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Sunday, December 7, 2014

Reviews of Educational Insights Hot Dots Math Flash Cards - Telling Time

Educational Insights Hot Dots Math Flash Cards - Telling Time
Customer Ratings: 4 stars
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These flash cards use the Hot Dots pen to self-correct your child as they learn. Using one of the flash cards, the child will choose the correct answer to the problem presented. They touch the circle next to the answer they select using the pen. The pen will flash a red light and/or make a sound if they are wrong. If they are correct, the pen will flash a green light and/or make a sound.

The cards are double-sided, so there is a problem on each side. The answers are not on the cards themselves. The answers are given on a separate sheet of paper included with the cards.

The cards have a white plastic index-card size case to store them in.

The cards are not colored, only black and white. There are drawings on the cards of a cuckoo clock, A digital alligator clock, a round clock, a firetruck digital clock, a dog digital clock.

On some cards, the child must read the face of the clock and then select the correct time from the choices given. On other cards, the child must read the clock face and then select the written-out time from the sentences given, and on others, the child reads a digital clock and selects the corresponding clock face.

I would recommend these for first or second graders for reinforcement of school work. My children found them much more interesting than a simple workbook approach.

The cards do not come with the Hot Dots pen, so you will need to purchase that if you do not have it already.

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Students with special needs can learn more because this fits under "errorless learning". They never learn the wrong time because the hot dot pen corrects them. They only learn the right time. This makes my job much easier. I highly recommend this product!

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I thougt this would be a very good educational gift. But guess what, it doesn't come with the pen. It should be written e large and huge letters. I felt cheated.

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Every child should have these flash cards. These were a Christmas gift and have not started to use them. I expect that my grandchild will learn quickly from these cards by using the pen.

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I bought these cards and the pen and find that they work well for special needs students. They find the sounds from the pen reinforcing and I feel like they stay with the activity longer.

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Friday, December 5, 2014

Discount Yogarilla Exercises and Activities - Yoga Card Deck - Super Duper

Yogarilla Exercises and Activities - Yoga Card Deck - Super Duper Educational Learning Toy for Kids
Customer Ratings: 5 stars
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I received the cards as a gift...and Oh what fun they are! The sets teaches a child about body awareness, as well as position in space. AND they are so much fun to look at...the graphics pull you into trying them out. I would have given them more stars if they were thicker. I laminated them, hoping they will last longer.

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The kids love working with "Otis". His yoga moves are appropriate for different ages and ability levels. The cards are large and easy to see.

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Discount ULTIMATE LABS FINGERPRINT INVESTIGATOR

ULTIMATE LABS FINGERPRINT INVESTIGATOR
Customer Ratings: 4 stars
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I got this as a Christmas present for my 10 year old. Before this, he was only into his GI Joe action figures. But after he got this he's been fingerprinting everything in the house.

The kit comes with a black light and some ink that's only visible under the UV light. He asked me to set up challenges for him so I used the ink to write an "invisible" treasure map with such things as "Find 3 objects in the living room marked with an invisible fingerprint".

Plus, the UV light is fun to play with on it's own. You think your house is clean, and then you see glowing stuff with the black light. I don't know what it is, but I'm going to have to get some industrial strength cleaner, LOL. Don't get this if you're a germaphobe. ;-)

I think it's a great educational toy for kids AND it lets this me play actively with my son. It's so much better than sitting in front of the TV!

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My 8 year old son purchased this product with his allowance. The fingerprint dust does not work it does not dust on and show fingerprints and therefore you can't lift the prints with the pieces of clear tape. I am very disappointed that a company with such a good reputation for quality products would sell a fingerprint kit that doesn't lift fingerprints. I called customer service and they sent another bottle of fingerprint dust but it didn't work properly either. If all you want to do is make ink fingerprints, buy it. Otherwise, try another product.

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My son has had lots of fun playing with this toy. We all had a lot of fun with it and it is a nice quality item. I love the educational toys my kids actually like too. The thumbprint ink doesn't come off the kids fingers easily. We found this out on New Years Day when all my little nephews and nieces got their fingerprints made. They all had black thumbs for the day!

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It is a good children's home use microscope The magnification is good up to 400x It sure is fun for my kids. Seems pretty sturdy too. It only has plastic slides though and so I will have to buy more glass, the plastic get scratched up so easily. The kids really like thinking up things to look at and checking them out. It doesn't have a case of any sort unless you save the box which I didn't you need to find somewhere safe to store. Overall a good starter microscope.

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Friday, November 14, 2014

Eastern Birds, National Audubon Society N.Am.Guide Review

Eastern Birds, National Audubon Society N.Am.Guide
Customer Ratings: 5 stars
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I have nearly all of these books in my library. I started collecting them in the late 1980's and have made a purchase this day for one more. While Audubon has a direct replacement of the bird books as an Android app, (and possibly iPad as well), nothing can replace the feel of a book in hand.

Good Stuff, highly recommended.

Mark L.

Michigan

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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Buy Smart Cycle™ Dino Software

Smart Cycleâ„¢ Dino Software
Customer Ratings: 4.5 stars
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My 4 and a half year old son loves this toy and says it's "Awesome, Mom"! The only other video game he has is the leapster from Leap Frog, which captures his attention some when taking a road trip, but this toy is great b.c. he can stay active by pedaling and the dinosaurs amaze him. He doesn't even bother with the cartridge that accompanied the smart cycle only wants to play the dinosaur one...and does not tire of it.

A great toy....I'm very pleased with the purchase!

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I bought the Smart Cycle, along with 3 software games: Dino; Hot Wheels; and Sponge Bob for my 4 year old twin grandsons for Christmas. They have been playing with it non-stop since Christmas Day. Not only are they having fun, but at the same time, they are learning numbers, letters, math, colors, shapes and other concepts AND they are getting physical exercize with all the cycling. My son and daughter-in-law are very impressed. What a wonderful toy to give a child. I couldn't have picked a better gift to give them. If anyone is trying to decide on a gift to give a young child ... THIS IS THE ONE!

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My grandchilren really enjoy the smart cycle and the games but the cartridges can be kind of delicate after a dozen times of plugging them in and I suggest only the parent plug them into the cycle. There is quite a bit of educational learning with a few games. The dino software is very informative and teaches children the names of dinosaurs and explains a great deal about their habitat and choice of foods.

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I bought this game for my son's 4th birthday and he plays it daily. He loves dinosaurs and tells me about the differnt types and things he knows about them now. There are also some memory games and mazes that are fun for him, as well. He usually has a short attention span but typically stays engaged with this game for about 45 minutes. After he received the Smart Cycle for Christmas, this is one of his favorite games to play.

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My Grandson is totally captivated by this toy. He is six and facinated with Dinosaurs, although he is mildly Autistic he can stay focused on this game for up to a half hour at a time. I reccomend it to any child who likes dinosaurs and interactive toys.

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Friday, October 31, 2014

Reviews of Reading for Details in Stories Fun Deck with Secret Decoder - Super

Reading for Details in Stories Fun Deck with Secret Decoder - Super Duper Educational Learning Toy for Kids
Customer Ratings: 5 stars
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Reading for Details in Stories Super Fun Deck with Super Duper Secret Decoder is designed for grades 2-8, ages 7 & up. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that my daughter was ready for level three. The first level is designed to find one detail in the story they read. In level two they are looking for two details that are NOT in the story. The third level they are looking for four correct details in the story, and this level made her think. She would find the answer with three of the four answers and choose that one. She really enjoyed using the secret decoder to see if her answer were correct. We even involved my three-year-old by letting her see if her sister's answers were correct. The answers are A, B, C, and D so I was able to work with her on visually finding the correct letter.

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Saturday, October 25, 2014

Guidecraft Shape and Color Sorter Review

Guidecraft Shape and Color Sorter
Customer Ratings: 5 stars
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This toy is wonderful! Both of my kids love it and use it nearly daily. The texture of the pieces is wonderful and the pieces can be used as building blocks to add to their structures. A great, open ended toy that lasts.

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Sunday, October 19, 2014

Review of Dora Find It Two Ways Backpack

Dora Find It Two Ways Backpack
Customer Ratings: 4.5 stars
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My 2 year old daughter loves this toy! We bought it for her last week, and she has played with it every day. There are three modes of playnaming the object in English and Spanish, finding the object, and deductive reasoning (the object is red, there are three of these. I do have two problems with the toy though. I think the taped voice is sometimes difficult to understand, especially for one who is just beginning to understand different words, and the pictures are sometimes difficul to recognizefor example the balloons and the maracas look very similar, and do not accurately represent what these objcts actually look like.

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Hi everyone! I just bought this toy for my daughter a couple weeks ago-and I'm so glad I did. My daughter is 16 months and she is soooo into Dora the Explorer-she's thinks she's the coolest chica on 2 feet, next to mommy of course,wink wink. So, I picked this toy up because it seemed to scream to me on the shelf with all of it's pretty colors and lights..and Dora. I was going to save it until xmas but we(meaning I) couldn't resist. The different modes are great so you don't get sick of the same old thing. We can both learn some Spanish and listen to Doras backpack sing, and watch the lights and try to find the objects Dora is looking for in Spanish. Very durable-my daughter stands on it a lot(its her new thing) and it's held up like the best. We both love this toy, I recommend it to all DORA fans!

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My 2 year old loves this toy and it is great for learning a bit of Spanish. The only thing wrong with it is that that once your child learns all that the toy teaches, that's it. There are only about 50 different interactions with this toy. Otherwise, it's cute and great for 18 30 months.

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I agree with the review by Manhattan Mom stating that some of the pictures are hard to tell what they are, and sometimes the voice is a little hard to understand. That being said, it hasn't deterred my 2-year old daughter at all, and she seems to understand it just fine. She plays with this toy on a daily basis and loves it. She loves the fact that it plays short snippets of the Backpack song and the We Did It song too. Great purchase for us.

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My daughter likes Dora and we had a Dora party for her 2nd birthday. She was always interested in my son's Blues Clues light up alphabet toy so this toy seemed like it would be a hit. She plays with it a few minutes each day but then abandons it. I think she has trouble because she doesn't recognize the spanish words. My soon to be 5-year-old son has played with it more. She definitely prefers the Dora Floating Island bathtub toy she got. She plays with it both in and out of the bathtub. Perhaps she will get more into it as she gets older and she becomes more familiar with the Spanish words.

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Saturday, October 18, 2014

Buy Geomag Kids Panels - 114 pieces

Geomag Kids Panels - 114 pieces
Customer Ratings: 4 stars
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As you can tell from one of my other reviews, I think that Geomags are some of the best toys in the world.

They are fun, encourage creativity, and build small motor skills. In addition, you have to pay attention to how magnetic forces work, or your whole structure collapses in a pile. Of course, then you get to start over a little smarter, so it all works out.

Nope, this is not for kids who stick random things in their mouths. However, any kid of any age (starting at about 5 and up to well over 63...) can enjoy these, whether they are undertaking major projects or just goofing around.

This particular kit is useful because it has a relatively large number of plastic squares, which add stability to structures. All the parts can be combined with other Geomag collections to make greater and grander assemblages.

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I ordered this for my daughter for Christmas. I though the toy would be really fun for building. The magnetic pieces are fun and she enjoys the toy, but I thought the panels were magnetic as well so we would be able to have a lot more versatility in building than with just the rods and balls. However, there aren't very many rods and balls to build with and the majority of the kit is just different shapes of the plastic insertable pieces. They don't stay in place very well and you can't build much with the 114 piece set. I would definitely go with only rods next time and not buy the panels, as you could build a lot more for the same amount of money, and the panels are useless unless you have the structure built to pop them into.

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This is fantastic. I was a little disappointed that another reviewer thought the balls were magnetic and dangerous for that reason. The balls do stick to the magnets that are sturdily built into the rods, but are not magnetic themselves. My 7-year old daughter loves this. You will need multiple sets or as many

parts as you can get to build larger structures. The whole family enjoys this--young and not-so-young.

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If only if I can get more balls and sticks, because kids can build things continuously so we can run out of materials soon. Better wait until they are older because of the magnets.

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This was a gift for my 6 year old granddaugther. She is intrigued by magnets and absolutely loves to play with this set.

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Reviews of American Educational Introducing Earth Science Videolab with DVD Kit

American Educational Introducing Earth Science Videolab with DVD Kit
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Open this box and you have up to two weeks' worth of quality hands-on activities. Set these up as stations and students can work independently as you circulate and discuss the labs with individuals and groups. Each set comes with quiz materials and an easy-to-follow video that relates directly to the concepts illustrated in the labs. I use four or five of these Videolabs throughout the year in my high school earth science class. I have found nothing better for helping my students understand the abstract concepts of earth science and helping me differentiate instruction. The Videolabs have helped me bring earth science to life for all my students. I highly recommend this product!

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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Reviews of Mishidesign Grow Up Toy, Blue/Orange

Mishidesign Grow Up Toy, Blue/Orange
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My daughter and son-in-law suggested it for the first birthday of my grandson. He is not yet one year old but the sturdy little fellow pushes it where ever when ever and climbs in and out fills it with toys and empties it again. Safe sound and just wonderful.

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Sunday, October 5, 2014

Reviews of BabyFirstTV 00214 Tec the Tractor DVD

BabyFirstTV 00214 Tec the Tractor DVD
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Two year old twin Grandsons love Tec and there 8 year old sister enjoys too. Beautiful scenery, nice family, good look at modern farm.

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This educational DVD is great and who doesn't love a talking tractor. I only wish there were more of them.

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What a great cartoon for children.....to bad more similar programs aren't televised and movies made. Educational, colorful, entertaining and just all round wholesome!

Thank you for having this DVD available and if you have books (printed in English) or other DVDs, about Tec the Tractor, please let me know, I will buy them.

Abuela

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My 28 month old Grandson loves Tec and it is so hard to find anything Tec. He loves this Dvd. So glad I found it.

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Sunday, September 28, 2014

The Sing & Read Number Collection Resource Book; no. FST502 Review

The Sing & Read Number Collection Resource Book; no. FST502
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I love using this book, along with the CD to teach the kindergarten students the numbers. The sing-a-longs help cement the new information and quickly becomes a wonderful tool for learning. You can't go wrong with this book!

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Sunday, September 7, 2014

First Grade LeapPad Book: Scooby-Doo and the Disappearing Donuts Reviews

First Grade LeapPad Book: Scooby-Doo and the Disappearing Donuts
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I recently ordered this book for my son who is 4. With the leap pad books your child can learn the basics and phonics and soon be reading on their own. In just a few weeks he has learned to sound out letters and a few words in the book. Of course, Scooby will keep your interest over and over again. This is a great beginning for your pre-schooler. Also check out the other leap pad products available for all age groups.

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My Kindergartener loves this book more than any other in his Leap Pad Library. Santa brought it this year and he loves it. I love it because it encourages more Leap pad play because it is a character he loves.

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My daughter, who is 3 1/2, is now able to visually recognize the word "donuts" on a page, thanks to this book! Of course, now she wants to eat donuts all the time! Be careful with the books though the pages can tear fairly easily. We've already taped one up!

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My 4 year old loves this book. Every page has a hidden paw print and you really have to search for it. The games on every page is fun too. This book is made for 4 yr old kids.

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I read the other reviews before buying this book and was actually a little disappointed. It was the first Leap pad book we bought and was expecting more activities. I found the book short, it is just the story. My Daughter does enjoy the story and finding the missing paw prints.

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Saturday, September 6, 2014

Cheap Magnetic Poetry Kids Story Maker

Magnetic Poetry Kids Story Maker
Customer Ratings: 4.5 stars
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I work with four kindergarten classes each day, and one of the teachers has Magnetic Poetry Kids Story Maker magnets on a file cabinet in her room where they are accessible to all of her students. These magnets make it enjoyable for the students to create thoughts, poetry, messages and short stories. I love to begin a poem before I leave the class and see how the students will complete it. I enjoyed using the story-starter magnets so much, I bought myself a set and combined it with the Poets magnet set. I am able to use these magnets in grades K-6 to encourage students to write and I use them frequently to challenge myself to extend my own writing.

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I'm really disappointed in this product.

The tense of the verbs conflicts with the rest of the sentence structure.

They should use a similar idea as their "In Other Words" collection where you can flip the magnet over... and the tense of the verb changes to match the subject case.

Great conceptual idea, but the finished product is junk.

Back to the drawing board guys!

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My son enjoys making crazy sentences with this toy. The different colors make it easy to help him get all the parts of the sentence. I marked less durable because the magnets could be easily snapped in half by a younger child. For an older child it would last for quite a while.

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We have a boy in 2nd grade and a boy in Kindergarten so we bought this set thinking that it would be a good way to help them with sentence creation. They were very excited at first, but like most things the interest waned after awhile. The main problem is that even though the phrases are helpful for making sentences, they also tend to limit creativity a bit. For our son in kindergarten the words are a bit too advanced, but we knew that. However, using colors for the different types grammar is super helpful and a great idea and really helpful! The quality is good, they have strong magnets and don't fall off the fridge even when the door is slammed. The only complaint that I have is that I wish the words weren't quite so tame and boring. I know it is for kids, but my boys are much more interested if they could make some sentences that sound gross or involve explosions, etc.

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Very fun way introduce and encourage your child to rhyme and learn. My daughter loves rhyming her words and also uses the sentence maker. Cool stuff!

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