Playing with Shapes

Make early shape exploration exciting with the Freckled Frog Playing with Shapes set. This open-ended educational resource invites young learners to engage with geometric concepts through hands-on, tactile play. Designed with a magnetic rubber backing, each piece features a natural wooden border and a chalkboard centre, offering multiple ways for children to learn and create.

This 9-piece set includes a generous variety of shapes, perfect for sorting, sequencing, counting sides, exploring lines of symmetry, and even drawing directly onto the chalkboard surface. The magnetic feature adds another dimension to learning, allowing shapes to be used on magnetic boards or other surfaces for dynamic play.

Crafted from certified plywood, each shape is durable and easy for small hands to manipulate, making it an ideal addition to early years and primary classrooms. This set encourages exploration of mathematical concepts, fine motor development, and creativity through open-ended activities. Playing with Shapes set offers an engaging, versatile way for young children to explore geometry, creativity, and problem-solving through magnetic, hands-on learning.

Educational Benefits:

• Supports early mathematical understanding of shapes, size, symmetry, and sides
• Develops fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination through handling and drawing
• Enhances creative thinking by allowing children to decorate or design with chalk
• Encourages problem-solving and classification skills through sorting and sequencing activities

Classroom Ideas:

• Use the shapes for sorting and sequencing by size or number of sides
• Explore symmetry by drawing lines of symmetry on each shape
• Create pattern designs by combining shapes on a magnetic board
• Introduce mathematical vocabulary by discussing properties such as sides, corners, and angles

Safety & Information:

• Suitable for ages 1 year and over
• Made from certified plywood with a magnetic rubber backing
• Includes 9 magnetic chalkboard shapes
• Smallest piece measures approximately 6.5 cm x 12 cm x 0.3 cm
• Largest piece measures approximately 22 cm x 10 cm x 0.3 cm
• Finished with non-toxic materials safe for young children