Excellerations® Building Brilliance® Magnetic Shapes 100 Pieces

Description

This comprehensive magnetic building set delivers hands-on learning opportunities across multiple subjects with 100 colorful, translucent pieces in six different geometric shapes. The set includes 54 squares, 12 small squares, 10 triangles, 8 wide triangles, 8 long triangles, and 8 trapezoids, all available in seven vibrant colors: blue, red, yellow, green, purple, orange, and teal.

The magnetic design allows pieces to connect on all sides, creating stable 2D patterns and 3D structures that stay together during play and learning. Each piece features translucent materials that work beautifully with light sources, making them perfect for light table activities and window exploration. The strong magnetic connection ensures frustrated little hands won’t deal with pieces that fall apart unexpectedly.

Built for durability, these shapes can withstand daily use across multiple children and grade levels. The variety of shapes provides enough complexity for older students while remaining accessible for younger learners just beginning to explore geometric concepts.

How Homeschoolers Can Use This Product

Mathematics Applications

Use these magnetic shapes to teach geometry concepts from kindergarten through middle school. Younger students can sort by color, shape, and size while learning to identify basic geometric forms. Elementary students can explore area and perimeter by creating rectangles and comparing sizes, or practice fractions by dividing shapes into equal parts.

Older students can investigate geometric principles like symmetry, congruence, and tessellations. Have them create patterns that repeat infinitely, or challenge them to build specific polygons using combination of smaller shapes. The magnetic connection makes it easy to test theories and rebuild when needed.

Science Exploration

Demonstrate magnetic properties and forces by showing how pieces attract and repel. Students can experiment with magnetic strength by seeing how many pieces can hang in a chain, or explore the concept that magnets work through other materials by placing paper between connecting pieces.

Light science becomes engaging when pieces are used on light tables or against windows. Students can observe how different colors filter light, create color mixing experiments, or study transparency versus opacity concepts.

Art and Creativity

These shapes naturally encourage artistic expression through pattern-making and color exploration. Students can create mandalas, abstract designs, or representational pictures using geometric forms. The translucent quality adds a stained-glass effect that makes artwork particularly appealing.

Use them for collaborative art projects where multiple children contribute to large floor designs, or individual quiet-time activities where students create personal masterpieces on cookie sheets or magnetic boards.

Practical Learning Tips

Store pieces in a clear container so students can easily see color and shape options before beginning activities. Cookie sheets make excellent portable work surfaces for students who want to build in different locations around your home.

For light table activities, consider starting with simple color-sorting tasks before moving to complex pattern-making. If you don’t have a light table, a tablet with a white screen or a sunny window works well for exploring the translucent properties.

Create learning stations by setting up different challenges: one area for free building, another for pattern copying, and a third for specific geometric challenges written on task cards.

Multi-Level Learning

These shapes work well for teaching multiple children simultaneously. While your kindergartner sorts by color, your third-grader can calculate perimeter, and your middle schooler explores angle relationships within the same set of materials. This makes group learning time efficient and keeps everyone engaged with age-appropriate challenges.