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…
Here’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.

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?

Boy, was she focused!!  (She did catch her mistake, by the way!)

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

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ETA hand 2 mind would like to give away a Versa Tiles Readiness Starter Set to one lucky follower.
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The giveaway ends Tuesday night July 31st at midnight. Thanks for entering and good luck!


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