Product Description

• 14 pairs of smooth and tactile basswood ply square tiles, each colour printed on one side with clear detailed photographic images of real wild animal adults and their young.
• The chunky tiles are easy for small hands to grip, rotate and turn over.
• This versatile set provides endless opportunities for exploring the fascinating animal kingdom and can be used in a number of ways:
  • 1. As a matching game - turn all the tiles face up and match the adult animal with its corresponding infant.
  • 2. As a memory game - turn all the tiles face down and try to remember where the matching animal family pairs are located.
  • 3. For sorting into groups - e.g. by habitat, continent, skin type (skin, fur, hair or feathers), or ordered by size.
• Ideal for promoting discussions about how and where animals live, what they eat, which are - or have - predators, what dangers the animals face from each other, the environment or from humankind, and the differences between the adults and their young.
• Children will enjoy playing whilst developing several aspects of learning, including descriptive language, mathematical language, collaborative play, fine motor skills, imaginative play and understanding the wider world around them.