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Stages: Blocks
I knew it belonged in a Timberdoodle curriculum from the first time I saw Stages: Blocks. Vibrantly colored, solid wood blocks provide children with problem-solving situations, develop their spatial sense, and increase their motor planning abilities.
But as teaching parents, we wanted more. What if we could combine the independent learning, free play, and imagination of block play with an introduction to pattern interpretation? Stages: Blocks does that and more.
Using the 40 small, custom-designed blocks and 120 picture cards, your child will progress from structures that use only one block to those that utilize all 40 blocks. The more elaborate designs will require focus, thought, careful stacking, and color, shape, and perspective skills.
And if you need even more ideas, there is also a free, one-of-a-kind Stages Blocks app for iPhones and iPads. What a great way to sharpen focus and build necessary skills simultaneously!
Features- 40 custom-designed solid wood blocks in vibrant colors.
- 120 unique picture cards. These include: 100 cards of structures for children to recreate. These cards range from models comprised of one block to all 40 blocks to meet a wide range of abilities.
- 20 "Pretend Play" cards of structures designed to look like objects - such as animals, foods, transportation, everyday objects, and more!
Manufacturer: Stages Learning Materials
Age Recommendation: 3+
Faith-Based: No
Awards and Endorsements:2018 Tillywig Toy & Media Award Winner!
Academics' Choice Brain Toy Award Winner!
Customer Reviews
The cards were great and loved that they had a space for me to write when it was completed. It was easier for my kiddos when I helped get the pieces for him. After a couple months, it was all independent work for him and he was able to do it without help.
Love the variety of activities you can do with these blocks! My daughter loves building the designs in the pictures...and then building her own creations!
These are pretty blocks and it has a lot of nice cards that give you ways to build but if they fall over...watch out! Temper tantrum inducing for us. My son loves to build and loves blocks but I think he would enjoy magnetic ones more. These fall over really easy.
I almost didn't get this. We have blocks. My daughter doesn't use them. Why would this be any different? But it is different. My daughter had a lot of trouble with it at first. She had trouble turning the piece the right direction. It was interesting to see the gears turn in her head as she studied the photo. It's starts easy, one block. Good thing, too. My daughter is intelligent, she still had a little trouble with those pesky triangles. Now she is over halfway through. We've been doing it for 10 months. She still loves it. Probably more than thinkplay. She is making eleborate structures. When she has done 3 or 4 cards, she'll build towers with her 11 year old sister. It's great to have her work on this while I do math with her older sister. If you are on the fence about this, I totally recommend it. Here is a photo of my four year old with one of her creations, after she finished the challenges. Ignore the dirty dishes.
These blocks are amazing. I use them with my special needs kiddos i work with. Most of them are unable to make structres other than just piling the blocks on top of each other and trying to balance them. Its awesome that this kit comes with pictures because thats how we teach them. Normally i build something with legos and take pictures for the kiddos to build from the picture but these blocks come with pictures already. Plus they start off VERY simple so the kids can learn what tthey need to do one step at a time.