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Melissa & Doug Sandwich Stacking or unstructured play as you would like.
There are also other photo cards
Games
packages on emotions and nouns
Inspiring children to burn calories which can added to expand the child’s
while improving their memory and vocabulary even more.
matching skills will put fun on the
menu every time. Let children be Perplexus Epic Maze
creative and expand the play to real
life play with making sandwiches or The Perplexus Mazes
tasting some of these foods for the first develop
hand-eye
time. Lessons on nutrition and coordination
and
balanced eating can also be a part of puzzle solving skills
this game.
for children of many age groups and
abilities. Remember, a gentle tap, a
quick jerk, or a slight movement may
be just what you need to stay on track.
These small movements fine tune
motor skills while providing a goal for
success.
Token Board
It is perfect for giving children focus
and teaching cause and effect lessons.
Organization and structure are often
very helpful and sometimes crucial for
children. Children
can be rewarded
Language Builder Photo Cards
for
completed
Picture Nouns
tasks and learn
The Language Builder Picture Noun responsibility and
Card set is a tremendous tool for goal setting.
teaching key language concepts to
preschool age children; children and Melissa & Doug See & Spell
adults with autism, developmental
delay or speech/language delay; or to Enable children to discover reading
anyone first learning or re-learning and spelling with the help of sturdy
basic
language. wood puzzle pieces and pictures.
The cards can be Develop fine motor skills and
introduced
in cognitive skills as the puzzles are put
groups such as
together and then
clothing
items,
expand the play
vehicles and colors
with use of the
and you can even track the dates when
letters to spell and
these concepts or cards were
read new words
introduced. This can be as structured
and items they see.
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