Thanksgiving Shape Sorting Mats | 2D Shapes 13 Mats | SLP SPED Autism PreK

Build shape identification and shape sorting skills with these hands-on Thanksgiving Shape Sorting Mats — 13 sorting mats where students sort their "Thanksgiving dinner" by shape! Perfect for centers, work stations, morning work binders, and small groups.

📦 What's Included

• 13 Thanksgiving shape sorting mats
• Students sort Thanksgiving-themed pieces onto the matching shape mat
• Shapes included: circle • crescent • heart • square • rectangle • triangle • oval • diamond • star • pentagon • hexagon • octagon • trapezoid

🎯 Skills Targeted

• 2D shape identification
• Shape sorting and categorizing
• Shape names and vocabulary
• Visual discrimination
• Matching
• Fine motor skills
• Following directions
• Independent work stamina
• Attending to a task

📚 How to Use

• Set up at a shape or math center for sorting practice
• Use as morning work binder pages or in morning tubs
• Place in an independent work station or task box (TEACCH-style)
• Use in small group or 1:1 to introduce and reinforce shapes
• Differentiate by giving fewer or more shapes based on student level
• Pair with a Thanksgiving, November, or fall unit to keep skill practice seasonal
• Use as an early finisher activity

💛 Perfect For

• Special education classrooms (SPED)
• Autism classrooms and ABA programs
• Preschool, PreK, and Kindergarten
• Speech-language therapy (shapes and vocabulary)
• Occupational therapy (fine motor sorting)
• Independent work stations, task boxes, and morning tubs
• Thanksgiving, November, and fall units
• Math and shape centers
• Early childhood and ECSE
• Homeschool hands-on learning

🌟 Why Teachers Love This Resource

• 13 shapes covered — including advanced shapes (pentagon, hexagon, octagon, trapezoid, crescent)
• Fun "sort your Thanksgiving dinner" theme keeps a core skill engaging
• Multiple formats — center, morning binder, task box, or small group
• Self-correcting shape matching builds independence
• Reusable year after year once laminated

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• Sorting Mats With Real Photos
• Sorting Our World File Folder Games Bundle

🦃 More hands-on fall and Thanksgiving favorites:

• Apple Themed Activities
• Hands-On Pumpkin Activities
• More Hands-On Fall Activities
• Hands-On Thanksgiving Activities