counting blocks
Math learning toys
Counting blocks are small, uniform cubes or shapes used to teach young children basic math concepts—counting, addition, grouping, and number recognition.
Typically colorful and stackable, they let children physically manipulate quantities: She used counting blocks to show that three plus two equals five.
Also called math manipulatives or unit cubes.
- cubesEqual-sided solid blocks
- stackingPlacing items vertically
- numbersCounting and calculation symbols
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