Wooden Toys for Learning Letters, Numbers and Counting

About this collection

Toys for letters, numbers and counting turn first maths and reading into play. In this collection you will find wooden abacuses from Viga and Classic World with maths cards, a teddy bear learning clock, Masterkidz finger counting boards, a magnetic apple tree and a vegetable patch counting puzzle, Tooky Toy maths sets, counting lacing blocks, a magnetic letter fishing game and a pre-writing tracing board.

Numbers you can touch

Young children understand quantity long before they can write a digit. Sliding beads on an abacus, counting fingers on a board or hanging apples on a tree turns an abstract number into something real. This hands-on experience makes later school maths much easier.

Ideas by age

From 2 years. Counting with vegetables and fingers, a teddy bear clock with shapes and numbers.
From 3 years. Abacuses, maths sets, magnetic letter fishing, counting lacing caterpillar and a tracing board that prepares the hand for writing.

Short and often

Ten minutes a day is enough. Count stairs, apples or toy cars during the day, then come back to the abacus or clock in the evening. Praise effort rather than speed, and let the child lead – curiosity is the best teacher.

More learning toys are in educational toys, Montessori boards and sets and board and logic games.