For grown-ups
World map puzzle
What your child practices
Seeing the shape of each continent and where it lies on the map, and hearing its name. The pieces are painted in the colors Montessori-style maps use, so Asia is always yellow and Africa always green. Lifting a small knob and setting a piece down in a tight place comes along with it.
How to use it together
Show it once: lift one continent by its knob, carry it to the map and let it drop into its place, slowly and without talking. A continent that is not at its own place will not go in; it rocks on the edge and falls back to the mat, so there is nothing to correct. If your device has a voice in this language, each continent says its name when it is lifted and when it lands, and the name shows on the brass plate. When the map is full, the continents say their names in turn and a small boat sails. It can be emptied and done again.
These are Montessori-style activities. Handeware Kids is not affiliated with or approved by any Montessori organization.