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Help me pick out flash cards! (LsIP)

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If you were almost 15 m/o, which set would you want and why?

1. https://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=535417&cmSource=Search#tabs

2. https://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=453755&cmSource=CrossSell&relatedProductId=535417#tabs

3. https://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=359760&cmSource=CrossSell&relatedProductId=535417#tabs

 

 

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Re: Help me pick out flash cards! (LsIP)

  • soon2Bmrspowersoon2Bmrspower

    The 2nd ones are on DS' Christmas List, but I honestly didn't see the others at the time.

    ETA: I liked that they include different languages. Also, compared to the others, they look a little more durable for my little guy who likes to destroy everything!

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  • nszemannszeman
    I like the second one.  I was thinking about getting those for DS.  I like the fast that they are colorful & DS can touch/feel them.
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  • susanmosleysusanmosley member
    I have the puzzles and use them in my speech therapy sessions. They are good for learning attributes such as shiny, rough, fluffy, etc., as well as colors and basic nouns (foods and animal). You can play memory or Go Fish with them as your kiddo gets older.  Also they can be sorted by category or attribute/function (all of the things with claws, stems, fur, that you can eat, crunchy, etc) when the child is older.  So, that is my recommendation, but I am biased as I am not a fan of flash cards for small children. Just don't really see why they are necessary.
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  • RufflesRamboRufflesRambo

    imagesusanmosley:
    I am not a fan of flash cards for small children. Just don't really see why they are necessary.

    Could you share why? I'm curious due to your background. I thought they would be helpful in learning words and colors and stuff. Not necessarily for reading just yet but for shape recognition and reading later on.

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  • Tess12Tess12 member
    We have the second set.  She really likes them because they have different textures and the pictures are big and bright.
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  • betsnupbetsnup member
    Our friends have #2 for the DS.  He LOVES to look at them and make animal noises at them.  We are thinking about getting those for D as well.
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  • MrsL.inMarchMrsL.inMarch
    MIL bought us three different ones from the 2nd link. DH and I like them. C of course is a little young for them, but they have good stuff on the back to inspire different thinking, includes different languages and the different textures are pretty cool. The jam is sticky... etc.
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  • susanmosleysusanmosley member
    imageRufflesRambo:

    imagesusanmosley:
    I am not a fan of flash cards for small children. Just don't really see why they are necessary.

    Could you share why? I'm curious due to your background. I thought they would be helpful in learning words and colors and stuff. Not necessarily for reading just yet but for shape recognition and reading later on.

    My disclaimer: this is all just my measly opinion 

    I 100% agree with your thought process.  But flash cards are very "contrived" - for lack of better words.  A one year old should be exploring books, simple peg puzzles, and general common items in his environment.  And with those more natural objects and toys, he can really learn concepts, ideas, and vocabulary.  Plus they are able to be manipulated which helps in making the memory more concrete and long lasting.  These "touch and feel" flash cards are making the effort to be multi-sensory...not just teaching a label for a picture - by having the touchable part, but honestly, a child will learn more about how a dog feels/how furry feels by seeing and touching a dog and how rough feels by touching the cement outside, etc.  Your child will be able to learn words, colors, etc. from the pieces of a 3 part inlay puzzle or from pictures in books.  I don't think flash cards are detrimental or anything.  Just not necessary.  A one year old should be playing and exploring his natural environment and all of these concepts and ideas can be taught without flash cards.  Kids will have plenty of years of this type of direct teaching and learning, no need to start it now.  Spend your money on books and puzzles and doctor kits and toy food and dolls and trucks and trains, etc.  DC will learn to read after developing symbolic play, learning how to retell and create stories, listening to you read to him, seeing that written words in books are symbols for verbal language, and on and on.  For now, your (and his) #1 job is to PLAY PLAY PLAY.  

    and now I will step off of my soap box

    (and I am certain there are type-os and rambling sentences above.  sorry) 

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  • stellasamstellasam

    I am also not a big fan of flash cards for babies/toddlers- it just seems a bit too school-like to me and I don't like the push toward "prepping" kids for school younger and younger.  Maybe it's because I'm an elementary teacher and I use flash cards @ work... I don't know.  I don't think there's anything wrong or harmful about them, just sorta unnecessary I guess.

    That said, my sister bought DS the second set and he loves playing with them!  He loves the pictures/textures on certain ones, and he loves "organizing" them (throwing them around, making little piles, putting them in and out of the box, etc).  They are cute and well made.

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  • kkramer99kkramer99

    We have the second set x 4 different versions - farm, first words, things that go and colors/shapes. DD LOVES them. The textures make for a lot of fun. She'll go to them and pick them up off the shelf and open the box herself and be occupied for a while.

     In response to "why flashcards for small children?" It's not so much that we sit and "quiz" her w/ them - she actually enjoys picking up the cards and touching them, moving them around and setting them up beside each other. It seems to offer her something a bit beyond her board books. They are great for the car, as they keep her occupied, babbling over them, coming up with the occasional "Kitt-ee!" or "Ball!"

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  • RufflesRamboRufflesRambo
    imagesusanmosley:
    imageRufflesRambo:

    imagesusanmosley:
    I am not a fan of flash cards for small children. Just don't really see why they are necessary.

    Could you share why? I'm curious due to your background. I thought they would be helpful in learning words and colors and stuff. Not necessarily for reading just yet but for shape recognition and reading later on.

    My disclaimer: this is all just my measly opinion 

    I 100% agree with your thought process.  But flash cards are very "contrived" - for lack of better words.  A one year old should be exploring books, simple peg puzzles, and general common items in his environment.  And with those more natural objects and toys, he can really learn concepts, ideas, and vocabulary.  Plus they are able to be manipulated which helps in making the memory more concrete and long lasting.  These "touch and feel" flash cards are making the effort to be multi-sensory...not just teaching a label for a picture - by having the touchable part, but honestly, a child will learn more about how a dog feels/how furry feels by seeing and touching a dog and how rough feels by touching the cement outside, etc.  Your child will be able to learn words, colors, etc. from the pieces of a 3 part inlay puzzle or from pictures in books.  I don't think flash cards are detrimental or anything.  Just not necessary.  A one year old should be playing and exploring his natural environment and all of these concepts and ideas can be taught without flash cards.  Kids will have plenty of years of this type of direct teaching and learning, no need to start it now.  Spend your money on books and puzzles and doctor kits and toy food and dolls and trucks and trains, etc.  DC will learn to read after developing symbolic play, learning how to retell and create stories, listening to you read to him, seeing that written words in books are symbols for verbal language, and on and on.  For now, your (and his) #1 job is to PLAY PLAY PLAY.  

    and now I will step off of my soap box

    (and I am certain there are type-os and rambling sentences above.  sorry) 

    I completely understand what you are saying and agree with it too. But for me, they would be more of a "complementary" type tool. Some of the sets I find to be too vague - I found one on Amazon that is strictly animals and I like it. His vocab right now is so limited, I don't want a set with a picture of an apple that says "red" - because how can he distinguish that the word is the color and not the object?

    Anyway, I guess I DO agree with you. I just think they can help with certain aspects of vocab (like, how often are we going to get to the farm to actually see these animals?) The cards will only reinforce our infrequent trips and also our constant repetitive reading of Animal Sounds (over and over and over) - but at least it shows him that a "cow" can look different.

    Did I make sense?  :)

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  • susanmosleysusanmosley member
    imageRufflesRambo:
    imagesusanmosley:
    imageRufflesRambo:

    imagesusanmosley:
    I am not a fan of flash cards for small children. Just don't really see why they are necessary.

    Could you share why? I'm curious due to your background. I thought they would be helpful in learning words and colors and stuff. Not necessarily for reading just yet but for shape recognition and reading later on.

    My disclaimer: this is all just my measly opinion 

    I 100% agree with your thought process.  But flash cards are very "contrived" - for lack of better words.  A one year old should be exploring books, simple peg puzzles, and general common items in his environment.  And with those more natural objects and toys, he can really learn concepts, ideas, and vocabulary.  Plus they are able to be manipulated which helps in making the memory more concrete and long lasting.  These "touch and feel" flash cards are making the effort to be multi-sensory...not just teaching a label for a picture - by having the touchable part, but honestly, a child will learn more about how a dog feels/how furry feels by seeing and touching a dog and how rough feels by touching the cement outside, etc.  Your child will be able to learn words, colors, etc. from the pieces of a 3 part inlay puzzle or from pictures in books.  I don't think flash cards are detrimental or anything.  Just not necessary.  A one year old should be playing and exploring his natural environment and all of these concepts and ideas can be taught without flash cards.  Kids will have plenty of years of this type of direct teaching and learning, no need to start it now.  Spend your money on books and puzzles and doctor kits and toy food and dolls and trucks and trains, etc.  DC will learn to read after developing symbolic play, learning how to retell and create stories, listening to you read to him, seeing that written words in books are symbols for verbal language, and on and on.  For now, your (and his) #1 job is to PLAY PLAY PLAY.  

    and now I will step off of my soap box

    (and I am certain there are type-os and rambling sentences above.  sorry) 

    I completely understand what you are saying and agree with it too. But for me, they would be more of a "complementary" type tool. Some of the sets I find to be too vague - I found one on Amazon that is strictly animals and I like it. His vocab right now is so limited, I don't want a set with a picture of an apple that says "red" - because how can he distinguish that the word is the color and not the object?

    Anyway, I guess I DO agree with you. I just think they can help with certain aspects of vocab (like, how often are we going to get to the farm to actually see these animals?) The cards will only reinforce our infrequent trips and also our constant repetitive reading of Animal Sounds (over and over and over) - but at least it shows him that a "cow" can look different.

    Did I make sense?  :)

    yep! 

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