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.