Tactile material: wooden geometrical shapes – Educo
The Educo geometrical shapes is a tactile material introducing the child to solid geometry. This set of ten solid wooden shapes provide an understanding of 3D shapes by making them tangible objects – they challenge and shape a child’s stereognostic sense, which is the ability to perceive and understand both the form and nature of objects through touch. This leads to an awareness of how shapes form the basis for everyday objects, laying the foundation for future work in geometry.
To avoid the child confusing shape with colour, the geometrical shapes have not been coloured for isolation purposes. This set also includes ten shape contour cards, each corresponding with a geometrical shape; the child places a shape onto the corresponding card allowing to understand its form. To extend the exercise, this tactile language material can also be used in combination with the Tactile box or the Blindfolds (sold separately).
Dutch brand Educo represents a colourful world of playful learning, challenging educational games and toys. High quality and durable, the Educo products revolve around every day situations and help children to associate games with regular subjects, turning the learning process into a simulation of their natural environment.
Educo’s active, hands-on educational products are mainly made of wood, with sustainable materials such as water-based inks and paints. The toys are made to endure years of robust use, encourage play-based learning and inspire growth and success in children aged 1-6 years. They meet the demands of various European and international toy safety regulations and comply with the directive 2009/48/EC on the safety of toys, including EN81 and ASTM.
This material is suitable for children aged 3-6 years.
Contents:
10 geometric shapes
10 shape contour cards
1 wooden storage box (19 x 16 x 3 cm)