Learning Resources Elephant in the Room Positional Word Activity Set - Toddler Board Games, Language and Critical Thinking Skills, Sentence Building, Language Development, Gifts for Boys and Girls

My 4 year old has a speech delay and she was so excited to play with this. We started off with a 30 minute session. So i could see where and what she needed to work on as far as spatial awareness and concepts. It really is a lot of fun. I had to work on helping her make the connection with the spatial concepts inside of the board game rooms and outside of the rooms. Meaning we worked on them outside of the rooms (outside of the game itself) prior to following the instructions on the cards / inside of the rooms. It’s get a little tricky throwing in “besides” which is the same as “next to” (vocabulary expansion). I always show her before having her show me which means that she understands (receptive). First, I give her the directions. Next, I show her the cards. Then, I have her show me what needs to happen in the game. Lastly, I have her read the card out loud. We did 8 concepts in 30 minutes which included me asking her to identify the rooms and not just the objects in the rooms. I had to get up and physically walk into the rooms to help her with that identification / game board connection piece. Let me just say within 30 minutes we made a ton of progress. Spatial concepts is very important for all children and having them show you and following directions means that they understand (receptive). If they get confused it’s ok just have patience and give them an extra few seconds before asking them if they need any help. The colors are bright. Definitely worth the money. I wasn’t sure at first but this is an excellent learning tool.

This is a cute set. The bottom half of the box is the setup of rooms and the cardboard "walls" have a plastic connector piece that holds them together in the middle. Mine came with a couple of dents in the floor with one piercing through the surface which is annoying but not enough to return it. I may just have to cover it if it bothers me too much. The plastic toys (elephant, cat, mouse and table) are nice quality. I think most littles will like playing with these separately than just with them for the function of this game, mine did. There's not too much going on in the rooms, which is good but enough where you have to look around and see which room is which when desribing to a kid, which can be slightly confusing. While I am satisfied with this purchase, in comparison to a similar one of the same brand I opened right after this one, I realized this one is not quite as appealing as the other. I think this is because the other one has brighter, bigger pieces and it's a use anywhere situation and not the cardboard box that is kind of hard to look around and into for the rooms. Overall, I think it is a great learning tool for prepositions with some cute little toys to play with. Not a bad price @ $23.19 for what you get.

Has been great for working on spatial concepts with younger students as a school slp! Students seem to find it fun and like the various animals.

Awesome game! We have had this for almost 2 years. My oldest really took to this game when we first opened it, and he still requests to play with it now and then. The game is really cute and aesthetically pleasing. The colors are not too bright or overwhelming/stimulating (for us). The characters are solid and quality made…not a cheap plastic. They are still in great condition despite how often we have played this game. The bottom section of the box is part of the game. You section off the rooms with two boards that you use a connector at the top center (where the boards meet) to hold stable. I have noticed that the area the connector attaches to has started to deteriorate, which is expected with wear and tear. The boards (and some of the game pieces are made of strong cardboard material). We have just left the boards together when we put the game away. It does cause the box not to close fully, but it doesn’t bother us as the top of the box still lays flat. Easy to put together and multiple ways to play the game based on developmental readiness. Also, can include other play pieces (i.e. small car, small toy people/animals, etc.) as part of the game. Really nice as it keeps things interesting and engaging. I am an RN and this game is great for development of cognition, speech/language, and gross and fine motor skills. Thanks for making such a fun game. Highly recommend

Love the elephant and the characters…would have been better if the box were bigger, to provide kids better view of the spatial locations being taught

Great for speech-language therapy!

My aut son loves to stack them up up up! 😊 Plus he's learning spatial concepts for speech therapy! Really cute and it feels more like a game than education!

Excellent game .I used for speech therapy to work on prepositions,auditory processing and memory as well as giving instructions.the kids loved it.kept their attention and interest! Well made and sturdy!

Das Spiel von Learning Resources hat uns total begeistert! Unsere Zweitklässlerin hatte bisher kein Englisch in der Schule und kannte nur ein paar Tiernamen. Bereits nach einer Stunde spielen kannte sie die Tiernamen (Mouse, Elephant und Cat), Raumbezeichnungen (es gibt ein Wohnzimmer, eine Küche, ein Schlafzimmer und ein Badezimmer), Präpositionen (wir haben erstmal nur mit on und under gespielt, bevor wir weitere dazu genommen haben) und viele weitere Nomen (Rug und Table sind auf den Spielkarten, für Bat, Hat, Bag, Bug, und weitere gibt es noch extra Spielkärtchen, die wir später hinzugenommen haben). Wir haben uns die Anleitung dazu nicht angesehen, sondern einfach drauf los gespielt und uns immer neues ausgedacht - mal hat unsere Tochter die Karten vorgelesen und wir Erwachsenen haben die Tiere entsprechend platziert, mal umgekeht und mal haben wir mit ihr gemeinsam neue Sätze gebildet oder "Vokabelraten" gespielt. Sie mag eigentlich überhaupt keine Lernspiele, aber dieses Spiel hat ihr und uns unglaublich viel Spaß gemacht und sehr schnell zu Lernerfolgen geführt. Man sollte aber selbst gutes Englisch sprechen, damit man das volle Potential ausschöpfen kann. Wer gar kein Englisch spricht, kann hiermit nichts anfangen, da es keine Lösungen gibt. Wir uns war es ein mega Erfolg und ich werden noch weitere Vokabelkärtchen und Satzkarten gestalten, damit wir noch lange Freude am Spiel haben und auch die große Schwester mitspielen kann. Wir haben auch überlegt, weitere Tierfiguren zu kaufen, um es noch spannender zu machen. Auf jeden fall alle Daumen hoch für dieses Spiel!

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A great and engaging way to teach and or review directions. On top of, beside, and more. A lot of fun for young children and those that are learning English.

El juego es de muy buena calidad. Perfecto para trabajar conceptos espaciales.

very good for my son, he is delayed learner but great way to make learning playful