Learning Resources Fox In The Box Word Activity Set Montessori Language, Ages 4+

Of the games I would recommend to any teacher or parent who is interested in encouraging language learning, this would be top of the list. This is a creative, hands on, kinesthetic game that teaches prepositions; a difficult concept for most. Using a ball or small figure, I can use this durable toy to teach children as young as 2 early preposition concepts and following directions such as in, out, on and off. For 3-5 year olds, we can use the spinner to work on following and giving directions and learning more complex prepositions. Children need to use attentional and listening skills to find the correct objects (colorful pictures on, quarter-sized hefty cardboard discs). For children 5+ the activity cards are leveled by color and literacy skills can be practiced through understanding of the pictures on the easiest cards, basic sight reading of easy directions with color bolded prepositions, and more complex directions on the other three levels of cards. In addition to using this game with young children, I found it tremendously useful for my friends and I who are learning Spanish. We used this game to work on giving directions in Spanish and understanding directions given in Spanish. I also used it with my teen and adult Sign language learners to work on giving prepositional instructions and descriptions in American Sign Language; it's harder than you think! Overall, I have gotten tremendous use and enjoyment from this game across more ages and ability levels than I thought possible.