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To help your child learn how to sort objects
Make a hole in a box and then ask
your child to find all the toys that are
small enough to go through the hole
into the box.
All the small
toys can go in
the box. But
some toys are
too big.
Let’s put
the seeds in
one pile and
the stones in
another.
Make a game of putting
similar objects together in
a pile.
Make a game of
comparing objects.
Let’s find the shortest
stick. It will be good for
making pictures in the
sand.
Make a shape puzzle. Cut out shapes —
like circles and squares — from a piece
of strong cardboard. Help your child
fit them back into the correct places.
When he can do this, try harder
shapes, like triangles and stars.
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