Muse Reviews » Rev up for reading with Reading Rods

I’d heard about Reading Rods by Learning Resources, but wasn’t sure how they worked. I was delighted to be able to try out their Reading Rods Phonics Activity Set with the kids, who are both eagerly learning letter sounds and early word formation.

Not that I was expecting anything less, but Learning Resources’ Reading Rods, like their other products, are exceptionally high in quality.

The Reading Rods Phonics Activity Set comes in a neat and tidy (and super sturdy) velcro-fastened case. The 108 Reading Rods are securely housed within a see-through plastic bag within the case. An activity tray is on the right side, complete with a dry-erase board for writing practice and the graduated levels to line up and assemble the Reading Rods and display the activity cards.

The light blue rods are consonant pictures (items beginning with that letter), and the dark pink rods are vowel picture rods. The darker blue and red rods are simply uppercase and lowercase consonants and letters. The rods are simple interlocking, color-coded manipulatives. They are excellent for children who are hands-on learners (as my son is)!

The included 36 activity cards (which prop up in the open kit for easy viewing) cover a wide variety of skills, such as blending sounds, matching beginning consonant sounds, and putting things in alphabetical order. A helpful Activities & Games Guide is also included, with even more exercises to stretch skills.

The Learning Resources Reading Rods Phonics Activity Set helps teach, in a fun way, the uppercase letters, lowercase letters, vowels, consonants, and letter sounds. It’s the perfect pre-reading, hands-on set for ages three to six.

You can purchase the Reading Rods Phonics Activity Set directly from Learning Resources’ store for $34.99, or by checking at any of these fine online retailers. This phonics set is just one of many wonderful Reading Rods sets and add-on activity packs available from Learning Resources.

Win it! Thanks to Learning Resources, one of you will win a Learning Resources Phonics Activity Set! Just tell me, in a comment below, another one of Learning Resources’ educational products you’d love to have for your kids, your grandkids, your classroom, or whomever! I’ll close the contest next Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 at 11pm EST. Sorry; US entries only. Good luck!

CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.

Congratulations to commenter #5, Erica, the winner of the Reading Rods Phonics Activity Set!

29 Comments so far

My daughter would love using the A Bee C Buzz spelling game!

My daughter would like the Funny Phone.

My son would love the Castle Logix too!

my daughter would love the playbrix.. she loves building!

oh the funny phone for sure!

bootyemo@yahoo.com

Ummm, I wish I could rob their entire store. I never buy anything from Learning Resources that doesn’t get used into the ground at our house. I’ve been eyeing the Let’s Tackle Math patter/sequence set for Brighton. He’d love the skeleton floor puzzle, even though I think it’s creepy, he’s obsessed with bones and the body right now.

Wow, what a resource! We’d like any of the Gears, Gears, Gears products!

teaching cash register….I may have to get this!!

Thanks!

My kids would love the Funny Phone

Castle Logix – we plan to get this for our kids in about a year.

A Bee C Buzz spelling game would be great !! thank u for the giveaway

Alphabet Marks the Spot™

I would like the magnetic three day fraction set for my classroom. The kids sometimes have a difficult time with this concept and these are very visual/hands on.

My little one would love Pretend & Play® Royal Palace.
elena.cacahuete@gmail.com

The kids would like the Castle Logix. Thanks.

I think the Smart Snacks® Stack & Count Layer Cake™ would get a lot of use – educational and tasty-looking!

Smart Safari® Piano Pal Hippo™

i like the Over & Under the Sea™ Mat

Pretend & Play® Calculator Cash Register . . . I really like that it doesn’t need batteries

Teaching Cash Register would be a hit at our house!

This would be great for my son who is learning to read.

My students would love the money mat.

Musical Melody Express Train…I’ve seen this before and think it looks neat.

I think my daughter would love the Smart Safari® Piano Pal Hippo.

Learning Resources makes learning so much fun! Another item that I would enjoy having for my children is Blurt!
The Webster’s Game of Word Racing!
Thanks for this wonderful contest.
Cindi

both of my kids would love the funny phone thanks for the chance to win eaglesforjack@gmail.com

would also love to have the GeoSafari ® Talking Microscope™

My daughter would love the GeoSafari® Laptop! We used to have GeoSafari World and I was always so impressed by how much my kids learned!
Cassie
cjm92995@yahoo.com

I would also love to have the Funny Phone™ Early Listening Game for my son..

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