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Summer Academia Essentials: 18months - 2-Year Old Edition
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items Here is a list of items I used with my child between 18 to 24 months. These tools set a strong foundation for reading and cardinality. If you're a parent looking to get a head start on your child's education, these might be just what you need!
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18 months -Academia & Play
2 Year Old-Academia & Play
Letter-Sound-Word Recognition
Counting
Online Apps
18 months -Academia & Play
I got this poster for my toddler when she was 12 months, and it's been fantastic! These colors preschool education posters are perfect for homeschooling, pre-K, nursery, and kindergarten. They make learning fun and engaging, ideal for any mom or teac...
Educational Preschool Poster for Toddler and Kid
These decorative magnets are an amazing educational tool for toddlers and children! The letters and numbers are well-constructed and sturdy, so they don't fall off. Plus, the bright colors and convenient storage container are a hit with everyone. Hig...
Magnetic Letters and Numbers – 72 Educational Magnets
I found these flash cards super helpful and fun for learning! The content is great for helping my kid learn, and the colorful illustrations are really appreciated. Highly recommend for some engaging educational fun!
merka Toddler Flash Cards Alphabet, 64 Cards
I bought these toy building blocks for my little one, and they're fantastic for teaching motor skills and cognitive thinking. I love that they're made of smooth wood and come in bright, vibrant colors. They're colorful and cute, making them a perfect...
BettRoom Toddler Wooden Educational Toys
I bought this pretend play toy, and it's well-made and durable. It's definitely worth the money! My child loves learning about fruits and vegetables with it. The vibrant colors and perfect size of the food items are a big hit. Since then she's been i...
Learning Resources Farmer’s Market Sorting Set
I got this book for my little one, and it's a fantastic learning tool for babies and toddlers. It's soft, cute, and well-designed with bright colors and pictures. It's well-made, portable, and makes a great gift. I used it to distract her when at chu...
Melissa & Doug K’s Kids My First Activity Book
I used this writing board to keep my little one distracted in church, and it's been a lifesaver! It's compact, lightweight, and easy to carry around. My toddler finds it so much fun.
Wellchild Magnetic Drawing Board for Toddlers
These crayons were perfect for my little one. They helped her learn how to grip. The color quality is fantastic, they smell pleasant, and are made from non-toxic material. The colors are nice, smooth, and vibrant on paper. Plus, the crayons are durab...
Honeysticks 100% Pure Beeswax Crayons (12 Pack)
This really kept her busy at church.
Big Pop It Fidget Toys, 100 Bubble, 8 Inch Rainbow
I've always been fascinated with these at doctor's office when I was a kid, but now that literally the last place I want her to play with these...so I bought her own lol.
Lewo Wooden Baby Toddler Circle Bead Maze Toy
2 Year Old-Academia & Play
This puzzle was my second best investment to the busy book. This really was my kids favorite go to toy from 15-20 months. She learned her letters, numbers, and shapes faster. I always asked her what letters were missing and she was able to tell me th...
QZMTOY Wooden Alphabet Number Shape Puzzles, 3+
This book was one of the best teaching tools for my kid between 12-18 months. It really helped me gauge her understanding of letters, colors, numbers, days of the week, months, food items, big/small, and other preschool skills.
Huijing Montessori Preschool Busy Book - 29 Themes
These puzzles are one of the first sets of puzzles my kid and grew her love for them. The puzzles are big and sturdy. My 16 m.o was able to catch on to the patterns.
My First Match It - Head and Tails Puzzles
My daughter enjoyed building with these blocks. There were just enough blocks for her to build a castle or robots. We had a blast sharing and making things together.
MEGA BLOKS First Builders 80-Piece Set, Blue
Great way to introduce reading analog, a slowly fading skill with today's generation
Coogam Wooden Shape Color Sorting Clock Toy
Love how accurate the stories were for each bible person. The language was kid friendly and the stories were short and to the point. Great way to start bible study way with your kids. It’s also small and compact, sometimes my kid used it as building ...
My Little Library: Bible Stories (12 Board Books)
Circle time necessities
Melissa & Doug My First Daily Magnetic Calendar
Letter-Sound-Word Recognition
Joyreal Alphabet Learning Toys for Toddlers
Looking for a resource to test your kids’ reading skills? Try HotDots interactive workbook! It covers letter recognition, sounds, early spelling, and more.
Hot Dots Let's Learn Pre-K Reading Workbook & Pen
These sight word flash cards have been amazing for teaching my toddler new words! I've also began teaching her phonics and introducing letter sound correspondence. It's so important to do both for a well-rounded learning experience. These flash cards...
Flash Cards: Sight Words
At 20 months, I wanted to get her started with tracing and the magnetic board was addictive. It helps with kinetic learning
Coogam Magnetic Letters Practicing Board
A is for Apple (Smart Kids Trace-and-Flip)
Counting
Hot Dots Let's Learn Pre-K Math Workbook
Match It! - Counting - 30 Piece Puzzle
Between 12-20 month insides this tool to teach color and sorting. This is also good for pattern recognition. We played memory games with the cups. There are so many games we can create with this set.
Skoolzy Rainbow Counting Bears with Sorting Cups
Love this set for math with my 18 month old. It helped her to count and group items by color.
Learning Resources Farmer’s Market Color Set
By 20 months, I got the Cutting Toy Set and it's fantastic! It includes 42 items that come apart into 87 pieces with vibrant colors. The fake food looks so realistic, and my kids love the real cutting experience it provides. Good for teaching symmetr...
42 Items 87 Pcs Cutting Play Food Toy Kitchen Set
Online Apps
I've loved Khan Academy Kids since my daughter was 2 years old. It's been a fantastic tool for her learning with its low-stimulation approach. The app offers interactive lessons in math, reading, and writing, along with fun activities and personalize...
Khan Academy Kids: Free, fun educational app for young kids
My daughter loves to sing and dance, and Lingokids has been perfect for her. This app helps her learn through kinesthetic energy, combining fun songs and movement with lessons in math, reading, and languages. It's an engaging and effective way to kee...
Lingokids
Maximize Learning with ABC Mouse
I personally use ABC Mouse to get a solid baseline on where my child stands in reading and math. It’s my go-to tool for assessments, helping me figure out exactly what skills she’s already mastered and where she need...
ABCmouse.com Early Learning Academy
My daughter had strong receptive skills album 15 months but she was still very quiet and would not like to repeat. It wa hard to grasp what she retained since she did not want to communicate beyond signing, but this app was a game changer. It was jus...
Speech Learning App for Kids / Speech Blubs