Geometric Shapes And Signs

Toys like this help children activate and perfect motor coordination.the assortment of shapes, colours, physical and visual skills that it offers all in the one box.With this simple toy your child can:match a shape to the correct hole on a shape sorter cube and let each piece drop into the holeopen the lid to tip the block out and start all over againsort all the green blocks together regardless of shapesort all the round blocks together regardless of colourThe shape sorter allows your child to strengthen their hand-eye coordination, fine motor and problem-solving skills, as well develop their vocabulary knowledge (e.g. being able to identify and name shapes).Tips to making the most of the shape sorter include:Understanding/recognising shapes: Hide the shapes around the room and ask your child to find a particular shape.Naming shapes: Encourage your child to name a shape before placing it in the sorter.Turn taking: Encourage your child to take turns in placing shapes into the sorter and talk about whose turn it is (e.g. “My turn”, “Your turn”).Commenting: Talk about what happens when your child has chosen a shape to place into the sorter (e.g. “It doesn’t fit. Let’s try another hole” when the shape doesn’t match the selected hole; “Whoosh. It fell in!” when the shape falls through the correct hole).Requesting: Give your child the shape sorter cube and place the shapes in front of them. Encourage your child to ask for the shape that they want before providing it to them (e.g. ‘I want the circle/square/triangle please’).Problem solving: When your child has difficulty placing a shape in the correct hole, encourage them to try again and give them tips if they have trouble placing the shape appropriately into the hole (e.g. “That’s the right hole! Turn the shape around. Now it fits!”).Counting: Encourage counting skills by asking your child to count the blocks.oys like this help children activate and perfect motor coordination.the assortment of shapes, colours, physical and visual skills that it offers all in the one box.With this simple toy your child can:match a shape to the correct hole on a shape sorter cube and let each piece drop into the holeopen the lid to tip the block out and start all over againsort all the green blocks together regardless of shapesort all the round blocks together regardless of colourThe shape sorter allows your child to strengthen their hand-eye coordination, fine motor and problem-solving skills, as well develop their vocabulary knowledge (e.g. being able to identify and name shapes).Tips to making the most of the shape sorter include:Understanding/recognising shapes: Hide the shapes around the room and ask your child to find a particular shape.Naming shapes: Encourage your child to name a shape before placing it in the sorter.Turn taking: Encourage your child to take turns in placing shapes into the sorter and talk about whose turn it is (e.g. “My turn”, “Your turn”).Commenting: Talk about what happens when your child has chosen a shape to place into the sorter (e.g. “It doesn’t fit. Let’s try another hole” when the shape doesn’t match the selected hole; “Whoosh. It fell in!” when the shape falls through the correct hole).Requesting: Give your child the shape sorter cube and place the shapes in front of them. Encourage your child to ask for the shape that they want before providing it to them (e.g. ‘I want the circle/square/triangle please’).Problem solving: When your child has difficulty placing a shape in the correct hole, encourage them to try again and give them tips if they have trouble placing the shape appropriately into the hole (e.g. “That’s the right hole! Turn the shape around. Now it fits!”).Counting: Encourage counting skills by asking your child to count the blocks.