I have seen first hand the importance of early education. The earlier your kids can start learning letters, sounds, numbers, colors, and shapes the more successful they will become later in their educational life. I know that if kids come to me in first grade knowing foundational skills, I am able to teach them strategies to become a stronger reader and problem solver. Finding developmentally appropriate early learning materials can be a chore, but Mead has some of the best products available to parents. Here are some of the products available:
Dry Erase Boards
Great for home and on the road, these portable and reusable dry erase boards are an interactive tool to reinforce foundational handwriting, phonetics and spelling skills. Because mistakes can be easily wiped away with a tissue, dry erase products let moms and kids see instant progress, and provide a convenient, reusable and great on-the-go sensory experience.
Games and Activity Workbooks
Early Learning activity books and games encourage sensory learning through hands-on activities in drawing, color and shapes, math and more, while also building basic motor skills for young learners. With activities that include the whole family, Early Learning games and activity workbooks help build relationships between parents, siblings and budding learners.
Flashcards
Practice makes perfect! To help kids build memory and better grasp basic concepts through repetition, Mead offers a range of flashcards in its Early Learning line. Perfect for at home or on-the-go, each set includes 55 print-rich cards and reward stickers to build confidence and master the next math or reading concept.
Age-Appropriate Workbooks
Early Learning workbooks supplement school curriculum by helping kids tackle hard-to-grasp concepts at home. Infused with fun activities in writing, phonics, math, reading and more, grade-appropriate workbooks bring everyday experiences to life and encourage thinking and problem-solving at a higher level with practical, hands-on applications and family activities.
These products are fantastic for busy parents because they arrive fully assembled and ready to go. My family has been experiencing a lot of sickness over the past few weeks making it difficult to get out of the house. These products have been very instrumental in keeping my three and a half year old busy. I love the dry erase boards because it is so easy for us to use them. Jonah needs practice on drawing straight lines and curves (the building block to writing letters and numbers) so it is easy for him to wipe and start over, he doesn’t need mommy’s help with that. As he gets olds, the flashcards and older workbooks are going to be a lifesaver as we travel or during the summer break when he isn’t at school. I might even use them at school with a few of my students who needs some help in the fine-motor skills area!
These make great gifts for young learners everywhere!
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drawing letters and numbers with her chalk board.. make up little songs with the letters
I like the Color Shapes and Numbers Flashcards Grades PK-1, very easy to take along on trips to practice with
We play school at home and learn sight words, colors, shapes, & ABC’s.
We like the dry erase board! We can learn over & over!
Counting laundry items, naming colors and shapes that we see around us
My son loves learning math with food. First we add it and then his favorite part is subtracting because he gets to eat it.
We read books and play learning games in the car
We practice at home with books and toys. I
I really like this:
Dry Erase Capital Letter Book Grades
By allowing her to join in when cooking in the kitchen.
I’m constantly telling him the color and shape of things
We do educational computer games, workbooks, writing and reading.
I love the Primary Journal, K-2.
I use workbooks from the dollar store and play learning games
I like the dry erase alphabet book prek-k
Flash cards, activity books, DVDs, and educational YouTube videos.
right now we use educational toys, but im looking for more
We play school at home where I try to teach him. Thanks so much for the fantastic giveaway and happy New Year!
I like their Dry Erase Capital Letter Book Grades! Thanks so much for the fantastic giveaway and happy New Year!
i purchased him a leapster 2 and i guide him through it
I really liked the Dry Erase Cursive Activity Boards Grades 3-4 cause they look like they would be awesome to teach my child things..
SAYING THE COLOR OF FLOWERS AND HOW MANY FLOWERS AND BIRDS THERE ARE IN THE YARD
We practice our writing everyday !
Dry Erase Capital Letter Book – Dry Erase is SOOO great when it comes to numbers and letters !
I’d like to get the Sight Words Flashcards Grades PK-2 for my daughter who’s learning how to read.
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Connect with Color® Grades P-1 sounds great
i homeschool the older ones and the younger ones often join in. We also so preschool style workbooks and online games
i like preschool workbooks like connect with color and learn to draw shapes
I like the Dry Erase Capital Letter Book Grades PK-1 because you can practice over and over no paper to replace.
by reading to him
I like the Learn To Letter Primary Writing Tablet Grades PK-1 because it helps them get started with their education
Lots of reading!
Two sided dry erase board (oops, think I was suppossed to put my last comment in the Rafflecopter form!)
We use flashcards and computer games to help her learn.
I like the Problem Solving Workbook Pre-K because it has tear out cards to help learn. Not just a book for them to read.
I just try to point things out in our everyday life, like counting pieces of food on our plates or pointing to & naming letters on things.
like the dry erase board
we learn at home by counting and looking at letters — older brothers homeschool
I like the success stickers because they’re great for motivation.
I think songs are a great way for little kids to learn stuff
I like the dry erase flashcards – they’re fun for thekids to use the pens and they can use them again and again without making a lot of paper mess
we have posters with numbers and letters and are trying to teach her those
I have been reading to my daughter since she was in the womb. Thanks for the opportunity.
Reading out loud since before birth. Sticky notes with random info – math and vocabulary – stuck everywhere!
My daughter loves doing preschool homework and practicing her letters. She asks to do it!
Always making it fun. Doing examples with candy. Rewards for hard work.
We read a lot and do chalkboard work.
Dry erase boards are our favorite. I’m sad to see they discontinued the lined one.
We use a lot of hands on approach.We “write” our names in shaving cram,form letters with play doh, and read.
We play school and we write on our little chalk board we have!
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We make flash cards to learn Spanish. I love the dry erase lowercase letters board!
I try to incorporate learning into every aspect of our daily lives. My four year old learned about density on a trip to the park after noticing that some things he threw into the pond floated and some sank. He helps me cook, and measure, and we spell out words for each other for fun. We write with bathtub crayons and count everything.
I like the workbooks because they’re a great way to focus on specific subjects or skills, and you can mix and match depending on what level your child is at in any given subject.
We use workbooks and flash cards.
I talk about everything we see and constantly explain things. We spell words and discuss colors and other essential things.
use a dry easel and ipad apps to learn letters and numbers
Preschool Comprehensive Workbook because it teaches a lot of things
we watch educational movies 🙂
We use flash cards and workbooks
We are a homeschooling family so we do a ton of things to help with learning in my home. 🙂
Love the Redispace Transitional Notebook Paper Grades 2-5 because it fits right in with our curriculum.
I have been using flash cards for years now with all my children. They are easy and convenient to use.
I like the double sided dry erase board because it’s a nice and easy size to use.
We like to use flash cards.
I help her by introducing alphabets, numbers, read a book, and sing together.
I like Color Shapes and Numbers Flashcards Grades PK-1 because it’ll be very useful for my daughter grades.
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We make flash cards. It is a fun project & it makes learning easier 🙂
I homeschooled our three children and used a lot of flash cards, text books I could buy and used almost everything as a learning experience.
My daughter is almost 2 years old and so far she knows all body parts, can say many words, all because we purchased an expensive book set from Southwestern. She watches Little Einsteins and Fresh Beat Band (For her music, and she dances alot!). I make sure I am there with her interacting and further teaching her what everything is. I also read to her at least an hour during the day and then in the afternoon, she has plenty of learning opportunities. 🙂 I also plan on homeschooling her so I’m also educating myself on what she should be learning at her age.
I like the Preschool Flash Cards. I always learned very well thanks to flash cards and I think these are designed perfectly for younger children!
My son and I watch sesame street together and try to write and practice letters and numbers that he learns from the show.
I like the dry erase workbooks especially the alphabet one right now. It’s great to learn without wasting paper and it’s easy to wipe away mistakes then erasing or scribbling mistakes.
I listen to classical music with my children then read them a story that goes along with the music Such as Peter and the Wolf.
Go over shapes and colors when they are very young…
My son is special needs so I use sight words and I try and get him to read everything he can like simple recipies and even the cans like corn etc. I also use websites such as Starfall,com. I also use money and store flyers to teach him to use money.
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I LIKE THE Problem Solving Workbook Grade 3
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I try to make learning fun for my son, and try to incorporate it into all of the little things, reading, playdoh letters, dry erase boards. He is a busy kid so I try to take advantage of the little moments.
We help by doing a lot of reading and letter recognition.
I spend alot of time with my grandson and provide him with many hands on activities.
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I print off worksheets online and work on them with my son. We also read every night for a minimum of 15 minutes.
I like the Problem Solving Workbook Grade 1 because it teaches critical thinking skills or teaches children “how” to learn.
we count cheerios,and read lots of books.we make it fun
I talk to them all the time and use lots of adjectives to teach color, size, and shape.
I like the snip it. My son is left handed and cutting is difficult for him.
We use flash cards and play learning games like Go Fish.
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I like the connect with color because dot to dots help with hand eye coordination and are fun.
Using songs and rhymes help things stick with my kids!
Fun worksheets. Age appropriate learning websites for her to play on.
I spend a lot of time reading to my grandson
The workbooks because they look perfect for learning.
The Alphabet Flashcards Grades PK-1 would be a great tool for learning
We learn by practicing with colors and shapes
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The Learn-to-Draw Shape Builders® Grades PK-1
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flash cards
We read a ton, use flash cards and practice letters.
I want to give him a head start!
We do Montessori Activities with our little one.
I think the Preschool Workbooks would be great for us because our son is still very young.