Wooden Tangram Set – with matching cards
This beautifully crafted wooden set includes a variety of brightly coloured geometric shapes . Each shape is made from smooth, durable wood and sized for easy handling. The pieces can be stacked, sorted, matched, or grouped by colour and shape, offering endless opportunities for hands-on learning and play.
Ideal for adults and children alike, this set is especially beneficial for people with dementia or learning disabilities. It encourages fine motor skills, colour and shape recognition, problem-solving, and sensory exploration. A calming, tactile activity that promotes focus, creativity, and conversation. An intergenerational activity.
Memory and Cognitive:
- Improves memory and concentration.
- Great for visual recognition.
- Encouraging Creativity and Problem-Solving.
- Can be played seated an ideal activity for older people in care homes – game can be adapted for anyone with a dementia by leaving out the scoring and aiming for top, middle or bottom.
Sort and Match” Activity
Objective:
Encourage colour and shape recognition, fine motor skills, and focus through a hands-on sorting task.
What You Need:
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Wooden Geometric Shape Set
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A tray or table space
Steps:
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Place all the geometric shapes in a pile on the table.
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Invite the person to sort the pieces by colour.
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For example: “Can you find the colour red?” or “Let’s put all the red shapes together.”
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Offer encouragement and ask gentle prompts like:
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“What colour is this one?”
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“Where should this go?”
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Optionally, make patterns together or stack the pieces to build a small tower.
pack Includes
- 7 wooden pieces
- 32 picture cards