Pack of 100 linking / stackable cubes
- Comes in 10 colours x 10 cubes for each colour (white, yellow, orange, red, blue, green, pink, purple, brown, black):
- Same cubes as those sold by Learning Resources.
- Each cube is 2cm x 2cm x 2cm
- Cubes connect on all six sides
- Packaged in a reusable, resealable polythene bag for easy storage
What’s it for?
Essential tool for home-learning and creative play, used in classrooms all over the world to help children grasp fundamental math concepts and life skills including:
- Counting and arithmetic
- Colours, shapes
- Patterns, matching, grouping and sequencing
- Logic
- Strengthening fine motor skills
- Spatial awareness
- Creativity and imagination
Also good for building superheroes… click on the Superhero Manual in the Shop for more details.
For a complete nerd-out guide on MathLink cubes and more, click here.
“I feel it in my fingers…” – improves academic achievement
When children can physically touch, see, explore, build, feel what they’re learning at their fingertips, numerous studies have shown that this improves overall academic achievement when they grow up, as it gives them a much deeper, first-hand experience of the concepts they’re being taught.
This in turn helps to build confidence in problem-solving, and the ability to grasp more abstract and difficult mathematical concepts as they can better relate these to what they already know.
In plain English…
Put it this way – imagine trying to describe to Child A what a hedgehog looks like. You can use the most articulate, precise, expressive words, and he/she may just about imagine something that mildly resembles what you’re talking about. Chances are that the impression isn’t going to last very long either.
Now, put a real life hedgehog in front of Child B – heck, let him/her touch it, pick it up (maybe with a towel if it’s too prickly), see how it moves and snuffles around. Notice the hedgehog’s pointy nose, and how its quills feel*.
*To those who are freaking out at this suggestion, hedgehog’s quills are safe to touch and aren’t barbed, unlike a porcupine’s. Just remember to wash your hands.
If you ask Child A and Child B what a hedgehog looks like in six months’ time, Child B’s immersive experience is simply no contest.
Happy cubing.
