Age: 3-5
Specifications: Measures 22" x 7.25".
UPC: 765023010787
CShopper ID: LER8604

• Using cubes and activity cards provides the opportunity to help use as many senses as possible.-- write it, listen to it, explore it through manipulatives.
• Allows for various learning styles such as number, symbol and representation of that number and allows a child to experience those different styles to find what is best for him.
• Conducive to repetitive play.
• Allows children to use their hands to explore and learn cognitive concepts through tangible means.
• Provides a focused play space that captures and maintains a childÆs attention and is easily accessed.

• Can be used with a child and caregiver together, and invites opportunity for verbal discussion and direction.
• The upright position of the board provides a structured play space and encourages focused attention and increased learning potential. This position is beneficial to children who have autism and require a confined space for optimal learning.
• The size of the item enables two children to play next to each other, promoting parallel play or cooperative play, assisting in the development of appropriate social interaction and negotiation skills.
• Games, such as memory games can be played using the tiles, enabling children to interact together and practice appropriate game etiquette and social skills.
  Physical:
  • The tiles are large and can be grasped with a whole hand or pincer grasp. Children who are working on finger dexterity and control in therapy may find this toy a fun way to work on therapeutic goals.
  • The abacus is permanently attached, allowing children with involuntary movements to successfully explore it.
  • The easel-like design of the board enables children to maintain an upright body position and head control. Children with limited movement find a toy that stands perpendicular to the table better than a toy that lies because with the latter, they have to look down and may not have the muscle strength and control to pick their heads and shoulders back to proper sitting.
  • The beads on the abacus encourage children to reach out with their arms and move the beads from one side to the other, promoting crossing midline with their arms as well are encouraging range of motion.
  
  Sensory:
  • Children with visual impairments can use their hands to explore number concepts on the abacus and through the tiles.
  • Numbers printed on the tiles are large, bold and easy to see.
  • As children move the abacus beads from one side to the other and place wooden tiles on the tray one by one, they receive tactile input that can aid in retaining and recalling the concepts being learned.
  
  Prepared By: National Lekotek Center