does it teach the alphabet
1002848
No. The motion is just to sensitive and to select the activities you have to keep tilting it either left or right in order to select what you want to do. My children don't even play with toy anymore. You would better off getting either flash cards or a simple toy with the letters.
2097046
I believe it's recommended for 1 year n up. My Grandson is 1 and he has figured it out, however the counting and alphabet will come later. He will be able to use it for several years
1904143
No, it does to print out the language. Only speaks the language out loud for you to hear & displays it on the screen for you to see. :)
1913957
I think it could work, but it would depend highly on the mental age of the child; if you're coming from a non-pictograph language, the first problem you will have is that you hear a lot of sounds but no distinct words and following along with the printed text doesn't help because you can't read it. I found I was really struggling with Rosetta Stone until I took a few days to learn both Hiragana and Katakana phonetic writing systems (46 characters each, but the sounds are the same). Once I did that, the whole thing made complete sense because I could match up what I was hearing with what I was seeing. Japanese as a whole is not an overly complex language; it doesn't have a lot of exceptions to the rule, but there are some significant differences with a language such as English. Before you spend this kind of money on something a child may or may not stick with, I would strongly suggest using the web to see how they take to learning Hiragana and Katakana. There are some excellent apps out there for iOS (Dr Moku's Hiragana and Katakana apps, for example).
1896212
Yes. And it's an awesome kit. I used it (& still do) to teach my daughter about simple & complex machines. The kit even comes with a workbook to help children understand the relationship between math (or physics) and how different types of machines work. It's well worth the investment!
1581470
Yes, you sure can. It works great that way and also with the wooden magnetic letters and numbers. It's a great tool for teaching your children their ABC's and numbers on. I love it!!
1323461
Yes it does. Be sure to follow the instructions to the letter when changing it.
1997700
That is the focus of the Leap Frog. Depending on the age it can be a bit difficult to get started though. They will need guidance until they get the hang of it. After that it is a decent learning aid.......
774880
yes it lights up to tell you what drums to hit it, also has a alphabet song and you can hit the drums as you go along. it has a memorization something similar to Simon Says too. It has animal sounds as well. Its a really cool toy. My son is 12 months so he just likes to hit it to make a sound.
856267
Each child is different. I bought it for our 15 month old.He was not ready for it. Jordan prefers flash cards,videos and books for learning abc's,colors and numbers.I put it away for later after 3 weeks of trying.
1568975
Yes. My 6 year old's first word was "warlord" followed by "piano" and "qualify." We have a strong reader. I think this a great way to build skills even if you play it in a more free form fashion, i.e. show all letters and see who can use 50 letters first, etc.
1822958
Yes the letters and numbers do come out so it can be a learning puzzle as well as a mat.
1292933
I couldn't find it either. But I purchased these for my niece who will be 3 this month. She loves them. She knows most of her colors, numbers 1-10 ,shapes and Is learning the alphabet. These have been very helpful in learning in these areas. The puzzle format also helps with hand-eye coordination .
1268912
No, this model only has alphabet and number characters plus a couple symbols.
1113682
Yes, but the magnet isn't super strong. Actually good, in a way, so the letters can be moved around easily by the child.
1932503
Yes it does, but you have to buy the upper and lower case letters separately. Each is its own set.
1948113
When each letter is placed is a while it says the sound for just that letter, so yes, it does just one letter. I use it to work with my 19 mo th old since she was 15 months old and she loves it! Also, it says more than just the letter sound, each letter had its own funny word...such as "C" says caaacaaaa...and then a man says its ccccccold in here. Like he's shivering.