A wonderful work that will grow with your child. Younger children will enjoy matching the number tiles to the correct number square with the aid of a control chart (provided as a digital print-at-home file). As they progress, the child can place number tiles without the use of a control chart and start to notice patterns in the rows and columns. Older children can start skip counting with the number tiles and notice row and column patterns of counting by 2's, 5's, 10's, etc.
The hundred board is also useful for learning about coin values. Pennies, nickels, and dimes fit flat into the squares while quarters fit propped up in the squares. Printable coin overlays (provided as a digital print-at-home file) are useful for concretely demonstrating that one nickel equals five pennies, one dime equals 10 pennies, etc.
Hundred board frame is made from birch plywood and measures just shy of 11 inches square. Number tiles are made from poplar wood (almost 1" square) and the numbers are laser engraved directly into the wood so they will never wear off. Both the frame and the number tiles are sanded smooth and left in the natural unfinished condition. Number tiles sit higher than the frame and each tile has it's own square, so little fingers can easily place and remove tiles without disturbing the surrounding tiles. Due to the small pieces, this work is not recommended for toddlers who still mouth objects.
This was one of my very first creations and one of my most useful so far!