Best Shape Sorter Play Bench

Description

Shape sorters are classic toddler favorites, and with good reason: They're a fun challenge. By figuring out how to drop each piece into its proper hole, kids learn to categorize and eventually name shapes. Don't be surprised if your toddler just pours out all the pieces at first -- he may need a little help. Take the simpler shapes, like circles and squares, and show him how they fit into their holes. At first, he'll try jamming pieces in ... Gently guide his hand until each shape fits. Soon, he'll be sorting like a pro! There are compelling developmental reasons for a child's instinct to play. Play is the way a child explores his world, builds skills, exercises his imagination and learns through experience. Many years of research by a number of scholars has documented that healthy childhood play plays an important role in these skills: Development of motor skills Sharpening of the senses Development of empathy and the ability to express emotions Understanding and practice of sharing, turn taking, and other peer cooperation skills Increasing control of compulsive actions and learning to accept delayed gratification Building ordering and sequencing skills Increasing the size of the vocabulary and the ability to comprehend language Increasing concentration skills Learning to navigate assigned roles Development of capacity to be flexible Expansion of imagination, creativity, and curiosity