(Available at Toys ‘R Us)
Jump ‘n’ Jam Jungle Talking Floor Mat
$42.99
With a durable vinyl mat with adjustable volume, which measures 32″ in diameter, this Jump ‘n’
Jam Jungle Talking Floor Mat from Learning Resources® keeps kids moving as they follow
directions, make patterns, recognize shapes and match animals to their sounds. Exotic
animal characters encourage curiosity about wildlife throughout play.
Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Magnetic Board: Animal Blocks
$19.99
Great for early development of color and shape recognition and matching skills, this
Deluxe Wooden Magnetic Board with Animal Blocks from Melissa & Doug® features simple,
colorful patterns with magnetic wooden shapes to replicate the fun pictures!
* Can practice spatial concepts, following directions, create your own stories, etc.
Melissa & Doug Deluxe Alphabet Nesting and Stacking Blocks
$12.99
Brightly-colored blocks that can be stacked as high as the imagination of a preschooler can go.
The set teaches little ones special skills, organization and the alphabet while having fun.
Also incorporates gross motor, fine motor, thinking, and visual skills
Fisher-Price Brilliant Basics: Dunk ‘n Cheer Basketball
$24.99
As children pull down on the hoop, they are rewarded positively with cheers and fun sounds.
Perfect for growing infants, the playset helps to develop fine motor skills, enhances learning through discovery, and promotes social/emotional development.
My First Story Reader – Baby Einstein
$14.99
Introduce your little one to the joys of reading with this My First Story Reader from Baby
Einstein! It includes three colorful books featuring fun characters: Discover the Sky, Discover
Music and Discover Colors. Each book fits into the reader, which offers two modes of
interaction. Listen to the friendly narrator tell the story, or flip the switch to activity mode and
answer simple questions about colors and shapes. Great for encouraging auditory skills, fine
motor, language skills, and visual skills.
Cranium Cariboo
$17.99
The magical treasure hunt game designed especially for young children. Kids love exploring the
golden island of Cariboo, where they find castles, boats, balloons and more. Eyes light up as kids
match fun drawings, unlock secret doors and even discover hidden treasures. Cariboo alsoreinforces 4 early-learning fundamentals-letters, numbers, shapes and colors.
For 2-4 players, ages 3 yrs. and up
Toy Tool Set or Pretend Kitchen Set
Several varieties @ different prices
Great for encouraging imaginative play, using language, and social skills.
Books!
– Any book at your child’s level or above provides endless speech and language
opportunities, for example:
– Use the books to label, follow “point to commands” and “tum page”, answer “what”
and “where” and “who” questions, sequencing concepts/words “first, second, last”, prediction “what’s going to happen next?”
– Take advantage of your local library – Go to story time and other learning events
offered, have fun picking out books together
– RECORDABLE STORYBOOK – Adapt the language ofthis book to fit your child’s
age level. You can read this to you child and they can listen to it. You can have your child read it
and record their story. Have your child record the story for a sibling, friend, or relative. This
item is found at Hallmark.
* Game information, prices and descriptions found on www.toysrus.com
OLDER CHILDREN
(These games are available at Target or Target.com)
Cadaco Syl-Ia-bles Game
$22.49
– Play to learn with this game that challenges young minds to broaden their understanding of
word concepts
– Reinforces the language arts with emphasis on spelling, vocabulary, synonyms and other
dictionary skills
Educational Insights Speed Grammar Game
$31.49
– Spin the shaker and race to find the correctly color-coded sentence
– Quickly builds grammar and reading skills as students make matches
– Colorful cards, unique game shakers and fast-paced game play offer a hands-on alternative to
traditional grammar worksheets
– Features 3 fun bingo-style games that reinforce nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns
and prepositions
Make-A-Monster Language Arts Test Prep Game -Grade 3 (other grade levels available)
$29.69
– Gives students the practice they need to succeed on language arts standardized tests-all
while having a monstrously good time
– Players spin the monster spinners, answer questions and build monsters piece by piece as they
race to be the first to complete a mismatched monster
– Each ofthe 200 questions is written in the language, directions and multiple-choice question
format that students will encounter on standardized tests
– Includes 4 monsters (each separated into 5 pieces), 4 stands, 200 question cards, a double
spinner and an answer key
Hasbro Guess Who? Game
$9.00
– Play the original mystery face-guessing game and have hours of guessing fun
– Eliminate the wrong faces to guess who’s on your opponent’s card
– Great for forming appropriate question forms
Catch Phrase!
$19.99
– Fast-passing, fast-talking game
– Get a word or phrase then rattle off clues to help your team guess it
– (Can play without timer – to practice describing objects, people, etc)
Zingo Game
$16.99
– It’s Bingo with a zing
– Pictures instead of numbers
– Teaches image/word recognition, matching, verbalization, concentration, memory and
motor skills * Great for descriptions, or recognizing objects that are described.
ThinkFun – What’s Gnu?
$16.90
– Build skills like vocabulary, simple spelling, sight/word recognition, concentration and
social interaction
– The player that spells the most 3-letter words wins
Techno Source – Guess What I Am
$13.49
– Place your face through the space of the mystery card, transform into one of 30 silly characters
and let the guessing begin
– Roll the die to ask yes or no questions like Do I play sports? or Do I have fur? to narrow
down the list ofpossible characters.
– Keep track on the tally pad and cross off the characters to figure out who you are
– 4 different ways to play the game to keep the fun going
– Comes with 15 human and fifteen animal face cards, a die, tally sheets and a pack of crayons
– Ages 4 yrs. and up
Hasbro Games Clue Jr. – The Case of the Missing Cake
(in stores only)
– Give junior detectives a chance to solve the case with this specially designed Clue Jr.
Game. In this classic Whodunit game, kids must find and use the clues to find out who
stole the cake and ate it, too! This game of deductive reasoning can assist children in
learning how to solve a problem by searching for clues and gaining information.
Learning Resources Cooking Up Sentences Parts of Speech Game
$24.99
– Proper grammar is easy as pie—chefs follow recipes to make complete sentences by
gathering and correctly identifying parts of speech
– Draw a Free Ingredient card and add the funny word of your choice to the mix
– Read complete sentences aloud for giggles and spoken grammar practice
– Parts of Speech cards feature color-coded backs for self-checking
– Manufacturer’s Suggested Age: 7 Years and Up
Cranium Cariboo
$17.99
The magical treasure hunt game designed especially for young children. Kids love exploring the
golden island of Cariboo, where they find castles, boats, balloons and more. Eyes light up as kids
match fun drawings, unlock secret doors and even discover hidden treasures. Cariboo alsoreinforces 4 early-learning fundamentals-letters, numbers, shapes and colors.
For 2-4 players, ages 3 yrs. and up
Fundex What’s in Ned’s Head?
$24.48
– It’s the wacky, silly, icky, sticky game of gross-out fun. Each player is dealt a card with a
picture of a really gross item on it and they must find it by sticking their hands into Ned’s head
and feeling around for it without looking. Will you have to find Ned’s lab rat or his used cotton
swab full of ear wax? How about the giant ant or the slimy visiting alien? Whatever it is, if you
pick the right item, you win that round, if you don’t, it’s back into Ned’s head you go. The game
includes 1 plush, 17 inch Ned’s head, 15 silly objects, game cards with blanks (so you can add
your own items to Ned’s head), and instructions. For 2 to 4 players.
For Older kids: Tell what category item is, describe item, etc.
* Game information, prices, and descriptions found on www.target.com