hand2mind Advancing Phonics Word Work Small Group Set, Magnetic Letter Tiles, Magnetic Letter Trays, Kindergarten Phonics Manipulatives, Phonemic Awareness, Science of Reading Classroom Materials

Great for teaching phonics. Seems high quality.Some kids may/could mess up the foam pieces.

This is such an amazing kit!

As a literacy interventionist, this kit is perfect for my small groups to interact and engage physically while building and decoding words.

I'm a paraeducator and purchased this to use in my small groups during the day. The different mats provided with the trays and magnetic letters work wonders with the more tactile learning based kids! This was well worth the money.

These boards are great for the word work portion of UFLI. They are easy to set up and easy for my kindergarten students to use.

I've used this now for about a week with various grade levels (K-5) during their reading intervention time. Students like the squishy surface of the magnetic tiles. I like that the materials are contained on the trays. The activities included are great, and it's easy to use the mats/boards for other activities as well. The use of hands on materials for students helps them learn and retain information, so I like that there are so many different ways that we can use these.I am struggling with organizing all of the materials. I see 14 different small groups of students over the course of the day, so staying organized is essential. While there are fantastic plastic pouches with zippers for the magnets, once they are all popped out of the foam sheets, it becomes a bit much to manage. We tried putting the magnets back into the sheets to keep them organized, but after several times going in and out of the sheet, they didn't all stay in very well. Students also can't always put the letters back in order in the time that we have (20-25 minutes per group), so I find myself spending a bit too much time trying to organize materials between groups. If I used this with one group of students only, I'm sure I'd find an organization system to work. I just haven't been able to yet.That said, the activity mats are all lightweight but seem durable as long as students are not folding or rolling them. Magnet tiles will not stay put on the mats if the tray is bumped or picked up unless there are a lot of tiles on there holding down the activity mat. This isn't an issue for me, but it's worth noting. The one thing that I still need to address before I can use these trays with students again though is the fact that they make an awful noise on the table if they are moved at all. I'm going to hot glue some felt to the bottom of the trays to keep them from screeching, but that noise was certainly loud and disruptive as the plastic grated along the table. If you use these on carpet or on felt placemats, it shouldn't be a problem though.I think every elementary school classroom should have a set like this, and parents who homeschool would also find the materials beneficial.

Bought as backup tiles to use with Barton Reading & Spelling, and they help heaps. The children love using them. I absolutely recommend these for your 1:1 tutoring, homeschooling, or Tier 2 or 3 interventions in groups.Very fun

I use this in my letter/sounds and cvc groups at school. great for hands on and visual learning.