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Routines-Based Early Intervention Guidebook
Teaching Categorization 8.4

At its essence, a room in a house or a classroom sta on is a category. Create
treasure hunt lists for a child to collect random objects. You can also race a child

to a predetermined object.

6. Grocery shopping – The grocery store is the ul mate category loca on. Each food

is subdivided into departments. As you shop, you can talk about everything in each

sec on and why they go together. A child can also make a shopping list of her
favorite items and locate them as you move through the store. Don’t forget to use

your li le helper at home to unpack the groceries and put them away in the correct

categorical place. This is a good opportunity to have some fun. Put boxed goods in
the fridge and ice cream in the oven. Let the child “correct you” to demonstrate

her knowledge.

7. Likes and Dislikes – Children can create a board that is subdivided into TV shows,

ac vi es, and even foods that define who they are and what they prefer. This is a

categoriza on ac vity that links to building empathy as we develop an
understanding of what others around us prefer or fear.

8. Create a categoriza on book – a quick search for any category will produce a ton of

pictures on the internet. These pictures can be cut up and mixed into many
categories. The child can then paste each picture on its appropriate category page.

A li le bit of focus on categoriza on skills goes a long way. When children are finally

able to iden fy the common property of a group without being reminded, you have enhanced

their vocabulary and thinking!

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