An early childhood pre-math and pre-reading Montessori learning center in an heirloom wooden box, made of durable eco-friendly materials. Logic and spatial thinking will blossom with the 132 wooden geometric shapes and 34 progressively challenging designs. Match the design cards ...An early childhood pre-math and pre-reading Montessori learning center in an heirloom wooden box, made of durable eco-friendly materials.
Logic and spatial thinking will blossom with the 132 wooden geometric shapes and 34 progressively challenging designs. Match the design cards or create your own open-ended patterns and images. Box can double as self-contained work space.
More activities included. Box and shapes made of beech wood and water-based paints. Labels and pattern cards printed with soy based inks.
132 shapes, 20 two-sided cards, 15.5 x 7.8 x 2” storage box. Pattern cards and instructions trilingual (English, French, Spanish). dt exclusive.
DT’s Eco-Friendly product collection contributes to conservation & preservation of our natural environments. Each of these products is: Made of wood sourced from sustainable forests Produced by factories employing eco-friendly practices Decorated with water-based paints Packed with materials printed with soy-based inks from 4 years+ [ a b e ] Benefits The patterns are intentionally left white, allowing children to use their own imagination and choose their own colors. Card #1 introduces all the shapes.
Children learn size relativity as well as different types of triangles. The next several cards demonstrate how halves and parts combine to form wholes. Designs 8-16 display simple, recognizable images with each shape outlined for children to find and match.
This is like guided puzzle play. Card #13 with the fish features a special “shaded” shape where a piece can be placed on top of the first layer to create another dimension. This can be done where any shaded shapes appear, or wherever else children desire.
Designs 17-26 are more challenging images. The individual shapes are not outlined, so children must find the correct fit. There is usually more than one combination of shapes to complete the images.
Promotes School Readiness: Primary Colors Basic Shapes Count & Sort Basic Puzzle Play Fine Motor Progressive Learning Visual Perception Spatial Relationships Problem-Solving Pre-Math & Pre-Reading Creative Expression Positional Concepts: Next To, Near, Opposite, Middle, Edges Awards Dr. Toy’s Best Classic Toys Dr. Toy's Best Green Products Family Choice Award Scholastic Parent & Child – Teacher’s Picks Award