Beginning Pattern Blocks

Beginning Pattern Blocks

I am not real fond of pattern blocks. They seem like a waste of time and the pieces always get everywhere. Can you tell me what is the educational value for a preschooler?

Beginner pattern blocks

develop many skills for young ones. They help kids to recognize shapes and match those shapes to one another as well. Preschool children will sometimes have difficulty identifying shapes and patterns.

Beginner pattern blocks

will enable them to not only touch and feel the shapes but use them to make a bigger picture. Then as the child puts together a bigger picture with pattern blocks, they are organizing the shapes without even realizing it. Taking the time to organize the shapes may seem petty or a time filler, but it is actually very good for their minds to take parts and put them together as a whole. Then you can take it a step further and watch your child be able to distinguish shapes within shapes and actually find a part within a whole. These are all beginning stages of mathematical skills that will be developed in a more finite way as they get older but are started here.

You will also find great satisfaction on your child's face when he/she finishes a picture that he/she made. Take a piece out of the picture they made and ask them what is missing. Ask them the colors and have them form patterns with those shapes and discuss what patterns are.

I know that

beginning pattern blocks

seem like a nuisance but if you have them contained and use them appropriately they can be a great tool in developing your child's mathematical thinking and prepare them to distinguish parts from a whole when they are just having fun making a picture.

Our

Magnetic Pattern Wooden Block Kit

can have three levels of play. (1) Slide a pattern card into the wooden frame and match the magnetic pieces to the shapes in the picture. (2) Place a picture sheet next to the magnetic board and use it as a guide to duplicate the image. (3) Use the pieces to create your own unique picture, pattern or design. Includes: sturdy, hand-painted magnetic board, 120 magnetic wooden shapes, 6 durable, double-sided pattern cards, and sturdy carrying case with easy-zip back pocket.

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