For what age are SumBlox best suited?
SumBlox are great for children and adults of all ages but are best suited, academically, for children ages 2-12.
What mathematical concepts can SumBlox teach?
Students can learn a wealth of information through play and hands-on exploration. These topics include:
Number Sense
      Number recognition
      One-to-one correspondence
      Compare numbers
      Subitizing
      Counting
      Cardinality
      Number sequence
      Hierarchical Inclusion
      Understanding our base-ten system
      Place value
      Measuring Lengths
      Reason abstractly and quantitatively
      Understand Equivalence
      Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common
      Algebraic Thinking
      Describe measurable attributes of objects, such as length or weight
      Classify objects into given categories
Addition / Subtraction
      Solve Addition and Subtraction word problems using objects
      Compose and decompose numbers
      Find missing addends
      Skip counting
Multiplication / Division
      Define multiplication; emphasis on multiples
      Find factors of whole numbers and use commutative property of multiplication
      Classify whole numbers (greater than one) as prime or composite
      Draw conclusions about the factors of a whole number
      Use associative property of multiplication
      Use distributive property of multiplication
Fractions / Adding Fractions
      Define denominator of fractions
      Define numerator of fractions within halves, fourths, and eights
      Find equivalent fractions within thirds, sixths, ninths, and twelfths
      Compare two fractions using inequality symbols
      Compare and order three fractions using compound inequalities
      Find the value of a fraction of a whole number
      Find the fraction, or part, a given value is of a whole value
      Add two fractions with the same denominator to get a sum up to one whole and fully decompose a given fraction
      Add two fraction addends with the same denominator to get a sum greater than one whole
      Add multiple fraction addends to find sums greater than one whole and represent sums in improper form and mixed numbers
      Add two fraction addends with different denominators (only having to scale one of the addends)
      Add three fraction addends with different denominators (only having to scale two of the addends)
      Add two fractions addends with different denominators (having to scale all addends to find a common denominator)
What blocks are included?
One x 30
Two x 12
Three x 8
Four x 8
Five x 8
Six x 8
Seven x 8
Eight x 8
Nine x 8
Ten x 2