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Beautifully polished translucent acrylic blocks in different shapes, with a plane mirror, 15 work cards and teachers' notes included. The smooth colourful tactile blocks are designed to enable children to explore light & colour, build patterns and sequences as well as create imaginative pictures. - Regular polygons to help with mathematical language and the understanding of shapes and forms (square, triangle, oblong, circle, ellipse) - Irregular shapes to enable more complex pictures to be made and to encourage a rich diversity of language such as wave, zigzag, arch, bridge etc - Plane mirror for children to build patterns and see the effects of reflective symmetry - Coloured and clear blocks so children can see the world in a different hue, overlay them to mix new colour combinations and use them on a light panel - 15 pupil work cards from simple ideas to more complex challenges. There are pictures to copy in 2D or 3D, shape sequences to solve and ideas for reflective symmetry work. - Teachers' guide including background information, suggested activities to try, questions to ask the children and extension ideas. Set includes 25 blocks, 15 A4 work cards, 1 acrylic plane mirror and a teachers' guide in 8 languages, stored in a robust card box with key guide and foam inserts to protect the blocks. PPS Awards - what the testers said: "Lovely, bright, translucent colours that were immediately appealing and awesome on the light box! Tactile shapes and the addition of the mirror extended the learning and play value." Largest block L80mm x W77mm x H19mm. Mirror L320mm x W160mm. Pk25 + work cards. Supports the following areas of learning: • Understanding the World - colour • Physical Development - motor skills • Maths - shape & space • Personal Development - collaborative play • Communication & Language - descriptive language Suitable from 3 years.