The set contains 10 pink wooden cubes from the smallest (1 cm edge) to the largest (10 cm edge). Thanks to them, the child easily understands differences in size in three dimensions and learns to arrange the cubes in the correct sequence.
Beech wood is harder and better resists impacts, making it suitable for regular work at home and in kindergarten. The weight of the cubes also brings an additional sensory impression when comparing.
The control of error is natural and simple: the child detects it just by looking at the tower, or by touch when running a finger along the edges. This supports independence and focus without the need for an adult’s intervention.
Pink Tower is a sensorial material by Maria Montessori that shows children the difference in size very clearly. The cubes differ in three dimensions (length, width, height) and their volume increases by the 3rd power – from the smallest cube 1 cm³ up to the largest 1000 cm³. The single-color design helps focus the child’s attention only on the observed quality – size.
The material supports independent work: the child carries the cubes to a mat, compares them, and builds a tower from largest to smallest. The control of error is visual (by sight), or by touch by running along the edges, when the child can feel a “step.”
What the Pink Tower develops:
