Magnetic Shapes Maze

Magnetic Shapes Maze

Practice holding a pencil shaped tool while using the Magnetic Shapes Maze. The board is wood covered by a thick plastic. There are 18 small shape items in the unit that can be moved around including a postage stamp, baseball diamond, calculator, orange slice, piece of pizza, and a football. There are 6 shapes on the board (square, oval, circle, diamond, triangle, rectangle) which are hollowed out a bit to keep the pieces from sliding once you have dropped them. The board cannot be opened so you will not lose the small pieces. 

Hover the magnetic tool over a shape you want to pick up and the magnetic attraction will make it raise to meet the tool, allowing you to move it. Carefully guide the item to the shape where you want to drop it. Lift the magnetic tool from the plastic surface and the piece will release. The magnetic tool is attached to the board so you don't lose it and only the magnetic tool can be removed from the board, everything else is self-contained.
Push the tool into the slot on the board for storage.

Solid construction and items that have kid appeal are typical for Lakeshore Learning products. Here are other Lakeshore Learning mazes I have blogged about:

• Magnetic Counting Gumball Maze
• Go Fish Go Magnetic Maze

Try this:

• Use your eyes to track where you are going to move each item before moving it.
• Move three items into each shape, two correct and one incorrect. Ask the individual to look at each shape and identify/remove the incorrect piece.
• Once all the items have been moved to the shapes, move them back to the bottom by categories. For instance move all shapes that have blue in them, move all shapes that you can eat, move all shapes that are square, etc.
• Work on efficient pencil grip, visual discrimination, visual form constancy, figure ground, manual dexterity, identifying shapes, eye-hand coordination, process skills, executive functioning skills, play and leisure exploration and participation

In the box: 1 unit, magnetic tool attached

Ages 4+

If you are interested in purchasing this item or just want more information, go to Lakeshore Learning.