Tactile Balance Stones and Beams 20 Pieces
Tactile Balance Stones and Beams 20 Pieces
Student's name
First and last name, and class if you know it. This goes on the pack label.
Pickup available at Mega DC – Tweed Heads South
Usually ready in 24 hours
Twenty pieces, three shapes, one path a class can rebuild every day
8 bridge beams (42.5 x 13cm), 4 stumps (13 x 13cm) and 8 discs (7.8cm diameter) - twenty textured PE plastic pieces with non-slip bases.
Twenty pieces is the number that turns stepping stones into a system. Six stones make one path; twenty make a path with branches, a choice of routes, a wide easy line beside a narrow hard one - which is what lets a mixed-ability group do the same activity at the same time.
Three different shapes is the other half. Beams are for walking, stumps are for stepping up, and the small discs are for precise foot placement. A course that uses all three asks a child to change what their feet are doing three times, which is the skill.
Every piece is textured, so barefoot the whole thing doubles as a sensory path.
Safety: 3 years and over, non-slip material, and MTA say to always supervise children during use. No maximum weight is published - if you need a stated figure, the Rainbow River Stones state 80kg and the Gonge system 100kg.
Where it sits on weight. Load limits across our balance range run from 60kg to 200kg and they are not interchangeable - the crocodile stones and the two Weplay seesaws stop at 60kg, the river stones at 80kg, the Gonge Build N' Balance system at 100kg, and the wooden rocking board at 200kg. Check the figure against the students who will actually stand on it, especially in upper primary.