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Counting Toys for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Learning toys or educational toys for preschoolers are specially designed toys that teach a particular concept for this age group. They provide opportunities for preschoolers and toddlers to explore and practice a certain skill. Good learning toys for toddlers and preschoolers may focus on one specific area, such as counting; great educational toys combine this idea with opportunities to learn so much more.  For more information click here. preschool learning toys & learning toys for 2 year old.
Here is an example. Giant foam dice are good counting toys for 2 year olds. They are large, so are easily grasped. The dots are big and clear and are countable. It is fun to roll the dice and count the dots. Perhaps you can introduce simple adding and subtraction. However, to make this one of the great counting toys for 2 year olds, present it with a colorful set of plastic counting bears. Now the toddler can roll the dice and match the bears to the dots. Matching is a necessary early math skill. The child will learn that 2 dots represents the number 2, which means there are 2 items. Also, the 2 year old will be practicing fine motor skills of pinching and grasping, eye hand coordination and concentration. Add a set of colored plastic sorting cups and the toddler can match the bears to the dots and count them as she drops them into the same colored cups. Now she is learning sorting and color recognition. This has now become one of the great learning toys for toddlers.  For more information click here. best learning toys for 2 year olds & counting games for toddlers.

Good counting toys for 2 year olds are often advertised as promoting number recognition. However great counting toys are excellent educational toys for preschoolers is so many other areas. A simple but great counting toy may offer colorful plastic butterflies, plastic colored containers shaped like flower petals and large pincers or tweezers. The toddler matches the butterflies to the container by color. Numbers can be added to the flower petal containers so now he can count the butterflies. The flower petals can be fitted together like a puzzle so the preschooler is using problem solving skills. The pincers encourage the child to use eye hand coordination, fine motor skills, concentration and dexterity. The butterflies can be used alone for sorting, and making patterns and sequences. This is a great learning toy. For more information click here.  learning toys for preschoolers & educational toys for toddlers and preschoolers

High quality educational toys for preschoolers teach more than one concept. They can be used in many ways and best of all they are fun!

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