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Clothes for Cold and Hot Days

Put each picture in a column.

Cold day
Glue here
Hot day
Glue here

Cut out

  • Colorful cartoon winter hat Winter hat
  • Colorful cartoon winter coat Coat
  • Colorful cartoon glove Gloves
  • Colorful cartoon winter boot Boot
  • Colorful cartoon cap Cap
  • Colorful cartoon shorts Shorts
  • Colorful cartoon flip flop Flip-flop
  • Colorful cartoon t-shirt T-shirt
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Notes for adults

Age 2 · 8 min · Easy

Sort eight clothing pictures into two groups: cold and hot days. A simple activity to enjoy with an adult.

Learning objectives

  • Sort clothing pictures into two groups with help.
  • Point to or name some items of clothing.
  • Connect an item of clothing to cold or hot weather through gestures or words.

What you need

  • Printed activity sheet
  • Scissors for adult use

Safety notes

An adult should supervise throughout. Cut out the pictures before starting and keep the scissors out of the child's reach. Do not offer paper pieces to children who still put things in their mouths.

How to do it

  1. Before inviting the child to play, cut out the eight pictures, keeping the two columns intact.
  2. Show the columns and say, “This one is for cold days; this one is for hot days.”
  3. Choose four pictures, including clothes for both kinds of weather.
  4. Show one picture and place it in the matching column.
  5. Invite the child to place the other pictures, helping as needed.
  6. Introduce the remaining four pictures a few at a time and keep playing.
  7. When you finish, look at the columns and name the clothes together.

Teaching suggestions

  • Name each item and give the child time to point, speak or gesture.
  • If choosing is difficult, offer two pictures at a time and show where to place one.
  • Connect the pictures to clothes the child wears: “Do you know a T-shirt like this?”
  • Welcome other choices: what people wear in cold or hot weather can vary by person and place.

Variations

  • Easier: Use just one item for a cold day and one for a hot day. Make the choices together.
  • More challenging: Show all eight pictures and invite the child to decide where each one goes, offering help as needed.
  • Keep playing: Look at home for one item to wear on a cold day and another to wear on a hot day.

Talk about it

  • Which of these clothes do you know?
  • What do you like to wear when it's cold?
  • What do you like to wear when it's hot?
  • What is the clothing you chose like?

What to look for

  • Notice whether the child places pictures in both columns, with or without help.
  • Notice whether the child points to or names any items.
  • Look for a gesture or words connecting an item to cold or hot weather.