Below are a number of tools that are useful in games for teaching the KidsWow English materials. We have spent years searching for tools that work well, and have sorted through lots that don't work. Here are some tools that we have found that do work.
Tools we use:
Baskets
Squeaky Hammer
Giant Die
Big Dice
Mini Work Cones
Squishy Ball
Toy Soldiers
Mini Clothes Pins
Big Clothes Pins
Plastic Fruit and Vegetables
Mini Poof Balls
Big Poof Balls
Plastic Blocks
Spongy Hoop
Numbers Puzzle
Plastic Alphabet Letters
Alphabet Puzzle (small letters)
Alphabet Puzzle (big letters)
Poker Chips
Jenga Blocks
Mini Laundry Hooks
Baskets (assorted)
A variety of baskets. Good for throwing balls into, useful as targets or goals. In picture: Foam egg carton, collapsable laundry basket, collapsable cloth basket, wicker basket.
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Squeaky Hammer
Lightweight plastic hammer. Makes a squeaking noise when you hit things with it. Safe for kids.
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Giant Die (foam)
Huge foam rubber die covered with cloth. Soft and squishy, yet firm enough to roll.
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Big Dice (hard)
Large ceramic dice. Useful for chance games.
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Mini Work Cones (Plastic)
Miniature plastic construction cones. Sturdy yet with no sharp edges.
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Squishy Ball (soft)
Medium-sized soft ball. Cloth outside with foam pellet filling. Safe for kids, and good for all kinds of ball toss games.
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Toy Soldiers with dice (Plastic)
Toy soldiers and action figures. Soft plastic, not easily breakable.
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Mini Clothes Pins in cup
Miniature wooden clothes pins.
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Big Clothes Pins with egg timer
Large wooden clothes pins.
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Plastic Fruit and Vegetables
Hollow plastic toys of a whole variety of fruit and vegetables.
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Mini Poof Balls
Small soft balls in a variety of colors. Fuzzy and squishy, safe for kids.
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Big Poof Balls
Bigger soft balls in a variety of colors. Lightweight, fluffy, and completely safe for all sorts of ball toss games.
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Plastic Blocks (hollow)
Lightweight building blocks. Hollow and made of hard plastic in eight bright colors.
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Spongy Hoop
Springy cloth hoop with firm plastic rim. Bendable, and yet keeps its shape.
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Numbers Puzzle (foam)
Foam puzzle. Numbers 1 through 10 and math symbol cutouts can be removed from puzzle, and put back in again. The numbers and symbols can be arranged to create math problems and solutions.
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Plastic Alphabet Letters
Alphabet letters that fit into a plastic tray. Contains the entire alphabet in capital letters.
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Alphabet puzzle (foam - small letters)
Foam puzzle. Contains all the letters of the alphabet in lowercase. Letter cutouts can be removed from the puzzle and put back in again. Letters can be arranged to form words and sentences.
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Alphabet puzzle (foam - capital letters)
Foam puzzle. Contains all the letters of the alphabet in uppercase. Letter cutouts can be removed from the puzzle and put back in again. Letters can be arranged to form words and sentences.
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Poker Chips (plastic)
Plastic poker chips, good for stacking and counting.
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Jenga Blocks (wooden)
Wooden building blocks. Fun for Jenga or other building block games.
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Mini Laundry Hooks (plastic)
Small laundry hooks made of plastic, with hooks on both ends. Hooks can be linked together in long strings like the Barrel of Monkeys game.
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