Shape and Sort It Out Shape Sorter. PlanToys baby toddler and children wooden early learning toys are made from natural, chemical free rubber wood and finished with non-toxic and child friendly colors( vegetable dye).
Teaching Tips:
At the age of 1 Year you should focus on introducing only 1 new concept at a time and only introduce a new one once your little one understand the current one. For example - when starting to teach shapes, choose a shape like a circle and teach your child what a circle looks like, how it feels and let your child explore circles and understand what a circle is before introducing the fact that there are blue, yellow and other color circles. If you mix the concept of colors and shapes and try to teach both of them at the same time it can be very confusing for your child at this age. It is only around 3.5 - 4 years that children have developed the ability to grasp more than one concept at the same time.
The following is from our Toddler Development Pages :
When teaching shapes:
Start with the round shape - it is most probably also the one your toddler is the most interested in in the beginning and it is the easiest one to fit through the shape sorter. Only when your baby is comfortable picking up the round shape and fitting it through the correct hole should you proceed to the next shape.

The next shape is usually the square and it will require your toddler to orient the shape's corners with that of the hole in the shape sorter to be able to fit it. Show your child how to do this and repeat explaining and showing (by taking their hand and guide his hand). Safe, non-toxic toys made by Plan Toys. Available from Sophie Giraffe - Natural Baby Toys Store. Shape and Sort It Out Shape Sorter made in Thailand