Sorting Activity: Around the Home

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Introducing Sorting Around The Home activity -

This activity aims to help young learners understand the concept of sorting common items that belong in the home.

The activity involves a set of cards with pictures of various household items, such as a bed, couch, glass, cup, refrigerator, television, table, fork, spoon, bathtub, chair. Each sorting card has a picture of an item in the home For example "bed" - the learner is given 6 individual cards of that same object but not identical and ask to sort or group.

This activity can be conducted individually or in a group setting, allowing learners to learn from each other and collaborate as they work through the sorting process. It is also a fun and engaging way for learners to develop their sorting skills, which can have practical applications and helps to develop their cognitive skills, communication skills, and creativity.

The pictures in this activity are large and clear of distractions which is helpful for the learner who struggles with visual attention. It was also created so the teacher/therapist could easily rearrange the sorting pictures to adapt to various learners. It can also be used with a learner and his/her communication device. "show me bed" "what is this?" "find the spoon". So many ways this activity can be adapted to your needs.

This activity is easy to assemble and to create - Print all pages and laminate. Velcro the sorting mats and the individual sorting cards. This activity can be coil bound or three hole punched and placed in a binder or used with book rings for many years of teaching and learning.

• Binder activity

• File folder activity

• Coil bound activity book

• Or task cards

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Students sort images of household items into two non-identical (visually varied) categories per set, matching the ABLLS-R B8 skill of categorizing objects that are not identical to each other.
Students visually discriminate between related household item categories, such as couch versus chair or spoon versus fork, across six themed sets.

Teaching tips

Choose one of the four assembly formats — binder, file folder, coil-bound book, or table task cards — based on how the activity will be used.
Laminate all picture and sorting cards before attaching Velcro, placing the soft side of the dots on the activity pages and the rough side on the cards and pictures, per the file's own instructions.
Introduce one category-pair set at a time, since the six sets can be rearranged and used independently for different learners.

Skills covered

Non-identical object sorting — students categorize varied images of household items (e.g., different pictures representing a couch versus a chair) into the correct group, per the ABLLS-R B8 skill referenced on the file's cover.
Visual discrimination — students distinguish between six pairs of related household items across the activity's sets.
Fine motor/Velcro matching — students attach laminated picture cards to the correct category page using Velcro dots.

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How can teachers set this sorting activity up in the classroom?

A binder activity, a file folder activity, a coil-bound activity book, or loose table task cards — the teacher can choose whichever format suits the classroom.

Which household item pairs are covered?

Six sets: couch/chair, spoon/fork, table/bed, refrigerator/toilet, television/glass, and cup/bathtub.

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Core concepts

non-identical object sorting
visual discrimination
household item categories

Topics

sorting activity sorting around the home sorting non-identical items visual discrimination ABLLS-R B8 home items autism occupational therapy visual attention critical thinking

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