Wooden sorting puzzle ‘Lorry: Colours and Counting’

About the game

The lorries are carrying different numbers of blocks: one has just one, whilst another has as many as five. And the lorries are all different colours too! Will you be able to sort all the lorries correctly by colour and the number of blocks they’re carrying?

‘Lorries: Colour and Counting’ is a wooden sorting puzzle with a grid for double sorting. The child finds the right lorry based on colour and the number of blocks, using the numbered and coloured markers as a guide. The interchangeable pieces allow for different combinations to be created again and again.

Every lorry in the right place is a small victory in a game where two characteristics must be taken into account at once.

In the set

• a 32 × 23 cm board with a 5 × 4 grid
• 29 tiles: 20 lorries in 4 colours, each with 1–5 cubes; 5 number tiles; 4 colour tiles
• the tiles are interchangeable — the rules of the game can be varied

How to play

1. Arrange the numbers at the top and the colours on the side.
2. The child takes the lorry and looks for the square where the colour and number of blocks match.
3. Fill in the whole grid.

Where to start

Start with one colour and count to 3.

Game variations

• swap the colours and numbers around;
• ‘How many blocks is the car carrying?’;
• ‘Find the red one with four blocks’.

What children can practise

• counting up to 5
• colours
• understanding a table

Who it’s for

Children aged 3 and over; at home, at kindergarten, or during lessons with a teacher.

Material

Wood-based board (pressed wood), bright print.