TOYS FOR LIFE

To learn to tell the time.

An excellent way to demonstrate time telling to a child, these cards show the o'clock, quarter past, half past and quarter to times.

Learn to tell the time. Learn to identify the hour and minute hands.

To learn to build a story

Place 4 cards in a logical sequence and create a story. Develop logical thinking and story telling skills. Stimulate children to create their own stories. With self-check. 

To learn about volume.

Sort the images from empty to full and vice versa. While playing, children learn about concepts such as “more than” and “less than”.

To learn about shades of colour

Sort cards from darkest to lightest and vice versa. Learn to understand gradations of hue and the impact it has on images.

To develop vocabulary of opposites.

Collect pairs of cards which are opposites of each other. Describe and name what you see and improve vocabulary.

To learn to sort.  To develop vocabulary.

Sort the image cards into related sets of 3. Describe and name each image to develop the vocabulary.

Choose 2 or more cards and make a sentence.  Eg "I put some carrots in the bucket to feed the pony."

To learn to count

Aim to be the first to fill up the sticks by throwing dice to collect rings. Practise counting, addition and subtraction.

To learn about shape and colour

Combine colour and shape and take the correct card as quickly as possible with the suction cup. Develop precision and speed.

To use letters to create words

Stamp the letters and create words. Follow all letters with a pencil. Develop knowledge of letters and fine motor skills

To learn to count up to 10

Discover and combine cards with the same number representation. Numbers 1-10 are visualised in various ways: number symbols, part of a circle, stars and rectangles.

To learn about shape, colour and pattern

Create beads patterns as shown on the assignment cards by stringing beads on a lace or holder.

To learn to create geometric figures

Create mosaic designs with geometric shapes in various colours. Model one of the assignment cards or make your own unique creations. Improve fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.

To learn new words and social skills

Turn over the image cards one by one and look if the image is on your bingo card. Who is the first player to fill a bingo card?

To learn to count up to 10. Understand number bonds to ten. 

Fill trees with the amount of red apples, indicated by a number symbol and dots. Complete trees with green apples up to 10. Understand number bonds to ten. Develop fine motor skills.

To learn about shape and reflections

Create the geometric image by following an assignment card. For a challenging game, recreate one quarter of an image which is completed when reflected in the mirrors. Shape, pattern and spatial relationships take a new perspective.

To learn fine motor skills

Throw 2 colour dice and lace a sea animal with the 2 corresponding colours. Or place a serie of cards on the table and lace the same sea animals. Develop visual discrimination, sorting and fine motor skills.

To learn about shape, size and colour

Use the blocks to experiment with various colours and sizes. Position the blocks in the frame to develop spatial reasoning and fine motor skills.

This activity focuses on hand-eye co-ordination and manipulative skills. It also develops colour recognition and distinction.

Three coloured shapes are put onto the three vertical dowels according to the instructions on the workcards.

To learn to think logically.

Challenging game based on the principle of the well-known Sudoku puzzles. The rows and columns may have each item used only once. Children engage analytical thinking and concentration.