Tools

See what each tool does, then pick one.

ClockTurn the hands yourself to learn the time. Leads into planners, time zones and travel timetables.FractionSplit and colour the pieces to feel what a fraction is — from equal parts to comparing sizes.BalancePut things on each side and compare. Starts with feel, not numbers.ColorMix colours to make new ones. Leads into flag and animal colouring.HangulJoin consonants and vowels to build letters. Tracing and word cards follow.

ShapesFlat and solid, hands on

Paper FoldingFold a sheet, cut or draw, then unfold and see what you made.TangramTurn and fit the seven pieces to build shapes.Building BlocksStack blocks and compare how they look from the front, the side and above.NetsWatch a net fold up into a solid. Print one and fold it for real.

Solar SystemPlanets, Earth and the seasons

Planets & OrbitsSpin the planets yourself and watch how they move.Earth & SeasonsTilt Earth's axis and drag it around the Sun to see why seasons happen.

Sound LabChange a string's length, thickness and tension, pluck it, and hear and see how the sound changes.ThermometerDrag the red column: water freezes and boils, the bear shivers and sweats. Put the thermometer in things and read the scale, in Celsius or Fahrenheit.Number RodsPlace rods 1 to 10 on the board and put them end to end. Make the same length with different rods. Numbers stay hidden until you want them.Base Ten BlocksPut ones, tens, hundreds and thousands on the mat and count them. Bundle 10 ones into a ten, or break a ten back into ones. See how many are in each place and the whole number.Split & JoinDrag counters from the whole into two parts, then back together. When fully split you see 10 = 3 + 7. Change the number and split it any way you like.