Teachables Attribute Shapes Sorting Set - 144 Pieces

The Attribute Shapes Sorting Set offers a comprehensive hands-on experience for sorting by shape, size, colour, and transparency. This advanced sorting set includes 144 pieces in 6 shapes, 2 sizes, 6 colours, and 2 transparencies (solid and translucent), making it an excellent resource for exploring geometric attributes in greater detail. The set includes squares, rectangles, circles, triangles, hexagons, and pentagons, each in 2 sizes, allowing students to compare and contrast different attributes like edges and corners. Packed in a sturdy storage container, this set is ideal for classroom use and supports a variety of sorting, patterning, and classification activities that promote critical thinking and problem-solving skills in early learners.

Educational Benefits:

• Enhances shape recognition and understanding of geometric properties such as edges and corners.
• Develops sorting and classification skills based on multiple attributes such as size, colour, and transparency.
• Encourages logical thinking and decision-making through hands-on manipulation of shapes.
• Supports the development of communication and descriptive skills in group activities.

Classroom Ideas:

• Sort shapes by attributes such as size, colour, and transparency, and combine multiple attributes for advanced sorting activities.
• Use Venn diagrams to classify shapes by their overlapping or non-overlapping attributes.
• Incorporate comparison exercises using œmore than and œless than concepts to sort shapes with more than 4 edges.
• Encourage students to describe shapes in a 3x3 grid using spatial language like above, below, and next to in collaborative activities.

Information:

• Ages: Suitable for students from 3 years and up
• Measurements: Sizes vary from 2.5 cm x 5 cm to 10 cm (depending on the shape)
• Contents: 144 pieces in 6 shapes, 6 colours, and 2 transparencies (solid and translucent)