For grown-ups
Brown stair
What your child practices
Seeing thick and thin: ten blocks of the same length, each a little thinner than the last. Thickness is the only thing that changes, and the even steps show at a glance when the order is right.
How to use it together
Show it once: take the thickest block, set it on the rug, then the next, slowly and without talking, each one against the last. A block that is too thick hops off, and one that is skipped leaves an uneven step and is left over. Let your child find it. When the stair is done, it can be tipped over and laid again.
These are Montessori-style activities. Handeware Kids is not affiliated with or approved by any Montessori organization.