🔍 Part 1: Material Identification

1. Circle the materials you can find in nature:

Wood

Plastic

Rock

Metal

2. Which material would feel SMOOTH?

Tree bark

Glass jar

Rough stone

Sandpaper

3. Tick ALL the materials that are HARD:

Cotton fabric

Metal spoon

Wooden block

Feather

4. Fill in the blanks with words from the box:

Word Box: smooth | rough | soft | shiny

A metal key feels ________ and looks ________.

A cotton ball feels ________ and a tree trunk feels ________.

📦 Part 2: Sorting Challenge

5. Look at these materials. Sort them into TWO groups by drawing lines:

Materials:

Glass bottle

Wooden stick

Metal coin

Plastic toy

Stone

Leaf

Groups:

Found in Nature

Made by People

6. Explain why you put the leaf in the "Found in Nature" group:

7. Think of ONE more material for each group:

Found in Nature: ________________

Made by People: ________________

🏠 Part 3: Home Detective

8. Draw and label ONE material you can find at home. Describe how it feels:

This material is: ________________

It feels: ________________

9. Success Check! Tick what you can do:

I can name different materials around me

I can say if materials are smooth, rough, hard or soft

I can put similar materials into groups

Material Discovery Sorting

Material Discovery Sorting

🔍 Part 1: Material Identification

📦 Part 2: Sorting Challenge

🏠 Part 3: Home Detective

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