Lacing Beads and Patterns Card Set

Colorful wooden spheres, cubes, cylinders, and laces provide plenty of patterning practice, a prerequisite for early reading and math activities. Set includes 20 Activity Cards, 108 beads in 6 colors, two 36" black laces with 1 plastic tips and Teaching Notes. Bead sizes range from 3/4" to 7/8". Cards measure 4-3/8" x 11-1/4". Great for at home or classroom use. Skill Development Includes:

Basic Concepts - Colors, counting, and learning about similarities and differences are all a part of pattern play. Work together with students to group the beads in different piles by color or shape. Then begin to create patterns to help students identify the different attributes and recognize what comes next.

Math -As students bead a repeating sequence of colors and shapes, they are creating AB patterning (e.g. red, blue, red, blue). Through patterning, students are beginning to recognize order and predictability. Add to the fun by counting the beads as they are laced in place.

Fine Motor - Picking up the individual beads uses pincer grasp and strengthens the muscles in the hand needed to write and perform daily living skills, like getting dressed and brushing teeth. Using two hands to play by holding the lace steady with one hand and picking up and placing the beads on with the other helps develop the ability to use hands cooperatively.

Related Categories:

• Ed Supplies & Early Childhood : Math : Patterns & Sorting
• Ed Supplies & Early Childhood : Manipulatives : Lacing
• Ed Supplies & Early Childhood : Manipulatives : Sorting
• Ed Supplies & Early Childhood : STEM : Math
• Senior Activities : Cognitive Therapy : Manipulatives
• Special Needs : Developmental & Learning Aids : Cognitive : Lacing
• Special Needs : Developmental & Learning Aids : Cognitive : Matching; Patterns & Sequencing
• Special Needs : Developmental & Learning Aids : Cognitive : Sorting

Instruction Language(s)	English	Instructions Included	Yes
Primary Brand	Learning Resources	Oldest Recommended Age	7 years

Quantity Per Pack

1

Allergen - Latex

No

Youngest Recommended Age

3 years