The ability to distinguish between shapes, colours, and numbers are important pre-literacy skills. A learner can sort a deck of cards in various ways to practice these skills. The cards themselves can be counted (1-52).
Colour:
Red Cards or Black Cards
Symbol:
Diamonds, Hearts, Spades, or Clubs
Face Value:
Ace, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King, Joker