This packet includes a sort for animals that are awake during the night and animals that are awake during the day. This sort includes real photos for students to sort into the appropriate category.

What is included

• Sorting Cards for nocturnal and diurnal animals (two versions)
• Sorting Mats for nocturnal and diurnal animals (two versions)
• Animal sorting cards, 6 nocturnal and 6 diurnal animal cards

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Use this science sort for classifying animals. This animal classification sort makes a great science center or assessment. The sort is presented in two formats and includes cards for mammals, birds, fish, insects, reptiles, and amphibians. There is also a sorting mat for vertebrate and invertebrate animals.

What is Included:

• Sorting cards for mammals, birds, fish, insects, reptiles, amphibians, vertebrate and invertebrate animals
• Sorting mats for mammals, birds, fish, insects, reptiles, amphibians, vertebrate and invertebrate animals
• Six animal cards for each class

How to Use

• Science Center
• Hands On Assessment
• Small Group Activity

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Practice sorting solids, liquids and gases in this great science activity! There are 2 sets of sorting mats for each solid, liquid and gas for students to sort on.

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Assess students knowledge of living and nonliving things with this sorting activity that includes real photographs. Students will sort pictures of living and non-living things on sorting mats. Photographs are included of a variety of living plants, animals and nonliving objects.

What is included?

• Sorting Cards for Living and Nonliving
• Sorting Mats for living and Nonliving
• Twelve cards for each category

When to Use

• Informal Assessment
• Science Center
• Small Group Activity

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We can eat all kinds of plants. This parts of a plant sort includes real photographic images to sort. This sort includes flowers, seeds, leaves, stems, roots, and fruits. There are six pictures for each plant part.

Pictures Included:

Flowers: broccoli, cauliflower, artichoke, squash blossom, dandelion, honeysuckle

Fruits: raspberry, apple, lime, pepper, banana, blueberry

Leaves: lettuce, kale, mint, purple cabbage, spinach, parsley

Roots: radish, sweet potato, parsnip, carrot, onion, garlic

Seeds: corn, almonds, beans, peas, sesame seeds, coconut

Stems: leek, asparagus, celery, rhubarb, scallions, bamboo shoots

This product includes two different types of sorting activities. One set has full page size sorting mats for students to organize each plant picture. The second set has header cards in two sizes (one large sized for table top activities and a smaller size that can fit inside a task box). The picture cards work with both sets of sorting activities.

Posters, Anchor Charts and Answer Keys

This set also includes a set of posters or anchor charts. These charts can be used to check the answers of the pictures sorted or as an instructional tool to teach about the plants we eat before students begin the sorting activity. These posters also allow teachers to differentiate this activity for students. Those who need more support can use these posters as a guide to filling out their sorting mats.

How to Use:

Students will place the sorting mats on a table or on the floor. They will look at each plant picture and place it on the correct mat.

Where to Use:

• Science Center
• Morning Tub or Basket
• Small Group Activity
• Wall display or anchor charts

The real photographs in this set provide students with easy to recognize images of different edible plants.

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Sort animals by their specific features with these science sorting cards and mats that feature real animal photographs. Each category has 4-6 unique pictures to sort. You can also mix and match the pictures to whatever category they fit. Use the sorting cards as headers for students to sort under, or use the sorting mats with hook and loop fastener dots to make a sorting mat science center.

Sort animals by the following characteristics:

• 2-legged
• 4-legged
• Animals that fly
• Animals that live in groups
• Animals that jump
• Animals that lay eggs
• Animals that live alone
• Animals that swim
• Animals with claws
• Animals with feathers
• Animals with fur
• Animals with hooves
• Animals with horns
• Animals with scales
• Animals with shells
• Animals with spots
• Animals with stripes
• Animals with tails
• Animals with tusks
• Animals with wings
• More than 4 legs
• No legs

When to Use

• Science Center
• Hands On Assessment
• Small Group Activity

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Sort animals by what they eat with this simple sorting activity. Students will sort animals based on whether they are carnivores, herbivores or omnivores. This product includes real animal photographs and two versions of this sort.

What is included?

• Sorting Cards for Carnivores, Herbivores and Omnivores
• Sorting Mats for Carnivores, Herbivores and Omnivores
• Six animals cards for each category

How to Use

• Science Center
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Habitats Included:

• Antarctic
• Arctic
• Beach
• Desert
• Forest
• Grassland
• Ocean
• Pond
• Rain Forest
• Swamp

When to Use

• Science Center
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Students will sort the pictures based on whether the object in the picture is a renewable resource or a nonrenewable resource.