Archive for the ‘Early Learning’ Category

Toy Review - Thames & Kosmos, Little Labs - Weather

Friday, August 15th, 2008

With this kit, kids will get to investigate weather with experiments on wind, rain, storms, clouds, rainbows, temperature, evaporation, pressure, and more. I love the instruction manuals that all the Thames & Kosmos Science Kits come with. That is one of the aspects that make these such wonderful toys. The ...

Alphabet TRAINer - Educational Insights

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Come on board this interactive talking Alphabet Train to play three exciting letter-learning games. Press the engine to hear the names of the letters — just by touching the alphabet clouds. Touch the boxcar to play a lively letter identification game. Or tap the caboose for a challenging game that ...

Colors Bean Bags - Educational Insights

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Kids will love learning their colors and color words with this rainbow of beautifully embroidered felt bean bags in ten cool colors red, blue, yellow, green, orange, purple, brown, black, gray and white. Each bean bag measures 4" x 4.25" - the perfect size for small hands—and stores conveniently in ...

Counting Cat - Educational Insights

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Counting Cat invites young children to learn to count and teaches simple addition and subtraction. Lights and digital speech along with tactile and visual feedback motivate kids to learn independently. Slide the counters and the cat keeps count or speaks the addition or subtraction sentence. Includes three AA batteries.

E-Z as ABC - Educational Insights

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Children love discovering the connection between letters and beginning sounds- a critical skill in learning to read. Connect clever picture puzzles, flip them over, and match the upper and lower case letters. Next, become a "Sound Detective" and try to guess the secret object when players give beginning sound clues. ...

Jack and the Beanstalk - FingerTale Puppets - Educational Insights

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Fun at your fingertips. Richly detailed, beautifully crafted felt puppets easily fit on fingers and are backed with Velcro for use on flannel boards and mitts for even more versatility. Each set comes with five colorful puppets, fun extension activities for building early learning skills, and reproducible story and puppet ...

Little Red Riding Hood - FingerTale Puppets - Educational Insights

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Fun at your fingertips. Richly detailed, beautifully crafted felt puppets easily fit on fingers and are backed with Velcro for use on flannel boards and mitts for even more versatility. Each set comes with five colorful puppets, fun extension activities for building early learning skills, and reproducible story and puppet ...

Mary Had a Little Lamb - FingerTale Puppets - Educational Insights

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Fun at your fingertips. Richly detailed, beautifully crafted felt puppets easily fit on fingers and are backed with Velcro for use on flannel boards and mitts for even more versatility. Each set comes with five colorful puppets, fun extension activities for building early learning skills, and reproducible story and puppet ...

Alphabet Bean Bags - Educational Insights

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Kids will love tossing around their ABCs, learning letters, and building words with these lightweight, washable beanbags. Each of the twenty-six beanbags is made of soft, cuddly felt, and is small enough for little hands. Beanbags are embroidered with uppercase letters on one side and lowercase on the other. Letters ...

Magnetic Art - Educational Insights

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Imaginative shapes help kids distinguish shapes and colors as they create fun designs and scenes. Complete kit comes with 11-inch x 14-inch magnetic board, instruction guide, and 80 magnetic pieces in 6 creative shapes and 4 bright colors.