Grades K–1
Vowel or Consonant? Letter Sort
Twelve letter cards to sort: the five vowels and seven consonants. Sing the vowel song while you glue!
Classroom activity · Cut-and-paste sorting activities
Past, Present or Future? Verb Sort
Twelve verbs to sort by time: jumped and swam, sings and is drawing, will run and will bake.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–3
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Classifying, Fine motor skills, Explaining reasoning
What kids do
“Cut out the verbs. Did it already happen, is it happening now, or will it happen? Glue each one where it belongs.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Past: it already happened (yesterday). Present: it is happening now. Future: it will happen (tomorrow).
Words on this sheet
PastPresentFuturesingswill winjumpedwill bakeateswamwill runwill sleeppaintedplaysreads
Teacher tip
Draw a timeline with yesterday, today and tomorrow to help kids sort.
How to use it
- Have kids sort the cards on their desk before gluing anything.
- Check the sort quickly before kids glue.
- Let kids work with a partner so they talk through their thinking.
Watch for
Kids who glue too soon. Have them check the sort with a partner first.
Talk about it
- Can you think of one more thing for each group?
- What was the trickiest part? How did you get past it?
Take it further
Have kids add a card of their own to each group.
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