{"product_id":"shape-count-sorting-board","title":"Montessori Shape \u0026 Count Sorting Board — Five Graded Columns, Ages 1–4","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe board tells them if they're right, so you don't have to.\u003c\/strong\u003e Five wooden columns rise from a base — the first has one peg, the next two, then three, four and five. Each coloured shape is drilled with a matching number of holes, so it only seats on its own column.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy this beats a plain shape sorter\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA normal sorter teaches one thing: which hole. This teaches \u003cstrong\u003eshape, colour and quantity at once\u003c\/strong\u003e, and it's the quantity that makes it unusual. A child pushing the four-holed square onto the four-pegged column is matching a number without counting aloud — which is exactly how number sense starts, well before a child can recite to ten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause a wrong piece physically won't go down, the correction comes from the toy. Nobody has to say \"not that one\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat's in the set\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolid wood base with \u003cstrong\u003efive columns of one to five pegs\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwenty shape pieces\u003c\/strong\u003e — circle, rectangle, triangle, square and pentagon, four of each in blue, red, green and yellow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAge guidance\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 to 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e One and two stack whatever fits and enjoy the threading. Three sorts by colour. Four works out that the holes and the pegs are counting the same number, which is the moment the toy pays off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMaterials\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSolid wood, non-toxic paint. Contains small parts — supervise under-threes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this the same as a stacking-ring toy?\u003c\/strong\u003e No — the pieces are keyed by hole count as well as shape, so there is a right answer and the board enforces it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many pieces?\u003c\/strong\u003e Twenty shapes across five shapes and four colours, plus the pegged base.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it need batteries?\u003c\/strong\u003e No.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little Cubs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47895137714353,"sku":"CJYD211507902BY","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/8476\/6897\/files\/scb-03-close.png?v=1788842529","url":"https:\/\/little-cubs.com\/products\/shape-count-sorting-board","provider":"Little Cubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}