KIDS FIRST MATH

Time after time, experience shows that learning by manipulating physical objects with one’s own hands — learning by doing things firsthand, rather than being told about them or reading about them in a book — is extremely effective. Thames & Kosmos has a long history of incorporating this principle into science education. Now, we are bringing this experience to the Kids First Math line, a series of nine hands-on kits with activity cards or lesson guides designed to demonstrate and teach concepts in mathematics, as well as other skills such as logical thinking, problem solving, and creative thinking.

LINKING CUBES MATH KIT WITH ACTIVITY CARDS

568001 AGES 3+ MSRP: $18.95 CASE PACK QTY: 12 EXPERIMENTS: 10 PIECE COUNT: 105 MANUAL PAGES: 10 • A set of 100 colorful plastic cubes that connect together • Used to develop skills in counting, sorting, sequencing, graphing, pattern recognition, measuring, and basic mathematical operations • Also develops skills in spatial intelligence, creativity, problem solving, and fine motor skills • Cubes can connect on all six sides and rotate at each connection point. • Endless possibilities for open-ended creative play and building • Durable plastic for long-term use and easy cleaning • Includes 100 plastic connecting 2-cm cubes in 10 colors, 5 activity cards, and plastic storage box

• A set of two plastic tracks, numbered from 1 to 100, and 50 rods that slide along the center of the track • Used to develop skills in counting, sorting, sequencing, pattern recognition, measuring, addition, and subtraction • Visual and hands-on math learning • Also compatible with Kids First Math Number

Rods • Durable plastic for long-term use and easy cleaning • Includes 10 number track pieces in 2 colors, 50 sliding rods (1-cm to 10-cm in length, each in 5 colors), plastic storage box

• A set of 60 plastic pieces in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes • Used to develop skills in logical thinking, classifying, observing, and comparing • Durable plastic for long-term use and easy cleaning • Includes 5 shapes (square, rectangle, circle, triangle, hexagon) each in 3 colors (red, yellow, blue), 2 sizes (10 and 30 square centimeters), and 2 thicknesses (3 and 6 mm); 5 activity cards; plastic storage box

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NUMBER TRACK MATH KIT WITH LESSON GUIDE

568002 AGES 3+ MSRP: $14.95 CASE PACK QTY: 12 EXPERIMENTS: 10 PIECE COUNT: 60 MANUAL PAGES: 2

ATTRIBUTE BLOCKS MATH KIT WITH ACTIVITY CARDS

568003 AGES 3+ MSRP: $19.95 CASE PACK QTY: 12 EXPERIMENTS: 10 PIECE COUNT: 65 MANUAL PAGES: 10

NUMBER RODS MATH KIT WITH ACTIVITY CARDS

568004 AGES 3+ MSRP: $27.95 CASE PACK QTY: 12 EXPERIMENTS: 10 PIECE COUNT: 255 MANUAL PAGES: 10 • A set of 250 colorful plastic rods of varying lengths • Used to develop skills in counting, sorting, sequencing, graphing, pattern recognition, measuring, and basic mathematical operations • Durable plastic for long-term use and easy cleaning • Includes 100 1x1x1-cm white cubes, 30 2x1x1-cm red rods, 20 3x1x1-cm gray rods, 20 4x1x1-cm pink rods, 20 5x1x1-cm yellow rods, 15 6x1x1-cm green rods, 12 7x1x1-cm black rods, 12 8x1x1-cm brown rods, 11 9x1x1-cm blue rods, 10 10x1x1-cm orange rods, 5 activity cards, plastic storage box

BASE TEN BLOCKS MATH KIT WITH ACTIVITY CARDS

568005 AGES 4+ MSRP: $29.95 CASE PACK QTY: 12 EXPERIMENTS: 10 PIECE COUNT: 126 MANUAL PAGES: 10

STACKING BLOCK ABACUS MATH KIT WITH ACTIVITY CARDS

568006 AGES 3+ MSRP: $29.95 CASE PACK QTY: 12 EXPERIMENTS: 10 PIECE COUNT: 144 MANUAL PAGES: 10

LACING BEADS MATH KIT WITH ACTIVITY CARDS

568007 AGES 3+ MSRP: $34.95 CASE PACK QTY: 12 EXPERIMENTS: 10 PIECE COUNT: 311 MANUAL PAGES: 10

PATTERN BLOCKS MATH KIT WITH ACTIVITY CARDS

568008 AGES 3+ MSRP: $24.95 CASE PACK QTY: 12 EXPERIMENTS: 10 PIECE COUNT: 255 MANUAL PAGES: 10

TANGRAM SHAPES MATH KIT WITH ACTIVITY CARDS

568009 AGES 4+ MSRP: $22.95 CASE PACK QTY: 12 EXPERIMENTS: 10 PIECE COUNT: 110 MANUAL PAGES: 10 • A set of 121 plastic connecting blocks representing 2,200 units (1 cubic centimeter each) • Used to teach the base ten concepts, the decimal system, area, volume, and basic mathematical operations • Also develops skills in spatial intelligence and fine motor skills • Visual and hands-on math learning • Durable plastic for long-term use and easy cleaning • Includes 100 1-cm cubes, 10 10x1x1-cm rods, 10 10x10x1-cm squares, 1 10x10x10-cm cube, 5 activity cards, plastic storage box

• A row of 5 vertical rods and 75 colorful cubes that stack on the rods • Used to develop skills in counting, sorting, digits, addition, subtraction, and comparing • Visual and hands-on math learning • Durable plastic for long-term use and easy cleaning • Includes 5 bases, 5 rods, 75 cubes, 49 number cards, 5 activity cards, plastic storage bin

• A set of 300 colorful plastic beads and 6 laces onto which the beads can be strung • Used to develop skills in counting, sorting, sequencing, and pattern recognition • Also develops skills in eye-hand coordination, creativity, problem solving, and fine motor skills • Endless possibilities for open-ended creative play • Durable plastic for long-term use and easy cleaning • Includes 300 plastic beads in 3 shapes and 6 colors, 6 colored laces, 5 activity cards, plastic storage box

• A set of 250 plastic blocks in a variety of geometric shapes, colors, and sizes • Used to develop skills in basic geometry, shapes, pattern recognition, symmetry, problem solving, comparing, fractions, and division • Visual and hands-on geometry learning • Durable plastic for long-term use and easy cleaning • Endless possibilities for open-ended creative play • Includes 25 yellow hexagons, 50 red trapezoids, 50 blue rhombuses, 50 green triangles, 25 orange squares, 50 beige rhombuses, 5 activity cards, plastic storage box

• A set of 105 colorful plastic geometric shapes combined to create larger shapes and pictures • Used to develop skills in pattern recognition, comparing shapes, problem solving, and visualization • Also develops spatial intelligence and fine motor skills • Endless possibilities for open-ended creative play • Durable plastic for long-term use and easy cleaning • Includes 105 tangram pieces forming up to 15 tangrams, 5 activity cards, plastic storage box