Learning Resources Dive into Shapes! A Sea and Build Geometry Set - Math Manipulatives, 3d Classroom Must Haves, STEM Games, Fine Motor Skills, Science Experiments for Kids, Building Supplies

This is amazing. There are enough pieces that both my 7 and 3 year olds can make shapes at the same time. The pieces are plastic/sturdy rubber and seem to be up to the quality of other learning resources products we have. The pieces are easy to put together for both children. With my 3 year old I need to make sure she has the balls turned the correct way. Which is my only real "complaint" to this kit. The shapes don't go together if you don't put the pegs in the right holes. But, it's all good, we pay close attention to the pictures and they all work. My kids have also invented their own shapes and made mini forts for their toys.

I enjoyed using these to teach my kids about 3 d shapes. Sometimes the sticks break off in the balls so your students might need help getting the sticks out as you build other shapes.

Engaging and fun for my students! Great STEM activity and addition to my geometry unit!

When it comes to education, I am all into hands on fun. Geometry should be no different. Yes I can teach a circle and square by showing the kids a picture and having them copy it, but that is just not fun. I was thrilled when I found this shape game. When I opened the box, the first thing that struck me was the quality of the pieces. They are made of a heavy duty plastic that will stand up to a lot of uses. As for the cards, they are paper but made of a much thicker quality then most games. The game play is very simple. I have my girl start with the easies card. It was a square. On one side, it shows the pieces needed while on the other it shows how to assemble it. This is great for planning. It is important for kids to be all set up before they get started. I have them first select what they need and then they have to copy the picture. This is very straight forward and will teach the kids the basic shape through hands no touch. If this is not enough, on the bottom, it asks a question to test the logic. For example make this shape larger. The child now has to use different pieces to make a larger shape. My only issue, is that sometimes the connecters are a little loose. I would have like a product that snaps into place. The overall quality and durability of this product is amazing. It has been through a lot and still looks like new. I am very happy that kids can learn thorough hands on experiences geometry starting with the basic shapes and moving onto more advances 3-d shapes. It not only shows the kid what to do, but also tests some logic after the basics are mastered.

I am updating my review. Shortly after posting my review, I wrote to LR and asked for parts replacements. Within a week they shipped a new game. We received it soon after. At this point, weeks into the new game, nothing has broken off in the balls. I’m still unclear if it was the original toy that was the issue or if my son was just a little rough. It definitely works to move slowly and twist in and out of the balls. Original Review Below 9 stick ends broke within 10 days. Hard to get sticks in balls. Return window closed after 4 weeks. I just gave son the game. Is there a way to reorder pieces?

This is a wonderful material for learning geometry or simply building shapes for fun. My son prefers to use these for building right now, not least because attaching the rods to the spheres is pretty fiddly and he gets extremely frustrated. He builds a tiny building or snowplow or mallets or car or ship or whatever thing, and then leaves it assembled and doesn't build anything else until I disassemble and put away the pieces after a week or so. I won't call it difficult to work with these because it's not, exactly, "difficult," but for a child with low frustration tolerance and who hasn't built fiddly things before (think Lego), these could be challenging. Unfortunately, on top of being fiddly for a child, the tiny plastic bits on both ends of the rods which are inserted into the spheres break VERY easily. Within 5 minutes of introducing this material during our math games time, *I* (the very careful adult) broke a rod and the tiny piece stayed stuck in the sphere. Since then, 3 more have broken in the same manner. I've had to throw away 2 rods and 1 sphere. I would not call these durable. I think I would still buy these again. Overall, the idea is great. The size is just right for a child working at a table. The pieces are not soooo small so as to be dangerous for a baby sibling, though they of course should be closely supervised and not allowed to mouth the pieces. Thanks to their bright color, it's pretty easy to find any pieces which fall to the floor and roll away. The cards are helpful. It's just the durability of these that concerns me.

We love this toy so much. My kids happily play with it every time I bring it out. It's great as an open ended toy for them just to create but I also like that they are "reading" the cards to make the suggested items. It's also great for showing my daughter (homeschool kinder) 2D and 3D shapes. Since I have 2 kids I did end up buying a second, smaller set (same company) just so they wouldn't fight over pieces.

Bought for a 5th grade teacher and her class. They love it.

小4の息子には簡単過ぎました。商品自体はとても良いと思います。ゾムツールを始める前のステップにおすすめです。

Die Qualität ist dermaßen schlecht, dass am ersten Tag schon Stäbe abgebrochen sind. Das finde ich nicht in Ordnung.

A beaucoup plu aux enfants. Attention, ils peuvent être tentés de forcer au début ce qui peut casser le bout en plastique.

Torn packaging and found scribbles in the box. Bad experience.

My 4-year-old broke 4 pieces (the long connectors) in a 2 minutes, the plastic snaps broken too easily!! Why so cheap plastic?? Is it so hard to use a little bit more durable kind? Also, the cards were too easy for my daughter, do you really need to make 3 different instruction cards for a simple square (in 3 sizes)? For a toy priced over 50€ this was a disappointment and robbery!! Use your money to something else instead!!