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Customer Review: taught My child to read in a few weeks
We moved when my child was 4. She had been in what was considered a very good preschool program in our old city. We enrolled her at a preschool that used zoo phonics when we moved. I was so surprised after about 6 weeks she was sounding out words in books and she was having so much fun. Compared to the traditional methods at her first school zoo phonics was far better. It was great to see my child have so much fun learning to read. I'm disappointed more materials are not available for parents.

Reader A3 is the final reader in the "A" series. The number of words and blends has increased, but the level is still controlled. Capital letters have been introduced using the Animal names. (Focus: "a--z" consonant-vowel-consonant) student can read to "family members."
Price: $7.95

Over 180 reproducible black line masters. These activities are designed to develop perceptual abilities: visual, spatial, figure-ground, eye-hand and fine-motor coordination which will strengthen coloring, cutting, pasting, tracing, tracking, dot-to-dots and matching skills. The packet also contains pages of various levels of the handwriting process. The handwriting activities will help develop letter formation, alphabetical order and word formation. Other worksheets allow the students reading and spelling opportunities. Each activity was carefully designed to meet the developmental needs of young writers.
Used Price: $39.95

Reader B2

Children will happily learn the four digraphs ("ch, sh, th, wh") through this Read-A-Long. Each digraph has its own story, taught through the Zoo-phonics Animals that make up that particular digraph. Each Story in this Reader includes comprehension questions. Two vocabulary lists are provided, one shich includes all the words used in the story; the other a digraph word list. also included are the lyrics to the songs. (Focus: Digraphs (ch, sh, th, wh)
Price: $8.95

The Magic Wall Calendar is undated, so it can be reused month after month, year after year. Use the month magnets to identify the month, and place the magnet numbers on the appropriate days of the week. The calendar has a dry-erase surface that reverses to solid white. Month magnets and date magnets included.
Price: $30.00
Customer Review: Dowling Magnetic Wall Calendar
I'm a home school mom and have been using a laminated poster calendar with Velcro up until now. I have had my eye on this calendar and finally bought it! CONS: There is no space at the top to place the Month magnet. There are no magnets to make the year. Also, it's not a metal board, though it is magnetic. (FYI: The calendar is about as thick as 2 poster boards, but more stiff.) PROS: It comes with all 31 magnetized numbers, all 12 magnetized months of the year, and 12 magnetized "special day" squares. I love the calendar's colorfulness, that it's NOT cluttered, that each weekday is spelled out AND abbreviated, it's dry erase, and that it's easy to use. Over all, I am pleased with the calendar and would recommend it to others! I did make a "2008" magnet myself; using my computer, white cardstock, clear packing tape, & and old business magnet off the fridge. My kids love to put the next number on the calendar each day, and then sing the "Days-of-the-Week" & "Months-of-the-Year" songs! It is a great teaching tool for little ones, even if you don't home school. I pray this review helps you find what you are looking for! :-) God bless you and yours!

Trend Giraffe Growth Chart Bulletin Board Set
Price: $10.99
Customer Review: Great-has room for improvement
The description did not mention what kind of material it was made of.It is just a thicker paper(not as thick as cardboard though).Comes in four pieces that you need to reposition and paste.Assembling was a little tedious since it did not come in peel off paper.I had to tape inch by inch and all the curves so that my daughter would not insert her fingers in and tear it off. I would have liked it more in foam or atleast if it came in peel and stick paper.But otherwise it's good.Looks good on my wall.Bright and colorful.My daughter loves its size(tall as a real giraffe)

Mix and match this make-believe food to create a fabulous feast. Your child can learn all about the different food groups with this well-balanced 21-piece pretend play food set. Comes complete with all four food groups, individually boxed in wooden crates for storage, sorting and stacking. Measures 9" x 12.75" x 2.25".
Price: $19.99

Eight cool songs teach facts through 18 and concepts for using addition. This 30-minute audio program includes an illustrated book with fun activity pages. New package contains both a CD and a cassette! Ages 6 and up.
List Price: $19.99
Used Price: $7.79

The MIND GAMES CD has been featured on NPR (National Public Radio), the NBC Evening News, and in the Chicago Sun-Times! EARTH TONE ENTERPRISES has created a unique and revolutionary new music style called "Educational Hip Hop." We've taken the styles of music kids like best; Pop and Hip Hop, and hired some of the freshest new singers and rappers to perform songs that actually teach kids classroom subjects.

Now parents and educators have a tool to take advantage of children's natural ability to learn pop and rap lyrics!

Mind Games features songs designed to help children (ages 6 to 13) learn a variety of subjects, including: grammar (punctuation, verbs, and adjectives), mathematics (fractions and the metric system), and geography. Also included is a bonus track called "Open The Door." This inspirational song encourages kids to study hard and not be afraid or embarrassed to achieve academic excellence.

All of the selections on the "Mind Games" CD are fully produced, professional radio style tracks, not simple "kiddie songs." Your children will enjoy rapping and singing along to these songs in the car, at home, and at school. And as they learn the lyrics, your kids will also be learning valuable facts that will help them in school and beyond.

Parents might learn a few things too!

This one of a kind CD is a complete learning program. It is being used with outstanding results in classrooms, day care centers, after school programs, and homes around the USA and Canada.
List Price: $16.99
Amazon Price: $16.99
Used Price: $16.13
Customer Review: Very Good
This is a wonderful CD children will love it.

Do you remember all the planets? Is it true that on Venus one day is longer than one year? With our vibrant Solar System shower curtain, you can add some fun into your bathroom and learn some cool facts about the solar system too! SMART shower curtains bring fun and easy learning experiences into your home through environmentally conscious products. Most of life's basic knowledge is discovered at an early age and usually forgotten by the time we're adults. Amazingly enough we call have a natural curiosity that allows us to continually absorb everything around us. So what's the easiest way to learn and remember something? See it over and over again. And where do you spend a lot of time everyday? In the bathroom! Whether you're brushing your teeth or jumping into the tub you're bound to look at these SMART shower curtains and have fun soaking up from cools facts without even trying. We're certain that you will enjoy using these shower curtains! Approx. 71" x 71". Gift messages may also be included on packing list.
Price: $32.00
Customer Review: I love it!
I purchased this item for myself, and I really, really love it. I'm an adult, but I like astronomy, so I treated myself and bought this really fun shower curtain. The quality of the curtain is fab--it feels really soft yet durable. My roommate commented that it smells a lot better than PVC curtains we have purchased in the past. The information on the curtain is accurate, and really interesting! It gets a lot of compliments from our guests. Definitely was a great purchase!

Instantly make snow! Simply combine water with Super Snow, stir and instantly make snow! The more you stir, the more it shines and sparkles! Super Snow expands to over 100 times its size and lasts for weeks without rewetting. It has been used on movie sets and in snowboarding parks. In addition, the snow can be reused. The 100 gram jar makes over 2.5 gallons of snow!
Price: $14.99
Customer Review: Not impressed
I recently bought this product as an activity to teach in a prek classroom. When I recieved the product, I was disappointed in the size. I was expecting a much larger container. I did use it in the classroom and the students seemed to enjoy it. However I was not impressed. I was expecting the snow to form as soon as the water was added. It didn't the kids had to continuously stir it for about a minute before the crystals formed. I also thought that it would turn white like snow but it looked more like clear gel and was very messy.
Customer Review: I got the wrong kind of snow :(
As another reviewer mentioned that there is another type of snow that is much better - insta-snow. Though I was disappointed with this snow, but my daughter still loved it. I put it in a large container and she had fun playing with it. I have no idea how this could be reusable, but I guess for a while it can be re-moistened a bit. I went ahead and bought the insta-snow and boy the difference was huge.

You've seen them on the beach! Electronic wands people wave over the sand in hopes of finding buried treasure. You can be part of that search by building your own operational metal detector with this easy-to-use kit.The kit includes all the parts you need to build a metal detector with power indicator, detection alert, flashing red light target indicator, comfort grip and wrist strap. No special tools are required for assembly. Comes with an easy-to-read illustrated instruction manual and 3x magnifying glass to view your treasures.
Price: $24.95

Science Series Music 8-Pack Boxed set of all 8 best-selling Science series Music CDs Introduces sometimes hard to comprehend science topics in a fun, easy to retain wayùwith music! We receive more comments about the amazing facts learned through our science products than any other educational series! Includes: Insects and Spiders Dinosaurs Zoos Weather Space Oceans Chemistry Physics Product is meant for All Ages
List Price: $59.99
Used Price: $27.98

List Price: $19.95
Amazon Price: $17.99
Customer Review: Very Dated And Short
Wow, this video is short, poorly done and very very dated. We are talking about a dude with a mullet pointing to print outs on a music stand with a pen. There are no computers or software in this at all, only lame cut aways to cassette multi-trackers. Sure, the theories are still good but it doesn't go into detail enough at all. If you're looking for advanced mixing theories for your modern home studio, this isn't it. Not even close. Boo!