Free printable · PreK to Grade 2

Free category sorting worksheet with pictures

Students cut out the picture pieces and sort them into animals, food and clothes, naming each group out loud. A second activity, Which One Doesn't Belong, asks them to find the picture from another group and tell why.

Sort the Pictures: three labeled columns for Animals, Food and Clothes, with a page of picture pieces to cut out (dog, cat, fish, frog, apple, banana, pizza, milk, shirt, pants, sock, shoe).

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Ask for other groups (food and animals, things that go, school and home), more pieces, or a version to play on a screen, and SCAFLI makes it.

Try asking for:

“categories sort for food and animals”
“sort by category”

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What it is

A category activity in two parts: a sorting mat with twelve picture pieces, and six rows of Which One Doesn't Belong with an answer page for the adult.

How to use it

Name the three groups together before cutting.
Have the student say the group out loud as each piece is placed.
On Which One Doesn't Belong, ask why, not just which.

Three quick tips

Start with two groups if three is a lot.
Use the help line at the bottom to note how much support it took.
Mix the pieces well so sorting is a real choice.

Questions

Can I choose the groups?: Yes. Name the groups you want and SCAFLI picks pictures for each.
Is there an answer page?: Yes. Which One Doesn't Belong has an answer page with the odd one circled.
Does it work for students who don't read?: Yes. Every piece is a picture, and the group names can be read aloud.

A starting point for your own professional judgment. Use initials only on any page about a student.