Wooden Numerals Blocks for Maths Visual Learning- Home Set 43 Blocks + Activity Card
The world of maths in a building block: that's the simple yet revolutionary idea of SumBlox. Each set of SumBlox wooden blocks are shaped in the numerals 1-10. Each block is proportional in size to the value of the number. So a 2 block is twice as tall as a 1 block and a 10 blocj is ten times as tall. Each number block has its value represented by its height: by allowing kids to see the numbers and values at the same time, math concepts become more tangible and easier to understand. By manipulating the blocks and stacking them in different combinations, children can learn to recognise numerals, explore addition and subtraction and practice basic multiplication, division, and fractions. A powerful and entertaining learning game! The Home Set includes 43 blocks and a folded activity card.
Why we like it:
- An ingenious way to explore the foundations of mathematics in 3 dimensions. Allows a hands-on transition from concrete to semi-concrete mathematical thinking.
- Captures children attention for longer than a traditional learning game
- SumBlox is an innovative American brand created by David Skaggs. He came up with the idea while volunteering in a primary school tutoring a kid who was left behind in the school program.
- Home Set includes: 43 blocks (ten 1, four each of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, one 10) and one activity card
- Age: 3+ years
- Materials: natural wood
- Topics that can be learned include: number sense (number recognition, one-to-one correspondence, counting, cardinality, number sequence, ten-base system, ...), addition/subtraction, multiplication/division, prime or composite numbers, associative and distributive property of multiplications, fractions.
The world of maths in a building block: American brand Sumblox had a simple yet innovative idea that will revolutionize learning games. The numerals-shaped Sumblox wooden blocks are designed to make kids understand math principles in a fun and interactive way. Goodbye to boring learning games that don't make these concepts any easier to understand than regular paper and pencil problems and can't hold children's attention for more than 10 minutes! With Sumblox maths concepts become tangible and easy to understand: finally a powerful and entertaining learning game. Each Sumblox set contains a wealth of information through play!
