| "TETRA MANIA" Description:
Develop spatial skills in younger children with this set of pieces made up of five shapes. Each of the five shapes is made from a different configuration of four small squares. TETRA MANIA are magnet-backed foam puzzle pieces that can form a variety of tessellations and other patterns and figures.
Multiple colors of green, purple, yellow, and pink!
Product Specifications:
Grades: Preschool and Up
Product Size: 6" x 4" x 1" packet
Product Weight: 0.4 lbs
Product Contents:
60 Magnet-Backed Foam Puzzle Pieces
Instructions
Product Notes for International Import:
The following countries do not allow magnetized materials, such as TETRA MANIA, imported:
Bahamas, Bermuda, Croatia, Iceland, Israel, Jordan, Norway, Tanzania, Tunisia
Product Warnings & Safety Information:
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - SMALL PARTS. This game contains small pieces and is not suitable for children under 3 years of age.
A NOTE FROM LAURI:
What is a tessellation? A tessellation uses a figure or shape over and over on a flat surface (a "plane") without overlaps and without gaps. Often, but not always, tessellations are made with four colors. In fact there is something called a "four color theorem" that states how four colors can be used in a tessellation without the same color touching. An artist by the name of M. C. Escher is famous for his tessellation art.
Playing with geometric shapes helps develop spatial skills. I LOVE having younger kids play with geometric shapes as a way of developing spatial skills and getting comfortable with geometric shapes early. We currently carry three MANIA shape products, all with different geometric shapes (based on pentagons, triangles, and shapes made from four small squares). They are all great for kids to use!
Use these foam magnetic tiles everywhere. Magnet backed pieces work great on refrigerators, white boards in a classroom, or a small white board on a lap. |
