Students use many of their senses to sort these, "Sorting With My Senses Sorting Mats." Included in this download are 8 sorting mats that focus on:

Sorting By Sight: Large/Small
Sorting Touch: Hard/Soft
Sorting By Sound: Loud/Quiet
Sorting By Taste: Salty and Sweet

These sorting mats work well in independent work stations, science centers or as a small group activity.

To increase or decrease difficulty for students, increase or decrease the number of mats that you give them to sort at once.

If your students enjoy this activity, there are many similar activities included in the bundle below:

Real Photos Sorting Bundle

If your students enjoy working on sorting with real photos, they may also enjoy the Sorting Mats With Real Photos Set or "Sorting Our World" File Folder Games Bundle found below:

Sorting Mats With Real Photos

Sorting Our World File Folder Games

For more hands-on activities using real photos, please see the link below:

Hands-On Activities With Real Photos