Skola Rainbow Roofs

1 wooden base painted white, 7 rainbow colour painted wooden roofs, 1 detailed instruction manual, all packed in a Skola box

A beautiful stacking pyramid in the colours of the rainbow. As your little ones stack, nest, create towers, tunnels and sofas with this exciting toy, they discover a world of facts about colours, sizes and balance. These simple roof shaped pieces have many variations that are intriguing. The pieces can also be stacked in any random order of size without falling, making the child want to try and experiment with it frequently.

ACTIVITY 1 – NESTING
Show the child how to place one object inside the other in decreasing order of size

ACTIVITY 2 – STACKING
Find the largest piece and place on the white base. Build the pyramid in order of decreasing size.

ACTIVITY 2 – STACKING
Find the largest piece and place on the white base. Build the pyramid in order of decreasing size.

ACTIVITY 3 – NAME GAMES
Once the child is familiar with the toy, start naming the colours in the three-stage Name Game

ACTIVITY 4 – CREATIVITY
This toy has ample opportunities to play around with colours, form & shapes giving the child cues to think differently.

ACTIVITY 5 – RAINBOW
Arrange roofs by size, and name the rainbow colours in sequence to the child. You can introduce the acronym VIBGYOR. This colour transition is fascinating as children physically observe the change.

ACTIVITY 6 – MEMORY
Keep the roofs in elsewhere. Ask the child to bring a specific coloured roof. Children love exhilirating memory games where they run around to find the right piece! The same game can also be played with the pieces in different places, enhancing the complexity of memory.

SKILLS DEVELOPED
Nesting helps in developing fine motor skills at a very young age. Stacking the individual pieces makes children dexterous & hones balancing skills. Playing with the toy enhances their awareness of colours in a concrete manner. Children also gain knowledge about the rainbow in the form of VIBGYOR.