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Cognitive Tool Kit and Picture Set

The Cogntive Tool Kit contains: 

  1. wooden block set (75 pieces)
  2. plastic cube set (120 cubes)
  3. plastic peg set (90 pegs) and wooden position boards (5 boards)
  4. plastic/wooden letters (26 letters) and numbers (10 numbers and 3 operations)

The Picture Set contains:

  1. 13 picture cards
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  • Position Board and Cubes
  • Plastic Number and Letters
  • Sequencing: Position Board and Pegs
  • More and Less: Cubes
  • Block Set: 5 shapes x 3 sizes x 6 colours
  • Block Set: 6 colours x 5 shapes x 3 sizes
  • Classification: colour, shape and size
  • Sequencing: colour, position, number
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Small Group Activities

There are six small group activities, one for each of the six basic concept domains:

  • Colour
  • Shape
  • Size
  • Position
  • Number 
  • Letter

The small group activities are each presented on a A3 laminated poster.

The small group activities are accompanied by a set of six paper-based activity templates.

(The small group activties are only available in English.)

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  • Small Group Activity: Colour - Poster
  • Small Group Activity: Colour - Activity Templates
  • Small Group Activity: Colour - Activity Template 1
  • Small Group Activity: Position - Activity Template 6
  • Small Group Activity: Letter - Activity Template 3
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