Toddler learning - letters and numbers

This looks like the device here. I’m not affiliated to Leapfrog and I’m sure other companies have similar!

store.leapfrog.com/en-gb/store/p/fridge-phonics-magnetic-letter-set/_/A-prod19267

GagaJo my 4 grandchildren loved a learning toy they had from around age 2. I think it was made by Leapfrog. The back of the device was magnetic and stuck to the fridge as were all the letters. When a letter was clicked into the front of it the device recited the letter eg “b is for ball” then it would sing a little verse using the word ball. There was a choice of buying it with upper or lower case letters.

They loved it and it was in daily use. A very sturdy toy that was often dropped and came to no harm. When my first 2 grandchildren were finished with it they passed it on to their little cousins and it was used for another couple of years before ending up in the charity shop still going strong.

Yes, lower case Sarahmob, I am on that one. GrandMattie, he can count to 10, our number of stairs! He counts the birds on the roof opposite. It is more number recognition we're going for now. And letters too.

I am in the middle of making him a counting toy since I couldn't find what I wanted, and it stops me missing him quite so much if I do things for him.

I couldn’t understand why my children could count to 13, such an odd number. I realised that we counted the stairs! Count the peas on their plates, the number of hula hoops on their fingers....

Gagajo lots of primary schools use numicon to reinforce counting and recognition of what a number of things looks like. It’s available from Amazon but IMO any wooden building blocks to make a tower are as effective at securing the concept of number. A plea from a practising primary school teacher regarding the magnetic letters however, please source lower case as opposed to capitals as this can introduce conflict in the reception class when lower case letters are the ones ‘taught’.

Duplo bricks with letters and numbers written on them. You can get foam letters and numbers for the bath which stick to the side of the bath or the wall.

Great, thank you!

Google Montessori equipment - really great quality learning items if genuine. They are particularly good for early years.