Learning Resources LPK5556-GUD - Manual

Includes:

• Sorting muffin pan
• 60 Mini muffin counters (6 colors, 10 of each color)
• 2 Foam dice (1 color, 1 number)
• Squeezy Tweezers

™

• 12 Double-sided sorting discs
Pick a muffin, sort it out, so many ways to play—get fine-motor skills
the mini muffin way! Oven-fresh Mini Muffin Match Up presents a
decadent assortment of matching, counting and color activities with
baking-themed pieces that will stir up an appetite for learning in
children everywhere. Sort muffins in the pan, remove them with the
Squeezy Tweezers

™

, mix and match them in a row…there’s a gourmet

lesson in every batch of play!

Note:

Before beginning the activities, give children plenty of free

exploration time to play with the muffin pan, mini muffin counters, and
Squeezy Tweezers to ensure familiarity with the pieces.

LER 5556

mini muffin match up

A Math Activity Set

Ages • Años

Ans • Jahre

Grades

PreK+

3+

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any m

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lay

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s on t

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of t

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am

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and r

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