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Learning with MEGA BLOKS: colours, counting and letters

Block play is full of early learning, most of it hidden inside the fun. Here is what children practise and how to make the most of it.

Hands and fingers

Pressing a block on and pulling it off builds grip, wrist control and hand-eye coordination. The big First Builders size lets one-year-olds practise this without frustration.

Colours and patterns

Sorting blocks by colour, building single-colour towers and making stripes are some of the first patterns children recognise. Name the colours as you build and they will soon join in.

Counting

Count blocks as they go on the tower, count steps on a staircase, count passengers on the Build & Count Bus, whose blocks carry the numbers one to ten.

Letters

The ABC Learning Train and the ABC Musical Train carry letters on their blocks. Spell a name on the train, or find the first letter of a favourite animal.

Matching and problem solving

The Build & Match Animal Tractor turns matching into a game, and every tower that falls teaches something about balance. At three, the 3-in-1 builds add following steps and planning.

Quick answers

What skills do MEGA BLOKS develop?

Fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, colour and shape recognition, counting, early letters, matching and problem solving.

Which MEGA BLOKS set is best for learning?

The learning builds: the ABC trains for letters, the Build & Count Bus for numbers and the Build & Match Animal Tractor for matching.

Sets mentioned in this note

8% offMEGA BLOKS ABC Learning Train

Ages 1+60 pieces

ABC Learning Train

Quiet alphabet building

4.85,968 ratings

$22.99$24.99

MEGA BLOKS Build & Count Bus

Ages 1.5+45 pieces

Build & Count Bus

First numbers, one block at a time

4.785 ratings

$22.90

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