TOYS LISTED BELOW
ARE SORTED BY VOWEL SOUND, THEN BY "ABC"
V01
(aka Short-A Sound)
abacus
alligator
animals
basket
basketball
cash register
castle
cat
dragon
flashcards
hammer
hampster
hats
lantern
laptop
map
pans
rabbit
sandbox
sand toys
stamps
tractor
trash truck
vacuum
wagon
walrus
V02
(aka Short-I Sound)
building blocks
chipmunk
dishes
drill
finger painting
guitar
Lincoln Logs
lizard
Mickey Mouse
Minnie Mouse
mixer
picture book
pig
pillow
ship
Slinky
scissors
swings
Tinker Toys
V03
(aka Short-O Sound)
blocks
clock
costumes
dog
dolphin
dolls
fox
frog
pots
rocking horse
shopping cart
Thomas the Train
V04
(aka Short-U Sound)
bubbles
bucket
bunny
Buzz Lightyear
color books
computer
construction set
cupcakes
cups
drum
duck
jump ropes
monkey
monkey bars
puppets
puzzles
rubber ball
shovel
Sponge Bob
stuffed animals
submarine
trucks
tunnel
V05
(aka Short-E Sound)
cell phone
dress-up
Etch-a-Sketch
elephant
Elmo
fairy
helicopter
Hello Kitty
letters
merry-go-round
parachute
penguin
Sesame Street toys
tent
vegetables
V06
(aka Long-A Sound)
airplane
ape
baby doll
Brain Quest
clay
crayons
games
paint
paper
Play-Doh
race car
rake
snake
train
whale
V07
(aka Long-I Sound)
bike
Caillou
fire truck
kite
lion
microphone
pirate
slide
spider
tiger
tricycle
xylophone
V08
(aka Long-O Sound)
board books
boat
donuts
Dora
foam blocks
Grover
hoe
horse
koala
phone
Pokémon
police car
pony
porcupine
robot
stroller
toaster
tow truck
V09
broom
Duplo
food
glue
Goofy
moose
(aka Long-U Sound = C39+V09)
music
unicorn
V10
(aka Long-E Sound)
beads
eraser
keys
Leap Frog
Leapster
piano
seeds
tea set
teeter-totter
V-Tech
Weebles
zebra
V11
balls
Barbie
bars
cars
cart
chalk
farm animals
garden
lawnmower
markers
shark
starfish
water table
V12
books
Cookie Monster
football
pull toy
V13
owl
V14
Toy Story figures
V15
Ernie
giraffe
Smurf
squirrel
turtle
C39+V15
Curious George
NOTE: "Play-K" (kids play their way to kindergarten-readiness and more) is a coined word to describe my vision of a new kind of preschool-kindergarten, based on a language-learning curriculum I've been researching since 1996.
My favorite blogger – Eduflack (Patrick Riccards) – in State of the Education Union wrote that "achievement gaps start before kids ever hit kindergarten. We address that by confronting the problem from the start. And that means real, academic-focused early childhood education (ECE) efforts. Babysitters and social adaptation programs need not apply... As we keep asking folks to do more with less, we need to ensure that what we are doing is proven effective and has a strong evidence base behind it. For too long, educators have done what they thought worked or what they believed worked or what they hoped worked. It is now time to invest in what we can prove works. That starts with a robust Research and Development (R&D) effort focused on the classroom. And the and Development is very important, particularly as we look [at] translating good research into real practice."
I say, Let's get to work!
My favorite blogger – Eduflack (Patrick Riccards) – in State of the Education Union wrote that "achievement gaps start before kids ever hit kindergarten. We address that by confronting the problem from the start. And that means real, academic-focused early childhood education (ECE) efforts. Babysitters and social adaptation programs need not apply... As we keep asking folks to do more with less, we need to ensure that what we are doing is proven effective and has a strong evidence base behind it. For too long, educators have done what they thought worked or what they believed worked or what they hoped worked. It is now time to invest in what we can prove works. That starts with a robust Research and Development (R&D) effort focused on the classroom. And the and Development is very important, particularly as we look [at] translating good research into real practice."
I say, Let's get to work!
