Matching Eggs — Shape and Colour Sorter

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1. Pull all the eggs apart and mix the halves up.
2. Pick one half and look at the shape and colour inside it.
3. Hunt for the half that matches.
4. Push the two together — a correct pair closes easily.
5. Keep going until every egg is whole again.

• Matching on two things at once, colour and shape
• The idea that a piece either fits or does not, with no adult needed to say
• Twisting and pressing, which is real work for small hands
• Concentration held long enough to finish a set

• Start with three or four eggs rather than the whole set
• Sort all the halves by colour first, then match them by shape
• Hide half an egg around the room and let your child hunt for its partner