save it to Pinterest to find later!
