Great Homework Helpers Enhance Learning Through Play

It’s back-to-school time, and there’s nothing kids and parents dread more than hours of challenging homework and test preparation. That’s why Learning Resources, a manufacturer of fun, award-winning educational toys and classroom materials, works hard to take the difficulty out of learning. Offering more than 200 fun learning products for kids to use at home, Learning Resources turns homework issues into child’s play.

In many cases, kids have so much fun with our games and activity sets, they forget they are actually learning, said Rick Woldenberg, President/CEO of Learning Resources. Whether your child is struggling with reading, math, science or geography, or is simply ready to move on to more advanced levels of learning, our products are an easy answer. For example, the Talking Math Mat Challenge Game, is an interactive talking floor mat with fast and crazy quiz games that gets kids thinking on their feet…and it’s much more fun than flashcards. Kids listen to the equation, do the math, then step on the right answer.

Abstract concepts such as time and money become a cinch. The Talking Clever Clock is an interactive, electronic learning clock that teaches kids to tell time, convert from digital to analog time and solve elapsed time problems–a concept many children have difficulty conquering. Buy It Right Money Game, combines homework and family game night. Kids learn the importance of money recognition, adding and making correct change through game play as they set prices, buy and sell items and learn the value of money. Getting a grasp on fractions often can be tough for Mom and Dad, let alone a struggling student. With the Deluxe Fraction Tower Activity Set, kids use 3-dimensional cubes to represent various fractions.

The cubes snap together and fit into a base, allowing kids to easily compare and contrast fraction equivalents. Plus, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions becomes a snap as kids use these fraction cubes to visually work out each difficult homework problem.

If your child is struggling with reading, spelling or sentence construction, a proven hands-on tool called Reading Rods can help with the mastering of these important fundamentals. This phonics-based system helps reinforce skills with fun, easy-to-use, snap-together cubes. Kids can even use Reading Rods to aid with the completion and understanding of take-home worksheets and activities.

If your child prefers games, try Pharaoh’s Phonics Board Game. Multiple skill levels reinforce long and short vowels, explore beginning blends and practice consonant sounds. Players challenge each other to build 3, 4, 5 and 6-letter words. The student with the first completed pyramid wins.

I learned lots of new words and how to spell and pronounce them. We also talked about the different meanings of the words and how one word can mean many different things, said Zoe, a 7 year-old kid tester for Learning Resources. Whether you’re looking for a creative alternative to flashcards, a game that reinforces spelling, a fun way to practice states and capitals or a turn-key science fair project, Learning Resources offers something for various skill levels and learning styles. You can find these and other Learning Resources products at your local teacher or specialty toy store.

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Great Homework Helpers Enhance Learning Through Play