Knobbed Cylinders

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Four wooden blocks. Each block contains ten cylinders with a knob on the top. The cylinders all vary in size by half a centimetre in each dimension.

Block 1: ten cylinders varying in height and diameter from tall and wide to short and narrow.

Block 2: ten cylinders varying in height and diameter from shot and wide to tall and narrow.

Block 3: ten cylinders varying in diameter only.

Block 4: ten cylinders varying in height only.

Objectives:

To develop the child's visual perception of dimension.
To develop the child's visual discrimination.
To develop the child's co-ordination of movements.
To provide controlled experiences of serration.
To introduce basic language - important for alter mathematics.
To prepare the child for reading and writing - using the pincer grip to hold the cylinders and always working from left to right.

Age: From 2 Years onwards

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