A brilliant math tool (and toy!) that never gets old. Even young children can develop early math and fine-motor skills, while playing independently or working with you. Let preschoolers do their “own math” while mom or dad is helping the older kids with questions. Older kids will love the addition, subtraction, patterning, and other math exercises or can enjoy building just for fun! The 15 ocean-themed activity cards are cute and brightly illustrated with 30 creative activities on both sides. Heavy-duty blocks in 10 different colors (including primary colors, purple, gray, and white) fit together securely to create multiple patterns and designs. Whether kids play creatively or work through the cards, they’re building their brains and bodies, and gaining a foundational “math-sense”. Makes a nice, educational gift! 115 pieces. ~Nancie
Kids learn addition, subtraction, patterning, and other Kindergarten math skills with hands-on puzzles, games, and building challenges. Includes 15 double-sided write-and-wipe activity cards and 100 MathLink Cubes in 10 themed colors.
Mathlink/Multilink cubes are a very versatile manipulative since they can be attached on all sides. These activity books make use of the unique properties of multilink cubes in varied exploratory activities. The Primary Book has activities to teach concepts of patterning and symmetry; counting and place value; addition and subtraction; multiplication and division; problem-solving and spatial reasoning; graphing and probability; estimating and measuring; and fractions. The Intermediate Book covers problem solving, fractions, probability, and algebra-readiness. The book uses a discovery approach, beginning with a question at the beginning of each exploration. First students think, then they "do", using the mathlink cubes to try to solve each of the 43 problems. I like the combination of practicing math skills with learning problem solving skills. Very well done.
