Sorting Objects by Properties Worksheets

Help young learners classify objects by color, shape, texture (hard/soft, rough/smooth), size, and material with these free printable worksheets. Perfect for science lessons, centers, or homeschooling!

Color Sorting Worksheets for Kindergarten

Help young learners master color recognition with these fun, no-prep activities! Perfect for science lessons or centers, these worksheets teach kids to:

What’s included:
Free printable PDFs (basic and advanced versions)
Clear visuals with real-life examples (e.g., apples, cars, balloons)
Scissor-friendly layouts with extra space for little hands

Basic Color Sorting

Start with simple color pairs — ideal for beginners!

Free printable color sorting activity with red and blue items for kindergarten

Red & Blue Worksheet: Download PDF or Try online Version

Green and yellow color sorting worksheet for preschoolers with nature-themed pictures

Green & Yellow Worksheet: Download PDF

Advanced Color Activities

Challenge kids with multi-color tasks and fine motor practice.

Color matching worksheet - connect objects to their colors with lines

Color Matching: Connect the Dots: Download PDF

Balloon color sorting cut and paste activity sheet for kindergarten

Balloon Color Sort (6 colors): Download PDF

Hard and Soft Sorting Worksheets

Help children explore texture and material properties with this hands-on worksheet! Kids will sort objects into hard and soft categories.

Hard/Soft Identification

Kindergarten worksheet to circle 'hard' or 'soft' under pictures of objects

Circle the correct word under each picture.

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Hands-On Sorting

Printable cut and paste activity for sorting hard and soft objects into boxes

Cut and paste objects into the right boxes.

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Texture Matching Activity

Interactive worksheet for kindergarten: match objects to hard or soft texture by drawing lines

Match everyday objects with their texture by drawing a line from each picture to the correct “Hard” or “Soft” box.

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Colorful Texture Matching (Hard & Soft)

Matching worksheet for kindergarten: sort hard and soft textures with engaging visuals

Sort hard and soft textures with engaging visuals.

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Rough or Smooth

Help your preschool or kindergarten students learn about textures with these fun and engaging sorting worksheets. These activities encourage children to explore the difference between rough and smooth surfaces through matching, cutting, and pasting.

Texture Matching Activity – Rough or Smooth

Matching worksheet for kindergarten: sort objects by texture – rough or smooth

Match each object with its texture by drawing a line from the picture to the correct box — Rough or Smooth.

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Cut and Paste Texture Sorting – Rough or Smooth

Free printable cut and paste worksheet for kindergarten: sort objects by texture – rough or smooth

This hands-on sorting worksheet helps kindergarten students practice identifying textures by cutting out images and pasting them into the correct category — rough or smooth.

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Sorting by Shape

Help children recognize and classify 2D shapes with these hands-on sorting activities!

Sorting by Shape Worksheet – Match Objects to Their Shape for Kindergarten

Draw a line from the picture to the matching shape: Download PDF

For pre-writing shape practice, explore my Basic Shapes Tracing Worksheets.

More sorting worksheets are coming soon! Check back for updates.

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