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Wooden Blocks School Kits
Newburger & Vaughn
Full Kits
American Hard Maple Blocks - "the real deal"
Ages 3+
These kits are as recommended by Newburger & Vaughan : Teaching Numeracy, Language, and Literacy with Blocks. A few of our corresponding blocks differ in shape in minor respects from those in their suggested kit but are functionally the same. You can purchase a whole kit or a half kit in either Premium Maple or Maple Firsts & Seconds.
These kits are as recommended by Newburger & Vaughan : Teaching Numeracy, Language, and Literacy with Blocks. A few of our corresponding blocks differ in shape in minor respects from those in their suggested kit but are functionally the same. You can purchase a whole kit or a half kit in either Premium Maple or Maple Firsts & Seconds.
| Their Name | Our Type | Thick x Wide x Long |
(drawings to scale) End/Side |
classroom sized Full Kits | ||
| 3 years |
4 years |
5 years |
||||
| Half Units | Half Unit Rectangles | 1-3/8 by 2-3/4 by 2-3/4 | 
 |
48 | 48 | 60 |
| Units | Unit Rectangles | 1-3/8 by 2-3/4 by 5-1/2 |
 |
180 | 192 | 220 |
| Double Units | Double Unit Rectangles |
1-3/8 by 2-3/4 by 11 |
 |
96 | 140 | 190 |
| Quad Units | Quad
Unit Rectangles |
1-3/8 by 2-3/4 by 22 |
 |
48 | 48 | 72 |
| Pillars | Med. Square Cols. | 1-3/8 by 1-3/8 by 5-1/2 |
 |
24 | 48 | 72 |
| Half Pillars | Short Square Cols. | 1-3/8 by 1-3/8 by 2-3/4 |
 |
0 | 12 | 16 |
| Half column | Short Round Columns |
|
20 | 32 | 40 | |
| Column | Med. Round Columns | 1-3/8 by 5-1/2 |
 |
12 | 16 | 20 |
| Circle Curve | large round arch | 2-3/4 by 5-1/2 |
 |
8 | 16 | 20 |
| Half Circle Curve and Q. Cir. | 1-3/8 by 2-3/4 by 5-1/2 |
&
 |
12 | 16 | 20 | |
| Ramps | 1-3/8 by 2-3/4 by 5-1/2 |
 |
12 | 32 | 40 | |
| Roman Arch & small half circle | Small
cut-out Roman Arches |
1-3/8 by 2-3/4 by 5-1/2 |
&
 |
0 | 3 | 6 |
| Cross Road | X Switch (block) | 1-3/8 by 5-1/2 by 5-1/2 |
 |
0 | 4 | 8 |
| Gothic Arch & Door | Tall Facade | 1-3/8 by 5-1/2 by 11 |
&
 |
2 | 2 | 4 |
| Half Gothic Arch & small Buttress | half arch | 1-3/8 by 2-3/4 by 5-1/2 |
&
 |
0 | 0 | 4 |
| Side road | T-Switch (Block) | 1-3/8 by 5-1/2 by 4-1/8 |
 |
0 | 2 | 4 |
| Floor boards | 11" Flat Board | 11/16 by 5-1/2 by 11 | 
 |
12 | 32 | 40 |
| Roof Boards | 22" Flat Board | 11/16 by 2-3/4 by 5-1/2 | 
|
12 | 20 | |
| Right Angle | 90 degree turn (Block) | 1-3/8 by 3-1/8 by 3-1/8 |
 |
2 | 4 | |
| Large Triangles | 1-3/8 by 2-3/4 by 5-1/2 |
 |
8 | 16 | 24 | |
| Small Triangles (pairs) | 1-3/8 by 2-3/4 by 2-3/4 |
 |
8 | 16 | 18 | |
|
Totals: |
490 | 689 | 902 | |||
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Recommended for: |
3 year olds | 4 year olds | 5 year olds | |||