{"product_id":"preschool-sorting-activity-a2037","title":"Preschool Sorting Activity","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen thinking about new learning aids for the classroom, most teachers overlook their personal recycle bins and old \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/c-46-arts-crafts-supplies.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003ecraft supplies\u003c\/a\u003e. There are an abundance of activities that require few materials, but offer variety and hours of fun. Sheryl, preschool teacher and creator of the blog Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds, suggests gathering your old spools (or asking your local \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003ecraft store\u003c\/a\u003e for their empties) for some \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/c-249-counting-sorting.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003esorting\u003c\/a\u003e fun!\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eSorting Ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInvite your preschoolers to sort the spools by color.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAsk your students to sort based on the size of the spool.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo a combination of the first two. Have them first sort by color, then break every color down by size.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor younger children who may not get the hang of sorting, even providing a bunch of spools and various containers with lids that they can fill up, empty, fill up, empty, etc. will keep them busy. As they play you can discuss how the spools sound when they're dropped into each different container (plastic, tin, glass, etc.), encourage \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/c-189-fine-motor-skills.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003efine motor skills\u003c\/a\u003e by helping them to put the lids on the containers, and even promote color recognition. An inexpensive learning aid that provides hours of entertainment!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/teaching2and3yearolds.blogspot.com\/2010\/04\/sorting-spools.html\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eTeaching 2 and 3 Year Olds: Sorting Spools\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SupplyMe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1734081282073,"sku":"A2037","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.supplyme.com\/products\/preschool-sorting-activity-a2037","provider":"SupplyMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}