This last month I got to review this really fun new game, and listen in on a conference call with some of the amazing creators of these new, Get ready for Kindergarten games from LeapFrog for the LeapReader and also the LeapPad.
Ready, Set, Kindergarten LeapReader Game
Kindergarten Readiness Curriculum I For Kids ages 4-6 years IMSRP $19.99
LeapReader™ Ready, Set, Kindergarten introduces children ages 4-6 to early literacy, mathematics, science and social studies, including more than 10 key kindergarten readiness skills. Designed by learning experts and featuring 45 activities, this engaging book set helps prepare children to start school with confidence. Children can join other kindergarteners Pilar, Grace and Daniel in their kindergarten classroom for three original stories.
The Kit includes three original engaging storybooks, 45 integrated skill-building activities, 30 sheets of special mess-free worksheets and an interactive poster. my little guys loved it ad had fun looking through the books and playing the games. The added worksheets are perfect for this little ones!
An adventure on every page
Pilar finds adventure inside the all-time greatest, super-secret reading hideout ever. Adventure awaits Grace when she goes on a science safari in her attic. Daniel spies an adventure unfolding from the Crow’s Nest and follows his dog on a search for buried treasure. Children join the fun on these action-packed, interactive journeys, which include tons of free-drawing activities, word searches, number grids, scientific sorting, pattern-matching games and the chance to play “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” on Pilar’s xylophone with LeapReader™!
Curriculum that goes beyond core skills
LeapReader™ Ready, Set, Kindergarten includes a comprehensive kindergarten readiness curriculum—packed with reading, math and science—but each book goes beyond core skills. Young readers learn about position words and letter names through reading comprehension activities with Pilar, but they also develop their creativity and music skills. Budding scientists learn how to sort rocks, birds and insects with Grace, but they also discover how metal, glass and wood make different sounds. Little mathematicians learn to identify numbers and count 1-30 with Daniel, but they also match patterns, trace letters and more.
Learning experts create or approve every experience
LeapFrog’s learning experts designed LeapReader™ Ready, Set, Kindergarten to help children build confidence for starting school. By helping Pilar light up her reading hideout and following Rex’s paw prints to buried treasure, early readers learn about position words and the order of operations. When Grace finds fascinating objects in her attic, little explorers are prompted to answer from more than 16 questions and develop their own scientific observations. The social skills poster supports children in expressing their emotions and aspirations, as well as providing an overview on topics like weather, seasons and days of the week.
The game also comes with this fun interactive chart that can you for your school days with the LeapReader!
Get Ready for Kindergarten! LeapPad Game
Kindergarten Readiness Curriculum I For Kids ages 3-5 years IMSRP $24.99
This next games for the LeapPad helps your child prepare for starting school by laying a solid foundation. Explore a kindergarten classroom, and practice telling a story by drawing with the stylus and recording with the microphone. Use math skills to feed hungry dragons, practice writing letters with Ozzie and Mac, and solve logic puzzles on a skill-building jungle journey with Stretchy Monkey!
Whether you send your kids to public school or homeschool them it’s good to help them be prepared for what is to come.
Whether you send your kids to public school or homeschool them it’s good to help them be prepared for what is to come.
Hear from LeapFrog Learning Experts:
“Children who enter kindergarten with certain key competencies may be better positioned for future academic success. Get Ready for Kindergarten provides fundamental skills that prepare children for starting school. Children practice letter recognition, number sense skills and letter and number writing, and they explore daily routines and build analogical thinking skills linked to enhanced learning.” —LeapFrog Learning Team
Get letter-ready with Ozzie Otter and Friends: Build reading skills while playing fun letter recognition games. Identify letters as Ozzie Otter and Olive Owl collect leaves and snowflakes. Recognize letter sounds to feed a bug with an appetite for the alphabet. Practice writing letters, and earn reward stickers for a job well done.
Practice math skills at the Dragon Cafe: Count mouth-watering morsels and identify numbers correctly to feed tasty tidbits to hungry dragons. Build writing skills to prepare receipts. Start by tracing lines and shapes, then use those skills to level up and trace numbers. End the meal with a fun dessert mini-game.
Practice the daily routine with Stretchy Monkey: Swing into action on a skill-building jungle journey with Stretchy Monkey. Solve logic puzzles and avoid obstacles to help navigate the jungle. Help him make his bed, brush his teeth, get ready for work, make healthy choices for meals, unpack his bag, read a bedtime story, and get ready for bed. Earn sticker rewards for successful banana deliveries!
Also from Leappad, check out these great checkoff charts to help your kids get academically and emotionally ready for kindergarten.
I love this age. They are so fun and eager to learn. Do you have a child starting school this year?
