Because of the continuing decline in literacy rates some educators are suggesting parents begin teaching their children to read at an early age. But, not all children are ready at the same age.
In past years it was thought that children should probably begin learning to read at about six years of age. But this opinion is being re-thought and educators are thinking that if a child starts to learn to read at an earlier age they may learn to read better.
There is a wide diversity in each child’s individual learning speeds and styles. A child’s interests and temperament also play a major role in helping parents decide when it is best to begin teaching their child to read.
It is important that children see their parents reading; it is also important to read to your child every day. By doing so parents will learn if their child is intrigued by the new ideas in the stories that are read to them. Parents need to pay attention to learn if their child exhibits a genuine interest in the stories they are reading.
If you find your child is showing interest in the stories and the new ideas then he/she is probably ready to begin learning to read. It is a fact that some four year olds can’t wait to begin reading, yet other children as old as eight are not developmentally ready.
Each child is unique and spending time with him/her will help a parent know how to proceed. Even before you introduce a book to your child there is a toddler learning toy, Little Reader Blocks, that your child can play with – and during play, begin to recognize the first 100 basic sight words. These toy blocks are available on our website, All I Can Imagine.
You will get the following 3″cube cardboard building blocks:
3 green noun blocks (18 nouns)
5 blue verb blocks (30 verbs)
5 red pronoun blocks (30 pronouns)
3 yellow adjective blocks (18 adjectives)
2 white preposition blocks (12 prepositions)
If you are a teacher or run a day care center and order three or more sets let us know you read about the Little Reader Blocks on our Blog and you will receive a discounted price.
When you have a toddler or other young children in your home you want to make sure their toys are safe. You also want toys that are easy to clean and keep sanitary.
ImagiBRICKS are sturdy, and are coated with a nontoxic coating so they can be wiped down without damaging the toy blocks. When you purchase cardboard building blocks for your children there will be no sharp points or edges; an important consideration when choosing your toddler’s toys.
A learning toy such as building blocks toys encourages creative, open-ended play. Children will play by themselves as well as in a group. Children of various ages can plan, create and build structures of varying degrees of difficulty and learn to work together for hours of learning fun.
Giant sized blocks such as ImagiBRICKS are safe toy blocks because they are too large to get swallowed if there are younger children in the home. Children tend to like to stand on their giant blocks and these blocks are guaranteed crush proof. There are images of me standing on the blocks on our website.
Another reason cardboard building blocks are a perfect toddler learning toy is that they are lightweight and can easily be carried about and can be stacked as high as a toddler can reach. When the blocks fall or get knocked down (as they most assuredly will) there are no sharp edges to hurt your children.
Children will gain muscle strength while playing with their blocks and as they build structures they will learn coordination as they learn to walk around their structures and not knock them down.
There are no better toys for toddlers as ImagiBRICKS, the toys your grandparents played with.
Noah’s Ark was said to have been the largest sea-going vessel ever built until the late nineteenth century when giant metal ships were first constructed. Its length to width ratio of six to one provided excellent stability on the high seas. In fact, modern shipbuilders say it would have been almost impossible to turn over. In every way, it was admirably suited for riding out the tremendous storms in the year of the flood.
Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it. (Gen. 6: 14-16).
The image above is the size comparison between average size one-story home and Noah’s Ark. Illustration from The World that Perished. By the way a cubit is the distance between an adult’s elbow and tip of the finger, no less than 18-inches [45.72 centimeters].
Teaching children about the Flood and the Ark and about all the animals God brought to Noah before it began to rain will become more “alive” when you child has a “real” Ark of his own.
ImagiPLAY’s wooden toy playset is hand-crafted and has 28 pieces. This toddler learning toy includes different male and female animals such as elephants, pigs, polar bears, giraffe’s and more. Store all the animals in the Ark for safe keeping.