Build attribute chains in three shapes and six colors with this giant 360 piece set of links and 20 activity cards. Great for counting and sorting activities, too!

Colorful wooden spheres, cubes, and cylinders provide plenty of patterning practice, a prerequisite for early reading and math activities.

Includes:

• 20 Activity Cards
• 108 beads in 6 colors (red, yellow, orange, blue, green and purple)
• 2 – 36” black laces with 1” plastic tips
• Activity Guide

Beads measure 3/4”- 7/8” each. Card measures 11 1/4” x 4 3/8”

Common Core State Standards Alignment: Counting & Cardinality, Measurement & Data

Learning Styles: Tactile, Visual

Skill Development:

Basic Concepts – Colors, counting, and learning about similarities and differences are all a part of pattern play. Work together with students to group the beads in different piles by color or shape. Then begin to create patterns to help students identify the different attributes and recognize what comes next.

Math –As students bead a repeating sequence of colors and shapes, they are creating AB patterning (e.g. red, blue, red, blue). Through patterning, students are beginning to recognize order and predictability. Add to the fun by counting the beads as they are laced in place.

Fine Motor – Picking up the individual beads uses pincer grasp and strengthens the muscles in the hand needed to write and perform daily living skills, like getting dressed and brushing teeth. Using two hands to play by holding the lace steady with one hand and picking up and placing the beads on with the other helps develop the ability to use hands cooperatively.

Every Wipe-Off® Book is filled with engaging activities that invite children to discover, practice, and master basic skills. Because the pages are reusable, children build self-confidence and abilities with every try. For best results, use with Wipe-Off® Crayons and Markers. 28 pages.

Did you know that patterning is an important pre-reading skill? Your preschooler will enjoy playing with her four color Three Bear Family® counters as she matches and completes patterns. This set of 16 double-sided, full-color activity cards match actual size of bear counters. For use with Three Bear Family® Counters in four colors (LER 0725). Packaged in reusable plastic envelope with snap closure.

The reproducible activities in this simple activity book present a systematic and fun approach to learning the motor skills and coordination needed to form the six basic patterns that compose all letters. 64 pages.

Our hedgehog lost his quills, and only your little ones can help him get them back! New from Learning Resources, Spike the Fine Motor Hedgehog helps kids build up hand muscles and fine motor skills as they replace the chunky, peg-shaped “quills” within the holes that dot the smiling hedgehog's back. The learning doesn't end there—Spike's colorful quills also lend themselves well to lessons in counting, sorting, and color identification skills. Kids can arrange the quills by warm or cool colors, work on sequences and patterns by alternating colors, or count up the quills with the help of numbers printed on the hedgehog's back. Once playtime is over, Spike the Fine Motor Hedgehog is a snap to clean up—each piece is made of plastic that can be easily wiped clean, and the quills stow snugly inside the hedgehog's body, which adds simplicity to storage too.

• Kids build their fine motor skills as they restore the chunky, peg-shaped “quills” to the back of this friendly hedgehog
• The hedgehog's colorful quills also help kids build color recognition, sorting, and counting skills
• Easy-to-grasp quills are just the right size for little hands to hold
• When playtime's over, quills store within hedgehog for easy cleanup and storage

Spelling/sentence construction, 18 Puzzles; 54 Puzzle Cards, 2 Activity Cards. Picture words with photo clues, 53 Flash Cards, 3 Activity Cards. Reading skills/basic sight words, 54 Flash Cards, 2 Activity Cards. Letter sounds with photo and word clues, 51 Flash Cards, 5 Activity Cards.

A charming and delightful game designed to improve concentration and memory skills. Unlike other memory-based games, with Peek-A-Doodle-Doo the game pieces are in constant motion. It's an Egg-ceptional challenge and fast-moving fun! 2-4 players.

10 laminated write-on wipe-off flip charts per set.

Award-winning Match Me® Cards engage learners' matching, memory, and word/picture recognition skills. Two-sided cards feature numerals, number words, and photos for counting practice that's fun. Set includes six fun and easy-to-follow activities. Ages 4 & up. 52 cards, 3” x 4”.

Sow the seeds of early learning and skill development with the Peg Friends™ Stacking Farm. The soft, but durable foam mat creates a unique play surface. Little hands will develop their fine motor skills as they stack the peg people into the farm, and they'll love mixing and matching the double-sided peg pieces to make their own crazy creations. Make a duck-cow! Make a pig-goat! The Stacking Farm is perfect for encouraging an early love of imaginative play and learning.

Educational Benefits

• Learning Styles: Visual, Tactile
• Skill Development: Fine motor skills, Eye-hand coordination, Imagination, Language development, Counting, Sorting, Parts-to-whole relationships, Color matching, Hand grasp, Motor planning

Includes

• 25 pieces: 24 pegs + 1 foam pegboard farm

Foam board measures 10” square