VersaTiles– Product Review

ETA Hand2Mind recently contacted me and asked if I would take a peek at one of their long-popular products – VersaTiles.  I had heard of VersaTiles before, but I had never had a chance to play with them.  My husband’s company actually did some programming for VersaTiles, and he TRIED to explain what they were to me, but I never really understood.
So, I was excited when they told me they would send a Readiness Starter Kit my way.
I put my 5 year old to work on them…
IMG_3735Here’s what you do…open up the tiles, and place the tiles numbered side up on the lid, and the “open” blue section on top of the answer key.
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The top 8 boxes have the questions…(see the balloons)…So for number one, she needed to figure out the letter that comes next..(D) – she would find the D on the answer key, and place the number 1 tile on it.  See the R there?  She would put the number 8 tile there.  Make sense?
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Boy, was she focused!!  (She did catch her mistake, by the way!)
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After all the tiles were in place, she closed the lid, flipped it over and checked to see if the design matched the one on the page.  
This is a great independent activity, but does take a little time to master.  She was easily confused with the activities with numbers.  However, I do think with continued practice it will be a cinch for her.
I really liked this readiness pack because it had many many skills that kids at the beginning of kindergarten could use such as vowel sounds, rhyming words, beginning and ending sounds, colors and shapes, numbers and counting, and so much more! (You can even make your own activities!)
I would like to purchase a few more of the tile sets so I can use them as a morning center for my kiddos! I know they would LOVE them!
Here’s a video that shows a bit more about Versa Tiles


THIS GIVE AWAY IS NOW CLOSED! THANKS FOR ENTERING!

ETA hand 2 mind would like to give away a Versa Tiles Readiness Starter Set to one lucky follower.
To enter the giveaway...
1) LIKE Growing Kinders on Facebook!
2) Check out ETA's hand 2 mind Facebook page and "like" them.
Please leave only ONE comment for both of these items.  Extra comments will be deleted  :(  (Be sure to leave your e-mail address – if there is no e-mail address, I can’t contact you to send you your prize!)
(Please be honest, and actually do these 2 requirements before you enter, I do not check, but there have been incidences in the past when people don’t follow the contest rules)
The giveaway ends Tuesday night July 31st at midnight. Thanks for entering and good luck!


PLEASE leave your comments on the BLOG, NOT on Facebook. I read them all, but can only count the ones on the blog! Thanks!!

112 comments:

  1. I like you on FB and like ETA on FB! These Versatiles look awesome! I also have a 5 year old!! :)

    ❤ Sandra
    Sweet Times in First
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  2. I have liked both facebook pages!
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  3. Done and done!
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  4. I like you on FB and like ETA on FB. I am really excited! I have been wanting to purchase these. I hope that I win :)

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  5. I like you on facebook and ETA too! I hope I win. :)

    Erica
    Sprinkles to Kindergarten
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  6. I "like" both pages!

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  7. I liked both pages. This set looks amazing!!
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  8. I liked both pages! These activities look awesome for my kinders :)
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  9. I like you and ETA on Facebook!

    henline.5@osu.edu

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  10. I like Growing Kinders and ETA on FB. Thanks for the chance to win!
    Michelle
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  11. I liked both FB pages!! Great giveaway! :)
    Lisa
    Learning Is Something to Treasure
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  12. I "LIKED" both facebook pages! :)

    The Versa Tiles look like a lot of fun. I bet the kids LOVE using them. Thanks for posting about the cool products and for organizing the giveaway.

    Keeping my fingers crossed. :)

    Happy Summer!
    -Lindsey

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  13. I liked both pages.

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  14. I "liked" both pages!! We have to borrow and scrounge these from others at my school. We would love to have our own set!!

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  15. I "liked" both Growing Kinders and ETA on facebook. I had these when I taught Resource many years ago. It is a thought process for little ones to make these matches. It's not a direct match of example to response, but of the number key to the letter key. I've never tried it with kinders. But the self-checking aspect is really cool.

    Donna W.
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  16. I liked both Growing Kinders and ETA hand2mind on FB! I would love these for my Kinders! They look great! (and by the way - your little one is so cute!)
    Cheryl
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    Crayons and Curls

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  17. I liked both pages on facebook!

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  18. i "like" Both pages on facebook, and I really "like" the idea of this activity as an extra when the kiddos are finished early with their learning centers- great enrichment activity, especially for the higher level thinkers!

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  19. Looks like a fun activity! I like both facebook pages!

    Ѽ Lori
    Teaching With Love and Laughter
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  20. I liked both Growing Kinders and ETA hand2mind on FB! I would love these for my Kinders!

    deannd89@gmail.com

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  21. I liked Growing Kinders and ETA's page on Facebook. These look awesome for center work!

    Debbie :-)
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    K is for Kinderrific

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  22. I liked both Facebook pages.

    Heather (heathernnance@yahoo.com)

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  23. I liked both FB pages.

    Lindsey
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  24. Christopher BrooksJuly 25, 2012 at 5:54 PM

    I liked both FB pages.

    Christopher
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  25. I liked both pages on Facebook! :)
    My Kindergarten Kids
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  26. I liked both Facebook pages.
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  27. I liked both Facebook pages. This looks like it would be an awesome tool for the daily 5!
    Kdwestman@baschools.org

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  28. I like both on facebook! Ncruzsaubert@Yahoo.com

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  29. Thanks for the opportunity. I liked both pages. Liz :)

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  30. I have liked both...I will be looking forward to following your blog. Mrscolestock. AT gmail.co

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  31. I liked both facebook pages!! Would be a great addition to my kindergarten class... Karen:)
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  32. I have liked both pages. I used these with students when I worked at Sylvan and have wanted some for my own classroom!
    Kim
    kdowd13@gmail.com

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  33. I would love to use these in my classroom.
    jasonj5000@hotmail.com

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  34. I like both facebook pages

    Debbie D
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  36. Love Versa Tiles! Follow both on Facebook. kteach.30lg@yahoo.com

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  37. I "liked" both pages...my email is ullmerj1112@gmail.com! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  38. "Liked" both pages and I like the Versa Tiles! I have seen them before but never used them....would love to have a set to use with my class!
    Thanks!
    rachap26@yahoo.com

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  39. Love VersaTiles!!! But I think you have placed the answer case too far down on the page according to your picture. Every window of the open case should have a picture underneath it to start. Then place all the numbers tiles, in order in the case, covering the top eight pictures. Then you move the number tiles one at a time from the top to the bottom as you uncover a picture and answer the question or make the match. Finally, you close the case, flip it, and see if the pattern matches. Maybe you moved the case to show the page as you took the picture??? My grandchildren love the activities!

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  40. I liked both facebook pages. Thanks!

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    Jana

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  41. I liked them both! :) Thanks!

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    Alisha

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  42. I liked both the pages! Thanks for this offer!

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    Stephanie
    MaMa Goose’s Kindergarten

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  43. I liked both pages!
    Emily

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  44. I liked both pages!

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    Francine

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  45. I liked both pages on FB! This would be great for my son!

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  46. I liked both pages on Facebook! Thanks for sharing this awesome giveaway with us!

    Nicole
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  47. I love Growing Kinders! I liked them on Facebook and liked ETA on Facebook. I have a pretty advanced 4-year-old at home and I'm a early childhood educator. These are fantastic! I'd love to try them out!

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    1. I liked both of these pages. I would LOVE to try these on my kinders!

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  48. I liked both pages. Would love to try these with my kinders. I actually remember using these at some point. Laurah82@bellsouth.net

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  49. I have liked both.
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  50. We had these at my old school and I loved them! I would love to win a set for my new classroom!

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  51. I have liked them both! Wow this is so cool, I have never heard of this. My classroom is VERY center based so this would be a great addition! Thanks!!!

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  52. We have these at my old school and I loved them! I would love a set for my new school. Joseph_haynes@hotmail.com

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  53. Love this! A set for my class would be great!!

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  54. I followed both requirements. Thanks for the opportunity.
    Yvonnee/kidzread

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  55. I liked both Growing Kinders and ETA on Facebook! These tiles look like an awesome center for reviewing key concepts.

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  56. I liked both Growing Kinders and ETA on Facebook! These tiles look like an awesome center for reviewing key concepts.

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  57. I liked you on Facebook.
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  58. I liked ETA on FB.
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    Thank you!

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  59. I liked both on facebook!

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  60. I have liked both on FB! These would be awesome to use in my K classroom! Thanks!!

    Sheila
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  61. Liked them both on FB!
    Patti
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  62. I liked both pages. :) Virginia virginiaes@comcast.net

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  63. I already follow you on Facebook and I already follow ETA's page as well! :o)

    Cindy
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  64. I follow you already in email so I just liked on Facebook too. I also get email from ETA as well. So now I like on Facebook
    Pat McsWeeney
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  65. I liked both on FB also!
    This looks for working in pairs at the beginning of the year.

    Kristina Thorp
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    1. This would be a great addition to our classroom. I have liked both on facebook.
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  67. I follow your blog and facebook... I also "liked" ETA...the Versa Tiles look awesome! My email is stephenandmindyc@Yahoo.com

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  68. I love Versatiles! We used them in my 1st grade class. I moved to pre-k for this year and would love to expose my little guys to this wonderful learning tool. It is a great independent activity. lesa1022@hotmail.com

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  69. i liked both FB pages

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  70. Thanks for the opportunity to earn this great tool!
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  71. I liked both Facebook pages.
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  72. I liked both Facebook pages.
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  73. I liked both Facebook pages!

    Kate
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  74. I liked both facebook pages!

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  75. I liked both facebook pages. I would love to win this! I am a special education teacher moving to 1st grade with students on the pre-school and kindergarten level. I know they would love Versatiles. dbednarsk@yahoo.com
    Thank you!

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  77. I love both pages! What a wonderful way to provide hands' on learning for my k students. It's great to have manipulatives and other resources that help promote and teach the math CCSS. Donna Keller dkeller@fortsmithschools.org

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  78. I liked both facebook pages.
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    Natalie

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  79. These look awesome! Would love to win these!

    I liked both face book pages!

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  80. "Liked" both pages on FB...what a great product! I'm so excited to begin my first year teaching first grade!

    Lori Heydt

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  81. I like you and ETA on Facebook. I've heard of VersaTiles before but wasn't sure how to use them. These look great!
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  82. Thank you for the chance to win! I did both of the requirements :) my email is caitlynrupprecht@yahoo.com I appreciate it the chance to win. I am a first year teacher and I have nothing to start with! This would be awesome!
    -Caitlyn

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  83. What a great opportunity!!!! Thank you so much for putting this together. I liked the pages and will be staying in touch with the pages =) It is because of people like you and these companies that children everywhere get to take advantage of such great resources like this. The budget cuts and teacher pay these days makes it very difficult to offer all these wonderful hands-on resources! I will be saying a little prayer that these end up in room 142 =) Thank you and good luck to all and happy school year everyone =)

    My email address is Mrs.harriskg@yahoo.com

    Thanks again,

    Jennifer Harris

    A very excited kindergarten teacher!

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  84. I found a very old set of these in the "junk pile" one year during summer break. My kids love them, but the set I have is a little too old for most of them. I would love to have a more K friendly set. I just found your blog today . . .very well done.

    Thank you for letting us know about these,

    Jenny Vanderpool; j.vanderpool@jessamine.kschools.us

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  85. Liked you both on FB. Those Versatiles look really neat. Thanks for the giveaway!

    Kristina
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  86. I love versa- tiles. I have always wanted a set of about five with the books. I was given one set with a practice book at a workshop once and ever since have tried to find ways to buy some. They are worth the money, but PTA never has enough funds to go around. A fellow teacher won an entire Kindergarten set a few years back. She was so happy and I was happy for her good fortune. The video you included was great. Thanks. The pre-skills set is just the thing to use now for testing skills and differentiating for students with more background. Good luck to everyone. When someone wins this it will be a really nice addition to your classroom.

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  87. I have seen your sight on pinterest a few times but only looked at the specific activities. Tonight I looked through your blogs and can't wait to look more but not enough time. Thank you so much for the great activities and printables!!

    Heather
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  88. I "liked" both posts.
    These boards look really great. I have some other tile boards, but these are much smaller & user friendly.
    Thanks again!
    Kerry
    kerryoreilly@sbcglobal.net

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  90. I liked both Facebook pages! I work with students who are deaf and hard-of-hearing in a one-on-one setting and this would be a great addition! Thanks for sharing this product and opportunity.
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  91. I like both fb pages! I am a first year kindergarten teacher, so I'm looking for anything that could help. VersaTiles seems like a great product to enhance their learning.

    Katie
    kowen1289@gmail.com

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  92. I follow your facebook page!! :) This is such a great giveaway! I've never seen the readiness kit, but it would be PERFECT for a few of my ESE students I will have in my room next year.

    Katie
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  93. I follow ETA on facebook too!!! love their products :)

    Katie
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  94. I follow you both on Facebook...

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  95. Versa Tiles are great for students to use independently or with a partner. My GT students even use the blank templates provided in the teacher book to create their own challenge pages for each other to complete!

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  96. email for above, in case it doesn't link: kbenedick@gmail.com

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  97. 1) I LIKE Growing Kinders on Facebook!
    2) I checked out ETA's hand 2 mind Facebook page and "liked" them.
    (T.h.Ransom)

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  98. What a great product! I would love to give it a try. kristinya@yahoo.com

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  99. Following directions! :)
    I liked Growing Kinders on Facebook!
    Liked ETA's hand 2 mind Facebook page!
    WOW - looks like my students would love these!
    Peggy
    mrspaulson@gmail.com

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  100. I liked both FB pages. Thank you for the opportunity!

    Rhonda
    rpena47@mcisd.org

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  101. I liked both pages on Facebook. Versa Tiles would be a great activity to use at a center. I have been teaching for 36 years and am always looking for new ideas.

    Linda
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  102. So sorry! My email should be lrae2@aol.com

    Linda

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  103. I would LOVE to win this for my littlest. I liked your FB page and already like ETA's page. Thanks for doing the giveaway!
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  104. Hi!
    I found out about your contest through ETA on Facebook, so I followed the link and arrived here :) I liked your page on FB, and also liked those "I spy" huge magnifying glasses and logo alphabet display!

    I used to use "big kid" versatiles when I worked at Sylvan, and loved them... I think these would be a great thing to have in my resource teacher toolkit for the little ones or ESL kids!!!!!!

    mcc8@sfu.ca

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  105. Both are "liked" on FB! I've been wanting these forever! :)

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    -Toni B.

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  106. Versatiles are a great resource for any classroom. Kids love them!
    lesa1022@hotmail.com

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  107. I think this is a great idea. I find it very helpful that you showed what would need explicitly to be taught.

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  108. I remember these (or something very similar to these) when I was a kid, and I LOVED them! I hope I get a chance to share them with my 2 little boys! :)

    Mandy
    mandy@newgards.com

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  109. Liked you both on FB. Those Versatiles look really neat. Thanks for the giveaway!
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