Toys for Life - Sort the Beads

Product Description::

Sort the Beads is a beautifully designed educational resource that introduces children to colour, shape, sequencing, and patterning in a hands-on, playful way. With 40 wooden beads in 5 colours and 4 shapes, children can recreate patterns from the included activity cards or invent their own. The set also includes a wooden stand with a plastic stick, two laces for threading, and double-sided activity cards that offer graduated challenges. This open-ended resource encourages creativity while supporting fine motor development, visual discrimination, and problem-solving. Whether used for threading, stacking, or sorting, Sort the Beads is perfect for early maths concepts and tactile learning.

Educational Benefits:

• Develops pattern recognition and sequencing through visual and kinaesthetic tasks
• Enhances fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination through threading
• Supports colour and shape identification and classification
• Encourages creative exploration and problem-solving

Classroom Ideas:

• Use activity cards for guided pattern-matching tasks
• Incorporate beads into maths centres for free sorting or grouping challenges
• Create your own pattern on the stand and have students replicate it using the lace
• Encourage peer collaboration by assigning œdesign and recreate challenges

Information:

• Ages: 3+ years
• Includes 40 wooden beads, 8 activity cards, 2 cotton laces, wooden stand with plastic stick
• Bead shapes and colours: 5 colours, 4 shapes
• Activity card size: 24cm x 6cm