Indigenous alphabet matching puzzle – 5 Little Bears

The totally unique wooden indigenous alphabet matching puzzle from 5 Little Bears is a wonderful way for children to learn the alphabet and become familiar with Australian native wildlife too!

This classic sustainable handmade wooden alphabet set contains 52 handmade wooden tiles – 26 amazing different tiles printed with real images of Indigenous themed objects and 26 alphabet tiles beautifully engraved with both upper and lower case letters.

Children will have fun matching each letter of the alphabet with the fascinating corresponding printed images of indigenous Australian wildlife.The indigenous Australian animals, birds, insects, objects, landmarks and plants featured all have their names printed next to their image. These include the witchetty grub, Uluru and the Zebra finch. What a fantastic way to learn the alphabet and individual letters while learning about Australian nature and wildlife and increasing your child’s vocabulary all at the same time!

The laser engraved letter design also adds a tactile sensory component. This resource promotes language and literacy skills, encourages observational skills and discussion and also develops hand-eye coordination.

Each tile measures approx. 8 x 8cm. They are entirely handmade in Australia, from sustainably sourced 3mm plywood. 5 Little Bears use only non-toxic, water-based glue and finish their products by hand with their special handmade beeswax polish, ensuring their products are all completely non-toxic and safe for children.

Educational applications

Individual

Perfect for use on a literacy table, puzzle table or quiet activity time. Use for memory and matching games. Children can also learn letter sounds by saying the name of the matching picture tile.

Group Setting

In a group environments children can use the Alphabet tiles to promote descriptive words, a memory game, and help to develop an understanding of Australian animals. Group discussions about letter sounds and animals will also promote confidence, and develop phonics skills.

Outdoors

Children can take their cards outside and see what objects they can find, using as a treasure hunt. They can also point out other objects or animals in their environment that begin with the same letter, helping them to learn letter sounds.

Learning Opportunities

Improves memory, problem solving skills and visual and spatial reasoning. Develops fine motor skills and letter recognition. Promotes literacy skills, cognitive development, letter sequence and gives children a better understanding of the world in which they live.

The indigenous alphabet matching puzzle from 5 Little Bears is suitable for children ages 3 and up.

Contents:

52 wooden pieces

About 5 Little Bears

5 Little Bears use only non-toxic, water-based glue and finish their products by hand with their special handmade beeswax polish, ensuring their products are all completely non-toxic and safe for children. They are an innovative Australian brand creating sustainable, educational and sensory wooden products for children. Their diverse and appealing range of themed resources include space, dinosaurs, flora and fauna, transport, emotions and Australiana.

Named after founder, author and product designer Leanne Murner’s 5 sons, 5 Little Bears is dedicated to educating children on Australian wildlife and the need to prevent extinction. These unique and wonderful products follow children’s own interests and are all sustainably handmade in New South Wales, Australia from sustainably sourced Australian and New Zealand timber. Every piece of wood used is slightly different in colour, texture and grain, so there are naturally occurring imperfections seen in the timber (e.g knots, colour changes, etc) which cannot be removed and make the products more sustainable. These pieces of timber are also cut on an engraver and will have slight burnt marks on the edges on some sides, adding to their unique handmade character.

5 Little Bears’ beautiful, engaging and eco-friendly activities, puzzles and games are multi-purpose and relevant to many areas of learning, both at home and in educational settings.