A set includes 4 wooden blocks and 20 cylinders to teach the child dimension and understand dimensional variations in objects. Each of the blocks is a rectangular prism with concave faces to facilitate holding firmly. The surfaces are polished to a fine glossy finish. Each block has 5 sockets and there are 20 knobbed cylinders that fit into these sockets. The knobs are the pencil grip type.The blocks are finished with a lot of precision and accuracy as dictated by the Montessori method.The cylinder blocks introduce the child to the first stage of visual discrimination of size.
- Block 1—The cylinders progress in height and diameter from small to large.
- Block 2: The cylinders progress in diameter from thin to thick.
- Block 3—The cylinders diminish in height yet increase in diameter from tall to thin and short to thick.
- Block 4: The Cylinders increase in height from short to tall while maintaining the same diameter.
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