{"product_id":"rainbow-egg-puzzle-part-whole-size-sorting","title":"Rainbow Egg Puzzle – Part-Whole \u0026 Size Sorting Tool | 13pc","description":"\u003cp\u003eA plywood tray with thirteen egg-shaped sockets and thirteen eggs to fill them. The eggs come in two sizes, and each one is cut into two or three pieces, so a finished tray means holding shape, size and colour in mind at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe split eggs are what makes this different from a first puzzle. A child slotting eight whole eggs into eight holes is matching, and matching is mostly recognition. The moment an egg arrives in three pieces, the task changes: the child has to keep an idea of the finished egg in mind while handling a fragment that looks like nothing on its own. That is part-whole reasoning, and it sits between recognising a shape and being able to plan with one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWays to use it with a child\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: var(--font-heading-family); font-weight: var(--font-heading-weight);\"\u003eStart with the tray half full.\u003c\/span\u003e Leave six or seven eggs in place and take the rest out. A tray emptied all at once is where a child decides the whole thing is too much.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: var(--font-heading-family); font-weight: var(--font-heading-weight);\"\u003eSort the pieces before filling.\u003c\/span\u003e Ask for all the halves of one colour first, before anything goes in the tray. Sorting turns a search into a system, and it slows the hands down enough for the eyes to work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: var(--font-heading-family); font-weight: var(--font-heading-weight);\"\u003ePut big and small side by side.\u003c\/span\u003e Hand over one large piece and one small piece of the same colour and ask which hole each belongs in. Two sizes is where comparison starts; a tray of identical eggs cannot teach it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: var(--font-heading-family); font-weight: var(--font-heading-weight);\"\u003eName the colour as it goes in.\u003c\/span\u003e One egg, one colour word, said out loud while the hand moves. Naming after the fact does far less than naming during.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: var(--font-heading-family); font-weight: var(--font-heading-weight);\"\u003eHold back one piece.\u003c\/span\u003e Fill the tray together but keep a piece in your hand. Asking which one is missing, and what colour it is, turns a finished puzzle into a memory task.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: var(--font-heading-family); font-weight: var(--font-heading-weight);\"\u003eTell the egg a story.\u003c\/span\u003e Whose egg is this, who is inside, where did it go. A child who narrates while working uses longer sentences than one answering questions, which is why this material earns its place in speech and language sessions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: var(--font-heading-family); font-weight: var(--font-heading-weight);\"\u003eTwo people, one tray.\u003c\/span\u003e You place one, the child places the next. Taking turns is harder than it looks and easier to practise on something with a clear end.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat it develops\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart-whole reasoning, comparing by size, colour naming, pincer grip and controlled placement, planning a sequence, and narrative language when the eggs get a story. Occupational therapists and Montessori teachers use trays like this because one material carries a fine motor goal and a thinking goal at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor adult-led work: filling with whole eggs suits a child from around 18 months, two-piece eggs from two, three-piece eggs and size sorting from three\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThirteen eggs in two sizes, each cut into two or three pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTray: 30 × 21 cm · thickness 0.7 cm · weight 250 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: plywood, cut precisely enough that pieces drop in without being forced\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall parts: keep an adult at the table with a child who still mouths pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in small batches, sanded by hand, finished with child-safe paint. This is a tool for adult-led sessions rather than something to hand over and walk away from. Worked through together, it suits a younger child than the pieces alone would suggest. If a child is still learning to match one whole shape to one hole, start with the simpler \u003ca href=\"\/products\/wooden-puzzle-educational-kids-rainbow-basket-small\"\u003eeight-egg Rainbow Basket\u003c\/a\u003e and come back to this one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CleverKidsNL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54558895505745,"sku":null,"price":32.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0885\/1475\/6945\/files\/2025-06-15_12.02.28.png?v=1786570568","url":"https:\/\/clever-kids-nl.nl\/products\/rainbow-egg-puzzle-part-whole-size-sorting","provider":"CleverKidsNL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}