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Perfect Toy Finder: Find the perfect toy based on your child's dominant learning style.

Look for the Learning Styles labels next to the age range for each product. Select products with multiple Learning Styles to engage all the senses.

Learning Styles:

Auditory (Sound)	Kinesthetic (Touch & Movement)	Visual (Sight)

Some Discovery Toys products will show more than one letter next to them. These are products that work with multiple learning styles. The more senses a child can use while playing with a toy, the more a child can learn by playing with it. Learn about characteristics of each Learning Style.

For special needs applications, such as hearing loss, visual disabilities, communication skills, physical limitations, social skills, cognitive skills, or autism, please refer to my Special Needs page.

Auditory Learning Style

Learning Best Through Sound

If your child is an auditory learner, encourage his love of noise-making toys by setting aside more time for the two of you to make music together. (Pots & pans are terrific instruments!) When problems arise, sit down together and talk things through. Auditory learners are often great listeners. They also need to hear that they are special! So, be sure to tell him you love him often.

Characteristics of this Learning Style
Quiz to decide which Learning Style your child utilizes
Products for this Learning Style

Kinesthetic Learning Style

Learning Best Through Touch & Movement

If your child is a kinesthetic learner, be sure to provide lots of hands-on activities – from finger painting to playing tag in the backyard. When it comes to homework, think tactile. Kinsethetic kids are best able to understand when they can get their bodies involved with the task at hand. For example, young tactile learners are more apt to learn the alphabet by feeling letter-shaped blocks in addition to hearing sounds & seeing letter shapes. Also, in addition to telling your kinesthetic child you love her, show him with lots of cuddles & hugs.

Characteristics of this Learning Style
Quiz to decide which Learning Style your child utilizes
Products for this Learning Style

Visual Learning Style

Learning Best Through Sight

If your child is a visual learner, you can help her with homework by using charts & flash cards. When communicating with him, remember that he learns through his eyes. For example, maybe you have been telling him all week to make her bed and he’s still not doing it. Next time, take him into her room and start actually making the bed as you tell him. Giving him visual cues helps the message sink in! Visual children also need visual reminders that you love them. A couple of love-notes in the lunch box or a snack arranged into a smiley face can mean a lot to a visual child!

Characteristics of this Learning Style
Quiz to decide which Learning Style your child utilizes
Products for this Learning Style

To figure out your child's dominant learning style, take this short quiz (select all that apply):

1. When my child is learning something new, he/she…: a. Says "show me".; b. Needs to listen and/or talk it through.; c. Gets his or her hands on it.
2. The activities my child enjoys the most are…: a. Playing computer games or watching videos; b. Listening to the radio, CD or tapes.; c. Outdoor games & sports.
3. My child expresses his/her feelings by…: a. Making facial expressions.; b. Talking about them.; c. Using touch or body movements.
4. When placed in an unfamiliar setting, my child…: a. Warms up slowly.; b. Joins right in.; c. Relates to others with his or her body instead of words.
5. As a baby, my child…: a. Especially enjoyed looking at things.; b. Babbled a lot.; c. Often needed to be held.
6. My child’s personality can be best described as…: a. Not very emotional outwardly.; b. Very dramatic, enjoys having an audience.; c. Sensitive, with easily hurt feelings.
7. My child is easily distracted by…: a. Color & movement.; b. Voices & music.; c. Movement & sounds.
8. My child prefers…: a. Looking at things, being an observer.; b. Listening & talking.; c. Touching things, engaging in activities involving movement.
9. The skills that are strongest in my child are his/her…: a. Fine motor skills (i.e. holding small pieces, coloring, etc).; b. Ability to follow directions.; c. Eye-hand coordination.

Count how many of each letter you have and type it in the boxes:
Number of a's: Number of b's: Number of c's:

Mostly "a" answers indicate a Visual learning style.		Products
Mostly "b" answers indicate an Auditory learning style.		Products
Mostly "c" answers indicate a Kinesthetic learning style.		Products

It is possible that your child will have two dominant learning styles. This enables your child to learn the same thing in different ways. If all 3 are about the same, then your child probably adapts to situations depending on how he feels most comfortable at that moment. Go ahead and select Discovery Toys products from all 3 learning style categories!

Discovery Toys products for each Learning Style
Auditory Individual learns best through listening to spoken word	Kinesthetic Individual learns best through touch, movement & action	Visual Individual learns best through sight, body language & expression
Castle Marbleworks® Chiming Charlie Flip Flop Faces Games on the Go! Giant Pegboard® Go Go Caterpillar Hammer Away! Keyboard Kylie Marbleworks® Motor Works Movin' Music Time CD Rainfall Rattle Ring Around Solar Energy System Sounds Like Learning! CD Speed Wiz Tangiball Try-Angle Willy's Wiggly Web Wiz Kidz Working Trio	Alphabet Shop Block It! Boomerings® Links Cast & Paint Chalk Castle Marbleworks® Chiming Charlie Discover the Aliens Fairy Tales Flip Flop Faces Games on the Go! Giant Pegboard® Go Go Caterpillar Hammer Away! HumanWorks™ Keyboard Kylie Lumps™ Marbleworks® Math Magic Mixer Measure Up!® Cups Measure Up!® Pots & Spoons Measure Up!® Shovel Memo Spell Mosaic Mysteries Motor Works Number Rings Pillar Pockets Place & Trace Playful Patterns® Rainfall Rattle Ring Around Solar Energy System Speed Wiz Stone Soup® Cooperative Game Sunshine Market Super Yummy Tangiball Tricky Fingers Try-Angle Tub Stick-Ups-Letter Catch Willy's Wiggly Web Wiz Kidz Word Magic Mixer Wordy Speed Spell Working Trio	Alphabet Shop Block It! Boomerings® Links Cast & Paint Chalk Castle Marbleworks® Chiming Charlie Discover the Aliens Fairy Tales Flip Flop Faces Games on the Go! Giant Pegboard® Go Go Caterpillar Hammer Away! HumanWorks™ Keyboard Kylie Lumps™ Marbleworks® Math Magic Mixer Measure Up!® Cups Measure Up!® Pots & Spoons Measure Up!® Shovel Memo Spell Mosaic Mysteries Motor Works Movin' Music Time CD Number Rings Pillar Pockets Place & Trace Playful Patterns® Rainfall Rattle Ring Around Solar Energy System Sounds Like Learning! CD Speed Wiz Stone Soup® Cooperative Game Sunshine Market Super Yummy Tangiball Tricky Fingers Try-Angle Tub Stick-Ups-Letter Catch Willy's Wiggly Web Wiz Kidz Word Magic Mixer Wordy Speed Spell Working Trio

A Little More About Dominant Learning Styles…
Auditory Learning Style	Characteristics of auditory learning style: Love to listen & talk Remember by hearing things Spelling - they use phonics approach Show feelings with words Handwriting - they have difficulty learning initially Distracted by music & voices As babies, they babble a lot & in crib they listen for sounds Can repeat a conversation word for word Enjoy listening to radio & tapes over reading Very dramatic & love an audience…good storytellers, like to sing, like to tell jokes Like to talk on the phone Talk to themselves when working alone Give verbal excuses for not getting things done Prefer to have someone else read directions when assembling models Commit a phone number to memory by saying it aloud, usually know their own at an early age Tends not to look when listening, head often down or cocked at one side when listening Prefers to be with group of people - always wants friends around Hears emotions in others voices: "Mama you sound mad"
Kinesthetic Learning Style	Characteristics of kinesthetic learning style: Learns & remembers by doing, "hands on" experiences Speaks slowly Spelling - often a poor speller, writes word down to see if it feels right Handwriting - deteriorates when space becomes smaller, push harder on pencil Touches everything - satin on blanket Enjoys sports, well coordinated Prefer movement games Sensitive, feelings easily hurt Must touch to convey feelings - like hugs, handshake, high five Often have trouble in school because generally like out of doors They need to move around Remember what was done, not what they heard or saw Perpetual motion machine Like to take things apart & put them back together, like crafts, building things, art projects Like comfortable clothes Eyes often diverted down while listening or "gazes" over others head Need to adapt to a visual or auditory world & our job is to make them feel good about it
Visual Learning Style	Characteristics of visual learning style: Uses eyes to learn: "Let me see", "Show me". Remembers by seeing things. Spelling - recognizes words on sight Distracted by color & movement Handwriting - tends to be good, spacing & size important Liked by teachers. Generally tidy, do not like clutter Pick out misprints, typos Find items other lose Good at reading maps or charts Show feeling in facial expressions Sensitive to others facial expressions. "Mom, you look mad" Enjoy computers, videos, movies - have to watch TV…can't just listen Not very emotionally outwardly - sometimes labeled shy or snobbish Like to spend time alone Warm up slowly in new situations In crowd - quiet & like to watch Usually look good in appearance - well put together - color coordinated Good fine motor skills - can put models together using directions Look up when they are thinking Plan by making lists