Natural Sorting Tray

The Natural Sorting Tray provides a sustainable and versatile tool designed to encourage young learners to count, sort, and classify natural and found objects. Its 3 x 3 section layout offers a structured yet flexible space for children to explore sorting by attributes such as size, shape, colour, number, or pattern. Perfect for outdoor learning, the tray invites children to collect intriguing items from nature and bring them inside for further investigation, fostering observation skills and early maths understanding. Crafted from FSC-approved beech wood, the tray is both eco-friendly and durable, supporting hands-on investigation and classification exercises that strengthen early mathematical thinking and language. This tray extends learning beyond the classroom, inspiring children to connect with their natural environment while practising fundamental sorting and counting skills.

Educational Benefits:

• Encourages classification and sorting by multiple attributes.
• Develops counting and early numeracy skills through hands-on activities.
• Promotes observation and analytical thinking related to natural objects.
• Supports fine motor coordination through manipulation of small items.

Classroom Ideas:

• Use for outdoor collection activities where children sort leaves, stones, or shells.
• Introduce patterning exercises by grouping items according to colour or shape.
• Facilitate science investigations involving attributes of natural materials.
• Incorporate the tray into maths centres focusing on sorting and counting skills.

Information:

• Ages: Suitable for 3 years and above
• Measurements: 23 x 23 x 2 cm
• Material: Sustainably sourced, FSC-approved beech wood
• Note: Illustrated accessories not included