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The Two-Way Sorting Grid

Thinking & logic

The Two-Way Sorting Grid

A 4-box grid and cards to sort using two clues at once: big or small, red or blue. Every card finds its spot, as long as you can explain why (“it’s big AND red”). The go-to question: “Why does this one go here?”.

Age
3 to 4 years
Duration
20 min
Materials
Printable: 4-box grid + object cards
Supervision
Semi-supervisé
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Step by step

  1. Print the 4-box grid and cut out the object cards (big and small, red and blue).
  2. Go over the headers together (“big red ones here, little red ones there…”).
  3. Place a card down and explain out loud (“it’s big AND red, so it goes right here”), just to show how it works.
  4. Let your child place the cards one by one; ask “why here?” almost every time. If they only sort by color at first, that is totally normal: pick up a card together and check its size.
  5. Check all the boxes together and move any cards that need it, keeping it light and fun.
  6. Add a third rule (shape), guess each other’s secret sorting rule, or spot the odd one out.

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