Treasures from Jennifer

Ten frames are used to help children learn counting as well as addition and subtraction practice. Pair with Coins to Count for more possibilities.

Measures 3 x 6-inches. Includes 20 1/2-inch wood balls.

***Note: in the last photo, there are ten balls painted red and ten balls painted blue. Your balls will be unfinished and you can paint them if you'd like. Or use the "Small Wool Balls" listed separately in our shop.

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Twenty frames are used to help children learn counting as well as addition and subtraction practice with numbers 1-20. The maker has added the idea of dividing the board into quadrants with engraved lines through the middle. This helps your child quickly identify where each number is by seeing them as groups of five rather than counting one by one.

Measures 3 x 12-inches. Includes 40 1/2-inch wood balls.

NOTE: The last photos show the Frame Boards along with Number Coins, which are listed separately in our shop and not included in this listing. As well as with a much larger frame 100 frame board). 

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This Hundred Board is crafted from solid hardwood and features one hundred dimples ready for your child to fill up while counting, creating patterns, practicing mathematical equations, discovering cardinal directions, and more. It comes with 100 colourful wool balls (as shown in the photos).

* Fill each dimple with a ball while counting from 1 to 100.
* The engraved lines help the child "subitize" numbers, which means they can perceive the number of items in a group quickly without counting each item individually. It is based on groups of five and whether it is more or less than five. They'll learn the number seven is five and two more. Or forty-three is the fourth row down and three dimples over--all without counting all forty-three dimples. There is a lot of good info available regarding subitizing. We were introduced to it through Rightstart Math.
* Practice skip counting by placing balls only in the number you're working on such as 3, 6, 9, etc. Notice the patterns that emerge.
* Designate a quadrant of the board for you and one for your child. Place the balls in your quadrant a certain way and ask your child to copy it in their area (either exactly or as a mirror image).
* Think of the board as a compass and ask your child to mark the dimple that is 4 degrees west and 7 degrees south from the middle point.
* Learn positive and negative numbers by designating the middle point as 0. Then play with the X and Y axises (X being horizontal movement and the Y axis being vertical movement). Thus, finding -3 on the X axis is three dimples to the left of the middle.
* Play games such as rolling a dice and adding that many balls to the board (starting at the top left corner). Then roll again and add that many. Continue until the board is full.

Measures 11-inches square. Include balls but not coins.

NOTE: The last photo shows the Hundred Frame Board along with 'Treasures from Jennifer' Number Coins and 'ten board' and 'twenty boards' which are sold separately.

Made in the United States by 'Treasures from Jennifer'.

This Hundred Board is crafted from solid hardwood and features one hundred dimples ready for your child to fill up while counting, creating patterns, practicing mathematical equations, discovering cardinal directions, and more.  It comes with 100 colourful wool balls (as shown in the photos).

* Fill each dimple with a ball while counting from 1 to 100.
* The engraved lines help the child "subitize" numbers, which means they can perceive the number of items in a group quickly without counting each item individually. It is based on groups of five and whether it is more or less than five. They'll learn the number seven is five and two more. Or forty-three is the fourth row down and three dimples over--all without counting all forty-three dimples. There is a lot of good info available regarding subitizing. We were introduced to it through Rightstart Math.
* Practice skip counting by placing balls only in the number you're working on such as 3, 6, 9, etc. Notice the patterns that emerge.
* Designate a quadrant of the board for you and one for your child. Place the balls in your quadrant a certain way and ask your child to copy it in their area (either exactly or as a mirror image).
* Think of the board as a compass and ask your child to mark the dimple that is 4 degrees west and 7 degrees south from the middle point.
* Learn positive and negative numbers by designating the middle point as 0. Then play with the X and Y axises (X being horizontal movement and the Y axis being vertical movement). Thus, finding -3 on the X axis is three dimples to the left of the middle.
* Play games such as rolling a dice and adding that many balls to the board (starting at the top left corner). Then roll again and add that many. Continue until the board is full.

Measures 11-inches square.  Include wool balls but not coins.  ***Wooden balls sold separately.

NOTE: The last photo shows the Hundred Frame Board along with 'Treasures from Jennifer' Number Coins and 'ten board' and 'twenty boards' which are sold separately.

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These small wool balls fit onto our Counting Boards and Hundred Frames as an alternative to the wooden balls that come with the boards. They are fluffy, soft, and colourful. This listing is for 56 small balls, 1/2" diameter.

* If ordering for the 1-10 Number Board, you'll need 55 balls, which is one set.
* If ordering for the 11-20 Number Board, you'll need 155 balls, which would be three sets.
* If ordering for the Hundred Frame, you'll need 100 balls, which would be two sets.

Note: These are smaller than our slingshot wool balls.  For slingshots, you'll want to choose ~1-inch diameter Wool Balls.

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These 1/2-inch wood balls fit perfectly in the Treasures from Jennifer ten, twenty, and hundred frames as well as the counting boards for 1-10 and 11-20.  They also rest neatly in the grooves of the letter and number and form drawing tracing boards. 

SOLD INDIVIDUALLY.  Purchase as many as you need. :)

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These number coins are coordinate with the Ten, Twenty, and Hundred Frames from Treasures from Jennifer. They offer even more learning and play as your child places each into the dimples of the boards.

Some activity ideas:

• Place them in order from least to greatest.
• Place them in order from greatest to least.
• Place only even or odd numbers on the board.
• Place only multiples on the board--focusing on your times tables (for example, 3,6,9, 12, etc).
• Play an addition game with a dice. Start by placing the number 1 on your Frame. Roll the dice, add the number to 1, and then place that number coin on the board. Roll again, add the number on the dice to the last number coin, and place the sum number coin on the board. Continue until you reach the end of the frame.
• Play the same game but with subtraction and by starting with the greatest number.

NOTE: This listing is for the coins only and does not include a board. The Hundred Boards are available separately in the shop. 

Please Also Note: These coins are not very robust to withstand falls or shocks.  If thrown or dropped on a hard floor, there is a chance for breakage.

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These number coins are coordinate with the Ten, Twenty, and Hundred Frames from Treasures from Jennifer. They offer even more learning and play as your child places each into the dimples of the boards.

Some activity ideas:

• Each row shows the number as it skip counts up until a multiple of ten.
• You can use these coins to create the multiplication chart and then use it for practicing multiplication and division. What is 3 times 5? Place one finger on the 3 at the top of the chart and five at the side. Then follow the row/column towards the middle of the board until your fingers meet and that's the answer!
• Reverse for division by starting with the larger number. What is 63 divided by 7? In the 7 column, find the coin for 63 and which row is it on? That's your answer to 63 divided by 7!
• Remove certain numbers from the board and ask your child what's missing? Then they replace the coins to finish the board.
• Use a row of color all on its own on the board along with wood or wool balls to show the multiples of each number.

NOTE: This listing is for the coins only and does not include a board. The Hundred Boards are available separately in the shop. 

Please Also Note: These coins are not very robust to withstand falls or shocks.  If thrown or dropped on a hard floor, there is a chance for breakage.

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These fraction coins are 1-inch diameter.  They offer more learning and play with your ten, twenty, and hundred frames as your child places each into the dimples of the boards.  This listing is for the coins only, no board or balls are included (only in photos for demonstration). 

Some activity ideas:
• Create a number line of fractions according to their size. Remember the value of the fraction is based on the whole number you start with.
• Learn about Numerators and Denominators. Sort and line up fractions based on their numerators and denominators.
• Use your frame board to show the fraction using balls-- 2/3 can be two red balls and one blue ball.
• Fill up one quadrant of your hundred frame with balls to show 1/4.
• Learn about Equivalent Fractions
• Line up ten wool balls in a few different colors on one line. Ask your child to label the fraction for each colored ball. For instance, there are four pink balls. That's 4/10. There are five blue balls, that's 1/2 or 5/10. And that leaves 1/10 of the balls as the last color, perhaps yellow.
• Use the fraction coins with our Number Coins for creating Mixed Fractions.
• Simplify fractions to convert to smaller denominators.

NOTE: This listing is for the coins only and does not include a board.  The Hundred Boards are available separately in the shop. 

Please Also Note: These coins are not very robust to withstand falls or shocks.  If thrown or dropped on a hard floor, there is a chance for breakage.

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Designed by an occupational therapist who works with children, this tracing board has a figure eight grooved into the solid wood.

The figure eight can be traced with a finger or the included tracing stick.  Also included is fifteen small wooden balls that you can roll around by tilting the board in your hands or using the stick to push them along the track.

A calming and centring activity, and a precusor to writing.


Crafted from maple wood.  Measures 7x14 inches.  Includes tracing stick and wood balls.

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This is a Reversible Board -- meaning you receive one board but with both sides engraved.  One side will have 'pre-writing' lines on it, often referred to as 'forms' (and when written out the activity is referred to as 'form drawing').  The other side will have shapes.

This board is designed to help your child practice curves, straight lines, angles, and patterns.  The prewriting lines are a great way to build consistency in penmanship and muscle control of small movements.  The shapes are a fun way of learning to identify and draw them.  This lovely maple wooden board has deep, smooth, rounded grooves.  You can follow the paths with your finger, tracing stick, ball, or push the ball with the tracing stick.  You can fill the grooves with play dough, dry beans and rice, small stones, and more.

Measures 7 x 13-inches. Includes a tracing stick.

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Play, learn, and discover numbers zero through nine with this solid hardwood puzzle.  Natural materials and finish, smooth edges and perfect fit - children can explore the blocks, feeling the lines and curves that create each shape, and nestling them into their correct place in the base. 

"Cherry Numbers" comes in a Maple Base

No stain or paint is used on the wood, only its natural beauty from the tree then polished with flaxseed oil.

Measures 6.25" wide and 6" tall.

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This is a Reversible Board--meaning you receive one board but with both sides engraved. One side will have large tracing numbers on it. The other side will have the sections of dimples for counting balls. Photo shows both sides (just know that it is one board).

Our 11-20 Reversible Board is a combination of learning to write numbers while identifying their value. Tracing the smooth grooves of the large numbers builds muscle memory for children as they learn to write on their own. Filling the dimples with wood balls (or beads, snacks, stones, shells, etc) matches the number of items to the written numeral.

When a child is learning numbers, just showing them the number 12 doesn’t mean they understand what it represents. By using this board, your child then sees the relationship between what the number looks like and how many objects are included with it. Even after your child has learned numbers, they can use the board for more activities. Here are some ideas for learning through play…

• DISCOVER: Grouped into columns of five, your child will easily recognise the number through a glance rather than counting one by one. Number 11 is two groups of five plus one more. Or ten and one more. Following the same thinking, see how 14 is ten and four more? What's the difference between the top row and bottom row? The additional row of five for every number. So now you see how 12 plus 5 equals 17. Top row plus five equals number beneath it. What about adding the bottom with the top from either side: 11+20=31, 12+19=31, 13+18=31, 14+17=31, and 15+16=31? Isn’t is fun finding all the different combinations?!

• TRACE: Demonstrate for your child where to begin tracing and which lines to follow. Use your fingers or the tracing stick. Practice with your dominant hand and for fun, try tracing with your non-dominant hand. With eyes closed, have your child randomly find a number to trace on the board and identify what it is based on the feeling.

• FILL: Place small items into the grooves to fill up each number, another way to focus in on their shapes and keep little hands busy. An activity of concentration, follow through, and creativity. Use dry foods such as beans, corn, grain, flaxseeds, herbs, and rice. Use nature such as flower petals, leaves, sticks, stones, sand, and shells. Use snacks such as cereal, raisins, pretzels, crackers. Use art materials such as bells, beads, pompoms, pipe cleaners, and jewels.

• RUB: Place a sheet of paper over the board (either side) and use a crayon to rub the paper, creating an impression of the board onto the paper. Then trace inside the lines on the paper or color in the dots.

• MOLD: Press play dough into the board to create impressions of the numbers and dimples. Numbers will come out backwards, but then use scissors to cut around them and have numbers to move around for playing. Roll balls of dough to place in the counting side. Then squash each ball with the tracing stick as you count them.

• Most important of all, have fun!

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DETAILS:

Includes tracing stick and coloured wool balls. Balls are 1/2" and pose a choking hazard, so please replace with snack foods until child is at least three years old.

Measures 12 x 16 inches. Wood is 0.5 inch thick and weighs 1.5 pounds.

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This is an original 'From Jennifer' design that combines tracing and counting into a learning toy/tool for children.  It can help one learn how to form their Chinese numbers correctly and learn what each number represents.  This is a maple hardwood board engraved with gently curved grooves, providing a form to trace with either your finger or the included tracing stick.

Measures 10.5 x 7.5-inches and is 1/2" thick.

Please keep in mind that small wooden balls can pose a choking hazard for young children, so it is recommended to use the balls with children only over the age of 3 years old.  The maker did hear back from one customer that instead of using the balls, she put dry breakfast cereal in their place.  The maker suggests they even think it would be fun with raisins, chocolate chips, etc.  Many others have used beads, small stones, and even flower petals to fill the dimples and large tracing numbers of the board.

The numbers side is the side of the board with large numbers and grooves that you will trace to feel the motion of writing each number.  You may also enjoy doing crayon rubbings of the numbers or filling their grooves with the balls from the counting side (or other things such as beads, stones, etc).

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These medium-size 1-inch wool balls are great for use in slingshots, but can be fun for crafts, counting, and sorting.  They are fluffy, soft, and colorful. 

These are being offered individually, so you get to choose how many balls and what colors you'd like. 

Choose from: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, pink, and white.

NOTE: These are larger than the Treasures from Jennifer hundred frame and counting board wool balls.  For those items, you'll want to choose the 1/2-inch Wool Balls.

Last photo shows the three sizes of wool balls in comparison to each other (1/2-inch, 1-inch, and 2-inch diameter).

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Imaginative fun for archers of all ages, this bow and arrow is easy to use, safe to shoot, and exciting to play with! Arrows are tipped with soft wool balls and have painted stripes on the ends. Each has a notch to fit onto the bow string and a hole in the bow itself helps guide the arrow for even the youngest shooter to be successful.

Bow comes with three arrows. Colours will vary. You are welcome to request certain colours in a note during the checkout process. Suggested age is 2 to 6 years.

Bow and arrows are each 12 inches long. Made from poplar wood.

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Please note: Last photo shows the large and small bows for size comparison.  Large bow & arrows sold separately.

Imaginative fun for archers of all ages, this bow and arrow is easy to use, safe to shoot, and exciting to play with!  Arrows are tipped with soft wool balls and have painted stripes on the ends.  Each has a notch to fit onto the bow string and a hole in the bow itself helps guide the arrow for even the youngest shooter to be successful.

Bow comes with three arrows.  Colours will vary.  Suggested age is 4 years and older.

Bow and arrows are each 18 inches long.  Made from poplar wood.

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Please note: Last photo shows the large and small bows for size comparison. Small bow & arrows are sold separately.

These are sold individually, so the quantity you select is "per arrow."

Wood shaft is 5/16-inches diameter with painted stripes, notched ends, and wool ball tips.

Pictures show all colours and sizes available.

Small arrows are 12 inches long and coordinate with the Small Bow Set.

Large arrows are 18 inches long and coordinate with the Large Bow Set.

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A simple wooden clock that a child can manipulate to learn the functions of telling time.  Both the hour and minute hands move freely.  The numbers are engraved into the base.  

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(Symbols coins sold separately.)

A great way for a child to learn fine motor skills, basic sewing stitches, and introduce the experience of embroidery.  In the photograph you see the following stitches -- running, back, chain, cross, whip, blanket, and zigzag.  Whether a child uses this as a tool for learning or toy for fun, it provides a wonderful way to practice skills, express creativity and build new talents.

In the last photo, is a set-up the maker did with her children to create patterns on their boards.  They laid a sheet of paper onto a towel and the sewing board on the paper.  Then they poked holes into the paper through the board using a skewer.  Once the entire grid of holes was poked into the paper, they came up with designs by connecting the dots with a pencil and planned out their embroidery for the board.  Then they stitched it onto the board :).  They have a mermaid and fish demonstrated in the photo.

Includes 2 large needles and threading in assortment of colours.

We might recommend this board for children around 7 years of age and up, depending.  It depends on when you might be beginning sewing, as this is meant to help prepare for different stitches.  The needles included are blunt but still pointy.

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Bring the night sky into your home by shining a flashlight through these coins towards your walls or ceiling.  These create a beautiful atmosphere that is both educational and fun.  Each coin has engraved titles and lines connecting the stars.

For best result, use a single-bulb flashlight such as on most mobile phones.  Hold coin a couple feet in front of the light source and adjust from there for desired size and clarity.

This "Basic Set" includes six coins: Andromeda, Orion, The Little Dipper, The Big Dipper, Canis Major, and Cassiopeia.

This "Zodiac Set" includes twelve coins: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. 

The coins are 2 3/4-inches in diameter and 1/4" thick.

Made from maple hardwood and polished with all natural oil. 

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These hardwood napkin holders fit 6.5 inch squares. Solid light maple wood. Photo shows the napkin holder also in dark walnut, however only solid maple wood one holder is being purchased at a time when adding this listing to your shopping cart.

Measures 7.5 inches square.

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A Number Bond Tray helps children visually see how a whole number is broken down into parts. You can use written numbers or quantities of objects to work on addition and subtraction.  This tray works with all of our flat Small Coins Sets that fit the Hundred board from Treasures from Jennifer.

"Tray with Number Coins" is the base plus two sets of 0-20 Flat Coins.  Please note that the 'twenty frame' pictured in some of the photos, and the glass pebbles are not included.  Twenty frame is sold separately at nest.ca.

Crafted from solid maple hardwood and sealed with a durable lacquer finish.  Measures 8.75 x 8.25 inches. 

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