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Nuts About Sorting!

5.0
16 Reviews
$29.99

Nuts About Sorting!

5.0
16 Reviews
$29.99

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Age

3 yrs. - 6 yrs.

Grade

Preschool - 1st gr.
Description
Boost early sorting and color recognition skills—with nuts and bolts kids can’t wait to get their hands on! Children just choose a brightly colored bolt and twist on the matching nuts—building fine motor skills as they learn! The molded plastic nuts and bolts feature a quick-release design that makes it a cinch to remove the nuts and start again. Set includes 8 bolts and 48 nuts; bolts measure 5" in length.
Item # DD191
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Develops skills in sorting, color recognition and building fine motor skills.

Product Details
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Kits

Learning Centers

Features

Self-Checking


Reviews (16)5.0

Fun for all

These were a hit with toddlers, preschoolers, and even older siblings. They screw on or you can let them spin on and off. I chose this set over counting and patterns simply because I needed the most base screws for sharing among students.

Vanessa

September 05, 2025

from Chino Hills, CA

The children love when we have this out. We have several different sets, but the color set can be used for different ages and stages. It also covers science and math skills.

Sara Cureton

May 15, 2025

from Mount Ida, AR

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Nuts About Sorting!

5.0
16 ratings
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16out of 16 reviewers

Fun for all

These were a hit with toddlers, preschoolers, and even older siblings. They screw on or you can let them spin on and off. I chose this set over counting and patterns simply because I needed the most base screws for sharing among students.

Vanessa

September 05, 2025

from Chino Hills, CA
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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The children love when we have this out. We have several different sets, but the color set can be used for different ages and stages. It also covers science and math skills.

Sara Cureton

May 15, 2025

from Mount Ida, AR
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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Very durable toy

I love the quality of this toy! very heavy duty plastic that will hold up very well over time. Its great for sorting, counting and patterns!

Whitney James

November 17, 2024

Yes, I would recommend this product.
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Great open ended toy

These are great for learning colors, counting, and pattern forming. They're easy to manipulate as well. So far it's a win.

Cassandra Rogers

November 04, 2024

from Wellesley, MA
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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Fun work task!

I use these nuts and bolts as a color sort and fine motor. I work in a special needs classroom and my behavior techs and I rotate which hand the student/s uses to place the nut on the bolt. This supports their skill ability with non-dominant hand as well dominant. At times we hand to them to cross midline Super fun to watch them spineven the adults love them!

Jenell Meyokovich

August 02, 2024

from Masontown, PA
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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Nuts and bolts

Bought these for my nephew he enjoys dumping them all out, very durable and easy to work with

Sandra Coronado

March 29, 2024

from Ventura, CA
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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Perfect !

These are a staple in my room. For my students working on sorting and color identification, I can pull a couple colors for them. It also works for students workkng on attention to tasks, as they can simple put a color on and get immediate visual and sensory feedback from watching the nuts spin

Jayson

November 22, 2023

Yes, I would recommend this product.
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Perfect for patterns, counting, color ID

These are a staple in my classroom! My students in ECSE love matching, sorting, identifying colors, matching patterns all with this one toy! Best purchase ever!

Monica Cox

July 21, 2023

from Temple, TX
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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Hands on Learning

Love this! I’m a teacher in a K-2 autistic support classroom. This item is perfect for an independent work task! Wish I could find more quality items like this!

Anonymous

May 06, 2023

from Pittsburgh, PA
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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multi use product

we love this product so much! this is a multi use product that you can work on color matching, fine motor skills, counting and sequencing/ patterns. we are doing homeschool for my son who has autism and this will be something we use for a long time.

jennifer w

April 22, 2023

Yes, I would recommend this product.
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Awesome

The kids in my classroom love this product.

Sara Jones

April 13, 2023

from Anmoore WV
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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Motivating color sorting activity

I teach special needs pre-schoolers, and this is a motivating activity to teach colors and color sorting. Students can be given 2 or more colors at a time dependent on ability level. Many students enjoy this activity, so they remain engaged for longer periods.

Becca

March 05, 2023

from Illinois
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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