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LEARN HOW TO READ WITH OUR TACTILE MONTESSORI WOODEN TOY FOR TODDLERS AND KINDERGARTENERS
Is your toddler, preschooler, or kindergartener wanting to learn to read? Need learning resources or educational toys for teaching phonics and decoding simple words? Studies show that learning toys and phonics instruction greatly improves a child's foundation for word recognition, spelling, and reading comprehension.
Our Little Bud Kids Spin-and-Read CVC word builder is a tactile Montessori material and educational toy for preschoolers, kindergarteners, and 1st graders that introduces reading through letter blending and rhyming. It is also designed to foster independent play and self-correction.
We are inspired by the Montessori philosophy that children should have access to toys and material that are multi-sensory, natural, and self-explorative.
Each of the 5 wooden rods features one vowel and a set of consonants that rotate. Children create new words with this movable alphabet manipulative toy by turning the letter blocks. C-A-T becomes B-A-T then B-A-G. Our phonics toy creates 62 toddler-friendly 3-letter words. **Note that some nonsense words are normal too, which is actually great for critical thinking!**
Screen-free and portable, this phonics game travel toy makes reading simple. Take our rotating wooden reading blocks for a spin today!
EDUCATIONAL LEARNING TOYS FOR 3-6 YEAR OLDS SHOULD BE FUN & EMPOWERING
Plastic-free & Durable
Forget the plastic! Take care of the earth by choosing sustainably-harvested wooden toys that extend past the life of many plastic toys.
We choose beech, a hardwood, over a cheaper soft wood such as pine, because of its extreme durability, knick-free quality, and beauty. While softwoods are cheaper, hardwood toys can be passed on for years.
Our blocks are safe and non-toxic, and exceed toy safety regulations in the US, Canada, UK, EU, Australia, New Zealand, & Japan. Certified in 2020, 2021, 2022, & 2023 by German-based company TUV SUD, a global regulatory compliance agency.
Versatile, Multi-level, & Designed for Self-Guidance
Real-life image CVC flash cards for toddlers give a real understanding of the world. Boundable with a metal ring, double-sided, heavy-duty flashcards grow with your child's reading ability.
One side features the word and picture, and is color-coded by vowel; the other side features just the picture. This allows for independent & self-corrective exploration.
Our learning toys are designed for self-correction, independent play, and endless game ideas.
Traditional, Familiar Print
Our rotating wooden blocks feature a plain, traditional print already familiar to your beginner reader. This is so he or she can confidently build upon existing knowledge.
Our carefully selected letter combinations maximize the number of decodable words familiar to young children today, which creates a cycle of positive affirmation as they master word after word.
Note that phonetic reading blocks will naturally create some nonsense words which is also great for reading practice!
A Travel-Friendly Educational Toy & Gift
Enclosed in a giftable box, our blocks come with a travel tote bag & bounded cards, making this set your go-to travel game for the car, airplane, doctor's office, and restaurant.
It's screen-free, multi-sensory, and versatile as it prompts children to have active and purposeful dialogue.
All this makes for a great 3 year old and 4 year old gift for girls and boy!
AN ALL-IN-ONE EDUCATIONAL TOY FOR TODDLERS, PRESCHOOLERS, & KINDERGARTENERS
Our manipulative alphabet blocks are the only all-in-one phonics toy set on the market. We provide all you need for teaching reading to your toddler, kindergartener, and 1st grader - including alphabet letter sound guides, downloadable writing worksheets, and phonic activities for your 3, 4, 5, and 6-year-old.
COMES WITH DOWNLOADABLE CVC WORKSHEETS FOR ADDITIONAL PRACTICE!
Our set comes with 25 pages of CVC worksheets, available as a download with your purchase! The set includes:
- Alphabet Guides
- Writing Practice with Tracing
- Blank Identification CVC Sheets
- Word Finder Multiple-choice
Small-Business Touch
Little Bud Kids is a woman-owned, family-run business based in California. All our toys are both kid and parent-tested and approved prior to production. We take pride in personally designing toys that are versatile, natural, and grow with your child. Thank you for shopping small!
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2025
An item I will gladly review as 5 stars, it’s awesome! Great quality. Just buy it!
Maverick Estes
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2025
The quality is surprisingly high for the price. Makes reading fun and kinesthetic for my little reader who has trouble paying attention. Extremely portable and easy to use.
Mike & Michelle
Reviewed in Canada on January 12, 2025
Super great for easy words to learn, and read. My son loved these, only complaint would be that they learn them so fast and then they don’t need them!! They were fun and he loved using them. Definitely worth the money
Amanda
Reviewed in Australia on September 1, 2024
I love these! It’s great quality, and beautiful. My child likes it and the flash cards are great quality to.
K Rasmus
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2024
This are an amazing way to support your children in learning word families. They love moving the blocks around and coming up with words.
Adam G Blakeley
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2024
My son has loved working with these. They feel like a game and he practices great reading fundamentals. The cards are a nice thickness to prevent tearing.
C
Reviewed in Australia on May 2, 2024
Very happy with the quality of this product
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2024
These blocks are an excellent way to teach reading. I am very happy with them.
Leanne
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2024
Love these. Trying to start tea hing my 5 y/o to read & these are helping. We are having her evaluated for ADHD & learning disabilities, so I know this skill is a challenge for her. Very sturdy. No sharp edges. Great value
Ide Berrios
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 29, 2024
Can't wait for my 3 year old to play and learn with this. Educational, fun and good quality.
Patrick
Reviewed in Canada on October 11, 2024
Great activities created from these.
Catherine
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2023
What do you know? It seems current literature on reading education in young children is going back to recommending a phonetic approach to teaching reading and spelling. I learned to read this way, and I never had any spelling issues. I learned to speak foreign languages and pronounce scientific terms correctly using phonics. My younger brother (just 3 years behind me) learned to read with a new approach in the late 1960's, he can't spell to this day. So my little grandson has been using this Montessori manipulative to learn how to read an spell words by sounding them out phonetically. He now asks if he can read with his parents some beginner reading books (Biscuit Finds a Friend, he likes this one in particular). For a child who will be three in August, he is showing advanced reading readiness and he is going to be reading above grade level when he enters preschool next fall. I cannot recommend this product enough. This is a true Montessori Method concrete manipulative teaching tool. Our son attended a Montessori School from age 3.5-9.5. Concrete manipulatives help students to take abstract concepts (such as letter sounds or arrangements) and have concrete experiences using physical manipulatives relating to the subject area/skill they are trying to master. This method of teaching/learning is rooted in developmental psychology and cognitive neuroscience and it works well from our experience. This is a must for homeschooling parents or leaders of a home learning pod of preschool and kindergarten pupils. Great value for the money.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2021
This would be a 5 star if one of the balls on a spinner didn't have a big crack in it. It doesn't seem to bend though or have sharp edges, so I'm still using it. It looks high quality like the pictures. It just has a manufacturer error. It is hard wood, not the cheap wood. It is normal for wood to sometimes crack if there's a hole in it. It has a good finish on it, and looks exactly like the pictures. There's no rough edges to worry about.
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