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 count

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

A pair of shoe templates to help a child learn how to tie shoe laces, and to extend this activity to try different lacing patterns by following the example cards.

Few things will give your child more satisfaction than mastering shoe lacing and tying skills. This will make practicing fun and help your child reach this developmental milestone.

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 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.