Learning Resources Backyard Bugs Counters, Set Of 72 |  | Brand: Learning Resources
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $11.00
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Rating:  reviews
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 3 - 6 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 6 x 6 x 3.5
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MPN: LER0457
Model: LER0457
UPC: 765023013986
EAN: 0765023013986
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | These colorful creepy, crawly counters turn learning early math concepts into fun adventures for kids. | | • | Set of 72 includes grasshopper, bumblebee, beetle, spider, dragonfly and caterpillar. | | • | Counters come in six colors and are packaged in a reusable plastic tub. | | • | Suggested activities included. | | • | Also make unique party favors! |
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| Customer Reviews:
Backyard Bugs are great fun and educational March 7, 2008
B. Smouse (Western NY)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased these to use in my preschool classroom. The kids LOVE them!!!
These bugs are fun just to explore, but they also provide a great way to teach sorting and patterning. There are five colors of bugs, so you can sort them just by color. Then, when the children are a little older, you can show them that - even though they're the same color - they aren't exactly the same. (Within each color group there are 2 each of every bug.) There's also an opportunity to teach the difference between "bugs" and spiders, as well as introducing the idea of metomorphosis (the caterpillar will turn into a butterfly).
The only downside I've found to these little critters is that they're made of a soft rubber. While the texture is cool for the kids, it also makes it very easy to pull off legs and antennae.
These are GREAT!! March 1, 2009
Christine Hawn
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My son loves these bugs. They are educational when used for counting, sorting, and color recognition. i orginally purchased the discovery toys bug game and we lost all the catepillars. so when i saw these, i thought perfect, more bugs with plenty of catepillars. they are durable and fun to play with. we even put them on the trampoline and hit with our hands to watch them bounce. great sensory activity!!!
Great Math Manipulatives for Preschool and Kindergarten September 7, 2009
Anne (Baltimore, MD)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've started a collection of math manipulatives to help my children with our math for homeschooling. I had a set of these bugs from discovery toys. That is a great set because it is a smaller amount of bugs with pattern cards (great for preschool and kindergarten). But, if you bought just the bugs (I found these at a garage sale yesterday), it would be very easy to replicate those activities simply by helping children count using the bugs and create patterns. I am very glad to have extra bugs now!
For Preschool, I use the book Developing Number Concepts by Kathy Richardson: Bk 1. I love that book and these bugs would be really fun for kids to use for those activities! Kathy Richardson does a wonderful job explaining what young children need to learn to develop their number sense--it's the best book I've found around. The activities are very simple and quick.
Sorting for boys or those interested in bugs December 27, 2009
Kristine (Chicago, IL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a nice little tub of sorters and counters. Learning Resources always makes good quality toys.
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