Oh, the things you can do with wooden tiles! Young children love to play and manipulate small objects. Using 1 inch tiles can help with mathematical and other academic concepts.

Visually appealing, tile blocks can be used to help students with the following concepts:

• sorting
• color recognition
• counting out the number of each color (You can decrease the amount of tiles according to the child’s ability.)
• making designs You can make your own or download pentomino worksheets 
• measurement (Line tiles up in various lengths and use a ruler or a tape measure to measure how long it is.)
• demonstrate the concept of sets
• demonstrate the concept of area
• develop small motor skills
• follow directions For example: Find a blue tile and stack a yellow tile on top of it. Now add a green tile on top of the yellow tile. Draw a picture of your stack.
• independent work You can keep these tiles in a small tub and bring them out when your older children are doing school.

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