SumBlox Original Building Blocks Educational Set

What blocks are included?

• One x 30
• Two x 12
• Three x 8
• Four x 8
• Five x 8
• Six x 8
• Seven x 8
• Eight x 8
• Nine x 8
• Ten x 2

For what age are SumBlox best suited?

SumBlox are great for children and adults of all ages but are best suited, academically, for children ages 2-12.

What mathematical concepts can SumBlox teach?

Students can learn a wealth of information through play and hands-on exploration. These topics include:

Number Sense

•       Number recognition
•       One-to-one correspondence
•       Compare numbers
•       Subitizing
•       Counting
•       Cardinality
•       Number sequence
•       Hierarchical Inclusion
•       Understanding our base-ten system
•       Place value
•       Measuring Lengths
•       Reason abstractly and quantitatively
•       Understand Equivalence
•       Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common
•       Algebraic Thinking
•       Describe measurable attributes of objects, such as length or weight
•       Classify objects into given categories

Addition / Subtraction

•       Solve Addition and Subtraction word problems using objects
•       Compose and decompose numbers
•       Find missing addends
•       Skip counting

Multiplication / Division

•       Define multiplication; emphasis on multiples
•       Find factors of whole numbers and use commutative property of multiplication
•       Classify whole numbers (greater than one) as prime or composite
•       Draw conclusions about the factors of a whole number
•       Use associative property of multiplication
•       Use distributive property of multiplication

Fractions / Adding Fractions

•       Define denominator of fractions
•       Define numerator of fractions within halves, fourths, and eights
•       Find equivalent fractions within thirds, sixths, ninths, and twelfths
•       Compare two fractions using inequality symbols
•       Compare and order three fractions using compound inequalities
•       Find the value of a fraction of a whole number
•       Find the fraction, or part, a given value is of a whole value
•       Add two fractions with the same denominator to get a sum up to one whole and fully decompose a given fraction
•       Add two fraction addends with the same denominator to get a sum greater than one whole
•       Add multiple fraction addends to find sums greater than one whole and represent sums in improper form and mixed numbers
•       Add two fraction addends with different denominators (only having to scale one of the addends)
•       Add three fraction addends with different denominators (only having to scale two of the addends)
•       Add two fractions addends with different denominators (having to scale all addends to find a common denominator)

Dimensions: Varies per number

Main Material: Wood

Age Suitability: 3 years +

Age Recommendation:

• 3 years +
• 4 years +
• 5 years +
• 6 years +
• 7 years +
• 8 years +
• 9 years +
• 10 years +
• 12 years +

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