Preschool Table Top Activities :: Winter Snowflake Sorting

One last winter lesson before we welcome spring in the next few weeks.  This is a sorting lesson using plastic cups and plastic snowflakes that can easily be found in stores such as Dollar Tree, Walmart, or Michael's.  The snowflakes can be switched out for other seasonal items you think of.  Stickers or cut out items work just as well.

Sorting is an important activity that begins in the preschool years.  Activities such as these can encourage young children to recognize things that are the same and different building the skills for classification.

This lesson can be appropriate for children as young as two.  I am currently a two year old teacher and even my youngest students can accomplish this once I have worked with them for a couple weeks.  If you wish to make the activity easier start with two different types of items to sort.

Materials Needed:
-plastic cups
-seasonal items for sorting
-hot glue or tape to place an example on the front or bottom of the cup

Preparation:
The only preparation for this lesson would be to either glue or tape an example of which item goes in each cup if you wish.


Our YouTube Video demonstrating the process: