What to expect: vocabulary such as, equilateral, isosceles, scalene, acute, right and obtuse present as a foreign language in math and are new terms to be memorized. Templaytes® provide a visual. This is a day in the life of your child at school. Rarely are triangles broken down for students. Templaytes® help support the specifics involved in learning angles. Children are allowed to touch, arrange and trace the shapes, hence learn through play.

Back to basic shapes. Templaytes® provide the opportunity for children to see, touch, and manipulate the shapes. To engage children in learning shapes, the process should be more of an experience, rather than, rote memorization. This is learning through discourse, which contributes to cognitive development in childhood education.