This resource supports students to build sorting and classifying skills by organising data into categories. With six data sets and individual sorting cards, learners explore how to group items by shared characteristics and explain their reasoning.
DATA SET 1: FOOD - Sorting ideas: fruit/vegetables/grains/meat/dairy, hot/cold
DATA SET 2: CLOTHES - Sorting ideas: hot/cold weather, casual/formal, top/bottom/accessory
DATA SET 3: ANIMALS - Sorting ideas: wild/farm/pet, water/on land, mammal/bird/reptile/fish
DATA SET 4: TRANSPORT - Sorting ideas: land/water/air/space, powered/not powered, public/private
DATA SET 5: KITCHEN - Sorting ideas: eating/cooking/preparing, electric/manual, hot/cold use
DATA SET 6: FRUIT/VEG - Sorting ideas: fruit/veg, colours, above ground/below ground, grows on tree/plant