Animal Sort

For the past few years, my kids have been collecting Schleich animals. These simple toys make perfect stocking stuffers.

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They’re great for tossing in Easter baskets, and I’ve also loved adding them to the fun of their birthday parties.

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Over time, we’ve ended up with quite the collection, and with a variety of other pretend-play animals that we own, our “Animal Basket” is full and overflowing with all kinds of different creatures.

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They are perfect for counting! Sometimes we even put them in groups of five or ten. They are awesome for practicing addition! Example: The cow has two front legs and two hind legs – 2 + 2 = 4.

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We’ve recently been learning about all different kinds of animals:

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One morning, we read the books (picked up from a yard sale for ten cents each – Score!), and then the next day, we laid them out on the coffee table and begin sorting our animals!

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We laid the fish on the fish book, the insects on the insect book, the mammals on the mammal book – You get the idea!

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Quick Tip: Reserving library books online and picking them up from the hold shelf will make life even easier for you.

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