Learning Resources Take Manipulatives Ages 5-7 Key Stage 1 Educational Maths Kit for Learning at Home

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I've been meaning to get more educational toys when my niece and nephews stay as they get bored and I want to keep their brains busy. They also are really keen to learn and impress, and this set has been so fun to use with them so far.They are a mixture of 3, 5 and 8, and even my older niece is quite happy to engage.Pros:• A good variety of educational toys included• Instructions with ideas on where to start with activities on "manipulates"• Nice, soft foam pieces• Perfect for visual thinkersCons:• Quite pricey• Would be nice if there was storageThis set came well packaged with lots of little plastic bags. I wasn't really sure what all the bits were for, so it's good it comes with ideas and instructions on what to do with them.It's all about your imagination with this really. It may not seem like much but the rods in particular are really useful for teaching things like fractions, although they're not that exciting to look at.The colour tiles and pattern blocks are great for teaching mixing colours, names, shapes etc, and also for the basics of maths. Plus ordering and grouping objects too.The base ten blocks seem a bit overcomplicated for my liking but this is all approved so it's probably something I need to just get accustomed to doing with them.All in all, if you're familiar with your child's learning this is great. If you're like me and looking to help educate your nieces and nephews, it's a bit more daunting but you've got plenty to learn and do with them.Overall, recommended but quite expensive, with small parts and would be better if it had some sort of plastic case to keep it altogether.

My 5 year old was delighted to play with this set. There's a nice variety on offer which has kept him entertained most mornings this past week, making numberblock figures and making amazing creatures out of the pattern blocksThe set comes in a plastic bag which in turn contains multiple bags with each 'manipulative' type in its own bag. Being critical, there's a lot of plastic bags here I'd have rathered seen these come in a box or something a little less wasteful. Also the instruction manual was bent given the lack of packaging.In the set you get: some base 100, base 10 and base 1 blocks for doing counting up to 1000; some Cuisenaire rods; some snap cubes (similar to their Math Link cubes but with a different connector type); pattern blocks which can be used to make bigger shapes; colour tiles and a geared clock (where if you move the minute hand the hour hand also moves).My 5 year old loved the pattern shapes, as there were enough of them to make some intricate shapes (see his insect he made in the pics) and also loved the snap cubes (as he loves Numberblocks and gave him an opportunity to make some shapes). I did think the colour tiles though we're a little basic even for Key Stage 1... I wasn't comfortable giving the set to my younger child though with all the small bits.The activity guide wasn't used in favour of using his imagination but there looked like some interesting exercises you could do in there.Overall £28 seems a lot to pay for some plastic and foam, but individually you can pay quite a bit for some of these items in isolation and may get far too many pieces whereas this set is just right for solo play. My son certainly has enjoyed using it so on that basis I recommend.

Got an infant? Do they want to learn?These are the Learning Resources Educational Maths Set, Ages 5-7 KS1, 293 Pieces in resealable bags.This set is decent, you get 100 x connecting cubes, 40 x coloured tiles, 10 x base ten flats, 74 x cuisenaire rods, 20 x base ten rods, 27 x pattern blocks, 20 x base ten units and 2 x geared clock.Whether you are teaching your child the basics of counting to ten, simple addition the base ten blocks, tiles or rods are ace. If you want them to build and count then the connecting cubes are ideal. But the one thing I was looking forward to was the clock, but a bit of a stone henge moment, it isn't that big! But it is geared, so when you move the minute hand the hour hand follows. This is great for teaching your child on how to tell the time, and it is very robust.My daughter likes the sturdy things like the clock and connecting cubes, but isn't overly keen on the foamy objects, which is a shame.Overall I would definitely recommend this set if you get on offer, as it is a great set if a little expensive for what you get.

A bumper bag filled with different maths learning tools from cubes to number sticks and even a clock for learning the time. The clock is extra special as the hands are geared so as the minute hand moves so does the hour hand. Lots of good pieces to enable children to learn addition, subtraction, multiplication etc just like they have in school but I think this particular set is fairly expensive given that the pieces are only made from foam and not durable plastic. Still a good learning tool though