Tag Reader (Giveaway!)
February 28, 2011Happy Monday to you! This week we are celebrating National Read Across America Day, which occurs on Wednesday, March 2nd. We have quite a LOT of great stuff in store for you!
Just a quick sentence about National Read Across America Day: To celebrate the birthday of our beloved Dr. Seuss, the National Education Association (NEA) has set aside every March 2nd to inspire and promote reading among our children.
Isn’t that fabulous? A whole day just to celebrate reading.
Except here, where we make it a week!
And today we’re kicking off our celebration with a major giveaway!
Meet the LeapFrog TAG Reading System
This contraption is one of my all-time favorites around our home.
Here’s how it works:
The TAG Reader has a small infrared camera which recognizes letters, numbers and pictures as your adorable touches the page.
Your adorables can choose to have the book read start to finish, by page, or just the words your emerging reader has trouble with. I also appreciate the phonics games at the end of each book which teach rhyming, beginning sounds, vowel sounds, etc.
If you think this replaces conventional reading, I confirm that it does not. It merely adds to the time your adorable spends with a book.
Here are some ways we use the TAG at home:
1) I keep our TAG Reader and TAG books right in the kitchen where they’re always accessible. It’s rare that a day goes by that my adorables haven’t used them at some point (and sometimes in #4, see below).
2) In the car, set up a tub of TAG books and the TAG Reader and you have a better movie alternative.
3) Set the timer for 15 minutes of quiet reading time while you’re cooking dinner, doing laundry etc. I can’t tell you how often the buzzer goes off signaling the end and my adorables don’t even notice and keep going.
4) Here’s a controversial one: when we have time-outs, I often hand the offending adorable the TAG and a couple of books. I’m not trying to punish them with books, I’m trying to refocus their energy and get my good adorable back. Since they enjoy reading and usually forget whatever behavior that got them there in the first place, I consider this a success. My mom still thinks I’m punishing them with books. What do you think?? I’m curious if I’m damaging my adorable’s love for reading.
**These photos were not taken during an actual time out. I don’t want to convict the innocent here…
Regardless, the TAG Reading System is terrific for increasing the amount of time your adorable’s spend with their books!
And you can win one…
Giveaway
One lucky, lucky winner can win a LeapFrog TAG Reading System
Because I just LOVE comments, here’s how to gain extra entries (please leave them as separate entries):
1. Do you subscribe by email or RSS to The Good Stuff Guide? I love my subscribers, so you get an extra entry. Wahoo!
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Good luck!
Many thanks for LeapFrog for this fabulous giveaway!
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Gina
on March 1, 2011 11:05 amI didn’t email, but I posted you on FB to a couple thousand friends:
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Carilyn
on March 1, 2011 11:17 amMy daughter loves her tag Jr.We would love to win a Tag!
Rachel C
on March 1, 2011 11:56 amThought about getting one of these for Christmas, but didn’t. I’d love to win one!!
Rachel C
on March 1, 2011 11:56 amemail subscriber
Jane
on March 1, 2011 12:22 pmHi. Great prize, great website. Thanks!
Kim B.
on March 1, 2011 12:30 pmWe have the jr and would love to upgrade to the reader.
Kim B.
on March 1, 2011 12:31 pmFollow you on fb.
Linda
on March 1, 2011 2:13 pmThis would be a great gift for the little ones
Linda
on March 1, 2011 2:13 pmI’m an email subscriber
Linda
on March 1, 2011 2:13 pmI follow you on fb
Patricia Lucas
on March 1, 2011 2:35 pmWe love all things LeapFrog and are ready to graduate from the TAG Jr.!!!
Cheryl
on March 1, 2011 4:36 pmTag I am it, lol. Seriously, my two adorable little girls would really love to have the tag reading system.
Valerie S
on March 1, 2011 4:37 pmgreat giveaway!
Valerie S
on March 1, 2011 4:38 pmRSS subscriber
Valerie S
on March 1, 2011 4:38 pmGood Stuff Guide Liker
Ruth F
on March 1, 2011 5:09 pmUsing the old Leappad, but the Tag is so much better. My adorable is just learning to read and would love the Tag! We are huge Leap Frog fans!
Thank you!
Ruth F
on March 1, 2011 5:11 pmLiked on Facebook!
Ruth F
on March 1, 2011 5:12 pmshared with all my friends!
Sara
on March 1, 2011 5:45 pmI have often wondered if my daughter would like a tag reader. We have never had a chance to try one and would love to give it a go!
Sara
on March 1, 2011 5:46 pmsubscribe rss
Sara
on March 1, 2011 5:47 pmlike you on FB sara peterson davis
Marykate
on March 1, 2011 8:33 pmThese look great!!
Rachael
on March 1, 2011 11:04 pmcool giveaway!
Shelley
on March 2, 2011 12:59 amWe would love a Tag Reader.
nan
on March 2, 2011 1:25 pmthanks for the chance
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nan
on March 2, 2011 1:25 pme-mail subscriber
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Jackie J.
on March 2, 2011 5:21 pmI’m an email subscriber.
Jackie J.
on March 2, 2011 5:22 pmWhat a great giveaway. I’d use this with my students. I’m sure they would enjoy it.
Jessica M.
on March 2, 2011 6:35 pmThis would be wonderful for my little one!
Thank you!
Jessica M.
on March 2, 2011 6:35 pmI subscribe by email 🙂
Lisa
on March 3, 2011 10:36 pmFB fan!
Lisa
on March 3, 2011 10:37 pmEmail subscriber too!
Lisa
on March 3, 2011 10:37 pmMy twins would love this!
Kelly R.
on March 4, 2011 3:51 pmThe TAG pens are the best!
Kelly R.
on March 4, 2011 3:51 pmLike you on FB, too (where I saw the reminder about this!)!
The Mom Jen
on March 4, 2011 4:13 pmMy youngest is learning to read, this would be fantastic, thanks for the chance!
The Mom Jen
on March 4, 2011 4:13 pmFacebook Fan! (Jen Andrade)
Erica
on March 4, 2011 4:51 pmI would love one for these for when my little one gets old enough!
Erica
on March 4, 2011 4:52 pmFB Fan!
hillary
on March 4, 2011 6:12 pmI have one and my twins fight over it!
hillary
on March 4, 2011 6:13 pmFB fan
gillette
on March 4, 2011 8:13 pmI NEED one of these for my grand-daughter!
gillette
on March 4, 2011 8:14 pmI am a subscriber
cara
on March 5, 2011 10:14 pmI am a subscriber. I love the Tag reader and need one more, so my little ones won’t fight over it.