Re: Re: my 3 yr old (almost 4) can't learn her colors

March 23, 2010

Hi-

My son just turned 3-- and he also has trouble with colors.... everything

is BOO (Blue). I bought a really cool activity type game for him that is

helping. It is called " Busy Bugs " . There are several cards with little

squares of colors on them.... he has to match a colored plastic bug to the

matching color on a card. There are several cards included to use for this

" matching " .... and they increase in difficulty. The first card has all red

on it.... so he has to pick all red bugs to place on the squares... as the

cards progress, they add more colors. There are also more advanced matching

cards for sequencing.... 2 red, 2 blue, etc. Our EI Developmental

Therapist used this set with my Son. My Tyler liked it so much that I bought a

set for him...

Here is a link to a review I just found about this.

You can always Google " Busy Bugs AND 2109 " for further reviews. (The 2109

is the item #).

Here is a link to where I bought it...

DARD & product_id=2109_

& product_id=2109)

If you decide to order.... make sure that you are ordering the " Discovery

Toys Busy Bugs " SET # 2109.

this has really helped my Son! He may not be able to say all of the

colors-- but he is getting better and better at matching them. I repeat the

colors for him as he does it... For example, I will say " This bug is red....

put red on red " ..... or " put blue on blue " . I give him a little reward each

time he does it correctly.... the mini M and Ms work great.... they are so

small.... it takes 4 of them to equal a regular sized M and M.... and he is

super motivated for candy! Another reward that I at times use is

stickers..... I also bought a bunch of really tiny stickers.... and I give him

one to put on a piece of paper every time he matches a bug correctly.... The

rewards keep his attention going!

Hope this helps.... I really love it!

take care-

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