Teachables Geometric Shapes & Sorting Mats Kit

Engage students in hands-on geometry and classification activities with the Geometric Shapes & Sorting Mats Kit - an ideal blend of tactile learning and visual exploration. This versatile kit includes 160 colourful 3D plastic geometric shapes and 6 transparent, dry-erase sorting mats in a variety of layouts. From cones and cubes to pyramids and spheres, students can explore form, function and mathematical properties of solid shapes. Paired with vibrant sorting mats, children can practise categorisation by attributes like colour, shape, and size while developing reasoning and classification skills. This kit is perfect for both individual and group learning on desktops or light boxes.

Educational Benefits:

• Builds Geometric Understanding: Encourages identification of 3D shapes and their properties including faces, edges, and vertices.
• Supports Sorting and Classification: Reinforces early data handling skills through visual and physical categorisation.
• Promotes Multisensory Learning: Transparent mats enhance visibility and interaction on light boxes, ideal for visual and tactile learners.
• Encourages Mathematical Language: Supports the development of vocabulary around geometry, sorting, position and reasoning.

Classroom Ideas:

• Light Box Sorting: Place the mats on a light box and use transparent objects for sorting by colour, shape, or size.
• Geometry Stations: Use the shapes to explore which solids stack, slide or roll, linking with science and STEM topics.
• Comparing Dimensions: Students can trace 3D shapes and compare with 2D outlines to explore the relationship between flat and solid forms.
• Place Value Play: Use the ten-frame mat or three-way sort mat for number grouping, visualising value and simple operations.

Information:

• Kit Includes: 160 plastic 3D shapes (16 each of 10 geometric forms) and 6 dry-erase sorting mats
• Mat Styles: Includes Venn Diagram, 2-way, 3-way, 4-way, 6-way and ten-frame sorting mats (each 42 x 32 cm)
• Shape Sizes: Cylinder height approx. 2.5 cm - sized for hands-on exploration at individual desks or small groups
• Age Suitability: Recommended for ages 7+; aligns with Australian Curriculum outcomes for geometry and data representation