Year Three · Chapter 1: The Counter

Year Three · Chapter 1 of 4Age 3 to 4, from their 3rd to their 4th birthday · this chapter is for 36 to 48 months

$99 every 3 months · $109 once · GST and delivery included

The Counter

What numbers mean: one ring, ten rings, halves and quarters they can hold.

  • Counting
  • Number sense
  • Early fractions

Chapter 1 of 4 in Year Three · the one to start with

About $33 a month. Bought separately, the toys inside are $135.08.

This chapter includes toys only. For a solid-wood table and chair at their height as well, yours to keep, with the next chair and table legs sent free as they grow, start a Chapters membership ($149 every 3 months, or $499 a year, including GST and delivery).

Sending this as a gift? One box, one payment. Nothing renews. You'll enter the child's address at checkout.

Your cart and checkout show $90.00 + GST, and GST is added at checkout to make $99.

After Chapter 4 the subscription ends; we'll ask before starting the next year. The first box is charged at checkout, then you are charged on the 1st of the month every 3 months. Pause, skip or cancel from your account, or email info@edu-fun.com.au.

Chapters are delivered on the 1st of the month. Order now and this chapter arrives on 1 November. To order by phone, call (03) 5918 2576.

  • 4 solid-wood toys from the factory we've run since 1991
  • A printed play guide: what each toy teaches and three ways to play
  • Subscribers get 15% off the whole shop
  • Delivery included anywhere in Australia, on the 1st of the month
  • No lock-in: pause, skip or cancel from your account, or email info@edu-fun.com.au

Inside This Chapter

4 toys chosen for 3-year-olds, and why each one is in the box.

Counting Abacus Counting Abacus

Slide the beads and count them. Adding up they can see.

 1-10 Stacking Rings 1-10 Stacking Rings

One ring on post 1, ten on post 10. They see what numbers mean.

 Natural Fraction Cups Circle Natural Fraction Cups Circle

Halves and quarters they can hold. Fractions before the word.

 Natural Fraction Cups Square Natural Fraction Cups Square

Square halves and quarters to compare with the circles.

The play guide The Play Guide

What each toy teaches, three ways to play with it, and what to watch for at this age.

What Comes Next

Subscribe and Chapter 2, The Letter Finder, arrives on 1 February, then the rest of Year Three every 3 months as each chapter is ready.

  1.  This chapter Chapter 1 · The Counter Counting · Number sense · Early fractions In stock
  2. +3 months Chapter 2 · The Letter Finder Letter recognition · Letter sounds · Tracing In stock · available separately
  3. +6 months Chapter 3 · The Pre-Writer Pre-writing strokes · Hand control · Patterns In production
  4. +9 months Chapter 4 · The Architect Spatial reasoning · Planning · Comparing heights In production

For Parents

Why Each Toy

The guide says what each toy builds, in plain words, so you know what to look for.

Ahead or Behind?

Ages are a guide, not a rule. If they've raced ahead, email us and we'll start you at a later chapter or the next year.

After Chapter 4

The subscription ends automatically. We will email to ask whether you would like the next year, and nothing is charged unless you confirm.

If you speak Arabic at home, you can add the bilingual Arabic line alongside their Chapters year. Both arrive together every 3 months, in the same box on the same day.