solids from a man who hand carves them in Japan.
He does actually sell these to schools in Japan. I am
saving up for a set...
Montessori World has a presentation on geo solids
(more than the usual set) here: http://homepage.mac.com/montessoriworld/mwei/sensory/sgeosoli.html
Paper models of solids would be fun to make either from
cut outs or oragami. Check these resources out from Dover Book:
A Freebee site with printable geo solids is:
My son printed these on colored paper and made
quite a few models. We store them in a big clear plastic box.
Polydron is the plastic polyhedra model set that we used in my
Montessori training. The sets can be found here:
George Hart's art using geo forms is amazing:
This would make a great tie in to how forms can be used to
produce beautiful art. Have fun enjoying these sculptures!
