The Pattern Matching Cards and accompanying sorting trays encourage development of the following concepts and skills:
• Exploring and identifying shapes, textures, and colors
• Sorting and classifying by various attributes
• Recognizing, describing, repeating, extending, and creating patterns that are consistent with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Standards for Grades K-3
• Fine motor skills, such as stringing beads or inserting beads, and matching cards into sorting trays
• Vocabulary expansion related to shapes, textures, colors, and spatial concepts
• Interpreting tactile displays within a purposeful context
Ages 3 and Up
12 giant textured beads with three different textures, colors, and shapes
