August is nearing and it’s time for Get Ready for Kindergarten Month! The Jim Henson Company and Dinosaur Train, which airs on PBS Kids, have teamed up with VTech products to engage children in learning with the MobiGo Touch Learning Systems and V.Reader Interactive E-Reading Systems.
It’s helpful to understand how children learn and play in the digital age, and how these types of products can help prepare children with the basic learning skills required for Kindergarten.
- Math and literacy skills can be deeply imbedded into digital games, and allow children to acquire important skills via a more natural method that doesn’t look like learning.
- Digital games often involve problem solving and creative thinking along with core competencies such as math and reading, making them more fun than single curriculum games and helping to develop a broader skill set.
- Digital learning does not replace learning off-screen – so educational games should not be seen as a replacement, but rather a supplement to time-tested educational methods.
- Contrary to popular belief, games are not just a solitary interaction between a single person and a screen, but a social activity – kids watch as their siblings and friends play, and post-game conversations involve discussing game strategy.
MOBIGO TOUCH LEARNING SYSTEM (Ages 3-8)
Touchscreen technology makes learning fun as kids look, listen, and touch with the MobiGo Touch Learning System! The Dinosaur Train cartridge contains four learning games and one bonus activity.
In Fossil Fun, help Buddy form a hypothesis about the fossil parts he finds at Big Pond, and then match each part to the correct spot on the fossil. In Under the Sea, watch the marine animal as it taps on the windows in a sequence, and then tap on the windows in that same order while learning facts about the animal along the way. In Night Train, help Buddy explore the Big Pond in the dark and hypothesize about the footprints he finds. In Nursery Car, help Buddy find the right babies after an earthquake has moved all the eggs around by following Mr. Conductor’s hints. In the Creatures A to Z bonus activity, learn and compare facts about 26 different creatures and unlock new creatures and facts by playing the other games.
V.READER INTERACTIVE E-READING SYSTEM (Ages 3-7)
The V.Reader Interactive E-Reading System is a digital learning toy that encourages young kids to learn to read and improve their vocabulary. Featuring brightly colored buttons, a large touch screen, and a see-through protective case cover, the V.Reader helps children develop the necessary building blocks to grow from a pre-reader to a confident and fluent reader.
The Dinosaur Train cartridge features many learning experiences:
- Watch the Story contains an adaptation of the “T.Rex Teeth” animated television episode
- Story Dictionary contains an alphabetical list of vocabulary words from the story, along with follow-up questions that relate to some definitions .
- There are five Reading Games: answer questions about the story in What Happened?, help Buddy and friends spell words correctly in Hopscotch Spelling, match singular and plural nouns in Leaflet, Leaflets, pair uppercase and lowercase letters in Collecting Teeth and hone listening comprehension in Don’s Collection.
There are also just for fun games in Mini Games: children can feed Buddy and friends in I Love Fish, punch tickets with Mr. Conductor in Tickets, Please!, rotate puzzle pieces in Leaf Puzzles and find Buddy and friends in Dino Seek.
MobiGo System SRP $59.99 ; MobiGo Cartridges SRP $19.99. V.Reader System: $59.99 ; V.Reader Dinosaur Train Cartridges: $19.99. The Mobigo Touch Learning System and the V.Reader Interactive E-Reading System are available at leading retailers nationwide.
We reviewed the MobiGo Touch Learning System 2 years ago, and my daughter still loves it. Now that she’s heading to 1st grade, I’m encouraging her to use it during the summer to help keep up her reading skills, it’s like homework but shh! don’t tell her it is!
Harmony B says
my boys love wyatt on superwhy
Lee-Ann L says
We have some smaller VTech toys, like the phone toy that you learn the alphabet on.
Kimberly Bauer says
I have a Vtech activity table for my daughter.
Janet W. says
My grandson has a VTech helicopter that he loves!
Colleen Maurina says
Our little guy also likes Sid The Science Guy!
Natalie S says
We have the Vtech Vreader which my boys absolutely love! Just wish it came with an ac adapter b/c we go through LOTS of batteries 🙂
Vickie Couturier says
my grandsons love Buddy on the Dinosaur Train
shelly peterson says
we have a vtech v.smiles
Julia Simpson says
One of our fave PBS kids character is Super Why
Heather S says
My son likes Martha from Martha Speaks!
Samantha C. says
My kids love Super Why and Wyatt.
MAMOTTS says
sid the science guy
Lynda Del says
The VTech helicopter looks really cool!
Tracy P says
Our fav PBs character is The Cat in the Hat…..we have the vtech cyber pocket system.
Jenn McCullar says
Brilliant Creations Advanced Notebook & loves Curious George & Super Why On PBS kids
Wendy says
We’ve had so many VTech products over the years! My daughter loved her little laptop when she was younger.
Laura Jacobson says
WE have the Vtech Winnie the Pooh Teach ‘n Lights Phone! Just love it!
Jennifer says
My favorite PBS character is Arthur!
Katie Rose says
Sid the Science Kid
Steph says
My kids favorite PBS character is Super Why. 🙂
Sue Ellison says
My son loves Sid the Science Kid and The Dinosaur Train.
Emily says
Elmo is our favorite PBS character.
carol gentry says
These would be great items for our litttle twins.
Lisa says
My son LOVES dinosaur train! When he’s not watching that, Cat in the Hat or Curious George. 🙂
Mary Williams says
We love Curious George, my son watches him on tv and he plays the games online!
Jacob LaFountaine says
We kid about Dora the Explorer
Mary Beth Elderton says
We like Curious George
Kelly D says
My daughter loves the Cat in the Hat.
Rachel says
My son loves Dinosaur Train and Martha Speaks!
Shannon Baas says
My kids like Arthur.
nannypanpan says
he like wyatt from superwhy
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Kathleen says
Arthur is my favorite PBS character
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Ann Fantom says
My daughter loves her Vtech LeapPad
crystle tellerday says
curious geogre
Linda G. says
the boys favorite is Sid the Science Kid
Nicole Larsen says
My daughter loves Sid the Science Kid and Superwhy!
Monique Rizzo says
We love watching Sid the Science kid in our house.
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edq143 says
Curious George and Clifford
Mommyofone Shanna says
curious george for sure
Rebecca Graham says
I like Sid the Science Guy.
Sammi says
curious george is my fave!
phxbne says
Curious George
Rebecca Orr says
My son has a vtech vreader that he keeps at his grandma’s house. bekki1820cb at gmail dot com
Kristi C says
My son loves Sid the Science Guy.
Stacey B says
We also have a Vtech laptop
Renski says
Word Girl is my favorite PBS Kids character
Robyn Galloway says
We love Tiny from dinosaur train!
Melissa says
We have the VTech Switch & Go Dinos!
Karen says
My little one loves Caillou on PBS.
Tabathia B says
clifford and arthur
Eloise Carlson says
My little one loves Sid the Science Kid! Thanks so much for hosting this great giveaway!
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Jenette says
We like Martha from Martha Speaks
Tiffany Kinney says
sid the science kid!
Ellie D says
My sons love Dinosaur Train. They also like watching Clifford and Curisou George on PBS
Jodi Kershuk says
We have a VTech laptop.
Jennifer Marie says
My kids are big fans of Sid the Science Kid.
Janalyn says
My girls love The cat in the hat.
blessedta says
Dora the Explorer
ToCo says
Arthur!
dario says
my daughter loves the cookie monster
DD says
I like to watch Sid the Science Kid. It is interesting.
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Rochel S says
My son loves The Cat in the Hat!
April Brenay says
my boys like word girl
Suzanne Hill says
My kids love Buddy and Tiny on Dinosaur Train.
Teh Doll says
We love Super Why!!!
tamar says
We love WordGirl
Daniel M says
nephew likes Sid the Science Kid
Audra Weathers says
My daughter has a pink VTech reader. We’ve got the car adapter and it’s great on trips.
Paula Michele Hafner says
My son loves Curious George.
Katie R says
We love Elmo!
Ashley says
my son has a vreader
Tina says
I love Arthur.
Misses Giveaways says
Sesame Street characters.
tracey byram says
I like Clifford the Big Red Dog
Jeni Lutz says
my son loves Sid the Science Guy.
McKim says
We like Curious George.
Virginia Rowell says
We love Sid the Science Guy.
Shauna says
Great products love them all 🙂
Felicia says
My daughter has the Tote & Go Laptop and Kidizoom Camera which she loves
Chelsea says
My son’s favorite PBS kids character is Caillou.
sarah t says
my son loves tiny
Beth Palacios says
My daughters love Call Lou on PBS!
Beth Palacios says
Oops. Darn auto correct. That would be Caillou…. LOL
Kendra W says
My kids love sid the science kid
Jennifer says
My son has the vtech helicopter with lots of lights and sounds!
Aimee Fontenot says
We love Arthur!
Ellie W says
My grandsons watch PBS Sprout all the time and their favorite character is Fireman Sam.
paige jagan says
My kids love curious george (so did i when i was little!)
melina r says
my son likes Arthur
D Schmidt says
My sons favorite Dinosaur Train character is Buddy 🙂
Tanya White says
we have a Vtech V smile
Angela Cisco says
I love Caillou
kathy pease says
i like the Vtech Disney Pixar Cars 2 – McQueen Learning Atlas
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carol lewis says
Rain would love the VTech helicopter!
Melissa B. says
My favorite character is Arthur Reed.
Karen L says
Arthur is my favorite.
Robert Pyszk says
Sid the Science Kid is my favorite PBS character
javaid iftikhar says
Vtech activity table
Brenda Elsner says
We have the Vteck phone and laptop.
Angela W says
Sid The Science Guy!
Sumer says
My daughter loves Curious George.
Denise M says
my daughter likes sid the science kid
jessica schueler says
Curious George
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Kristin says
My daughters favorite is Super Why?
Jenny says
My son has two favorite PBS shows, the dinosaur train and Arthur.
Sonya says
We love Super Why, and my little one especially loves Little Red!
Diana Stanhope says
My grandkids love Sid the Science guy and so do I.
Anna says
Fave PBS Kids character is Curious George!
Ann Council says
Elmo is our choice.
Jennifer J says
The Cat in the Hat! Thanks!!
susan smoaks says
sid the science guy is our favorite!
shirley zolenski says
She likes Sid the science guy
stephanie gregory says
Sid the science kid here too!
Kristen says
I don’t have any Vtech products, but can easily tell you my son’s favorite PBS character…it’s Chica from the Sprout show! He LOVES that chicken!
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r hicks says
we own their mobigo 2 and kids love it
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Patrice says
We have an InnoTab!
Carrie M says
The inno tab looks neat!
Lisa L says
I like Buddy from Dinosaur Train
Jennifer J says
Curious George & Arthur, my little girl loves them both!
Tee says
Favorite PBS character is the pretty princess from Super Why! 😀
Melanie Johnson says
My daughter’s favorite is Sid!
rosey says
Oscar the Grouch is my favorite PBS character. Sid the Science Kid is my son’s
trixx says
My favorite PBS Kids character is Word Girl
Carole I says
We have a Vtech toy that is refrigerator magnets (3 letters at a time, to form 3 letter words).
julia says
we like the alphabet train by vtech
Heather R says
My daughter’s favorite PBS character is Curious George
Melissa VandenBerg says
LOVE V-tech….great quality. I also love that they are educational….
meme says
We also really like Super Why
DanV says
Our favorite PBS Kids character is Caillou
jade tallen says
cat in the hat!
Leslie L. Stanziani says
My son loves Curious George,Cat in the Hat,everyone on Dinosaur Train, and esp Wyatt from Super Why(as his name is also Wyatt).
amanda whitley says
favorite pbs character is arthur.