2019 Gift Guide: Educational Toys for Learning
Are you looking for fun, educationally relevant gifts for your children this year? Here are some skills to consider when purchasing a toy:
Fine motor skills
Gross motor skills
Visual perceptual skills
Matching skills
Social and play skills
It is easy to practice these skills with toys at home with your child! Here are some great examples of specific toys that work on one or more of these skills.
These toys above are excellent for targeting matching, shape and color recognition, sorting skills, fine motor grasp patterns, imaginative play, and visual perceptual skills.
Counting Bears with Matching/Sorting Cups, Tweezers and an Activity e-Book
These toys support gross motor skills, provide positive sensory input, offer children an opportunity to learn dressing skills, as well as reinforce color learning, develop strategic thinking skills, and practice memory skills.
These toys are great for jump starting pre-reading skills. The characters in the LeapFrog books make it fun and interactive. It also allows you to upgrade the books to meet the child’s reading ability.
The Osmo Little Genius Starter Kit supports problem solving, creativity and imagination, reading, and vocabulary. The easel offers a way for children to practice writing skills and a social skills board game is an excellent, fun way to practice showing and managing emotions, as well as using manners and making friends.
Osmo Little Genius Starter Kit
These are just a few suggestions to support your child’s learning and development this holiday season. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to one of our exceptional student education teachers on the Panel.
Nikki Waitt, RBT
Registered Behavior Technician and Varied Exceptionalities Teacher
nikki@collaborativecorner.org
Leslie Haynes, B.Ed
Inclusion Teacher, Parent Advocate, and Special Olympics Coach
leslie@collaborativecorner.org