Educating at Home with Kids Rugs

Classroom rugs are commonly used as educational tools in preschool and elementary schools. But they can also be used as home educational tools by babysitters, home schooling parents, or parents of traditional students. Here are some of the educational kids rugs we carry and how they can be used in the home.

Letters and Numbers
A young child who has learned his/her numbers and alphabet is going to have a much easier time with math and reading. To that end, letter and number-themed kids rugs can be used by parents as fun, interactive toys for teaching.

For example, most educational rugs feature lettered or numbered squares. To solve spelling or addition problems, a child can play with a parent by walking to the rug squares that spell out a word or provide an arithmetic answer. Older or more advanced children can play similar games with phonics-themed kids rugs. Maps Kids rugs that feature maps provide colorful object lessons in geography. They can also help parents give children a sense of how countries, oceans, and continents play a role in history.

For example, a bedtime or group reading that features stories about Thanksgiving or explorers to the North Pole would be memorably illustrated by sitting on a kids map rug together and charting out where the story began and where it ended.

Foreign Languages
Childhood is the perfect time to learn a second language, whether it be English, French, or Spanish. Educational kids rugs can serve as linguistic tools that feature matching words and images.

To learn with language-themed childrens rugs, try making up a story with your child using your native language and a second language. Incorporate images from the kids rug into the story to help your child use that language in a regular conversation.