A PLACE TO STUDY/DO WORK

As you are helping your child enhance his or her education skills, it is important  to also set up the right environment for them.  You should try to designate an area, where your child can do their work, while learning.  Even if it is a spot in the dining room table or a desk in their room, if they are old enough.

Here is one of my favorites for children ages 3 to 9 years old.  It is a student study desk that is adjustable, so as your child grows, the seat and desk can be adjusted accordingly.  It is great for homeschooling or simply as a place to study, read or do school work.

This study desk and chair set is aimed to give children the best learning environment. It provides an environment for creativity, and helps your student be more efficient and organized as they do their work.  It is a great way to start building good study habits, as well as, a good homework (school-like) atmosphere. 

This particular study desk is safe and durable for children, up to 90 lbs. It is a great desk for kids because it grows right along with them.  It has a storage drawer, a 180° bookshelf, 55° tilted desktop, and a metal hook to hang a backpack. The pull-out drawer has large capacity to store pencils, markers, paper and other things kids may want to store. And best of all, it has a high-quality double padded backrest, which makes it very comfortable for your child!

 

 

 

 

 

HELP YOUR CHILD LEARN NEW WORDS WITH SPIN LETTER BLOCKS

One of my favorite ways to teach young children new word skills is through play.  Here is a wonderful learning tool that can help improve your child's capacity to learn new words.  

This block letter set spins and each square set incorporates a learning book with words that match.  The spinning block helps add a sensory component to learning.  As the child sees and reads the words in the book they can spin the block letters to form the word. The moment your child has to stop and think about the word to spin and sound out, is the moment that the word starts to become more concrete in their mind. 

Using the spinning blocks really allows them to play fun phonics games by sounding out words each letter in turn. When they spin the letters to form the word, they should sound it out and really practice saying it as they are looking at the blocks. The experience of "building" the word blocks themselves from the page of the book, really puts the fun and learning into your youngster's hands. They feel in control of "making" the word themselves and are more likely to comprehend word ideas. This is an excellent learning tool in my opinion.

Children do not generally see books as a "go-to toy but by making this experience fun and allowing them to twist and spin the letters into a word they see, your child feels like an integral part of the story.  And the added benefit is that it is a great sensory tool and keeps those little hands occupied!

And no need to worry about having block letters everywhere, it is very simple to use. These letter set squares stay snared together, making clean up simple. It comes with a cute burlap sack to keep every single one of the square blocks together.  

These "Spinny Blocks" are perfect for kids ages 3 through 6 years old.