Through a combination of tactile, visual and language-based approaches, children have fun discovering, recognising and naming objects and their features: shape, dimensions, properties, outlines (bases) and spatial representations.They can familiarise themselves with the objects in order to play 3 matching games, on their own or in pairs. Game 1: Match pairs of the same object. Game 2: Match a token with an object. Game 3: Quick-fire base bingo.In all the activities, language is an essential tool to support spatial reasoning.

Game 1: Match pairs of objectsThe objects are all placed in the bags. The children take it in turns to pick an object from each bag and name them before pulling them out the bag. Players win points by correctly identifying pairs of objects.

Game 2: Match a token with an objectAll the tokens are in a stack. The children take it in turns to take a token, describe what they see and find the corresponding object in the bag. The first player to complete their board is the winner!

Game 3: Base bingoQuick fire The 6 tokens representing the bases of the objects are placed in a stack. The play leader picks up a token and says what shape it is (round or square). As quickly as possible, the players must then find an object in their bag which matches the outline and place it on their board.

Skills developed

Distinguish between shapes by sight and touch. Improve tactile perception by examining shape outlines. Learn the name of some shapes and objects, and recognise their characteristics. Learn subject-specific vocabulary.

Technical specifications

The box contains: 1 teacher’s leaflet. 12 solid wooden objects (2 sets of 6): ball, cube, cylinder, cone, pyramid, cobblestone (3 to 4.5 cm). 2 wooden boards with 6 outlines (: 15.5 cm). 18 cardboard double-sided counters showing different representations of the objects (: 7 cm). 2 fabric bags.