Shape sorter

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Activity Summary

How to Play

Find a shoebox and draw two shapes on the lid - a circle big enough to accommodate small balls or empty film canisters and a square the size of a wooden building block. Use a sharp knife to cut the shapes out.

Then produce several round and square objects for your toddler to look at and handle while you name and describe them. 'This is a ball.' 'Balls are round.' 'Which hole do you think the ball will fit in?'

After the two of you have dropped in some balls and blocks, show your toddler how to lift off the lid of the shoebox to see where all those objects have gone. They're right there, ready for your toddler to play with all over again. Add different shapes later on to make the game more challenging.

Learning & growing

As toddlers try to match geometric shapes to their corresponding holes, they are learning how to plan, predict and solve problems.

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