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About Valtech LLC
Makers of Magnetic Building Toys for Kids
Founded in 1997, Valtech Co. offers innovative toys designed to hold a child's interest and attention, build critical developmental skills and promote imaginative play and creativity.
The Valtech Magna-Tiles® line of colorful building toys have gained popularity among thousands of preschools nationwide
and continue to enjoy strong response from teachers, parents and kids.
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My friend had always raved about her son's magna tiles, but they seemed kind of pricey to me and I figured my kids could play with lego's or blocks, which are much less expensive.
For Hannukah this year, I decided to buy my three kids (4 1/2 year old girl and twin 2 1/2 year old boys) a set of 100 magnatiles. I was concerned that the boys wouldn't understand how to stack them up, but I was totally wrong.
I got home from work last night and my nanny and three kids were building a huge tower with the magna tiles. My nanny told me that they had played ALL DAY LONG with the magna tiles and that the kids built all sorts of things with them. I was thrilled!
They were totally worth the money - just to see my three kids sitting there all working together to build something. I highly recommend the 100 piece set. 32 pieces just isn't enough. In fact, I think we need more than 100 pieces because each of my kids wanted to build a huge Empire State Building tower!
For those of you who are scared about the price tag, I assure you it is worth the money. I store them in a clear plastic container so they are easy to clean up and store. At approximately $1 per piece, I also don't want to lose the pieces!!!!
We've had magnatiles for approximately two months now, and my daughter has played with them every day. Magna-tiles are very open-ended and can be incorporated into practically any game. Rocket ships. Parking garages for matchbox cars. Jail cells and homes for little people and weebles. My daughter constantly amazes me by what she builds.
As a parent, I really love magnatiles too. I can see educational opportunities in them from preschool to geometry. Right off, my daughter learned that two right-triangles make a square, three isosceles triangles make a trapezoid. She instantly figured out how to build cubes and pyramids and she said, "I'm a cube builder! I'm a pyramid builder!" In addition, I use magnatiles to teach about patterns.
We have both translucent and opaque magnatiles. At times, my daughter will yank the opaque ones away from me and give me a translucent one instead. That way she can see her weebles and little people inside of her structures. So if you're choosing between the two, I'd buy translucent. So, in conclusion, buy the translucent magnatiles! This is the best toy ever!!
For children, taking flat objects and constructing 3-D objects is a new, exciting discovery. Various geometric shapes
and other objects can easily be created.
Students learn informally and through creative play about geometric shapes, symmetry and other concepts with these colorful pieces.
The unique pieces always attract at their edges, even when they are flipped around, making them one of the best open-ended products available! Use your imagination, the possibilities are endless.
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Getting Started
Magna-Tiles® allow young minds to experience and understand basic
math, science, and creative fun! Developing familiarity with geometric
shapes will lay a strong foundation for advanced mathematics.
Goals and Objectives
Observation
Shapes and Attributes
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Activities
Activities suggestions are provided to support the Content Standards from the National Council for
Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). In addition to the adult-facilitated activities, allow the powerful
forces of imagination to work freely and grow through exploration. Magna-Tiles® are designed to
work together when the basic laws of math, science and physics are followed. Concepts are learned
through the experience of creative play.
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Number and Operations
Children begin to understand simple patterns and how they repeat using numbers, shapes, and colors.
Algebra
Children begin to understand simple patterns and how they repeat using numbers, shapes, and colors.
Geometry
Children begin to understand properties of two- and three- dimensional shapes, recognizing shapes
that are in, on, or near other shapes, as well as shapes in the environment.
Measurement
Children begin to understand measuring distances and weight using standard and nonstandard units.
Data Analysis and Probability
Children begin to understand sorting and classifying, making graphs, and finding likely and unlikely events |
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More Fun Ideas!
Games
Children use problem-solving skills, communication among one another, and connections to lessons
they have previously learned.
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3 years & up. These magnetic tiles teach spatial relationships, math, logic, and problem-solving through creative building! The tiles attract on all sides and in all combinations, helping children move from two-dimensional to three-dimensional creations. Unbreakable set includes square and triangular tiles in a variety of sizes. Clear colored pieces, of the same shapes and pc. count as standard 3 years & up. These magnetic tiles teach spatial relationships, math, logic, and problem-solving through creative building! The tiles attract on all sides and in all combinations, helping children move from two-dimensional to three-dimensional creations. Unbreakable set includes square and triangular tiles in a variety of sizes. Clear colored pieces, of the same shapes and pc. count as standard on Magna-Tiles Translucent Colors 100 pieces
Conclusion :
* These unique tiles attract on all sides and combinations.
* Provide stimulus and right-side brain training through creative play!
* Leads from two-dimensional to advanced 3-D thinking patterns.
* A valuable manipulative for spatial problem-solving tasks, logical thinking and math reasoning.
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