Product Preview of File Folders to Sort by Habitat, Category, and Temperature

24 Nov 2012 · 2 min

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In this video, Sasha from TheAutismHelper.com demonstrates the Sorting File Folders Packet #2, a classroom resource designed to help students practice categorization skills. The packet includes three separate file‑folder activities: sorting fruits versus vegetables, sorting clothing items by season (cold vs. warm), and sorting animals by their natural habitats. Sasha walks through each activity, showing the external label, the laminated picture pieces, and how to attach Velcro to both the pieces and the corresponding boxes inside the folder. She explains how to assemble the folders—laminating, cutting, labeling, and storing the components in a bag attached to the folder—so that the materials are ready for hands‑on use. The video emphasizes clear labeling, organization, and the tactile nature of the materials, which are intended to support learners, especially those on the autism spectrum, in developing sorting and classification skills.

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Hi, this is Sasha from TheAutismHelper.com, and this is my Sorting File Folders Packet #2, which works on sorting fruits and vegetables, sorting clothes by season, and sorting animals by habitat. So there are the pictures and directions to make 3 different file folders included in this set. Um, the first one is sorting fruits and vegetables, so here is the label you're gonna wanna put on the outside of the file folder. I like to label each file folder so I know exactly the contents and what type of work it is. And then here are the pieces. So you can laminate these, cut these out, and put Velcro on the back. And then I like to store these all in a baggie and laminate the baggie— or Velcro the baggie, I'm sorry— to the back of the file folder so it's all in one area. Um, here are the two pieces, the two main pages for sorting, so fruits and vegetables. So you're going to want to go ahead and paste these on the inside of the file folder on opposite sides and put Velcro in each of these boxes. So that's where the students will sort these little pieces. So there's the same setup for the next one as well. The next one is sorting clothes by season. So here's all the different clothing pieces that you can laminate and cut out and put Velcro on the back. And then here's cold clothes and warm clothes. So you can sort clothing type based on the weather that would be appropriate to wear it in. So the hat would go in cold weather and the sandals would go in hot clothes. So these are the different boxes where you'll put the Velcro for the sorting. This whole page will get pasted into the file folder. Next is sorting animals by habitat. So here's all the different animals and then the 3 habitats where they would live, or the, I'm sorry, the 6 habitats where they would live. So there's 2 different pages to paste into the file folders and then put the pictures on the little boxes. Yep, so that is it for Sorting File Folders Set #2, Sort by Fruits, Vegetables, Season, Clothing, and Habitat. This is Sasha from theautismhelper.com.