Dive Into Shapes! A Sea & Build Geometry Set

I enjoyed using these to teach my kids about 3 d shapes. Sometimes the sticks break off in the balls so your students might need help getting the sticks out as you build other shapes.

My kids love these. So fun to play with and the cards are a great addition. Holding up well too

I am a homeschool parent to a kindergarten and 2nd grade student. I saw these shapes after we had completed geometry for the year. We already have 3 dimensional wooden blocks. However, this kit is so much more! The kids can build and take apart the shapes while counting sides and vertices. The kit comes with two sided cards for building. The cards tell you what you need, but you have to build it. I like how the cards have questions and extensions. We can build the 3 dimensional shapes or whatever or imagination designs. Both of my kids love this kit. As another review mentioned the only problem is having enough so that two kids may play at the same time without taking apart what they just made to make the next thing. However, I am very pleased with the kit and would definitely recommend.

Excelente material que ayuda al estudiante a entender conceptos geométricos. Además, promueve la creatividad.

When it comes to education, I am all into hands on fun. Geometry should be no different. Yes I can teach a circle and square by showing the kids a picture and having them copy it, but that is just not fun. I was thrilled when I found this shape game. When I opened the box, the first thing that struck me was the quality of the pieces. They are made of a heavy duty plastic that will stand up to a lot of uses. As for the cards, they are paper but made of a much thicker quality then most games. The game play is very simple. I have my girl start with the easies card. It was a square. On one side, it shows the pieces needed while on the other it shows how to assemble it. This is great for planning. It is important for kids to be all set up before they get started. I have them first select what they need and then they have to copy the picture. This is very straight forward and will teach the kids the basic shape through hands no touch. If this is not enough, on the bottom, it asks a question to test the logic. For example make this shape larger. The child now has to use different pieces to make a larger shape. My only issue, is that sometimes the connecters are a little loose. I would have like a product that snaps into place. The overall quality and durability of this product is amazing. It has been through a lot and still looks like new. I am very happy that kids can learn thorough hands on experiences geometry starting with the basic shapes and moving onto more advances 3-d shapes. It not only shows the kid what to do, but also tests some logic after the basics are mastered.

I am updating my review. Shortly after posting my review, I wrote to LR and asked for parts replacements. Within a week they shipped a new game. We received it soon after. At this point, weeks into the new game, nothing has broken off in the balls. I’m still unclear if it was the original toy that was the issue or if my son was just a little rough. It definitely works to move slowly and twist in and out of the balls. Original Review Below 9 stick ends broke within 10 days. Hard to get sticks in balls. Return window closed after 4 weeks. I just gave son the game. Is there a way to reorder pieces?

This is a wonderful material for learning geometry or simply building shapes for fun. My son prefers to use these for building right now, not least because attaching the rods to the spheres is pretty fiddly and he gets extremely frustrated. He builds a tiny building or snowplow or mallets or car or ship or whatever thing, and then leaves it assembled and doesn't build anything else until I disassemble and put away the pieces after a week or so. I won't call it difficult to work with these because it's not, exactly, "difficult," but for a child with low frustration tolerance and who hasn't built fiddly things before (think Lego), these could be challenging. Unfortunately, on top of being fiddly for a child, the tiny plastic bits on both ends of the rods which are inserted into the spheres break VERY easily. Within 5 minutes of introducing this material during our math games time, *I* (the very careful adult) broke a rod and the tiny piece stayed stuck in the sphere. Since then, 3 more have broken in the same manner. I've had to throw away 2 rods and 1 sphere. I would not call these durable. I think I would still buy these again. Overall, the idea is great. The size is just right for a child working at a table. The pieces are not soooo small so as to be dangerous for a baby sibling, though they of course should be closely supervised and not allowed to mouth the pieces. Thanks to their bright color, it's pretty easy to find any pieces which fall to the floor and roll away. The cards are helpful. It's just the durability of these that concerns me.

This is amazing. There are enough pieces that both my 7 and 3 year olds can make shapes at the same time. The pieces are plastic/sturdy rubber and seem to be up to the quality of other learning resources products we have. The pieces are easy to put together for both children. With my 3 year old I need to make sure she has the balls turned the correct way. Which is my only real "complaint" to this kit. The shapes don't go together if you don't put the pegs in the right holes. But, it's all good, we pay close attention to the pictures and they all work. My kids have also invented their own shapes and made mini forts for their toys.

子供でも比較的簡単に組み立てることができる。ある程度見本に沿って作ったらあとは自由に。単純な立方体を組み立てて絵を描く練習などにも使っている。図形、立体に強くなりそう。

Parfait pour les plus jeunes 3-4-5 ans !

Bought to use with a group of students to help with fine motor skills. They love it!

Die Qualität ist dermaßen schlecht, dass am ersten Tag schon Stäbe abgebrochen sind. Das finde ich nicht in Ordnung.

A beaucoup plu aux enfants. Attention, ils peuvent être tentés de forcer au début ce qui peut casser le bout en plastique.