I was excited to get to review the Teach My Preschooler Learning Kit for this review. Silas started preschool this past year and we’ve been having so much fun with it so this looked like a great addition to what we were already doing.
When the kit arrived, it wasn’t just Silas who was excited — though he was very stoked about it. The girls actually had a blast looking through all of the materials and helping him with the writing board.
In fact, we had to put our usual homeschooling on hold for an hour that first day I brought it out because everyone was so enthralled with the kit. I think it’s mostly because Kathrynne and Kaitlynn get excited about anything Silas gets excited about.
The writing board has been the biggest hit. Silas begs if he can practice his letters and will sit there and practice them over and over again — which has surprised and delighted me since he’s never been very interested in writing before!
Overall, I’ve been impressed with the kit. I was surprised that there weren’t more instructions included on how to teach some of the things. There were some basic guidelines, but based upon the description on the outside of the box (i.e. “Teach Your Preschooler in 20 Minutes Per Day”) I assumed that there would be more specific instructions on what you were supposed to do each day for those 20 minutes. Or at least some examples of how to structure your teaching time.
However, for the hours of education this kit has already provided — and the hours that I’m sure are yet to come! — I definitely think that it’s been a great addition to our preschool.
Teach My also offers kits for Toddlers and Babies, plus smaller learning kits. I don’t think anyone needs to buy a kit to teach their child and many of the things they offer in their kits could be easily recreated on your own using materials you already have on hand. That said, if you’d prefer to buy a pre-made kit, I think the Teach My kits are worth looking into.
And if you can’t afford the $50 price tag, never fear! I’m giving away six kits this weekend to my readers. If you’re one of the six winners, you’ll get to choose the kit of your choice.
To enter to win a Teach My Kit of your choice, just click on the graphic below and type in your name and email address. Six winners will be chosen and posted on Monday. This giveaway ends Sunday, February 24, at 11:59 pm, CST.
Julie says
I remember trying to get my son to write. He had no interest in pencils, crayons, markers, magnet writers . We tried tracing in shaving cream, using paint brushes, tons of other tactile techniques. Then we got a white board. He fell in love with it. I think with boys more than half the battle is finding the right tool.
Crystal says
Excellent point! Teaching a boy is a new adventure for me and I’ve been amazed at how excited he is about trying to write his letters with this board!
RuthS says
Crystal, the Amazon reviewers say the writing tablet is flimsy and won’t hold up long-term. Do you agree or disagree?
Crystal says
I’d agree that it could have been higher quality. I’m thinking to maybe invest in a more sturdy one since Silas loves the letter tracing so much.
I think you could take the idea of the letters and probably come up with your own rendition of it using things you already have on hand or that could be purchased for less.
RuthS says
OK, thanks. We have one of those writing tablets. Maybe I can figure out some way to build in letter tracing.
Rachael says
How fun! We have a long car trip planned for late march, and this might be a ton of fun for Little Man. And I love the way you do giveaways…. one entry, that’s it. None of that horrid rafflecopter stuff.
Christie says
Much agreed Rachael!!
Luba says
Thank you for the giveaway, Crystal. 🙂