User's Manual

Challenge students to
create patterns from verbal
instructions. Then string
beads to show the correct
arrangement. Verify your
students' skills by asking
them to display their strings
of beads.
Sorting
Use the color beads to
reinforce sorting skills. Ask
students to sort the beads
by shape or color, then to
string them. Instruct students
to place two blue spheres on
a string. You've asked them
to sort by quantity, color,
and shape!
Counting Up
Sort and count the beads
to develop addition and
subtraction skills. Use the
beads as counters to describe
real-life story problems.
Students can string and
display their answers.
Teaching Guide
The development of visual
motor skills is vital to success
in many curriculum areas.
Beads provide practice in:
pre-reading skills, color and
shape identification,
patterning, and eye-hand
coordination. Encourage
students to work from left to
right to strengthen their
orientation for reading.
NOTE: This set contains
laces which may pose a
strangulation hazard to
children under 3 years
of age.
Patterns & Puzzles
Create a pattern and
challenge students to copy it.
Make sure that your patterns
meet the skill levels of your
students. Ask students to
verbalize a description of the
pattern and then to try and
recreate the pattern in a
drawing. You are reinforcing
patterning concepts through
three mediums; sight, sound,
and touch.