Wooden ‘Spatial Orientation’ puzzle sorter

About the game

Where is the apple — at the top or the bottom? And where has the little mushroom moved to: to the left or to the right? Try to identify the position of each object and place the picture correctly.

‘Spatial Orientation’ — a wooden puzzle sorter with tasks involving the positioning of objects. The child uses the position of the dot – top, bottom, left or right – to select the corresponding images of a glove, a snowdrop, an apple, a mushroom or a leaf.

Each correctly identified position helps children to better understand spatial directions and describe where objects are located.

In the set

• a 32 × 23 cm board with a grid
• 29 tiles: at the top — the position of a dot (top, bottom, left, right); on the side — a glove, a snowdrop, an apple, a mushroom, a leaf; in a row — cards showing an object in different positions

How to play

1. Look at the clues at the top and on the side.
2. The child identifies where the object is on the card — at the top, bottom, left or right.
3. Place the card at the intersection of the correct row and column.

Where to start

Start with a single row and the concepts of ‘top’ and ‘bottom’.

Game variations

• ‘Where’s the mushroom?’ — answer with a word;
• ‘What’s been mixed up?’;
• seasons: a glove, a snowdrop, an apple, a leaf.

What children can practise

• spatial awareness
• language: up, down, left, right
• attention

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.