Why this toy is different
Your child learns their numbers without you having to teach them.
Ten colorful apples and the urge to play. While they're busy matching each apple to its number, they're laying down the math they'll use for the rest of their life.
The secret? Touching, trying, figuring it out. Children learn far faster with their hands than with their eyes alone.
And when you look up and they've been absorbed for thirty minutes while you finally got dinner started in peace you'll know it was the right call.
The Montessori method
In the Montessori tradition, "the hand is the instrument of the mind." Seeing the number 5 and matching it to five apples builds a far stronger connection than rote memorization and doing it by hand is what moves it into long-term memory.
Specifications
- Made from quality materials, with small curious hands in mind:
- Material: soft high-density felt, durable and anti-pilling.
- What's included: 10 apples with 10 detachable numbers, embroidered or printed.
- Hands-on: an easy fastening system that keeps the stick-and-unstick smooth and satisfying.
- Design: bright colors that hold visual attention.