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Day 4: Learning Resources All About Me Family Counters {Review and Giveaway}

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photo of Learning Resources Family Counters {Review and Giveaway} | This Rea

MBug {currently 2.5} thoroughly enjoys playing with little people.  The boys have so many vehicle sets.  They only played with the vehicles.  Not MBug.  She plays with the people.  Putting them in.  Pulling them out.  Taking them for a ride.  Talking to them.  It’s so fun to observe her.  Maybe it’s a girl thing…maybe it’s just an MBug thing. 🙂

I was super pumped when Learning Resources offered to send our family their new All About Me Family Counters!  To say that MBug was excited about them is an understatement.  Just the other day, as I came into get her from her nap, her first words were “I need to get my people.”

I could go on and on with reasons why I like these family counters {and Learning Resources, for that matter}, but I thought I’d show you…through the eyes of MBug.

She loved sorting them by color and did this over and over again.

Learning Resources Family Counters {Review and Giveaway} | This Reading Mama

on her schoolroom table

Learning Resources Family Counters {Review and Giveaway} | This Reading Mama

in containers

Learning Resources Family Counters {Review and Giveaway} | This Reading Mama

again with a measuring cup {scooping and dumping}

Learning Resources Family Counters {Review and Giveaway} | This Reading Mama

NJoy {4 years old} tried sorting them by type of counter, but this didn’t sit too well her. Once I explained how he was sorting them, she made peace with it and tried to help, although this kind of sort was a little more abstract for her.

Learning Resources Family Counters {Review and Giveaway} | This Reading Mama

She enjoyed playing “dress up” with our playdough, giving the people hair and clothes.

Learning Resources Family Counters {Review and Giveaway} | This Reading Mama

We “built” our family together

Learning Resources Family Counters {Review and Giveaway} | This Reading Mama

and she washed the baby {while the kids “mopped” my kitchen floor}.

 

If Learning Resources is new to you, I’d love to tell you just four of my favorite things about their products:

  1. many of them are self-contained, so I don’t have to run to the store and buy a storage container for them
  2. they come with instructions and developmentally appropriate ways to use the product
  3. their products are educational yet FUN {my kids enjoy playing with all of the Learning Resources products we have…and we have a lot!}

Learning Resources Family Counters {Review and Giveaway} | This Reading Mama

      4. they can be used with multiple ages, like when ALuv was
          complaining about doing a subtraction problem.  I handed him the   
          counters and he used  them to solve his problems. 🙂    
 

Learning Resources is also having a special All About Me contest going on right now with these counters with some really cool prizes.

Want to enter for a chance to win a set of your own?  Feel free to enter through Rafflecopter below.  Please note that the only mandatory entry is a comment on this blog post.  All other entries are optional.  Be sure to read the Terms & Conditions before entering. 🙂

a Rafflecopter giveaway

 

10 days of giveaways

This giveaway is a part of my 10 Days of Giveaways to celebrate two years of This Reading Mama.  Please click on the above image or HERE to view all of the giveaways and enter away! 🙂

*I received a free set of family counters in exchange for my honest review.  If you want to read more about this, see my disclosure policy.

~Becky

 

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Comments

  1. Charlene says

    February 25, 2013 at 7:02 am

    These counters are so adorable! They would be great to use during our All About Me unit, Family unit…and they are much more interesting to use for counting and sorting! Your daughter is just too cute playing with them, I love that the baby had a bath 🙂 Thanks for this opportunity!

    Reply
  2. Cassie @ 3 Dinosaurs says

    February 25, 2013 at 7:11 am

    I would use this for teaching emotions and feelings in a family unit.

    Reply
  3. Theresa Cumberledge says

    February 25, 2013 at 7:11 am

    These look really neat. I have a 4 year old who will be starting school in the fall and a soon to be 3 year old. I bet they would have a lot of fun with these!

    Reply
  4. Anna says

    February 25, 2013 at 7:32 am

    These are great. I would use them for counting, sorting, and patterns. And my kids would find lots of ways to pretend play with them, I’m sure!

    Reply
  5. Gina says

    February 25, 2013 at 7:35 am

    These are so adorable.

    Reply
  6. Samantha @ Stir the Wonder says

    February 25, 2013 at 7:39 am

    These are cute! Caden (age 2) just recently got into playing with “guys”. I think he would love these!

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  7. Ally says

    February 25, 2013 at 7:40 am

    My two wee ‘uns can count to twenty, but can’t yet do simple addition or subtraction. I’d use these to help start teaching basic maths facts.

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  8. Karen Robuck says

    February 25, 2013 at 8:16 am

    I’m looking for counters for my dd5 who loves her dollhouse and plays with only the gingerbread men from Candyland. Ds9 might like them, too!

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  9. JDaniel4's Mom says

    February 25, 2013 at 8:17 am

    I would use to to explore a unit on feelings.

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  10. Dinah says

    February 25, 2013 at 8:34 am

    My little guys would love these too! They love playing with anything – even grass- to play through what they are learning in life:)

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  11. Bethany says

    February 25, 2013 at 8:54 am

    We would use them a lot! My daughter would love using these to continue to learn and strengthen her math skills (adding and subtracting) and I also loved your idea of using playdoh with them! They would be great to use to act out stories we may be reading too… the possibilities are endless! Thanks!

    Reply
  12. Daria says

    February 25, 2013 at 10:25 am

    I would love a set of those for my son. So versatile!

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  13. Dianne says

    February 25, 2013 at 10:25 am

    We are just getting started, so we haven’t actually done homeschooling yet. My daughter turns 3 next month. I am gathering materials and resources so we can get started then.

    Reply
  14. Ruthanne Smith says

    February 25, 2013 at 10:59 am

    These are so cute! I think my daughter would like these a lot. Always looking for creative ways to teach my cognitively impaired child.

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  15. Stacey Coons says

    February 25, 2013 at 11:37 am

    Adorable! We would use them for counting and sorting but also for tons of imaginative play!

    Reply
  16. Carli says

    February 25, 2013 at 11:48 am

    My kids (3 and 1) would love these! So fun and versatile. 🙂

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  17. Kristin says

    February 25, 2013 at 12:38 pm

    Cool! My littles would love these! I have a little one who loves people too 🙂

    Reply
  18. Stacy says

    February 25, 2013 at 12:54 pm

    These look great for my 2.5 year old!

    Reply
  19. Shaunna @ Fantastic Fun and Learning says

    February 25, 2013 at 1:32 pm

    I can see a lot of possibilities for these, but the first place I bet I would find them is in the dollhouse. Most small people spend time there before we can use them for any other activities. 🙂

    Reply
  20. Alison says

    February 25, 2013 at 2:32 pm

    I’d use them for counting and making patterns

    Reply
  21. Rachel says

    February 25, 2013 at 3:08 pm

    I’m sure the little girls will play with them as dolls 🙂 But we can use them as counters for math too and for color sorting for those same girls.

    Reply
  22. Angela says

    February 25, 2013 at 3:15 pm

    These are wonderful! I would use them as early addition and subtraction tools for my oldest and my youngest would probably love to play “people” with them and ride them around in her stroller 😉

    Reply
  23. Jen says

    February 25, 2013 at 3:36 pm

    The boy loves sorting colors and “counting”, so that’s how we’d use them right now. 🙂

    Reply
  24. zekesmom10 says

    February 25, 2013 at 4:17 pm

    How stinking cute are these? One son is really struggling with addition and subtraction. These could help a lot.

    Reply
  25. E.O. says

    February 25, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    These would be very helpful in teaching my son addition and subtraction.

    Reply
  26. Kimberly K says

    February 25, 2013 at 5:33 pm

    These are adorable! If we don’t win I think my two girls will find a package in their Easter baskets! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  27. tallamandaAmanda says

    February 25, 2013 at 6:45 pm

    I would use them to practice sorting by color and for counting practice.

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  28. Charlene says

    February 25, 2013 at 7:52 pm

    I love that they are different colours, sizes and genders. So many sorting activities/family tree creations, adding/subtracting activities that can be done with these.

    Reply
  29. etrieberbeth says

    February 25, 2013 at 8:25 pm

    These would totally be great math manupulatives and fun for teaching our kindergarten unit on family and community!

    Reply
  30. Jennifer says

    February 25, 2013 at 9:32 pm

    My 1year old would LOVE to sort these little guys! Under good mommy supervision, of course

    Reply
  31. Brooke Greenstreet says

    February 25, 2013 at 11:37 pm

    My kindergartner would for sure use them for addition, subtraction, sorting and patterns….but my 2nd grader would do much more of that play doh dress up stuff! great giveaway!

    Reply
  32. Gwen Johnson says

    February 26, 2013 at 9:24 am

    These are really cute and I could think of tons of ways to use these

    Reply
  33. Jolene G says

    February 26, 2013 at 9:32 am

    These could be used for all sorts of things such as games, math, imaginative play, inside or outside activities, bath time, same/different, the list could keep going!

    Reply
  34. Sheryl says

    February 26, 2013 at 12:23 pm

    These would be great for so many activities, I love things that can be used for more the one idea.

    Reply
  35. cathy c says

    February 26, 2013 at 3:27 pm

    I would use them for sorting and counting activities

    Reply
  36. Heidi S. says

    February 26, 2013 at 4:52 pm

    I would use these for my two youngest children. Even though they are five years apart, they would both be able to learn so many things from using them! 🙂

    Reply
  37. Sara Marti says

    February 26, 2013 at 7:04 pm

    I would use these in our homeschooling & also a quiet activity to bring along to Church.

    Reply
  38. Corey Z. says

    February 26, 2013 at 10:07 pm

    Love these little people. My boys have (and love) their bug counters, but they would love these people.

    Reply
  39. Krista says

    February 27, 2013 at 10:47 am

    Playing and counting

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  40. Adair Bates says

    February 27, 2013 at 11:03 am

    The family counters would be perfect for my soon to be three year old daughter, Lilly. She would love to use them for sorting, counting, and just playing with them in general. She, like your little one, loves to play with little people. Her sister has Polly Pocket dolls and she is constantly pulling them out to play with them.

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  41. Missy says

    February 27, 2013 at 5:17 pm

    These look super cute and fun!!! 🙂

    Reply
  42. Becky M says

    February 27, 2013 at 8:46 pm

    I think my 5 year old would love these for counting and all sorts of things.

    Reply
  43. Zoopa Mome says

    February 28, 2013 at 3:09 pm

    I can see my 3 year old sorting by color and counting. I would also use them to introduce big, bigger, biggest. I can see my 5 year old playing house and being very creative with them! The possibilities are endless!

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  44. Vunda V says

    February 28, 2013 at 3:42 pm

    they seem so great for learning colors and learning counting!

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  45. Rebecca D says

    March 1, 2013 at 9:01 am

    I would use these for counting and learning colors. I’m sure my kids would love to just play with them as well 🙂

    Reply
  46. Chris says

    March 1, 2013 at 3:13 pm

    While they would make great math manipulatives, my littles would probably use them for lots of creative play! I can see coats being cut out of felt, too. 🙂

    Reply
  47. Amanda says

    March 1, 2013 at 4:02 pm

    So cute! I love MBug’s idea of sorting and think both my little boys would love to do this too!

    Reply
  48. Amy Mc says

    March 1, 2013 at 11:41 pm

    I would use it with “the doorbell rang” and other ‘story’ problems

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  49. homemakingbygrace says

    March 2, 2013 at 7:53 am

    Three of my kids are still in the “counters” stage, these little people would be such a hit!

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  50. Jeneille says

    March 2, 2013 at 8:13 am

    The possibilities are endless! I could use them for addition, subtraction, sorting, counting, colors…… These are really cute and look fun 🙂

    Reply
  51. Trisha says

    March 3, 2013 at 12:13 pm

    Counting, sorting, playing and so much more!

    Reply
  52. Tonya says

    March 3, 2013 at 4:30 pm

    what a creative way to teach counting i love it

    Reply
  53. Nicole Auld says

    March 3, 2013 at 4:31 pm

    I would love to win this. Thanks for the giveaway.

    Reply
  54. Melissa D says

    March 4, 2013 at 8:58 am

    These are adorable! We would use them for math (starting addition), but I’m sure my 4 year old would find hours of enjoyment out of sorting them all the different ways and making clothes for them, too.

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  55. Kathy H. says

    March 5, 2013 at 10:07 pm

    One I would use them for math…color, size, counting, etc…

    Reply
  56. Kristin Z says

    March 6, 2013 at 2:24 pm

    These are so cute! My 4 1/2 year old son would have counting and sorting; while my 19 month old son would enjoy driving them around in his dump truck.

    Reply
  57. Jennifer Harwood says

    March 6, 2013 at 3:18 pm

    For counting, patterns, sorting for 3, 4 & 5 yr olds

    Reply
  58. Lori says

    January 24, 2019 at 11:40 am

    I have seen preschoolers use these in many ways. They were always used during their play time. However, they can easily be used with older students as well. I am a tutor and educational consultant and I can see using these to help one of my students to learn multiplication.

    Reply

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