Students sort seasonal items into summer and winter categories using this interactive worksheet.

To solve this, we need to sort each word into either Summer or Winter, based on when you’d typically use or see that item.

Let’s go through each word one by one:

1. beach ball → Used at the beach in summer → ✔ Summer
2. cocoa → Hot drink, usually in cold weather → ✔ Winter
3. bathing suit → Worn for swimming in warm weather → ✔ Summer
4. mittens → Warm gloves for cold hands → ✔ Winter
5. jacket → Can be worn year-round, but heavy jackets are for winter; since “winter” is a category and “summer” has lighter items, let’s assume this means *warm* jacket → ✔ Winter (but note: some light jackets are for summer — however, in this context with snowman/sled nearby, it’s likely meant for winter)
→ Actually, looking at other items: “cap” and “sunglasses” are clearly summer. “Jacket” here probably refers to a warm coat → Let’s put it in Winter to match typical school worksheet logic.
6. pool → Swimming pool = summer fun → ✔ Summer
7. cap → Sun hat or baseball cap → worn in sun → ✔ Summer
8. sunglasses → For bright sun → ✔ Summer
9. sled → Used on snow → ✔ Winter
10. snowman → Made of snow → ✔ Winter
11. popsicle → Frozen treat for hot days → ✔ Summer
12. sandals → Open shoes for warm weather → ✔ Summer

Now let’s double-check:

✔ Summer: beach ball, bathing suit, pool, cap, sunglasses, popsicle, sandals → 7 items
✔ Winter: cocoa, mittens, jacket, sled, snowman → 5 items? Wait — that’s only 5. But there are 12 total words.

Wait — I missed counting:

List again:

Words given:
- beach ball → Summer
- cocoa → Winter
- bathing suit → Summer
- mittens → Winter
- jacket → Winter (assuming warm jacket)
- pool → Summer
- cap → Summer
- sunglasses → Summer
- sled → Winter
- snowman → Winter
- popsicle → Summer
- sandals → Summer

That’s 12.

Count per category:

Summer:
1. beach ball
2. bathing suit
3. pool
4. cap
5. sunglasses
6. popsicle
7. sandals → 7 items

Winter:
1. cocoa
2. mittens
3. jacket
4. sled
5. snowman → 5 items

But wait — 7 + 5 = 12. That’s correct.

However, sometimes “jacket” can be ambiguous. But in most elementary worksheets like this, if they include “mittens,” “sled,” and “snowman,” then “jacket” is intended as a winter coat. Also, no summer-specific jacket is listed (like windbreaker), so we’ll keep it in Winter.

Final grouping:

Summer: beach ball, bathing suit, pool, cap, sunglasses, popsicle, sandals
Winter: cocoa, mittens, jacket, sled, snowman

Wait — that’s 7 and 5. But let me check the original list again from the image description:

The words are:

Row 1: beach ball, cocoa, bathing suit, mittens
Row 2: jacket, pool, cap, sunglasses
Row 3: sled, snowman, popsicle, sandals

Yes — 12 words.

So final answer:

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Final Answer:
Summer: beach ball, bathing suit, pool, cap, sunglasses, popsicle, sandals
Winter: cocoa, mittens, jacket, sled, snowman