School Zone Kindergarten products

I have a five year old who is not in kindergarten.  She has a July birthday and for various reasons, we decided to retain her in preschool a year.  So these kindergarten products were right up our alley.

The "Kindergarten magnetic tin" was a huge hit with kids in my family even older than kindergarten. Younger too, for that matter.  The tin contains puffy, two sided animal figures, along with smaller letters and numbers. Right now, my five year old isn't interested in the letters, but I will bet that as the year progresses and she learns more about phonics, they will be used again and again. There are laminated cards inside this tin, and the back of the tin has a blank setting to facilitate creative play. My seven year old used the letters on the back of the tin to spell out his spelling words and was able to retain an especially difficult word.  I think it was due to the hands on advantage. I can see that this tin will be going many places with us, places that require quiet focused activities.  Like the multitudes of soccer games. (Quiet for the spectators under seven, not for the parents and the players, of course.)

The "Start to Read Level 1" is a large, spiral bound book full of multiple activities. With beginner reader books, cds of the stories with lively music, songbooks, stickers, wipe off pages of work - this book was a treasure trove of fun for Emma. Honestly, this book  was a bottomless pit of goodies.   She can't read yet, but with help, was able to complete a few of the pages of questions and circle the corresponding answers with the enclosed dry erase. She asked to do it again and again and again.  That is a hallmark of a great toy.

I really love educational toys for my kids, and these were very high quality and well loved.  I plan to use School Zone to buy a few Christmas gifts.  I'd recommend just about anything from School Zone Publishing Company. They really know how to make learning fun! Thanks so much to the lovely ladies over at   The Parent Bloggers Network for this opportunity.

Comments

[mary]

Wow, that tin looks really cute. I am thinking of Christmas already and it probably doesnt have lead paint on it!!

[Pia]

Thank you for pointing me in their direction. The site looks like the perfect place for shopping for my 1st grader. (Like the bargain bin too for presents and stuff).