The 0-9 Number Blocks and 5 Math Symbol Blocks from Oskar's Wooden Ark are a great hands-on approach to learning. For the youngest children, each block is an abstract shape, used for building before even knowing they represent quantities.
Then as your child progresses into counting, enjoy matching objects to the numbers, feeling the shape, pressing it into play dough, arranging them in order, and identifying odd and even numbers.
Your child then continues on his/her learning adventure by meeting the symbols that combine numbers and the magic that happens when a plus, minus, multiply, or divide symbol comes into play. What fun solving for the answers while mixing up the problems!
The photos show various ways of using these blocks if you were to order both one set of numbers and one set of symbols. For even more opportunities for learning and play, you can add more number sets to your collection.
At Oskar's Wooden Ark we offer two sets:
