For grown-ups
Leaf puzzle
What your child practices
Seeing the parts of a leaf and hearing their names: blade, main vein, stalk. In the second tray, looking closely at the outline of a leaf: lobes, tips, a fan, a heart. Careful placing with a small knob comes along with it.
How to use it together
Show it once: lift the stalk by its knob and let it drop into its place, slowly and without talking, then one half of the blade. A piece that is not at its own place will not go in; it rocks on the edge and falls back to the mat. On a walk, a real leaf from the ground makes a good thing to hold next to the screen. If your device has a voice in this language, each piece says its name, and the name shows on the brass plate. When the leaf is whole, it stirs and a ladybird walks across it. It can be emptied and done again.
These are Montessori-style activities. Handeware Kids is not affiliated with or approved by any Montessori organization.