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ED Smart Block Demo – Timberdoodle Vodcast #0090

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

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Not just your standard building blocks! ED Smart Blocks are wooden building blocks with self-righting magnets, holding your child’s creations together, and allowing them to be played with in whatever shapes your child can imagine.

Set includes blocks for building sixteen winged models, but so many more possibilities. If you get stuck, there are instructions for building the winged models on the back of the box.

From Timberdoodle.com:
Smart Block‘s wooden pieces, with the always attaching, never repelling magnets, are safe and easy for children to separate and put back together. With thirty gorgeous pieces in a variety of shapes, Smart Block Aircraft builds sixteen winged models (as pictured on the back of the box), but that is just the beginning. This innovative, multi-faceted construction toy encourages creativity, development of spatial perception, and even problem solving as young children build their own unique models. Made of sturdy beechwood, Smart Block Aircraft is suitable for ages three and older.

For more information, visit timberdoodle.com/smartblocks.

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How to Play SmartCar #0087

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

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From Timberdoodle.com:
There are many more ways of building a car than most preschoolers realize! In SmartCar, you have four identically shaped blocks, with only the color and placement of the eyes on the blocks being different. The object of this 3-D puzzle is to make a car that matches the image as shown in the challenge.

Most three year olds will find it challenging enough to build the cars by looking at the solutions. But after completing all the solutions, they will be ready to tackle the actual puzzles. SmartCar includes forty-eight challenges (ranging from easy to difficult), solutions, wooden car chassis, and four colorful wooden blocks. For ages three to eight.

For more information, visit timberdoodle.com/smartcar.

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Timberdoodle Vodcast #0054 – Inchimals

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

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Introduce your child to math in a fun way!

This set of twelve whimsical wooden blocks is taking the home education market by storm. From the one-inch ladybug cube to the twelve-inch giraffe rod, Inchimals are all you’ll need to introduce your young child to math. Because of its precise inch segments, Inchimals can also be used to guess and measure common item around the house. How tall is the glass? It is as tall as a tiger, or six inches tall. How long is a carrot? It is as long as a rabbit, or four inches long. Or build a corral for those Lego horses and chat about perimeter.

From Timberdoodle.com:
Thoughtfully designed with matching numerals and dot equivalent on opposite ends of each block, Inchimals is the best hands-on program we have seen for teaching math to young children. For children from three to eight years of age.

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Cuisenaire Rods Vs. Inchimals – Timberdoodle’s Homeschool Vodcast #0057

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

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If you are not sure whether Inchimals or Cuisenaire Rods would be a better choice to help your child learn math, this video helps explain the differences.

From Timberdoodle.com:
About Inchimals: Teach your preschooler the language of math with Inchimals by Fat Brain Toys! This set of twelve whimsical wooden blocks is taking the home education market by storm. From the one-inch ladybug cube to the twelve-inch giraffe rod, Inchimals are all you’ll need to introduce your young child to math. Thoughtfully designed with matching numerals and dot equivalent on opposite ends of each block, Inchimals is the best hands-on program we have seen for teaching math to young children. For children from three to eight years of age.

About Cuisenaire Rods Introductory Set: In the 1980s, when widespread homeschooling in the USA was still in its infancy, I read of a homeschooling mom in Ireland who used multi-colored, multi-length rods to teach her children a variety of mathematical concepts. Using rods in an assortment of ten bright colors to depict numerical values, her children could easily see a multitude of mathematical concepts as they manipulated the rods. Used in classrooms around the world, this essential learning tool is suitable for preschoolers and on through eighth grade. Set of plastic rods contains seventy-four rods (the smallest rod is a one cm cube, the largest is ten cm long), tray with lid, and an activity guide.

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How Do You Play Little Memo? Timberdoodle Homeschool Vodcast #0086

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

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A fun memory-building game for toddlers.

From Timberdoodle.com:
Djeco’s Little Memo is a delightful game that introduces memory skills to toddlers. Nine rubber ducky-soft, vibrantly colored animals are placed in the center of the table. Children close their eyes while a parent hides one of the adorable animals beneath the brightly decorated bush box. The first to guess the missing animal wins a flower counter. The child with the most counters at the end of the game wins.
Little Memo’s adorably chunky figures are sized just right for tiny fingers and are sturdy enough to outlast your family. Little Memo is for two to four children ages two and older.

For more information or to order, visit timberdoodle.com/littlememo.

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