Shopping CartMelissa & Doug Wooden Shape Sorting Clock
date : December 6th, 2011Uncategorized
Review : 3 Reviews
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Tags : Clock, Doug, Melissa, Shape, Sorting, Wooden
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It’s time tο “block” around tһе clock! Two toys іח one, tһіѕ colorful clock combines shape sorting аחԁ learning tο tеƖƖ time. PƖасе tһе numbered аחԁ shaped pieces іח tһеіr genteel рƖасе οח tһе face οf tһе clock, tһеח ɡο tһе hour аחԁ minute hands tο mаkе telling time fun! Measures 9″ x 5″.
List Price: $ 14.99
Price: $ 8.11
New and improved! Shapes are changed on new ones!,
I recently bought this toy for grandchildren, ages 3 and younger, for when they are at my house.
Previous reviews complained that the shapes of numbers 5 and 6 might be confusing, and so I avoided this buy for a even as. BUT, the one I bought is NEW and the 5 is the pentagon shape and the 6 is the hexagon shape, so that is no longer a concern. Look at the picture of the product above – today the picture I am looking at on this page shows the right shapes for 5 and 6, so it appears that Melissa and Doug have corrected this problem! If you were to buy an older or used version of this clock be aware that it may have the incorrect shapes – but the newest ones I would presume are right. Mine is.
I rate this toy 5-star. It is certainly not a bells and whistles toy, no noises, no lights. Thank goodness. But I reckon there is a lot of value in this toy.
This is a concrete hands-on way for children to start learning in this area not only clocks, but also shapes, order of numbers, and more, depending on the age and stage of the outcome. It is a toy that can grow with a outcome, one to be taken out and used for a even as, then as interest wanes, place it away for a even as, and then bring it out later for a outcome to explore at a different stage.
Please keep in mind that children will doubtless get more value out of any toy, where a parent, grandparent, teacher, sibling, babysitter, etc. first sits down and talks with the outcome in this area the toy and maybe models how the outcome might use the toy. Then expect them to try using it for different things – like stacking, or pretending that one piece or another is food for a doll, or whatever – and that is OK too – keep in mind kids learn in different ways than we might expect. (Of course keep an eye on younger children to make sure they are not putting pieces in their own mouths, pretending it is their own food!)
There is obvious shape-matching value for younger children.
A outcome might take the shapes outside of the “puzzle” and line them up – in numeric order, or just to compare shapes, colors or whatever.
With an older outcome, you might introduce time-telling vocabulary, in relationship to where the clock hands are.
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|A learning toy that grows as your outcome does!,
My daughter received her 1st Melissa & Doug wooden toy for Christmas and boy do we like the ones we have buy since. Any way, this clock is made of wood. The clock has 12 brightly colored shapes for each number of the clock that your outcome can take out and then place back into their own place. The hands of the clock are 2 different colors – the minute hand is marked minute and is red and the hour hand is blue. Printed under the hands of the clock have the numbers so your outcome can find what numbers go where on the clock. Also printed are the seconds and minutes in the 5 minute pie shaped increments that are also different colors. Also included are how to tell time from Quarter Past, Half Past, Quarter til and O’clock.
I like excellent toys that really grow with your outcome and life that it’s made of wood, it should last quite nicely for generations! For teaching time, I reckon this is terrific! Defiantely a 10 Stars!
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|Fantastic learning toy for teaching children how to tell time!,
All three of my kids like this toy! We have no complaints in this area the quality – as most Melissa & Doug products it is well made AND lasting.
We also questioned the 5 and 6 shape choice – when we called their customer service number, they told us that it is a self correcting clock and if they used the hexagon for the “6″ then a outcome may possibly place it in upside down as a “9.” If the other numbers are place in upside down then they are not numbers – that works for us!
We are very satisfied with ALL of the other valuable teaching elements this clock has to offer! Learning time increments; hours, quarters, minutes, seconds, shapes, colors, numbers…the list goes on.
Five stars for this GREAT product…keep up the excellent work Melissa & Doug!!!
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