Classifying Into Categories Double Dice Add-On Deck

Organizing information into categories underpins vocabulary, reasoning, and everyday problem solving, yet many students need structured practice to do it and to explain their thinking. These photo cards guide students through labelling, sorting, and justifying.

Build categorization and reasoning skills through photo-based practice that moves from labelling to explaining.

The Classifying into Categories Double Dice Add-On Deck guides students through labelling objects, determining categories, identifying items that belong and do not belong, and explaining their reasoning. Each 3 x 5 inch card features a photograph and four categorization prompts. With 54 cards and 216 prompts, students get varied practice recognizing relationships between objects and applying classification in several ways.

Skill targets:

• Labelling objects accurately
• Identifying the correct category for an object
• Naming items that do and do not belong
• Explaining why an item belongs, and whether a new item would fit

How to play:

1. Place nine cards face down on the table.
2. The student rolls the double dice.
3. The outer die reveals a shape, so flip over the card with the matching shape.
4. The inner die reveals a number, so read the corresponding prompt.
5. The student responds, then the play moves to the next student.

Who are these photo cards helpful for?

The Classifying into Categories Double Dice Add-On Deck is ideal for Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs), special educators, and classroom teachers. Particularly valuable for kindergarten through grade 6 as students build categorization and reasoning. These photo cards support individual therapy, small group intervention, classroom-based language programming, and home practice with families.

Why Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) love this deck:

These photo cards move students from naming an item to explaining why it fits a category, so you can target the whole classification hierarchy with one deck. The four prompts per card let you scale from simple labelling to flexible reasoning about new items. The double dice (sold separately) keep students engaged across the 216 prompts.

Classifying Into Categories Double Dice Add-On Deck includes:

• 54 large-format playing cards (3 x 5 inches) with photos and four category-based prompts per card (216 total)
• Answer key, direction cards, and game variation cards
• Durable storage tin for easy organization

Please note: This is an add-on deck. The double dice is not included, but can be purchased separately here.