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Meredith wrote:
I am debating on this as well. There is a decent plastic version at M-n-S for $20, I think I will do this and set it up in a tackle box! Plastic Moveable Alphabet
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Meredith:
Did you see the small moveables + box from Alison's? It's $38 for 155 letters. The plastic one from M-n-S is $20 for 105 letters plus you have to buy a box. Not sure how much tackle boxes are these days, but I'm always surprised  .maybe just a couple bucks . Anyway.....$10 (if that) or so extra for the wood ones...?? may be worth it?????
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I love the M&Such wooden letters. I've been saving up to buy them because I like the those, with a lid and box is also special. Right now ds is using any letters he can find to spell words, so it won't be a waste.
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SuzanneG wrote:
Meredith:
Did you see the small moveables + box from Alison's? It's $38 for 155 letters. The plastic one from M-n-S is $20 for 105 letters plus you have to buy a box. Not sure how much tackle boxes are these days, but I'm always surprised .maybe just a couple bucks . Anyway.....$10 (if that) or so extra for the wood ones...?? may be worth it????? |
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See, you are like my Secretary  I DO like those, and they appear to be the identical cut-out of my See-n-Spell letters, however, the M-n-S ones are blue consonants and red vowels and I think I prefer that  Oh and the tackle boxes I've been using are only around $2.75 each, but for this one, I may have to spend a little more...
Off to Cabela's this weekend, woohoo, hunting and fishing extraordinaire 
Thanks so much for shopping around, it's really informative to have us all pulling together for each other, I've learned SO MUCH from everyone!!
Blessings to you!
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Meredith wrote:
See, you are like my Secretary ! |
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Meredith wrote:
however, the M-n-S ones are blue consonants and red vowels and I think I prefer that
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I HAVE to ask.....why do you prefer blue consonants? Just a personal preference? or is there a visual/development reason?
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Oh heavens, I'm not really sure, I just LIKE the blue consonants better. I see Kid Advance has red consonants and blue vowels, I guess for me, VISUALLY I like the ...blue with the red vowels standing out. I'm SURE there's a Montessori reason....I'm looking it up, anyone, Andrea, Angela...
ETA:Well, I guess I'm wierd here's the MWEI introduction the the Large Moveable Alphabet, they are RED consonants and BLUE vowels, sigh...
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Meredith, I've seen them both ways. And I've also seen presentations that say use only black, and others that say when doing phonemes, use two sets of different colors, using one color for the phoneme and the other color for the rest of the word. Nienhuis sells many colors.
So, unless there is some dire, drastic reason, I think you could use whatever suits your fancy! I have my printed set in blue vowels, but would have preferred the opposite, because I think it makes the vowels stand out more if red. But perhaps it is more important in beginning stages for the consonants to stand out (beginning, ending sounds, etc).So, what do I know. I just print and use!LOL!
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Here is an idea. Get a set of all red and a set of all blue. Swap the vowels in each set and now you have it both ways!LOL!
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My alphabet has red consonants and blue vowels. Honestly, I have no idea why. Like Theresa said, there are also black alphabets, red alphabets, and blue alphabets. I like having the vowels and consonants different colors, personally, but I guess I don't have a preference for which are red or blue... although red for vowels probably *would* stand out more.
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The colors don't matter- blue and red are used b/c they are easy for young children to discriminate. So blue consonants and red vowels or vice versa doesn't matter- BUT the color scheme of movable alphabet and sandpaper letters is supposed to be consistent.
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Well, I decided to go for the small moveable alphabet from Alison's for $38 after all. I called this afternoon and they were kind enough to include it in my recent order, which will ship on Monday, without charging me a whole new shipping fee. Thank you!
I decided not to print my own simply because I believe that the wooden letters in their own box with little compartments will intrigue my children more. Ds is never very interested in the things I print off and laminate myself. He is very tactile- pick up, feel, move around- so maybe the flat squares just don't grab his imagination. Who knows? I'm still waiting for my instruction manual for him to arrive 
Anyway- good discussion, and, as usual, I learned a tremendous amount. Thanks, everyone!
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| Well, I decided to go for the small moveable alphabet from Alison's for $38 after all. |
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Me too. We've had other weird letters and they aren't drawn to them, cuz they're...well...wierd. i love how these are cut, how they look, etc. I also haven't had a box in the past, which is nec.
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