Misc. manipulatives inventory

Other Manipulative i have:
1. Dinosaurs puzzellations- gift from khala laila k.
2. Lace & match cards (lakeshore) similar but not these
3. Other lacing cards
4. The learning journey's (i) match it! sequencing (ii) Alphabet road puzzle (iii) Match it! math
5. Animal babies puzzle
6. Smart kids body iq missing skeleton
7. my big block body atlas- missing some things
8. Phonics Learning System with cards- leapfrog- the cards don't work too well..
9. tasselation
10. Lauri toys...Fit-a-space sorting activity,  Shape-n-Color sorter (1 peg & 1 shape missing) (note to self: use the sorting activity in amazon's pic to make some stuff for Mr. Lion); how about this one already done and just need to print??

here r some websites i came across while i was writing inventory down:
http://cela.albany.edu/literacycorner/default.htm
http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/LetterTilesSetupForm.html
http://www.pre-kpages.com/farm.html

Math materials Inventory

 The following are the math stuff i have:
1. Cuisnaire rods book & some small algebra tiles i had gotten from a used sale
2. Numbers tracing and stamps (gift from little khala)
3. Math Bingo (picked up from Target dollar section)
4. 100 poker chips (from Target)
5. Clock related stuff: (a) Tick Tock Let's read the clock (book) (b) Barron's Big hand, little hand (book) (c) Tell the time- jig saw puzzles
6. Small tub of animal counters -here r some ideas for other activities..
7. Set of Dice (2 of them)
8. Weight scales from pakistan
9. Protractor/ ruler and 2 compases
10. Abeka Book's (a) Arithmatic 3-4 Concept cards & (b) Arithmatic Drill Set A-1
11. Think-it-thru Book 2 & 3
12. Wood brain tickler with tee pegs (tiny little thing..i don't know if it'll be used)
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Books:
1. Addition wipe off fun
2. Grades 1-2 Kaplan Score Learning adventures in Math
3. Instant math centers (a) Primary problem solving- restaurants & (b) Grades 2-3 Measurement-weight
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FLASHCARDS:
1. US flashcards
2. Animals of world (2x)
3. US animals (2x)
4. Fisher price sets: (i) Colors & Shapes (ii) numbers (iii)alphabets (iv) first words
5. Brain Quest- My First (2-3 yo); For Threes (3-4yo) & Preschool (4-5yo)
6. What's next
7. Opposites
8. Arabic letters
9. Box of manners (islamic manners in a box?)
10. Artist's Flashcards (i need to get the details on this one)

Language materials inventory

These are the items i have for the language box where i collect various stuff:
Books:
1. Month-by-month Reading & writing for KG
2. Alternatives to worksheets (K-4)
3. Reading todevelop your child's gifts & talents- Book 2 (Ages 4-6)
4. Hooked on Phonics- Learn to Read- Books 2 & 3 workbooks
5. Grade 2- Reading workbook
6. Grade 2- Harcourt/ Brace Phonics practice book
7. First grade REading skills
8. First grade Daily writing activities
9. The mouse family fun with words
10. From Acorn to Zoo & all in between- Satoshi Kitamura
11. My very first see and know learning to read workbook- preschool (old)
12. Grades 1-6 Creativity for kids through vocabulary development
13. My Week
14. If you are trying to teach kids how to write, you've got to have this book! Marjorie Frank
15. 52 fun ways to have fun with my mind
16. D'Nealia writing book1 (good..)
17. Bob Books (1-12) and Long Vowels & Compound words
18. Alpha Tales
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Other items for Language:
1. Lace-a-word Beads from Lakeshore.. hmmm LS also has these string-a-word activities cards... i think i need to make some to go with my beads
2. Learning Playground Tubbed Manipulatives, Letter Tiles ..LS has these that activities cards i can use for inspiration if i need
3. Just got from gsing 2weeks ago: Magnetic Poetry with the board! of course i don't know exactly what level it is yet..
4. Flash cards from The Child's World, Inc. These r dated 1990 and i didn't see any reference to them on their website right now..
5. Flashcards for first words & alphabets (Fisher Price)

Wow looking at all this i have a treasure and now to using it with the girls...

sayings and phrases..

there is a book i found online (sample book...) that you can go thru for your kid to define different sayings in the english language:

link for the page thru option or the download option (as of 10/25/09) is this.

i always wonder how long it will take for this to expire...