Ten minutes · home routine / sorting. You need: Three or four clean socks, preferably with different textures or patterns. Use large socks; keep the rest of the laundry out of the play space.
Play: Put the socks where the child can reach or direct you. Ask which ones might go together. Make a pair, split it, or invent a sock creature. Stop when the child has had enough; putting laundry away is optional.
Adult says: “What makes these two a team?” “Could that sock belong somewhere else?” Follow the child's rule, even if it is not your rule.
Child chooses: Pair by feel, colour, size, story role, or not at all. They can point, touch, sign, name or move a sock.
Notice: What detail did they use? Did they change a match after looking again? Record the idea, not whether the socks were paired “correctly.”
Access and safety: For low vision, compare textures by touch and describe patterns aloud. An adult can move socks at the child's direction. Avoid loose buttons or clips. No screen is needed.
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