Importance of Sub-skills

We often think of learning an ability as mastering a single skill.  However, most abilities are complex, that is they consist of several sub-skills which combined constitute the given ability. This is particularly important to keep in mind when teaching young children. For example the ability to read consists of many sub-skills: Letter recognition Letter […]

A Toy That Teaches A Child to Clean Their Room

We are asked, “Do you have any toys or educational tools I can use to teach my kids about helping out around the house, or more specifically to remind them to clean up their rooms?” If we could invent a product that would teach kids how to do either of those tasks, we would quickly […]

Piggy Banks Teach Kids about Saving Money

A reporter asks us… “Other than a savings account, how can you teach children about saving money?” Managing money can actually be fun, if you’re five years old and it’s your own piggy bank. Wooden Pig Bank from TAG Toys To help teach children about saving money, one of the very earliest, easiest, and probably […]