80 ct. assorted Pom Poms, $1 @ Dollar Tree
Collapsible Storage Box, $1 @ Dollar Tree
Another color sorting activity requires crafting pom poms and a divided container of some sort. I found this one with 8 sections at Dollar Tree, but you could use cups, dishes, plastic lids, 6-pack rings, dessert cups, pinch bowls, recycled clean plastic fruit cups...just about anything that makes for clear visual "dividers" so children can easily see groupings.
I just poured the pom poms onto the ground and let C decide how he was going to sort them. It was tricky because a few of the shades were visually hard for him to discriminate (white, pink) and he had to decide what shades could be put together (green, neon green).
*Variation: Buy a package with different sizes and colors of pom poms and challenge children to find new ways to sort them.
*Variation: For younger children, choose basic colors and remove some of the shades. Give them a jump start by placing one pom pom of each color into the groupings you are looking for.
Love it!! Thanks for the great ideas and the where you got them ideas. I would have never thought to look at the dollar tree.
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