This puzzle is a wooden inset puzzle with 12 pieces. Each piece and corresponding hole to position it into is a geometric shape. There is sometimes one of a shape sometimes two of the same shape but they are different sizes, there's circles, squares, rectangles triangle, hexagon, pentagon, semicircle. The puzzle tray is a natural wood colour; each wooden shape is a different colour.
This puzzle is quite a large one sorry I did not measure it at work but it must be about12 inches/30cm by9 inches/23cm possibly a bit bigger. The individual shapes about 2 inch pieces. These wooden shape puzzle pieces do not have pegs on to aid their fitting.
This puzzle is good to help the learning of shapes and their quantities. Sit with your child while they are doing the puzzle and help your child name the shapes correctly as they fit them. Do remember to praise your child for correct naming and positioning.
These shapes are also big enough to use as templates to draw round to make shape pictures.
This puzzle suitable for a child aged 2 and over My nearly 2 year old granddaughter can do simple inset puzzles although maybe a few too many pieces in this one for her also shapes she is not familiar with by the age of 3 she will be able to fit all 12 into the puzzle and name a few shapes she already knows circle and triangle.
. It is good for children's motor control to fit puzzle pieces practising fitting pieces in place. Also good practice for hand eye co-ordination.
I am sure several other play and nursery groups will have this puzzle. I work in a special needs school and we use this and other puzzles helps develop concentration as well as the other skills.
This puzzle and others like it would be good for home use. Will help your child and be a quiet activity to do. Do encourage your child to sit and do quiet activities like puzzles at home. This puzzle is available from Amazon for £5..99p. I expect work bought it through an educational supplier though .
This puzzle is fairly robust and will wipe over with soapy water if needing a clean. Yes I would recommend it as a tool to helping your child learn their shapes .
Have fun playing with your children's toys I know they will , Mary
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