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What animals are behind it?\" (rabbits)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind a house and identify a specific shape and\/or number: \"Which house has a circle with the number 5?\" (green)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCount the animals behind a door or window. \"Open the latch on the blue house. How many dogs do you see?\" (2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentify a house by describing something on it. \"What color is the house with two circular windows\"? (orange)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind a specific animal, name its color and count them. \"Find the frogs. What color are the frogs? How many frogs do you see?\" (green, 5)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind a specific shape on a house and ask who lives inside. \"Point to the purple triangle. 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Ask the child to identify the piece you removed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTime the child to see how quickly s\/he is able to complete each of the skills and then undo them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Melissa \u0026 Doug","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":3290128449,"sku":"3784","price":439.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/4673\/products\/Basic_Skills_Board.jpg?v=1493995024"},{"product_id":"wooden-abacus-100-beads-age-3","title":"23. Wooden Abacus - 100 Beads (Age 3+)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecommended Age: 3 Years+.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA great toy for teaching colour and pattern recognition, addition, subtraction. multiplication and division as well as encouraging problem solving and hand-eye coordination. A perfect tool to help your child develop important maths skills early.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Melissa \u0026 Doug","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":3290772097,"sku":"493","price":295.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/4673\/products\/MD_Abacus_2.jpg?v=1493995454"},{"product_id":"abc-123-wooden-blocks-age-2-years","title":"28. ABC 123 Wooden Blocks (Age 2 Years+)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecommended Age: 2 Years+.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHours of timeless block play await your toddler! This wonderful set of 50 traditionally styled one inch cube blocks features charming hand-painted artwork. Solid wood blocks with a colorful collection of pictures, letters and numbers encourage matching, stacking, sequencing and sorting. A tremendous value that will last for years! 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Then they'll get busy topping, cutting and serving up six custom slices for their happy customers. The set comes with a brightly colored tray, pizza cutter, spatula and a wooden box for storage, and the pizza makes \"slicing\" noises when cut!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExtension Activities: More Ways to Play and Learn:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlace all the pizza slices in a row. With the child, count the number of pieces. Repeat until the child is able to count them independently.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAsk the child to sort the toppings into groups by type. Have the child identify each type of food and count how many there are in each group. Count how many toppings there are all together.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlay a matching game by filling a slice of pizza with three toppings and asking the child to match your slice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePut all six slices of pizza on the pizza pan to introduce the word \"whole.\" Demonstrate \"half\" by slicing through the middle of the pizza. Put the pizza together again, then demonstrate \"thirds\" by slicing the pizza into three equal sections.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAsk the child to make you a slice of pizza to order. 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The nifty wooden mallets store neatly in the xylophone itself to look like the caterpillar's antennas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"spec\"\u003eSize: 38 cm x 16 cm x 3 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Melissa \u0026 Doug","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18868230401,"sku":"8964","price":288.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/4673\/products\/caterpillar3.jpg?v=1463495839"},{"product_id":"cutting-food-wooden-play-food","title":"Cutting Food - Wooden Play Food","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecommended Age: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e+.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis wooden play food set is perfect for young chefs looking to explore a little mealtime fun--without the mess! It includes eight pieces of wooden food that can be sliced into 25 sections, a cutting board, and a wooden knife. 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They can seek out a specific picture, race to open and close the doors, or tell a story inspired by what they find. 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