| For teachers who are looking for a new way to get | | | | for kids such as letters, numbers, shapes, colors, |
| their pre-school and elementary age children interested | | | | animals, etc. Several games can be invented to take |
| in learning, educational rugs offer a fun way to go | | | | advantage of the rug's designs. These large rugs allow |
| about it. Teachers know that kids learn best when | | | | the children to interact in groups with the rug and turns |
| they don't even realize they are learning. Educational | | | | the learning into a fun, active game instead of another |
| rugs do this very nicely. | | | | boring lesson. Possible ideas include a modified form of |
| Unfortunately many of these rugs for sale at retail | | | | twister, bean bag toss, musical chairs, etc. To play |
| outlets can be quite expensive and make selection of | | | | twister, all you need is a spinner designed around the |
| the correct rug essential since multiple purchases may | | | | particular rug you are using. Many of these rugs can |
| not be practical for teachers who are forced to pinch | | | | incorporate multiple spinners depending on the days |
| pennies. There are some educational rugs that are | | | | lesson. The large rugs with the letters of the alphabet |
| sold at discount prices with specific retailers on the | | | | printed along the border are perfect for a fun game of |
| Internet, so shopping with an affordable retailer can | | | | musical letters. Just like in musical chairs, the children |
| make a real difference in the size and number of rugs | | | | walk around the border. When the music stops, |
| that you purchase, especially if you are shopping on a | | | | children on vowels, or another predetermined group of |
| budget. Rugs can be found relating to about any | | | | letters, are eliminated. Bean bag toss can be played in |
| theme one can imagine and in sizes ranging from no | | | | one form or another on most educational rugs. Divide |
| larger than a doormat to others that can cover an | | | | the kids into groups and see who can land their bags |
| entire classroom. Obviously you can expect to pay | | | | on all the letters of the alphabet first. Write a word on |
| considerably more for the large rugs. | | | | the board and make them hit that letter before moving |
| Given the many options, one should first come up with | | | | to the next. Kids will quickly associate the words with |
| a plan for how they will implement the rug into their | | | | the letters. |
| classroom and lesson plans. For example, small rugs | | | | Possibilities are virtually endless for an imaginative |
| can be purchased and positioned in various high traffic | | | | teacher. The variety of rugs, be they basic number or |
| areas of the classroom and act as passive learning | | | | letter training or rugs designed for specific educational |
| aids. Large rugs on the other hand should give you | | | | games, offers something for every classroom and |
| maximum value for your money and should be | | | | lesson subject. Think ahead of time what you would |
| integrated into an active lesson plan. | | | | like to accomplish with the rugs and choose the |
| Many large rugs are filled with interesting information | | | | correct version accordingly. The results will be worth it. |