Developed by Russian educationists Boris and Lena Nikitin. The Russian parents Boris and Lena Nikitin raised their seven children in believing firmly in the natural ability to learn and adjust to environments. They transformed their home into play and learning environments and developed highly intelligent learning materials – “Build Up Games”.
Nikitin Materials – Build Up Games, were designed to help children to reveal their abilities and develop their personalities, sense of perception and concentration training.An important aspect is gradual increase in diffuculty. Children progress from the simple to the harder each time, setting their own individual paces.
These materials are suitable for use by children as young as 3+ up to adulthood. They are used for some time with great success by large numbers of preschools and primary schools, and therapists. In Singapore, some of these sets are used in Shichida for left-right brain training purposes.