I’m always on the look out for a new fun and engaging colour sorting activity to use with my students. And this time – it included frogs! I love using these plastic counters in the classroom. Because, not only do they come in different colours.. but different sizes too!
Last term our topic was ‘The Frog Olympics‘ so we based a lot of thing around frogs and the Olympics – so image our delight when we found these colourful frogs! And the book was a huge hit, you can find it on Amazon here. (Affiliate link.)
In this photo, the student is working at a higher level. He is able to sort 6 colours at once, and he is independently choosing the colour frogs out of the plastic pocket himself.
When he pulls a frog out, he says the colour name, and then sorts it onto the matching colour plate.
Dice Games
Alternatively, we also use these colour frogs as part of a dice game. We have 2 dices that we use; a number dice and a colour dice. The students roll them and then whatever it lands on – that’s how many colour frogs the student needs to put into the plates.
For example, ‘3 red’ will mean the student will put 3 red frogs onto the red plate.
Easier
You can also differentiate colour sorting depending on your students individual ability levels. In the photo above, the student is able to match 6 colours at once. But you may start with sorting just 2 colours at once to start.
Then, your students can progress.
Why Colour Sort?
Well, there’s a lot of really important skills that can be gained from colour sorting, especially vocabulary. In this session, the language that we worked on was;
- Numbers.
- Colours.
- Animal names – frog.
- Objects – plate, dice.
Sorting activities help students to work on their visual perception and thinking skills. Don’t worry if your student can’t identify colours yet. Most children generally sort colours before they are able to identify their names.
What colour sorting activities do you like to work on? Let me know in the comments below.
Below I’m sharing some Amazon affiliate links for our favourite counters that we use in the classroom;
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