This download includes 6 activity mats for students to use to learn their category words, including some contractions, number words, color words, days of the week, family words, and shape words. Using these mats, students can use flashcards to sort the words appropriate. As an example, the students using the color word flashcards and the color word matching mat can place the flashcard that reads "orange" on the orange colored square. It is encouraged to have the mats laminated and printed in col