Counting Hands Wooden Number Puzzle

Montessori Educational Benefits

Children naturally begin their mathematical journey by counting on their own fingers. This ingenious wooden puzzle mirrors that innate instinct, featuring two beautifully illustrated hands with numbered fingers from 1 to 10 in distinct, cheerful rainbow shades.

• One-to-One Correspondence: Associating each numbered wooden finger with a concrete quantity reinforces the cardinal principle of numbers.
• Bilateral Body Schema: Differentiating the left hand from the right hand supports spatial orientation and bilateral coordination.
• Numeral Recognition: Clear, high-contrast numerals printed on each finger piece bridge the gap between spoken numbers and written symbols.

How to Present the Activity

Place the board on a table. Invite your child to place their own hands over the wooden hands, matching thumbs and little fingers. Count along the fingers together from 1 to 10. Remove the numbered finger pieces and let your child reconstruct the hands in sequential order.

Features & Specifications

• Material: Solid wood base board with smooth rounded finger pieces and non-toxic water-based paints
• Dimensions: 37.8 x 19.8 cm
• Weight: 250 g
• Recommended Age: 2 years and up
• Educational Focus: Early numeracy, finger counting, left-right discrimination