With the warmer weather finally here, getting our little ones to focus on their schoolwork is something that is much easier said than done. Of course I want them to be able to spend time enjoying the outdoors but, come spring and summer break, I would still like for them to keep education as a forefront in their minds. Having boys, however, often means that learning is not “fun” and, instead, something that merely interferes with their play time. Now, I’ve always done my best to try to incorporate aspects of excitement into everything that we do but, when it comes to the simpler things like practicing their tracing and penmanship, it can be a bit difficult. Even the best of us need a little help and, thankfully, that is where School Zone come in.
Recently, I had the opportunity to try out some of the learning workbooks from School Zone. While I had previously purchased a handful of different books for my children, these books are by far the best I’ve seen yet. Normally, we’ll do about two pages per day but “workbook time” has become a dreaded part of the day… until now.
School Zone sent my little ones and me a sampling of their products and, thus far, we absolutely love them!
After receiving four spectacular workbooks and a great little card game, we went to town. The Three-Letter Word Puzzle Cards were a great way to get the fun started.
As our little ones are still perfecting the sounds of each individual letter, this particular game was quite helpful in terms of allowing them to sound out each letter, one by one, and incorporate a visual aspect in order to complete the picture puzzles. Starting off with a uniquely entertaining card game such as this, of course, led to a want to learn more so, onto the workbooks we went!
School Zone was kind enough to send us a few different workbooks to not only allow them to brush up on and practice the material that they already know but, also, to help them as they continue on their educational journey to learn more. Having included their Big Alphabet P-K Workbook, the Big Preschool Workbook, a Giant Math Readiness Workbook, and the Big Kindergarten Workbook, we are surely set for all of spring break, the duration of summer, and a good way into the next school year as well!
The kids absolutely love these books and “workbook time” is no longer a struggle but, instead, looked forward to. They actually ask to do more than their usual two pages and enjoy doing so. They’re always proud of what they’ve accomplished, are excited to show everyone how well they’ve done, and anxious to always do and learn more in every aspect, both, within and outside of the workbooks. It has been incredible to watch them go from one end of the spectrum to the other, and I am proud to say that School Zone helped us do just that.
Now, as much as they’ve grown to love all of these items, they aren’t exactly all too portable. Come summertime, we will definitely be enjoying the outdoors more and more, and this is usually where the lull in schoolwork-based learning would take place. Kids don’t want to be stuck indoors working when they could be outside playing and having fun, and rightfully so. However, to take the learning excitement one step further, School Zone have brought and incredible new product onto the market just in time for the spring and summer breaks. Introducing the all new Little Scholar!
Tablets designed for kids have been all the rage as of late and I have definitely seen a good lot of them personally. The School Zone Little Scholar tablet, however, completely changes the game. While many similar tablets revolve around apps and games similar to what we adults would find on our cell phones, the Little Scholar holds true to its name and places the primary focus back onto education.
The School Zone Little Scholar comes pre-loaded with more than 150 educational apps, eBooks, songs and videos for your child’s entertainment and academic enrichment. Between practicing basic math and writing skills, children can also enjoy an educational video series, build a solid literacy foundation with its “Start to Read!” program, and even get a little goofy with sing-alongs and photo play.
With the built-in “A+ Report Card App,” parents can follow along and check up on their child’s progress through dynamic graphs and activity charts. Additionally, they’ve included an Android-based “School Zone Market” in which parents can download additional apps to the device if they so desire.
Having been searching for a children’s tablet for my own little ones for quite some time now, I have yet to see one reach this magnitude of greatness. The School Zone Little Scholar really does encompass the entirety of what parents hold as the ideal product for children. It is fun and it is educational. Finding a happy medium and mixture of the two is a find few and far in between but I think I’ve finally found it with School Zone. Between their massive collection of workbooks, flash cards, and software designed for children from preschool through grade six, and now with the inclusion of the Little Scholar tablet, you truly cannot go wrong.
BUY:
You can purchase the entire line of School Zone including workbooks, flash cards, software directly from their website at www.SchoolZone.com as well as, both, online and in-store from a variety of children’s product and educational retailers (Toys R Us, Staples, Target, etc.) nationwide. The the new tablet is available exclusively from the School Zone website. Prices range from $3.99 for the flash cards to $199.99 for the Little Scholar tablet.
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School Zone is the epitome of making education exciting and I am thrilled to say that my little ones and I are eating up every second of it!
*Randi received the above product(s), free of charge, to facilitate this review. All opinions are those of the reviewer only.
48 Responses
Thanks so much for the great reviews you do! It’s always fun to get ideas from blogs and fellow moms out there. I’m a former elementary school teacher of 12 years, currently turned homeschool mom, so I’m always on the lookout for great resources to use at home with my kiddos. I have a 3 year old who will start “school” next school year, so this is right up my alley. Love it! Thanks bunches!
This sounds like a really good set. We’ve been looking for something that would keep my grand-daughter in practice over the summer.
these are really clever and colorful and well done. i really like the three letter words cards…really ingenious.
I’m so glad that they make things like this for kids. I just wish I could have had some of these products when I was a youngster.
Perfect for my toddler grand babies! Can’t wait to help them homeschool.
These are terrific educational products that can really help a child excel in school and help them become a better reader and better in math. I like that there are different items to get to help a child with their schooling. My sister needs to get some of these items for my nephew. They will help him!
These look like very nice products for educational review. Thanks for showing us how you reviewed them.
My son and daughter love these books and flash cards! They are so much fun!
I would think these would be really great for when the kids are out of school to keep them from getting rusty.
These would be great for kids to have to review and stay in practice during summer break!
How I wish these were available when I was little! I had such trouble with my schoolwork, especial simple math. If I had had the Giant Math Readiness Workbook in grade school, I might not have a math phobia (yes, it’s real) today. The kids today have so many great tools at their disposal!
These sound great to have! When my kids were little they loved to play school. I was more than happy to make up workbooks and things for them to play. They loved learning new things and I loved that they were so excited about it.
I am delighted to see such good educational items.
I like when educational books are fun and colorful
I do child care and love to work the children. Lots of education tools to use in helping
get the kids ready for preschool. Thanks.
I have a four year old son and I have been looking for learning tools to get him prepped and ready for school. This program looks like it would be a big help in helping him advance.
I love the variety in books. We got some for our sons and my 4 and 6 year olds them! They are great activity books!
This looks like a great thing to have for young children. When my kids were this age I tried something similar but my kids were less interested in “indoor” items and were much more interested in being outdoors.
I love seeing educational materials being fun and accessible to little ones
We used a lot of these with our son. Works Well
This is a great product for kids.
This is great for kids, especially during summer break. Kids can learn a lot with all this material.
this would very helpfull to my daughter who is in special class.
WOW…150 Educational Apps..thats a lot of learning packed into one little device! I think it’s time to get the littlest grand daughter going on something like this. She is a quick learner but she always wants to watch dvds. She would really thrive on something like this!
These learning tools look great. I have two young grandkids that I may be interested in trying these for. Thank you for the review
I have always love School zone products because they are fun and also educational.
School zone products are great. We used the flash cards for our son and it made learning FUN and EASY.
I want to share this post with my sister who’s granddaughter will be starting kindergarten next year and this would help her out a lot and give her a head start on things. Thanks for the great review
these look colorful and entertaining. I like that it isn’t boring but would keep my child engaged while learing
i would love to have had thisas a kid! 🙂 but i have two toddlers that could really benefit from this in a couple years. thanks for the heads up
My kids are a little too old but I will recommend to new moms.
I remember using this company many years ago when my son was younger. It was way before tablets and smartphones, no apps back then, however, my son loved the flash cards 🙂
Those look so fun-wish i had them growing up. I don’t have any human children, but my friends use these with their kids.
These educational books seems to be fun to practice with while readying the kiddos for school.
I used to LOVE books like these when I was growing up.. so much fun!!
Raised my child on School ZOne books, they are awesome!
My kids are older but I really like the advantages a system like this would give them.
This would be great to use with my son who is special needs
My grandchildren would love the workbooks and flash cards. They would really be nice on rainy days too.
I have used their products in the past. I have never used the School Zone Tablet and I bet it is great. Preloaded would give my sons so much to do during down times. This would be great for homeschooling.
Love these learning sets and it would keep the kids off of video games
This are great for the kids to learn with. Thanks for posting.
It is good for parents to get involved with helping their children excel in school. Especially starting in elementary school.
Looks like something my daughter would be able to use with the kids she watches (she is a special needs teacher on leave with her newborn). She’s always looking for ways to keep them eager and learning.
These would be great for my kids! Such good products
I love these cards i bought all three of my boys these. These reallt help in there. Education snd funtimentals
These sound like a wonderful resource. Thank you for such a thorough review!
These sound like awesome products..When mine were little we made our own flashcards which wasn’t very fun or colorful at all. Any kid would welcome learning with these 🙂