Dad of Divas' Reviews: Lion Letters Cards - Between the Lions

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Lion Letters Cards - Between the Lions

About these Cards

Alphabet Card Game
These striking full-color alphabet cards from Between the Lions(R) teach letter and word recognition and phonemic awareness while improving children’s vocabulary. The deck of cards includes instructions for three games: Concentration, Go Fish, and Alphabet Matching. Each of the 26 matching pairs feature: 

·    A letter of the alphabet 
·    A realistic photo of a simple item that begins with that letter 
·    A unique color to assist younger children with matching 

With three ways to match—by letter, by image, or by color—these cards set children on the path to successful literacy learning. Perfect for home or on the go, alone or with a family member or friend, the LION LETTERS: Alphabet Card Game is sure to keep kids busy learning and having fun!   



Rhyming Card Game
Using the Between the Lions® approach to literacy, the LION LETTERS: Rhyming Card Game teaches children the importance of word families and rhyming while they’re having fun! With directions for playing games like Concentration and Go Fish, these cards are perfect for playing with at home or on the go. Each of the 52 matching cards includes:

·    A realistic photo that represents the rhyming word
·    A color border on each matching set to help match rhymes more easily

Easy and portable, the LION LETTERS: Rhyming Card Game is perfect for busy parents who want to have fun and help their kids learn! 



About Between the Lion
Between the Lions was created by award-winning producers of high-quality educational children’s television working closely with literacy experts, reading specialists, and teachers from around the country. The curriculum framework is built on a strong foundation of evidence-based research about how children learn to read. Since before the first episode premiered in April 2000, Between the Lions has been the subject of numerous independent research studies assessing the effectiveness of the series in achieving its literacy goals; these studies have all shown that Between the Lions has a significant impact on increasing children’s literacy. Between the Lions is produced by WGBH Boston, Sirius Thinking, Ltd., and Mississippi Public Broadcasting. 

My Take on the CardsMy youngest, Diva-PJ is getting into learning. She is starting to learn her letters and even some words. We challenge her, and though she is only three she eats it up and seems to love the challenge. With this in mind these cards were welcome additions to our resources. The cards are beautiful, full color cards that jump off the paper that they are made on.

The rhyming cards are good for helping children with simple rhyming skills. With 52 cards in the deck you can do a lot with the cards. There are also two games that you can play with the cards so you have some good options at your fingertips as you are using them, Diva-PJ liked playing Go Fish the most!

The Alphabet cards have the same games as the rhyming cards, but Diva-PJ seemed to like matching with these cards more than the other cards. I cannot say why this was the case, but it was.

All-in-all I was impressed with these cards and so was Diva-PJ. I know that these cards will be with us for some time and they will greatly assist us in her overall education as well.


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