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The children can now experiment freely with the activity boards and
the shapes. They will discover that all kinds of new shapes can be
made by placing them on top of each other on the activity board. By
turning the separate shapes, their positions change and new shapes
appear. By tracing around the shapes on a large sheet of paper,
they can make new and even more combinations. Coloring or
painting these shapes will produce ‘works of art’.
In this way, children become familiar with the materials and exercise
their powers of observation and motor skills.
Experimenting freely with assignment cards
The next step is to ‘read’ the assignment cards. They consist of
different degrees of difficulty. The arrows on the cards indicate the
direction, the number of dots the degree of difficulty. The color of the
arrows shows which cards belong together. The answers are on the
reverse side.
To start with, a child alone or with another child can do the
assignments from the series with red arrows and a single dot. If two
children work together, they help each other and exchange the cards
until all the assignments have been done. It will require some
practice before the shapes can be placed in the correct position by
turning them!
If they get through the first series, the next series can then be done
in the following sequence: blue, followed by green and, finally, by
the cards with the purple arrow.
With each new series, the teacher should explain the goal. The
children can then play the game independently.
Partner game (2 x 2 children)
When the children have grown accustomed to the materials and can
control their motor skills, the game can also be played with 2 x 2
children. The children sit opposite one another, with the activity
boards between them. Each child has an assignment card.
To start with series 1 (four assignment cards), each child makes its
own shapes (according to the assignment card) on the activity
board. The answer can be checked by turning the card over. The
