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If you want a quick, inexpensive base, get one of these "6 [subject] games" in each subject. About $20 - but there really are six games in each.

6 comprehension games
https://www.amazon.com/Junior-Learning-6-Comprehension-Games/dp/B015SIDP8C/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=6+comprehension+games&qid=1565910375&s=gateway&sr=8-1

6 speaking games
https://www.amazon.com/Junior-Learning-6-Speaking-Games/dp/B015SIDPZA/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=6+speaking+games&qid=1565910417&s=gateway&sr=8-1

They've got them for grammar, phonics, reading, phonological awareness, vowel, letter sounds (I know these seem redundant but they have different types of games) - they're nice because they're pretty flexible and have lots of different things.

I also like the dominos from the same company.

Feelings ($15)
https://www.amazon.com/Junior-Learning-Emotions-Dominoes-Educational/dp/B077BZ1Z8V/ref=mp_s_a_1_12?keywords=emotions+dominos&qid=1565910453&s=gateway&sr=8-12

Random tiny and inexpensive but super handy games:
Scrabble Slam $7
https://www.amazon.com/Hasbro-B0967-Scrabble-Slam-Card/dp/B00NQQTZ74/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=Scrabble+Slam&qid=1565910589&s=gateway&sr=8-3

Learning Resources Popcorn Games $8
(They have a lot for many different components of reading, I'm linking to letters)
https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Resources-Pop-Letters-Game/dp/B004DJ52N4/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=popcorn+letters&qid=1565910692&s=gateway&sr=8-1

Alphabet flip $8
(Flexible, use for basic vocab, describing, letter recognition, and phonics)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07HF89YBC?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

Also, go to Target's dollar spot ASAP and snap up their inexpensive materials. Hit up your local Dollar tree for flashcards, games, reinforcers, and more. And go to yard sales! You will find a lot of random things, but you can pretty consistently score books for super low prices, and as you know you can use books to teach pretty much anything.

Also there are free resources out there with pre made things you can just print.

Free behavior management and AAC
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Ese-Aac

A treasure trove of what is at least hundreds of evidence based worksheets and game ideas for anything to do with reading - phonics, phonological awareness, fluency, and comprehension (which is also good just for teaching regular old vocab)
http://fcrr.org/resources/resources_sca.html

This will be a big year of learning for you. Definitely ask us questions when you have them! Even if you don't have a Facebook, I would get one (just use your initials if you're worried about privacy and don't post anything) just to lurk in the many SLP related groups on there. Reddit is lovely, but what Facebook has that we don't here is sheer quantity of SLP users. That means there are groups for SLPs about AAC, schools, dysphagia, you name it, it's there.

I learned a RIDICULOUS amount from Facebook my CF year. Frankly, speaking as another contract SLP for my CF (with a technical mentor who actually worked in a different school, in a different county, and saw me the requisite number of hours but no more), I genuinely learned more from these groups than I did from my mentor. I would see common themes, like core vocabulary, LAMP, motor planning in general, core boards with flip fringe, PODD, etc (my caseload that year was basically almost all AAC - it was AWESOME but a lot of learning!) and I would rush to look them up and learn more. I learned more from all that than I have in all my CEUs since (I'm in my 4th year of practice). Way way way helpful, highly recommend.

There are the usual's, set up a place to study, reduce distraction, yadda yadda, and that helps to a degree, but for me, I can't just have one place to study, sometimes my usual place just bugs the crap out of me, so have a few places you can study, like in your room, at the table, at maybe at the library or something similar, I used to love going to my local bookstore/coffee shop until the hipster crowd decided it was "in" and now it's crowded all the time (good for the store owners, not so much for me).

Next, take stock of the things that distract you. For me it's sounds more than anything, so I use the headphones and grey noise to mitigate that. Plus using the headphones habitually helps to train my brain that when their on, it's time to focus. There are also acoustic soundtracks on youtube and spotify that are designed for study sessions, give them a listen, you may find they help you focus better.

My biggest problem, and a huge reason that studying felt like smashing my head on a brick wall, is because I have issues with visual processing. Things that feel visually cluttered, too compact, or otherwise "off" will make it nearly impossible for me to register what I'm trying to read. This means I can read something a million times and it's just not going to sink in if it's not formatted properly. So, when you can, get your books in e-format and adjust the size of the font, this reduces the visual noise that comes with small font. Also download a blue light filter like lightbulb, and put on an antiglare screen protector to reduce eye strain. Some e-books/e-readers also have an audio option where you can listen to the text as you read along and this can really help a lot.

When e-books and audio books are not an option, try using a reading guide like this one, this one, or made out of a piece of paper with a slot cut in it to help you focus on just one line at a time. If your problem is visual clutter you'll notice a difference in a hurry using these methods.

On top of these methods, when you are reading/studying, take one paragraph at a time, read it, then write a single sentence that summarizes the paragraph. It doesn't have to be anything spectacular, it can be as simple as "birds dance and sing to attract mates" to summarize a paragraph describing the mating ritual of the peafowl. This forces you to break up large amounts of information into bits small enough to process easily. Then when you go back over your notes you're more likely to recall some of the finer details from the chapter, even if you didn't specifically write them down.

Most importantly, be patient with yourself. You know you are smart, your brain just processes differently so you have to find what works best for you. Once you do, you'll do a lot better and things will start to fall into place for you. But the journey to get there can be hard and very disheartening, so don't give up.

Oh wow, ok great, thank you, got it! I purposely ordered escudo notes that had been used a lot, because I liked that they cleared contained some real "history" in the real world. Actually, if you're interested, I already also ordered a bunch of other currency as well - I had planned to order it along with those first banknotes, but wasn't sure if that would be too much, but after she and her two sisters and the nephew himself all were so surprised and thrilled with that, I went ahead and immediately ordered these as well when I got home:

3 of these Brazilian dollars for each of the 3 sisters, who have told me that the kid is so smart and loves to read - these I got in mint condition, because I simply preferred that for this one -

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTQ1NFgxNjAw/z/aBgAAOSwaNBUfFwY/$_57.JPG

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=brazil&_from=R40|R40|R40|R40|R40|R40&_osacat=3411&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xbrazil+100+cruzados&_nkw=brazil+100+cruzados&_sacat=3411

This coin, which depicts the Pope carrying a sculpture of the Virgin Mary as the patroness of Brazil -- one of the girls (the kid's mother) posted a picture of that figure on her Facebook back in October when it was the Brazilian holiday about it -

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFgxMjk2/z/MXoAAOSwEK9T~MlL/$_57.JPG

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=2014+1+DOLLAR+BRITISH+VIRGIN+ISLANDS&_from=R40&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X2014+1+DOLLAR+BRITISH+VIRGIN+ISLANDS+POPE&_nkw=2014+1+DOLLAR+BRITISH+VIRGIN+ISLANDS+POPE&_sacat=0

Info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Aparecida

Then I ordered this coin the other day (just a couple bucks), which depicts Portugal's first Chief Cosmographer, Pedro Nunes -

http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-Escudos-2000-Bi-metallic-PEDRO-NUNES-/111583904507?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item19faeb42fb

Info - and I may print out part of these two articles, and in this case, I'll just use Google's English translations, as corrected by me:

http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Nunes

http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosm%C3%B3grafo-mor

And lastly, this globe (which I used to have) -

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000J6JX/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687522&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B008C4RX5G&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1RRMGR1V0KCAA2JKKZXV

I think it will be a really cool addition to their home, and the kid can learn geography from it. And yes, this is up-to-date and it includes the nation of South Sudan, which became a country in 2011. I plan to present the 2 preceding coins at the same time as the globe. First, I want to show those the two coins, side by side (like with the symbolic visual meaning of Christianity being brought to the world--these girls are very religious, at least in the sense that they talk about God's role in their lives very often), and then present the globe and place the coins against it, with the Nunes one where Portugal is, and the Aparecida one where Brazil is! As you can see, I like to give gifts that people can learn from and find some special meaning in. All the things are scheduled to be delivered by February 7, which is not too many days away, so I'm very excited about all this!

Copy+paste'd from a similar cry for help.

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Trimming round times is key.

I bought a set of sand timers, though I only really ever use the 1- and 2-minute timers; putting that timer in front of the players who loooove to take their sweet time deciding who to hit or what to cast makes them hurry right along. Usually.

When time runs out, I demand they state their action, and if they still don't have something in mind, they lose their turn. Choice paralysis is a hell of a drug, folks. Of course, I make that clear from the beginning, so there's no hard feelings. There's no sense slowing down gameplay just because you didn't consider what you want to do in the 10 minutes it took to make it around the table.

Anyway, I wouldn't say it's as effective as I want to be, but it'll help more as the average level of the table goes up. A minute sand timer with a turn forfeiture penalty encourages fast thinking. But with 8 players, it might be worth looking at some different initiative methods:

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Another way to speed up initiative and keep the group engaged is... a little harder to explain in words than it is to do in practice.

Step one: Lump all the PCs and friendly NPCs into one group, then the opponents into another group.

Step two: The players and opponents take turns in round-robin fashion rolling initiative from round to round.

Example: On round 1 of combat, Ciel the sorcerer, who is closest to the DM's left, rolls a total of 13 for initiative, but the hobgoblin Iron Shadow rolls a huge 23, so all the opponents go first, followed by all the PCs and NPCs. Round 2, Strong LeStrong the barbarian, who is immediately to Ciel's left, rolls a very good 16, and the goblin champion rolls a 7, so on this round, all the heroes go first, followed by the baddies. And on and on and on.

Step three: Use those timers again to trim average round time.

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Finally, I'm thinking of giving this guy's take a fair shot. tl;dw, he does away with initiative entirely, both sides decide what they're going to do in advance, and then everything is resolved at the same time. In other words, except for something like holding an action and waiting for a trigger - "I'm going to hold my action, whoever attacks Ciel this turn is getting a hammer thrown at them!" - all declared actions and targets are locked in place and will go off as stated. Yes, that means we'll run into that archaic problem of characters attacking downed or already-dead characters, but that's the nature of the beast.

The philosophy at our school is primarily learning through play. Providing toys like play food, phone, dress up, Legos, dolls will help them learn and practice the things they see grown ups doing in real life or in media. Sensory things like play dough, gak, orbeez or even beans in a bucket are a cool way to learn tactile skills, and you can use scoopers, funnels, cups to fill them, scoop them, move them around. I also got [these](Learning Resources Handy Scoopers https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AQURG0Q/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_ijjZzbX5PSPC4) which are super popular are fun.

I tend to stay away from more acedemic toys and activities for that age range, unless they show their own earnest interest in them. I'd like to see young kids be kids for as long as they're able to!

For a child, you definitely want a clasp that breaks away easily to keep the necklace from becoming a choking hazard. Maybe that is why the ones at the store break so easily? I personally have not used the magnetic clasps, but that seems like it would be a good idea as long as you are sure she will not try to swallow these if she does end up breaking the necklace.

I personally like elastic string/thread or stretchy string for younger children as it can be pulled a fair amount before it breaks. Using a breakaway clasp should limit the possibility that it will break. You should be able to buy something like this in any craft store and in a variety of thicknesses to match the beads. You may want to skip the adult jewelry/bead area and head to the children's section first to see what craft materials they have available that are more age appropriate.

My concern regarding the beads would again be the choking hazard, so you might forego the beads for now and when she is old enough, let her string her own beaded necklace. Some places do sell large, wooden block-type beads that may be big enough to not fit in her mouth, but I am not sure how comfortable it would be for regular use.

This bead lace looks pretty sturdy: http://www.michaels.com/easy-beads-bead-lace-assorted-colors/10105013.html#q=beads&start=19

Here's an example of stretch cord: http://www.michaels.com/10205861.html#q=beads&start=21

Here's an example of the large wooden beads: http://www.amazon.com/Constructive-Playthings-Large-Wooden-Colored/dp/B0035Y7BIW

And finally, here's just some simple plastic beads that are sold in lots of sets for kids: http://www.michaels.com/creatology-bead-sample-pack-tropical-hearts/10187167.html

Hopefully someone with more experience can chime in. Otherwise, I'd be happy to try to help answer any other questions you may have.

I buy stuff for my desk, things like lotion, deodorant, Tylenol, cold meds, and cough drops. If I don't get them now, they never seem to make it to school. Basically anything you wish you had at some point last year. Stock up!

Copies of things you need for the first week. My syllabus/ lab safety information has been condensed to one page, front and back. I get signatures, but lets be honest, 90% of parents/students don't actually read it.

Seating charts: They are assigned seats the first day. I change them up after a few weeks if things aren't working.

I have two organizational things in my classroom that really help. I have a box for students to hand in their assignments. It is similar to this, except I got my hubby to make me one out of wood. https://www.amazon.com/Pacon-Classroom-Homework-Collector-001336/dp/B014CD2O2M

I also have a file drawer full of hanging files. I write on the tabs with wet erase markers. The inside of the tab has the days of the week, on the outside I put the date 8/9.

I put my copies here. I have a file drawer for each class I teach. I can easily check to see if I have copies made for a particular day. I can file copies a week or two in advance if I get them done ahead of time. I have trained myself to put the extras back in the file folders so I don't have to search my room for a stack of papers to hand out to the next class.

Finally, I dedicate whiteboard space for a weekly agenda for each class. I am much less likely to forget something if it's on the board. If nothing else, a student will ask me when I'm going to hand out the crossword puzzle if they know it's homework and want to get started early.

If you don't have space, I recommend getting an easel and cut some white shower board to size and make your own whiteboards. I've actually nailed some shower board to the cabinets in the back of my room. It works :)

First of all, congratulations!

I don't seem to have many pictures of my classroom, but I'll try my best. I teach Grades 5-8 English and Social Studies, but my homeroom is Grade 7/8, so I'll tell you what I have in my classroom for English. I try to make sure my posters contain useful information for the students and leave enough wall space to display some of their work.

Posters:

• Writing Process: http://amzn.to/UFY2q2; Parts of Speech: http://bit.ly/XpAk2J. I also have various posters from The Oatmeal (semi-colon, e.g. vs. i.e., and apostrophe usage), which I sometimes display.
  
  Classroom photos including an interactive spelling display, weekly writing prompts w/ birthdays, quote, and classroom rules poster, and half of our facebook wall. I have lockers in my room that students don't use, so I use them as displays with magnets: http://imgur.com/a/aBVa1
  
  I have made these and use them to display upcoming tests from all classes, not just mine: http://bit.ly/1sau0qj
  
  These are what I use for inboxes: http://bit.ly/1tDEYaG. Mine aren't nearly as fancy though, and I've separated them by subject (spelling, grammar, vocab, reading, writing).
  
  I also have a Character Rocks display: http://bit.ly/1rX404i
  
  Lastly, I have a large map of the world that I mainly use for Social Studies, but my kids love to look at it and find places anytime. Sometimes when students are having a hard time focusing, I'll ask them to find three random countries on the map. It gets them up and moving for a bit, and I have found it really helps them to get back to work once they have finished.
  
  Edited to add: If my school reimburses me for classroom supplies, then they are considered the school's property. I prefer to buy my own things and take then with me when I leave.

If you have the extra money but not the time to plan it out yourself some of the preplanned teaching programs for your child to read can be helpful: https://smile.amazon.com/Reading-Program-Preschool-Kindergarten-Alphabet/dp/B00GFBNXNO/

Just keep in mind they aren't some kind of magic. They still require a significant time and investment teaching your child to read.

What these kinds of programs do provide though is essentially a structured lesson plan for you to follow.

I did the "Your Baby Can Read" program with my son and he is now 9 years old and about 3 grade levels ahead in reading. He has a major love for reading and regularly reads ~200 pages a week or more.

I just want to reiterate though that you can do something like this on your own without one of those programs just fine probably for cheaper. The only advantage of this is the structured plan and steps surrounding the learning process.

That and you have to be dedicated enough to actually follow the entire plan. If you do it'll probably work wonders mostly from the time and effort both you and your child will have to do to complete it.

I think my DM would prefer more theatre of the mind, but I am absolutely bollux with it and my group is very tactically minded. So we use a mat + minis the vast majority of the time.

This mat is our go-to for pretty much every encounter. It's easy to use, easy to store, and reusable by anyone in anything we're running, from one-shots to our major campaign.

If we want to work up a dungeon in advance, then there's something more like this. I've used both ways. They're both great.

Minis, you can do in several ways.

Here are 5,000 translucent round tokens that are smaller than an inch. You can use your wet erase marker from your battle map to write numbers on them. You can also use them to denote status effects. There are tons of different colors that you can get them in and in smaller batches than this one, but this will give you an idea of what to look for.

Here are 1" wooden circles. They also come in 2" and 3" varieties. That gives you Small/medium, Large, and Huge creatures.

Oh, and here's a tutorial on how to make paper circle tokens. You can print these out on cardstock, cut them out, and use a glue stick to stick them to your wooden tokens.

And! If you don't want to cut out a shit ton of little paper tokens, you can buy paper punches that will cut them for you. I have them in 1", 2" and 3" size.

I also have Paizo minis, but the circle tokens get used a lot more because they're much more versatile. And players love being able to have their own token for their character.

They are several programs and apps that can help with spelling. I didn't have the luxury of using them but I am sure someone here can suggest some.

I learned how to write in cursive and how to use a calligraphy pen. It helped me write neater and kept me from writting down the page. It takes some time and practice and isn't for everyone.

You already mentioned overlays. I use these to help keep me from dropping or skipping lines when I read.

Color printer paper if you need to print something out for him to read. My color is goldenrod.

Another thing you may want to look at in the future is a text to speech app. I use dragon but it cost alot and they are some free or less expensive out there. This is because he could hear or see a word many times but not correlate it as the same word.

The last thing is a calendar and a note pad. Even though people know we have reading problems, we also have problems with memory. Having someway of keeping track when something is going to happen or due helps alot. He can use the note pad to just write down anything he needed to remember like meeting with friends or doing homework. Teach him this early and it will become 2nd nature.

I live at both ends of the spectrum.

For the majority of my decks, I'm just not that fussed about it. I use the same plain sleeves for all of the decks (1: so that I can swap cards between them easily, and 2: because I can then buy the sleeves in bulk and save money) and don't care all that much about matching playmats, deck boxes, or anything else. I use the same set of dice, life counters, playmats, and +1/+1-1/-1 counters (from the Commander's Arsenal) for all of them. Tokens that match the decks are nice, though, so I do like to find the appropriate tokens and include them with the decks, though I have also purchased a number of blank, white, plastic playing cards that can be used with dry erase markers so that I can, in essence, have any token I want within seconds.

Having said that, for a handful of my decks I do go a lot further than that, and in one case I'm going all the way. For example, for my [X] deck I'm in the process of trying to acquire four of the Tenth Edition spindown dice (that have the set symbol, an "X", on the "10" side of the spindown), two in Blue and two in Black, so that I can have my life total at the start of the game read "XXXX".

And for my [[Nicol Bolas, the Ravager]] deck, which is going to be the first deck that I ever try to fully foil out, I'm going the whole hog:

• A matching playmat of the Invocation [[Omniscience|MPS]] from the artist's website, signed by the artist (Josh Hass),
  
  
• 5 copies of the Nicol Bolas, God-Pharoah Relic token to use to track Loyalty on all five of the Bolas Planeswakers in the deck. I'm still debating getting a foil version to use for my life total, or whether to go for War of the Spark (Blue and Black) and Hour of Devastation (Red) spindowns (so the symbols match and the colours of the spindowns match his Grixis colour identity),
  
  
• The deck itself is sleeved in the [[Nicol Bolas, the Arisen]] sleeves from M19, which themselves are sleeved in KMC Character Guard Sleeves to protect the artwork on the sleeves. Likewise, tokens for the deck are sleeved in War of the Spark's [[Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God]] sleeves which are also protected by Character Guards,
  
  
• All of the cards, tokens, and Relic Tokens are stored in two deck boxes: the matching Nicol Bolas, the Arisen and Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God Pro-100+ deck boxes, with some room to breathe so that the cards and tokens don't get damaged, and,
  
  
• I'm trying to work out a way to easily transport the deck boxes, the dice, the playmat, as well as the Nicol Bolas Funko Pop figure that I own (to use as a mascot when I play the deck), all in a convenient box or case. At this point I'm thinking that I'll likely need something with custom foam (maybe something as simple as a pluck-foam case such as from KR Multicase) just so that I can fit the Funko Pop figure in (as otherwise an Ultimate Guard SuperHive 550+ would likely work for the playmat and deck boxes).

All of this. The cheap new toys works really well with my kids. I recommend instead of color wonder markers the melissa and doug wow water cards, that can dry and be 'repainted'.

I walk my kids in circles up and down the aisles over and over again as long as drinks are not being served, and let them hang out in the back by the bathroom kitchen are when food or drink service is in progress.

You can also still have a look in the cockpit before boarding on some airlines, and get the wings.

I bought my son kid friendly headphones when he turned two and that has helped him focus on the ipad so much better than he used to.

Good luck!

This is a good idea! They sell transparent ruler-type things (example) to be held over the page and moved downward as you read that can be really helpful for this, too. They're usually recommended for people with dyslexia or other eye/attention issues but are pretty awesome across the board (bonus - they make convenient bookmarks!).

I am going to give you some specific examples.

There are tasks like this one
This one
This task
or this task

this packet is awesome

these cards are awesome for receptive language skills

dressing boards

this is good for fine motor or a task or both

get some laces and spools

all of my kids who were lower cognitively loved mega bloks

and almost anything from here

Jesus, these people are fucking demoralizing.

If you're a chemistry major, then you are probably smart, you probably like the subject, and did pretty well in Gen Chem. The biggest problem with OChem is that there are so many different mechanism. Dozens of different types of reactions, with different catalysts, producing different products, with a variety of structural characteristics. You'll need to learn all the different structures of the reactants, products, intermediates, and track every single atom as it transitions through every step. It seems impossible to remember it all, which is why people hate it.

But you don't need to learn everything all at once. OChem, if nothing else, is the one class that teaches students how to properly study (and that it's impossible to learn all the material the night before the test).

Here is my advice:

Go to every single class. Take notes by hand (putting away the phone). Review said notes from the previous day for 30 minutes before bed. Do all the homework. Review said notes from the previous week for a couple hours each the weekend.

If you do those things, you will have learned the material five separate times before you even study for the exam for real. Once by hearing the prof, once by writing it down in your notebook, once by reviewing your notes later that night, once in the homework, and once in a weekly review. And if any of the material does not make sense after your weekend review session, go to the professor's office hours and ask.

If you do those things, in OChem and PChem, I guarantee you will do well in the class.

(Source: Got an A and a B+ in OChem, an A and a B in PChem)

P.S. A molecular modelling kit can also be a very useful tool for visualizing organic structures and understanding the reactions.

Those might be too short... The cheapest way I know to measure surface tension (while it is kinda a pain in the ass) is called the capillary rise method. It uses atmospheric pressure and the force of gravity to determine the surface tension. This MIGHT be tall enough, but it really depends. That also may or may not be useful for capillary rise method, although it seems like it should be perfect. Its been a while since I did this experiment. You should read into the capillary rise method and see if it meets your needs. I do remember that it is crucial that the capillary is clean and there are no bubbles in the capillary when measuring it; we used hot nitric acid to clean the capillaries between experiments.

For the parents:

I got this in the book gift exchange and it is really good:

The Baby Owner's Manual: Operating Instructions, Trouble-Shooting Tips, and Advice on First-Year Maintenance


For the kid:

Turntable Timmy

Where the wild things are

Miss Nelson Is Missing!

Goodnight Moon

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Zap will still forever be in my heart as the game that got me interested in Electrical Engineering. At least, I think it was called zap, I sadly can't find it via google or youtube or anything, which isn't too uprising considering I played it many years ago (2001ish?)

Edit: Found it! http://www.amazon.com/Edmark-llthisczaj-Thinkin-Science-ZAP/dp/B0007XWBBQ

[Nouns/verbs/adjectives learning cards!] (http://www.amazon.com/Nouns-Verbs-Adjectives-Learning-Cards/dp/160022556X/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=2754AMJGXO8UH&coliid=I9DZ5JR7E2BRS)

I've got a pickle, I've got a pickle, I've got a pickle, hey hey hey hey!

Also, good luck with your interview! <3

Get the molymod one. Easy to use, robust. I got mine second hand 15 years ago and it is still going strong. Haven't checked for best price, but here is an Amazon link to get you started.

http://www.amazon.com/Molymod-MMS-008-Molecular-Organic-Chemistry/dp/B007FAZOVS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1409336888&sr=8-1&keywords=Molecular+model+kit

It's not dildo shaped. It's broom shaped. Do we need to ban young girls from playing with cylyndrical objects?

Should young girls not be able to use electric toothbrushes or squiggle writers because they are oblong and vibrate? Because people definitely use those things to masturbate. But like that broom, they're innocent items and not fucking sex toys.

Who cares if a kid uses something for a different purpose than intended? If we're going to get outraged over innocent items that kids (male or female) can masturbate with, buckle up because the list is long and we'll be here for a while.

To match message with medium, I was expecting it to be written with one of the vibrating pens that were popular in the mid to late 90s. They had a small ball point pen cartridge in the bottom and the top was an oversized weighted spinner top.

For nostalgia: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0035477YK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_hph8Bb1TAAEXW

Thinking Science - Zap? Sorry I can't find a better link, I'm on my cell.

Anyways, I remember the light section focused on lasers mirroes and color filters. The electricity section had you making circuits that allowd you to power fans and lights and stuff, plus you could "see" the electricity flowing through the wires.

I want to day that you were "hatching" animals in the sounf section, but that is the section that I have the least recollection of.

Hope this helps.

Edit: I'm so excited tgat some one else might know this game that I continued searching and found some images
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Well, now you've inspired me to practice my tattoo skills:

https://www.amazon.com/Hart-Squiggle-Wiggle-Writer-Multicolor/dp/B0035477YK

I just stole items that happened to vibrate,

LIKE A NORMAL 12yo!!!

https://www.amazon.com/Hart-Squiggle-Wiggle-Writer-Multicolor/dp/B0035477YK

https://www.amazon.com/Wooden-Pattern-Blocks-Set-250/dp/B000F8T8U0

I have learned they are called pattern blocks. Seems like they must have had another name but all the places on page 1 of Google are focused at selling them to math teachers

Good news, everyone!

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000F8T8U0?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_pd

Closest I could find to what I remembered. It also looks the same as this picture. Definitely going on my wish list.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000F8T8U0/ref=psdcmw_12900351_t1_B00S2XPLVA

>motorized pen

I thought it was going to be one of these totally not dildos.

>globe.

Step 1 - buy a world globe

Step 2 - look at it everyday

Step 3 - resist the temptation to travel to a new place everyday

I'm talking about a basic fisher-price level elementary school globe, here: https://www.amazon.com/Explorer-World-Globe-Assorted-Colors/dp/B00000J6JX

Yep! Mine was orange. I can't believe they still make it.

Was it "Zap!" ?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0007XWBBQ?pc_redir=1407413975&robot_redir=1

Here you go...Just in case you didn't get your fill.

http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Resources-Wooden-Pattern-Blocks/dp/B000F8T8U0/ref=sr_1_4?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1464739629&sr=1-4&keywords=pattern+blocks

You're welcome.

Squiggle Wiggle Writer, Multicolor https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0035477YK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_TtlYCbWXR36WW

Got one of these pens for Christmas and everything changed.

Also anyone who wants these: https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Resources-Wooden-Pattern-Blocks/dp/B000F8T8U0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1504426368&sr=8-1&keywords=wooden+Tangrams

Learning Resources Wooden Pattern Blocks, Set of 250 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000F8T8U0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_7eqFAb5YQWFGQ these aren’t plastic but look similar to what you described.

Learning Resources Wooden Pattern Blocks, Set of 250 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000F8T8U0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_dtRFAbAV0EEQ3

They are called Pattern Blocks.

Here they are on Amazon

Squiggle Wiggle. The vibrating pen. There's zero way this isn't a vibrator for girls too young to secure a PO box. At least in my experience ...