Sort and Place, Gesture Sorting Game for Kids
Sort and place objects by pointing in the air! A hands-free sorting and categorisation game that develops cognitive skills, logical thinking, and spatial reasoning. Three rounds of increasing difficulty. Free, no download.
Skills This Activity Develops
How to Play
Open Draw in the Air at drawintheair.com, no download needed.
Allow webcam access when prompted.
Select Sort and Place from the activity menu.
Raise your index finger so the camera can track your hand.
Pinch your thumb and index finger to "grab" an object on screen.
Move your hand to drag the object to the correct category, then open your hand to release it.
Complete three rounds of increasing difficulty to finish the activity!
Frequently Asked Questions
Sort and Place develops categorisation skills, logical thinking, and hand-eye coordination. Children learn to identify similarities and differences between objects, a key early childhood cognitive milestone.
We use Google's MediaPipe library to detect your child's hand in real time through the webcam. Pinching the thumb and index finger together "grabs" an object; opening the hand "drops" it.
Sort and Place is designed for children aged 3–7. The sorting categories are carefully chosen to match early childhood curriculum milestones for classification and categorisation.
Yes! Sort and Place is ideal for teaching classification and sorting concepts in preschool, reception, and Year 1 classrooms. No accounts or downloads required.