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What Are Building Blocks for Math Class?

Building blocks can be assembled into various shapes such as figures, bodies, and surfaces according to your preference. The blocks have a plug-in option on each side, allowing children to unleash their creativity in mathematics. In our range, you'll find building blocks in classic colors like red and blue, but we also offer colorful variations. Learning number spaces becomes child's play with building blocks. Children can easily perform calculations such as addition and subtraction.

How Do Building Blocks Work?

Building blocks enable children to grasp mathematical concepts in a playful manner. By assembling and constructing, they can explore number spaces, perform calculations, and learn geometric shapes. The easy handling and sturdy material make them ideal for mathematics classes.

Why Are Building Blocks Ideal for Elementary School Students?

Learning dice like building blocks are particularly helpful for elementary school students as they can develop mathematical skills in a playful manner. Through building and puzzling with the blocks, spatial imagination and logical thinking are trained. They provide your students with confidence in arithmetic and strengthen children's self-esteem, which positively impacts their performance.

How Do Building Blocks Foster Mathematical Skills?

TimeTEX building blocks enable experiential learning, allowing children to explore and develop solutions to mathematical concepts independently. By trying out different solution approaches and building shapes, creativity and problem-solving skills are fostered. They provide room for errors, thus promoting a relaxed learning environment.

Building blocks, along with Soma cubes, are the epitome of the "learning-by-doing" principle. Students are not simply taught content through frontal teaching. They are given tasks and guidance in the form of worksheets, but they work out the solution to a mathematical problem themselves. This way, the subject matter is much better internalized. The kids learn to deal with complex tasks. They can try out different solution approaches and fully unleash their creativity in arithmetic. And there's plenty of room for errors too, as students don't have to deliver perfect solutions from the start. This allows them to learn without pressure. Building blocks are particularly well-suited for the learning-by-doing approach because:

• they have an appealing visual and tactile appeal for children.
• number spaces can be easily conveyed.
• they are child-friendly in handling.
• they are made of sturdy material, namely plastic, making them perfect for children in kindergarten age.
• they enable playful learning.

How to Choose the Right Building Block Set for Children?

Building Block Material - Wood or Plastic?

Plastic building blocks are sturdy and ideal for school use, even in kindergarten. They are easy to clean and offer a wide range of colors. Wooden building blocks like those from our "Set Arithmetic Building Blocks from RE-Wood" are particularly environmentally friendly, lightweight, and have a pleasant feel.

Significance of Color Choice in Building Blocks

The choice of colors in building blocks can be pedagogically significant as it can help children visually grasp mathematical concepts. Different colors can, for example, represent different numbers or help in recognizing patterns and structures.

Our Arithmetic Building Block Set "Multifunctional" includes 9 stackable block towers in various colors to allow visual representation between fractions, decimal numbers, and percentages or even their combination with each other. Through memorable visualization, the magnitude of fractions/decimal numbers/percentages and their conversion/relationship to each other are sustainably embedded in the memories of students.

Building Blocks for Grades 1 to 4

Building blocks are particularly suitable for students in grades 1 to 4 and can be used in various ways in mathematics classes. They offer opportunities for deepening learning content such as number spaces, arithmetic, geometry, and set theory.

With a basic set, students get everything they need as aids to get started with arithmetic. For example, in the first grade, children can familiarize themselves well with the number space up to 20 with the Math Basic Set Plus. This set contains a variety of proven arithmetic aids such as arithmetic chains, reversible tiles, shake box, and building blocks. With the included arithmetic frame base plate, a small arithmetic frame can even be assembled quickly.

Even for higher grades that already work with division and multiplication, building blocks can be helpful in arithmetic. With the building blocks, learned learning content can be deepened and internalized in mathematics. For example, the building blocks are ideal for tasks in the area of number space and numbers and set theory. Exercises in breaking down numbers are a suitable task type. But geometry is also not neglected. For example, spatial relationships can be explained using the helpful dice. Likewise, more complex tasks in the higher grades, such as axial symmetry, can be intensified playfully. You can simply divide your class into groups and let the students practice with building blocks in red and blue for mathematics class in elementary school.