Learning Resources Lowercase Lacing Letters - 275 Pieces, Ages 3+, Toddler Alphabet Learning Toys, Letter Beads for Kids, Homeschool Supplies, Alphabet Beads, Early Spelling,Back to School Supplies

I purchased these a couple of years ago to work on fine motor skills with our son, who has a rather long list of diagnoses at this point that come with global developmental delays. At the time, I wanted this as part of a fine motor progression for stringing beads. He had become very successful with larger two inch beads, and I thought this would be a good next step progression and challenge for the beads, and I liked that there were pattern cards. And even though we've now progressed to stringing cheerios, I have recently placed this back in my rotation for therapy targets and tasks because of the pattern cards, which was something we could not work with him on at the time of purchase.So, durability wise, we have no issues with this product. The strings have been holding up. For our little man, because of the nature of his challenges, we did have to knot one end of each string to keep the beads on and give him a good basis for adding more beads without getting frustrated. That is something we still need.If you have a kiddo who is a chewer or has impulse control issues, this is a toy that you will need to closely supervise and may still stress the living day lights out of you from time to time. For example, today I was working on a pattern card that involve the cylindrical beads. Which are a lovely size for esophageal obstruction, and my little man (who is 5 and has problems with impulse control, chewing, and risk assessment) kept running off with them the moment he sat down and popping them in his mouth. His first stop with one of the beads was my yoga ball where he proceeded to bounce it into the back of his throat, and with another he ran up the stairs and coughed it into the back of his throat. Because he's quick, he got away from the table those two times before I could grab him, and I was fortunately able to still reach him and the bead quick enough to sweep it before it went down. The moral of the story is I think this is a great toy for fine motor, but depending on the nature of your child's disabilities there is definitely an element of risk that you can not turn your back on. Pretty much ever.So since he is a chewer, I can say the paint holds up well enough for those times he's managed to get one in his mouth. I think this is a great multi functional teaching tool for a typically developing child as well as one with specialized needs. It's good for patterns, colors, shapes, fine motor, and creativity, and as it also has had no quality control issues, it is definitely a 5 star toy with supervision if needed.

The media could not be loaded. These are a fun actually to build hand strength and practice letter recognition. They’re bright, colorful and a lot of each letter. There’s multiple activities to do with them so it’s worth the amount you pay. We can’t wait to use these for years to come.

Quality product and excellent fine motor work for my 1st graders.

I got this for my niece's kindergarten, where they're very academically focused, to go in their language "center". They have letter stamps there and letter hole punches, so I thought it would fit right in. I chose lowercase because the teacher commented to me that a lot of children come to school knowing capital letters, but what they *really* need to know are lowercase letters because we use them so often. (Parents of preschoolers, take note!)She told me just the other day that they're a big hit. The kids love making words (and building important fine-motor skills in the process - lacing helps you practice the tripod grip and it's a good life-skill as well) and then turning them into bracelets and whatnot :)One problem - the aglets (the plastic-covered parts) on the laces are a smidge too short to go through the longest letters, w and m. You have to kinda shove by the lace, and that's a pain. Still, it's not totally insurmountable.

I am very happy with the quality of the letter beads and the laces.However, the aglet/taped-off part is too short for my Kindergartebers to easily lace the letters like “m” and “w” that have more holes. It was difficult for me to get the lace through all 3 holes which are placed close together on the bead as is reasonable for the letter shape.Again, quality is great, but it is difficult to build words or names with the letters that are wider or that have more consecutive holes in the bead.

My child really enjoys playing with these lacing letters. It is fun to search for the letter you want and then spell words as you string the letters on the durable lace. My child enjoyed looking for the letters of their name and putting it together on the string. It helps them practice their letters and spelling all while flexing those fine motor skills. The tub is a good size with plenty of letters to choose from. I definitely recommend these.

These beads arrived on time and were in excellent condition. The box is very sturdy and makes a great place to keep the beads and cards. I like the variety and number of beads. There are enough beads for two children to work on necklaces at the same time and no one has to fight over anything. The beads are nicely finished with bright paint, nice and smooth to the touch. The round beads might be a problem for smaller kids as they look like gumballs. The cubes and cylinders are great for building small cities for tiny dolls and cars. Unending play is promised with these great beads - counting, sorting, stringing, building. Your child or grandchild will come up with their own ideas!

We bought these letters on a whim AND to see if I could find something else to work with for spelling and my 7 year old.I did not want plain old boring spelling tests and words, so we went a find and seek route.I hide the letters in an Easter egg (or something else) and the 7 year old finds the egg, puts the letters in order to match a word I wrote on our spelling sheet. Then 7 year old writes her word.All.On.Her.Own.Amazing.I included a ruler next to the words for reference. Perfect for us, we love them!