{"product_id":"lees-sharing-montessori-tactile-matching-board-sensory-toy-kids","title":"Lee's Sharing Montessori Tactile Matching Board – Sensory Toy for Kids","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTouch, Match, Learn — The Montessori Way\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before children can read a word or solve an equation, they are learning through their senses. They reach out to touch, to feel, to compare — building an understanding of the world through direct, physical experience. The Lee's Sharing Montessori Tactile Matching Board honours this natural learning process, offering children aged 3 to 12 a beautifully crafted wooden toy that turns sensory exploration into a rich educational experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt Elanique, we are passionate about Montessori-inspired toys that respect the intelligence and curiosity of young children. The Tactile Matching Board earns its place in our collection because it does something rare: it makes learning feel like play, and play feel like discovery. Every session with this board is a quiet, focused adventure in colour, texture, classification, and memory — the building blocks of cognitive development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat Is the Tactile Matching Board?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Lee's Sharing Montessori Tactile Matching Board is a wooden sensory toy designed around the principle of tactile classification — the ability to identify and categorise objects by touch and appearance. The board presents children with a series of tactile elements that must be matched, sorted, and classified according to colour, texture, and pattern. The process is simple enough for a three-year-old to engage with, and complex enough to challenge a twelve-year-old's memory and reasoning skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wooden construction is warm, natural, and durable — a deliberate choice that aligns with Montessori philosophy, which favours natural materials over plastic for their sensory richness and longevity. The board is smooth where it should be smooth, textured where texture is the point, and coloured with the kind of clear, vivid hues that help young children develop colour recognition and discrimination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDevelopmental Benefits Across Every Age\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Tactile Matching Board is designed to grow with your child. For children aged 3 to 6, the primary benefits are sensory: the act of touching, feeling, and matching develops fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and the foundational ability to categorise and classify. These are skills that underpin reading, writing, and mathematical thinking — making this toy a genuine investment in your child's future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor children aged 6 to 12, the board introduces a memory and reasoning challenge. The classification tasks become more complex, requiring children to hold multiple pieces of information in mind simultaneously — a direct exercise in working memory, which is one of the strongest predictors of academic success. The animal and nature theme adds an additional layer of engagement, connecting the abstract task of classification to the concrete, familiar world of living things.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAvailable in Two Styles\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Tactile Matching Board is available in four variants: Style A, Style B, and two storage bag options (With Storage Bag and With Storage Bag 1) that include a convenient carry bag for easy transport and tidy storage. Whether you are using the board at home, in a classroom, or in a therapy setting, the storage bag variants make it easy to keep all components together and take the toy wherever learning happens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Gift That Keeps Giving\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Lee's Sharing Montessori Tactile Matching Board is an ideal gift for birthdays, Christmas, baby showers, and any occasion where you want to give something that is both beautiful and genuinely useful. It is the kind of toy that parents and educators reach for again and again — because it works, because children love it, and because the learning it delivers is real and lasting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy Elanique?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt Elanique, our Montessori and sensory toy collection is curated with the same care we would apply to choosing toys for our own children. We look for products that are safe, beautifully made, and genuinely aligned with the principles of child-led, sensory-rich learning. The Lee's Sharing Montessori Tactile Matching Board meets every one of those criteria, and we are proud to offer it alongside our wider range of Montessori, sensory, and educational toys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe offer fast UK delivery, easy returns, and a customer service team that is always happy to help.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrand:\u003c\/span\u003e Lee's Sharing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eModel Number:\u003c\/span\u003e LTD00612\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/span\u003e Wood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/span\u003e Mainland China\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecommended Age:\u003c\/span\u003e 3–6 years, 6–12 years\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheme:\u003c\/span\u003e Animals \u0026amp; Nature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable Styles:\u003c\/span\u003e Style A, Style B, With Storage Bag, With Storage Bag 1\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elanique","offers":[{"title":"Style B","offer_id":53330234704215,"sku":"14:200006153#Style B","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"With storage bag","offer_id":53330234736983,"sku":"14:200006156#With storage bag","price":25.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Style A","offer_id":53330234769751,"sku":"14:200006152#Style A","price":24.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"With storage bag 1","offer_id":53330234802519,"sku":"14:200004889#With storage bag","price":25.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0903\/8463\/0103\/files\/S2cbeb8ea6f064f1ab9bb814f21f2085bz.webp?v=1779070239","url":"https:\/\/elanique.shop\/products\/lees-sharing-montessori-tactile-matching-board-sensory-toy-kids","provider":"Elanique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}