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Sorting Activities:  Sorting Mats With Real Photos
Sorting Activities:  Sorting Mats With Real Photos
Sorting Activities:  Sorting Mats With Real Photos
Sorting Activities:  Sorting Mats With Real Photos
Sorting Activities:  Sorting Mats With Real Photos
Sorting Activities:  Sorting Mats With Real Photos
Sorting Activities:  Sorting Mats With Real Photos
Sorting Activities:  Sorting Mats With Real Photos
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These Sorting Activities: Sorting Mats With Real Photos include 15 unique sorting mats that focus on sorting household items (life skills) and animal groups and habitats. Each sorting mat includes real photos and is in the shape of a related object of the things being sorted. (Please see preview photos for details.)

At an independent workstation, or science center, or language group, students complete the following sorting and classification activities.

Sorting Groceries (Food/Drink)
Sorting Furniture
Sorting Tools
Sorting School Supplies
Sorting Toiletries
Sorting Farm Animals
Sorting Rain Forest Animals
Sorting Arctic Animals
Sorting Desert Animals
Sorting Mammals
Sorting Reptiles
Sorting Amphibians
Sorting Birds
Sorting Fish

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

These activities are now part of a bundle! You can find that bundle below:

Real Photos Sorting Bundle

If your students enjoy working on sorting with real photos, they may also enjoy the "Sorting Our World" File Folder Games Bundle
Below:

Sorting Our World File Folder Games

If your students enjoy file folder games, there are many more in my collection. Please see the complete file folder games collection below:

Complete File Folder Games Collection

File Folder Games Bundles
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Sorting Activities: Sorting Mats With Real Photos

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Save over 50% when you bundle these best-selling Real Photo Sorting Mats — a must-have for any special education, Pre-K, ECSE, or speech therapy classroom!This Real Photo Sorting Mats Bundle includes many complete sorting mat sets, all using real photographs to support visual learners, students with
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Description

These Sorting Activities: Sorting Mats With Real Photos include 15 unique sorting mats that focus on sorting household items (life skills) and animal groups and habitats. Each sorting mat includes real photos and is in the shape of a related object of the things being sorted. (Please see preview photos for details.)

At an independent workstation, or science center, or language group, students complete the following sorting and classification activities.

Sorting Groceries (Food/Drink)
Sorting Furniture
Sorting Tools
Sorting School Supplies
Sorting Toiletries
Sorting Farm Animals
Sorting Rain Forest Animals
Sorting Arctic Animals
Sorting Desert Animals
Sorting Mammals
Sorting Reptiles
Sorting Amphibians
Sorting Birds
Sorting Fish

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

These activities are now part of a bundle! You can find that bundle below:

Real Photos Sorting Bundle

If your students enjoy working on sorting with real photos, they may also enjoy the "Sorting Our World" File Folder Games Bundle
Below:

Sorting Our World File Folder Games

If your students enjoy file folder games, there are many more in my collection. Please see the complete file folder games collection below:

Complete File Folder Games Collection

File Folder Games Bundles
Report this resource to TPT
Reported resources will be reviewed by our team. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates TPT's content guidelines.

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Rated 4.95 out of 5, based on 145 reviews
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Love it!!!!!
Rated 5 out of 5
May 12, 2026
Met expectations
Great value
This was easy to put together! My students are going to love using this!
Lindsey R.
144 reviews • Missouri
Grades taught: PreK, K, 1st, 2nd
Student populations: Autism
Great Tool
Rated 5 out of 5
October 7, 2025
This educational resource proved to be both engaging and effective. The materials were well-organized, easy to follow, and offered practical strategies that can be applied right away. It provided valuable insights that helped deepen understanding and support learning goals. Overall, it was a very positive experience, and I would definitely recommend it to others looking for a reliable and helpful educational tool.
Marta R.
52 reviews • Florida
Grades taught: PreK, K, 1st, 2nd
Rated 5 out of 5
May 18, 2025
This has been a helpful resource for a student on a modified learning program. Thanks!
Hannah Alexander
(TPT Seller)
2,401 reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
February 13, 2025
Great resource to use while in small group with teacher or independent work.
Malgorzata Garbacki
(TPT Seller)
3,113 reviews
Grades taught: PreK
Rated 5 out of 5
December 10, 2024
An excellent and helpful resource for my kindergarten classroom
Jeannine L.
462 reviews
Grades taught: K
Rated 5 out of 5
December 4, 2023
Highly motivating for my student! Categorizing is something that he has been working on and these were the best!
Kaci B.
293 reviews
Grades taught: 2nd
Student populations: Autism, Mild to severe disabilities
Rated 4 out of 5
September 16, 2023
The Sorting Mat with Real Photos is an excellent resource for promoting hands-on learning and categorization skills with its visual representations, making it highly effective for diverse learners.
Divya J.
221 reviews
Grades taught: Early Childhood
Student populations: Autism, Learning difficulties, Mild to severe disabilities
Rated 4 out of 5
May 26, 2023
These were perfect for sorting and the real life pictures were helpful for students to make connections to items they have at home.
Melissa O.
420 reviews
Grades taught: Early Childhood, PreK
Student populations: Learning difficulties

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