Geometry is a big part of the math curriculum that I teach every year. Kids generally have fun learning the names of shapes, creating shapes, sorting them and seeing them in our everyday world.
This year, I’ll be adding a new manipulative to my geometry lessons – I’ll be introducing PrismPals!
Prismland consists of 5 plush toy characters, the PrismPals, each in the shape of a different 3D solid. Theses super soft prisms all have cool names: Spherrison, Rhonda, Cubert, Hexter and Pyri. Each PrismPal has a cute expression on their face – I especially like Pyri’s little wavy smile.
We received all 5 PrismPals to check out. My kids went nuts when I opened the box! They are so in love with the shapes and have spent hours playing with them. I am very impressed on how well each PrismPal is made, how soft they are and I really like their large size.
What I like about PrismPals:
- Each PrismPal has a cute name (Cubert is my favouite!)
- Kids positively associate math and geometry with tactile characters
- Each toy comes with a character-specific booklet
- They are a great size, super soft and well made
- Free worksheets are available to download from the Prismland website
- Founded by two recent University grads from Toronto
I really look forward to introducing my grade 2 and 3 students to the PrismPals! I’m sure they will connect with them and enjoy learning about geometry with them. The Prismland website offers many free activities and lesson plans for educators. I’ll be using these with my students.
PrismPals will be available for purchase starting February 2016. You can purchase the PrismPals separately or as a set of five.
I think PrismPals are a great way to introduce geometry to your little ones. If your kids are anything like mine they will love the PrismPals. My son likes them so much, he is even sleeping with them!
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Love the name Cubert lol. Great set to have!
Hexter because of its name and shape.
Cubert! Because he has a cute name and my kids like blocks so I pick him!
My son would like Spherrison because he loves balls.
I’m pretty sure my son would love Cubert the most because he has a funny name. My daughter would like Spherrison because he looks extra cuddly 🙂
Rhonda because shes cute
I think mind would like Pyri, lots of corners to hang on to
Mine would just love Rhonda. She’s got attitude and is such a cool shape for a toy!! I also really like how non gendered these are. <3
cubert.. how adorable!
I think that the kids would like Spherrison the best because you could toss him around like a ball!
Cubert – the cutest.
Spherrison!
Rhonda for sure:)
I think he’d like Cubert best – so cute
My baby girl would simple adore this. Danielle.
Cubert, because he is adorable!
I think my nephew would like cubert the most because of the name.
My son would like Spherrison because he likes anything round!
I like Pyri. Probably because he is a cute pyramid and pyramids are cool…both in history and in math!
oops, and the why….it looks like it would be the most cuddly, and I think it would likely end up being a fave cuddle friend.
I have a feeling that DD would like Spherrison the most.
love them all but think Cubert would be a good one for the step grandkids!
I think my son would like any of them but Rhonda is so cute
I think my son would like Spherrison as he is just starting to learn shapes and “ball” is now part of his vocabulary.
I think my daughter would like the round spherrison. The round shape would be easy to cuddle.
I think that children learn in many ways. These shapes should help to learn math concepts.
Mine would like the Spherrison!
Rhonda for sure! Sounds just like my oldest.
I’m choosing Rhonda for my granddaughter, her bio sounds just like my granddaughter too and this is one she would enjoy!!
Hextor because our little preschooler loves math just like him. Constantly quizzing is on addition and subtraction
probably HEXTER because she loves bees
I think my g-daughter would like SPHERRISON because she likes shapes like that
I think my son would love sphere the most probably because it’s the same shape as a ball.
My daughter would like Pyri best because he/she is a prankster
I think my little girl would love Rhonda because there aren’t many toys shaped that way 🙂 as a math teacher these would also be amazing for my grade 9 classroom as well 🙂
I think that he would like the cubert because of the sides.
Thank you for the great review, Ladena! I’m happy to answer any questions your readers might have about our product either in the comments section here or at contact@prismland.com.
-Matthew
I think my little one would like Spherrison because she likes playing pass with me!