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Exploring Dimensions

Explain all exercises briefly in chapter 4.1 Exploring dimensions. Make illustrations/ diagrams and mention vocabulary too. Exploring Dimensions: Exploring dimensions group come under the visual exercises.   As visual exercises is an important part of the sensorial development. In this group, exploring dimensions, the child learns how to discriminate between objects having similar shapes and colors but varying in length, width, height or thickness.  Exercise 1: The cylinder blocks: Materials 4 blocks each contain 10 cylinders with knobs, each cylinder fitting into its respective hole. Block 1 : The cylinders vary in two dimensions: The diameter increases from 1cm to 5.5cm the height remains constant at 5.5cm.     Block 2 : The cylinders vary in three dimensions: The diameter increases from 1c, to 5.5cm the height increases from 1cm to 5.5cm. Block 3 : The cylinders vary in three dimensions: The diameter increases from 1cm to 5.5cm