Rainbow building shapes and arches in solid beechwood in the seven colours of the rainbow, with a natural finish to show the grain of the wood.
The 4 geometric shapes are squares, rectangles, triangles and arches. The inner block in each nesting group is a solid 3D shape. This building resource will provide endless possibilities for creativity, construction and imaginative play, engaging children in learning across several areas of the curriculum: using innovation and creativity to build towers, houses or freeform sculptures; using the imagination to design rooms for filling with small world play people or animals; applying mathematical logic to sort counters into the shapes which match by colour, shape or size; learning the geometric properties of common shapes; exploring size and scale; using mathematical terms – larger, smaller, taller, wider etc; and for improving language skills and broadening descriptive vocabulary.
Supports the following areas of learning:
• Personal Development – collaborative play
• Physical Development – motor skills, construction
• Communication & Language – descriptive language
• Expressive Arts & Design – imaginative play
• Maths – shape & space, sorting, pattern & sequence
• Understanding the World – colour
Size: height of triangle set 148mm, square set 148mm, rectangle set 148mm, arch set 73mm. Wall thickness 8mm. Pk28. Suitable from 12 months.
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