‘Watermelon – 2’ sorter

About the game

What a juicy watermelon! But the slices have got mixed up, and the seeds need to be counted correctly. How many seeds should there be in the first slice, and how many in the tenth?

‘Watermelon – 2’ is a wooden sorter designed to introduce children to numbers and quantities. The child matches the rinds marked with numbers from 1 to 10 to the corresponding slices, counts the seeds and places them in the holes. In this way, numbers are gradually linked to specific quantities of objects.

Slice by slice — and the big watermelon turns into a delicious-looking maths puzzle.

In the set

• round watermelon base, Ø 23 cm
• 10 slices with holes: containing between 1 and 10 seeds
• 10 rinds with numbers from 1 to 10
• 55 seeds for counting

How to play

1. Take out the slices.
2. The child counts the holes and places the same number of seeds in them.
3. Place the slice next to the slice with the correct number.

Where to start

Start with slices 1–3.

Game variations

• ‘How many seeds?’;
• count the watermelon from 1 to 10;
• ‘one more, one less’;
• sort the seeds.

What children can practise

• counting to 10 and numbers
• fine motor skills
• the concept of ‘part and whole’

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.