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  2. Unit block - Wikipedia

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    Pratt based her blocks on a similar but larger-scale block system designed by educator Patty Hill, a follower of Friedrich Fröbel, the originator of kindergarten education. Fröbel's series of 20 age-calibrated educational "gifts" had included a set of eight blocks, sized ½ by 1 by 2 inches, or a 1:2:4 ratio, which could be formed into a cube ...

  3. Montessori sensorial materials - Wikipedia

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    The cylinder blocks are ten wooden cylinders of various dimensions that can be removed from a fitted container block using a knobbed handle. To remove the cylinders, the child tends to naturally use the same three-finger grip used to hold pencils. Several activities can be done with the cylinder blocks.

  4. Pattern Blocks - Wikipedia

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    Two sets of "Fractional Pattern Blocks" exist: both with two blocks. [7] The first has a pink double hexagon and a black chevron equivalent to four triangles. The second has a brown half-trapezoid and a pink half-triangle. Another set, Deci-Blocks, is made up of six shapes, equivalent to four, five, seven, eight, nine and ten triangles ...

  5. Dougong - Wikipedia

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    The wooden joinery is one of the earliest examples of modern mortise and tenon joints, [3] [4] using precisely cut notches and grooves to allow for a tight fit. This process can be repeated many times, and rise many stories, each layer of dougong joinery providing a broader, and more stable surface area for the beam. Adding multiple sets of ...

  6. Educational toy - Wikipedia

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    Alphabet blocks. The identification of specific toys as having an explicitly educational purpose dates to the 1700s. [11] In 1693, in Some Thoughts Concerning Education, liberal philosopher John Locke asserted that educational toys could enhance children's enjoyment of learning their letters: "There may be dice and play-things, with the letters on them to teach children the alphabet by playing ...

  7. Creative Playthings - Wikipedia

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    Creative Playthings wooden stacking puzzle. Creative Playthings was an educational toy store and catalogue that was established by Frank and Theresa Caplan in 1945. The goal of Creative Playthings was to provide simple and beautifully designed toys to promote a child’s creativity and imagination.

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