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**Animal Phylum Activity Card Sort** Looking for a quick and easy animal classification activity for your students? Grab this low-prep sorting activity for your classroom. In this hands-on activity, students will sort real-life pictures into the 9 most common animal phyla. It can be used for all parts of your 5E lessons. Use the large pictures and labels in your science center or station to have groups sort the pictures before learning about the phyla as an engage/explore activity. Use the sort

**Consumer, Producer, Decomposer DELUXE Card Sort** This low-prep card sorting activity is a perfect way to teach life science concepts and vocabulary. Card sorts provide students with hands-on activities to reinforce their learning. The materials can be used in numerous ways and are easy to differentiate for multiple ages and abilities. Use the sorting sheets to have young students categorize the pictures into producers and consumers, add the category “decomposer” for older students and challe

**Layers of the Ocean Card Sort** Did you know that the ocean has five distinct layers and over 250,000 species? Introduce your students to the ocean zones and the creatures that live there with this ocean layers card sort. It includes 19 different picture examples of ocean creatures to sort between the 5 ocean zones. There is also a card for the depth of each zone. The cards come in 3 different sizes, with differentiated sorting sheets and an answer key. This resource can be used in so many wa

**Minecraft Building Challenges for Oceans Task Cards**The oceans cover 71% of our planet and contain a variety of beautiful and amazing creatures. These Minecraft building ideas are designed to engage kids in learning about the ocean while having fun building their own creations. The challenges can be used as part of a lesson, additional ocean activities or just for fun! They will also help build STEM skills such as problem solving, critical thinking, and planning and organizing. These Minecraf

**Ecosystems Activities Bundle**Need some quick ecosystem activities for your students? Grab this bundle of two of my most popular life science sorts. Sorts are great differentiation activities as well as a visual way to reinforce science vocabulary and concepts. This bundle includes 2 card sorts: Consumer Producer Decomposer and Living vs Nonliving. These low-prep activities can be used in multiple ways from small group to individual. Each card sorting activity contains multiple sizes of pictur

**Ocean Activities Bundle** The ocean is a vast, mysterious place, home to more than 250,000 species and an endless supply of questions for curious kids This ocean bundle will engage children in learning about this fascinating ecosystem in several ways. Students will learn about the ocean layers and the species that inhabit them with the Layers of the Ocean Card Sort. It includes 19 different picture examples of ocean creatures to sort between the 5 ocean zones. There is also a card for the dep