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Use concrete items you can find around the house. Items that are more
familiar to the child will work best. Try and use items that look the same, as
this will also help with grouping and sorting activities.
Depending on the age of the child will make a difference on how many
items are used. I am going to use an example with a child who is the age of
around 4-5.
Example #1: One paper has a red circle on it, one has blue, and the other
has brown. I would set out a bunch of red pom poms, blue popsicle sticks,
and brown crayons. Then I would say, put all the red things on the paper
with the red circle, all the blue things with the blue circle etc.
Example #2: Put out two empty containers on a table. Put a bunch of
crayons and markers all mixed together in the middle of the table. Ask the
child(ren) to put all the markers in one container and the crayons in another.
*To add numbers into the sorting activities, ask the child(ren) to count as
they sort through the items and put them where they belong.