It's a simple idea, with fun and educational results. Words featured in this set include simple, phonetically-regular ones like cat and dog , as well as less intuitively spelled words like ace and eye . This range in difficulty makes this product appropriate for beginners as well as first-graders who can use it to practice spelling. Of course, children can come up with their own words as well - parents can even encourage kids to sound out nonsense words for a little exercise in phonics. Advantages of this set are plentiful.
Parents can read definitions of the words kids have built.
Also, when parents are busy, the option for children to do their own spell-checking allows them to work independently. With everything needed bound right into the book, there are no pieces to lose. As well, younger siblings not yet ready to attempt spelling words can flip through the alphabet and practice their lowercase letter recognition and alphabet sequencing skills. I Can Subtract . The series is gorgeously illustrated and immediately inviting - and successful at driving home the message that learning is fun.