Earlier this week I saw this in Mrs. Webb's classroom. I loved it and asked her – where did you find that? She promptly told me she made it. And it is so simple. Scroll down for instructions.
Materials:
tree boards (Hobby Lobby)
nails
a bag of stretchy bands (like you use on those looms for potholders)
If you study the photos – you can see Mrs. Webb drew a grid. She hammered the nails into where the horizontal and vertical lines met.
Viola! Done.
Thank you Mrs. Webb!
How neat! Thanks for sharing the instructions too!
I LOVE how these look! I’m going to be featuring you on my Friday 5 tomorrow! Thanks for sharing!
How wonderful! Thank you!
I love geoboards! Since local shops don’t offer it, I had to make one my self. I used a cork board, you can see it here: http://stepfordska-supruga-en.blogspot.com/2012/11/geoboard-diy.html
Great idea! Thank you for sharing your link.
Hi,
I would like to ask what’s the purpose of a geoboard. I have no clue….
Thanks in advance Sally…
Warenka,
The Geoboard is a great tool for the young child to build fine motor control as they stretch and place the band on the board. The Geoboard has levels of understanding – at the most basic level it is about the creation of sided-shapes (triangles, squares, rectangles, etc.). I highly recommend doing a google search so you can see the possibilities!