Jumbo Colour Mixing Shapes

The Jumbo Colour Mixing Shapes set is a versatile and engaging educational resource designed to spark curiosity and enhance learning across early years and primary stages. This set includes six large acrylic shapes in a range of colours—red, blue, yellow, green, purple, and orange—and geometric forms including square, rectangle, circle, triangle, pentagon, and hexagon. Perfect for colour mixing, shape recognition, and mathematical exploration, the Jumbo Colour Mixing Shapes offer a hands-on approach to foundational learning.

Key Benefits of the Jumbo Colour Mixing Shapes Set

• Colour and Shape Recognition: These large, vibrant shapes help children identify and differentiate colours and geometric forms, supporting visual and cognitive development.
• Colour Mixing Exploration: Overlapping two or more shapes allows children to explore new colour combinations, introducing them to the concept of colour mixing in an engaging, visual way. When used on a light panel, this effect is magnified, providing a stunning visual experience.
• Maths and Geometry Skills: The geometric diversity of the shapes allows children to learn about basic geometry, identify unique properties like the number of sides, and understand concepts of symmetry.
• Template Use: Each shape doubles as a template, giving children the opportunity to trace around the edges to improve fine motor skills, enhance drawing abilities, and deepen understanding of different shapes.

Suggested Activities with Jumbo Colour Mixing Shapes

1. Colour Mixing on a Light Box: Place the shapes on a light panel and overlap them to explore how primary colours mix to create secondary colours, a fantastic way to introduce children to basic colour theory.
2. Geometric Shape Tracing: Encourage children to trace each shape, learning to draw and recognise shapes while improving fine motor skills. The larger size makes it ideal for small hands to grasp and trace with ease.
3. Counting Sides and Edges: Use the shapes to discuss and count sides, supporting early counting skills and shape recognition. For example, count five sides on the pentagon, or identify the circle as a shape with no sides.
4. Sorting and Categorising: Sort shapes by number of sides, colour, or shape type, building classification skills and encouraging observational analysis.

Product Details

• Set Includes: 6 acrylic shapes in different colours (red, blue, yellow, green, purple, orange)
  • Shapes: Square, rectangle, circle, triangle, pentagon, and hexagon
• Size: Circle shape has a 20cm diameter, providing ample space for tracing and colour exploration
• Ideal For: Supporting EYFS and KS1 National Curriculum goals, particularly in the areas of maths, physical development, and understanding the world

Learning Benefits

• Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS): Supports development in maths (shape, space, and measure), understanding the world (observation and exploration), and physical development (fine motor skills).
• Primary Curriculum (KS1): Assists in building foundational knowledge in geometry, recognising shapes and patterns, and developing observational skills.

The Jumbo Colour Mixing Shapes set provides a multi-sensory approach to foundational learning, making it an exciting addition to any classroom or home learning environment. These brightly coloured, large shapes are ideal for both independent and group activities, encouraging collaboration, creativity, and hands-on learning that will captivate children’s interest in shape, colour, and mathematics.