Space Match from The Learning Journey International What is not to like about this game right? It has space rockets on it! And shapes! I bought this at the perfect time for A, and it was cheap! I bought off Catch of the Day but it doesn’t look like it’s available from there anymore. What does it come with? 4 thick cardboard boards with shapes and rockets on them A heap of thick cardboard coins with individual shapes printed on them A yellow plastic dispenser How do we play it? We don’t follow the rules on the box. I don’t like the idea of teaching A to snatch at things but hey, life is a choose-your-own-adventure, and if that’s how you roll you do so. We each select a board. We take turns at using the dispenser which is actually pretty cool to use. If you can match your coin to a shape on your board the. you place it over that matching shape. Otherwise, it goes back into the dispenser. Sometimes we take the coins out and give them a shuffle if we don’t seem to be getting any matches. Educational benefits This game has helped A learn his shapes. The shapes are: circle, ellipse, octagon, rhombus, star, triangle, and circle. I think that’s all. So there are a few unusual shapes which get over looked normally. Playing it in the manner we do also means that A learns about taking turns. He doesn’t always win, and some turns are disappointing because he doesn’t get a match. I bought this 2 months ago, so A was 2 years and 7 months.
The first time we played, A wanted to pull the lever on the dispenser over and over again. It’s fun so I can’t blame him. He also didn’t really understand that we each had our own boards. His concentration wasn’t long enough to finish a game either. It only took a couple of rounds though for him to get the hang of it. He then wanted to play it a lot! Now he pulls this one off the shelf to play once a week.
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AuthorHi, I'm Pamela. A nail crazy lady with green hair. I live in outback Queensland with my toddler and my husband. I love books, writing and crafting. For more info about me go to my 'About' page. Archives
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