Can your child rescue the arctic animals and move them to safety before the bridge breaks? Develop skills in taking...
Simple is sometimes best. Beloved in many classrooms, children love to measure everything. Develop your child’s numerical literacy by having...
An essential for any STEAM curriculum. But these have an undeniable coolness factor. P.S. – STEAM = Science, technology, engineering, arts,...
Beyond standard blocks. This hideout version builds reasoning and motor planning skills. Versatile for teaching language development concepts like directional...
The most creative mini golf set we discovered. The variety of obstacles are stellar for practicing gross motor skills and...
A clever take on the conventional memory game. Players use their sense of touch and fine motor skills to manipulate...
A fan favorite among schools – now you can bring it to your yard! Did you know that mud is...
It’s impossible to stop gawking! Use the inquiry approach with this intro to science. Works well with The Big Book of...
A must-have staple for every dress-up bin. Bonus fun with this and this. (Fantastical storytelling not included.)
Strategy + socialization + fine motor skills. Great for developing pre-writing and pre-math skills.
Finally, a threading toy with play longevity. Kids love finagling with the clothes; caregivers love how it hones fine motor...
Notice and wonder. Explore the fine details of this world. Comes with awe-inspiring slide images. Kit it out for older...
Imagine a magical world where children are internally motivated to be kind and generous. It’s doable!
Getting to know your child’s imaginary friends is a fun perk of parenting and teaching. Those characters – whether invisible,...
Some children are naturally drawn to learning letters, while others may not begin to learn letter identification until they are...
Take every opportunity to count…anything, everything! It may feel common sense to us grown-ups, but fluency in talking about numbers...
Power struggles and harried mornings for both parent and child are normal, and yet not a fun way to start...
Knowing why transitions are difficult is half the puzzle. The other half is how to get through them. Teachers go...
Learning to count may seem simple, but it is critical to learning well. Here’s how to do it playfully. The...
How do you know if your child is experiencing a developmental “bump”? How do you know if it is time...
Book selection is key in helping your child learn to read. Parents of emergent and early readers are often tempted...
Simply saying “Share!” holds little meaning for children. Young children are egocentric and concrete thinkers. Their experience of the world...
#1 daily challenge with children: How to get from A to Z without fighting, yelling or throwing a tantrum? Learn why...
Learn the Montessori approach to learning language and how to apply it every day.