Customer Reviews

Time and Money Flash Cards (Brighter Child Flash Cards)

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I bought these cards to expand on my son's basic recognition of money, and learning to tell time. While there is some educational value with these cards, they are not at all what I was hoping for.

The time cards are double-sided with both a traditional clock face and a digital clock face, which I thought was a plus. The problem I had is the lack of specific time increments. I wanted cards that showed the position of the hands hourly, half-hourly, and quarterly (ex: 6:00, 6:15, 6:30, and 6:45) for each hour of the day. These time cards inlcuded random increments such as 11:20 or 1:05.

I encountered a similar organization problem with the money cards. While the cards that show the front, back, and value of $.01, $.05, $.10, $.25, $.50, and $1.00, the rest of the cards were simply not very useful for establishing basic monetary value. For instance, there was a card with a combination of coins that added uo to $.79. I would rather have had cards showing that two dimes and a nickel are equivalent to a quarter's worth, and so on. There was only one card like that which showed four quarters equal one dollar.

I don't recommend this deck for beginners, but perhaps advanced beginners. I found My Book of Easy Telling Time: Learning about Hours and Half-Hours and My First Book of Money: Counting Coins more useful.

As homeschoolers, we usually just practice money with real money, and telling time throughout the day with real time, but I noticed my 6 year old could DO it, but not with a lot of confidence. So I purchased these. The week they came, we were talking about Spanish numbers and telling time in Spanish, so he immediately assumed the flash cards were to practice his Spanish!

And wonderfully, he is building confidence in his number abilities, money and addition, telling time, and improving his conversational ability in Spanish as well! These cards are an economical way to get more practice, and are sturdy enough for all the kids - so far no bent ones - of course the box is flattened already, but we just use a rubber band, so not a huge deal.

Don't be mistaken - there are not Spanish translations on these, but I just was thrilled with the multiple uses.

Sra. Gose

Mother, Teacher, Author

Flip Flop Spanish

I've purchased several flash card packages from School Zone now, and they're just great! The cards are about the same card stock as playing cards, with one side shiny/laminated and the other side not. One thing I noted was that despite the "flimsiness" of the cards that other reviewers mentioned, these cards can take a beating - my two toddlers have bent, squashed, and thrown around these cards and amazingly none of them have torn! Even if they did, for less than $2 a pack, it's not a problem. The shiny side on the Time and Money Flash card set features pictures of the money in various denominations and analog clocks set at various times. The dull side features the monetary amount in numbers and words and digital clocks with the time written out in words. This pack also includes a parent teaching card and a game idea card.

These flash cards are a little more advanced than I expected, but are a great mental workout for our kids. Highly recommended.

These flashcards were a good "kick-off" for learning time and money in English. We then switched to real money and a real clock. The price is better from Amazon than going to Staples or some other office supply store. Thank you!

Time and money have to be life's two greatest challenges. Few people feel they have ample amounts of both. I believe that a good understanding of something helps me to be at cause over it. Like a chef has to learn how to use flour, milk and eggs, I feel kids should learn about time and money. Identifying, counting and figuring out simple problems takes the mystery out of it. Good product! Wish I had this when I was a kid, so I'm using them with my son now too!

I bought these flash cards for my niece who is in the first grade and is having to learn to count money, make change, and tell time on a "real clock". My sister says they have really helped.

These are big and easy to read. But they aren't as thick as I would prefer them to be, and they are only coated on one side.

These cards are a light cardboard and are coated with plastic so messes are easily cleaned up. We bought the sights words also and are working with them now. My 3 year old loves them and I'm sure she will love these also!

This cards are great! They helped my kids master time and money. Highly recommended!

Sturdy cards. Large enough to hold for little hands. Big enough to see for old eyes. All in all great for the price!