Yes, yes, yes!! Finally richly pigmented crayons that celebrate the beauty of all skin tones. A reminder that they’re not too young to talk about race.
For when you just can’t find the words. Excellent for your personal Helper Green Basket. A Worry Eater can also...
BBQ theme on one side, ice cream on the other. Yes, it’s true! Thank goodness for artful details. Take it...
Can your child rescue the arctic animals and move them to safety before the bridge breaks? Develop skills in taking...
An essential for any STEAM curriculum. But these have an undeniable coolness factor. P.S. – STEAM = Science, technology, engineering, arts,...
Sorting, classifying, organizing, oh my! This charming stall from the Netherlands is great for practicing early math concepts, communication and...
Proof that math is creative! A unique way to learn math in context. Sorting, matching, organizing – all early math...
For all those wiggles, tears and tantrums. Or find your zen. Lots more useful tools here.
Design your very own dollhouse! Modular and compact, this unique frame can be opened, closed and re-arranged in multiple ways....
Thoughtfully designed blocks; and on a grander scale.
Beloved French toy company Janod’s version of a beloved preschool toy. Purposeful life activities help children learn in context. From...
The softest, snuggliest friend with moveable arms and legs that stands and sits. Dolls are wonderful at personifying a child’s...
A clever take on the conventional memory game. Players use their sense of touch and fine motor skills to manipulate...
#1 daily challenge with children: How to get from A to Z without fighting, yelling or throwing a tantrum? Learn why...
Are you in the midst of visiting preschools and trying to decipher what to look for in a classroom and...
A classroom favorite for cultivating empathy, kindness, community membership and awareness of others. What’s a real superhero? Someone who helps...
Tantrums are hard to manage – for everyone. Here’s our checklist for what to do…in the first 5 minutes.
We teachers have the good fortune of learning and playing with a wide range of children in class and are...
Encouraging your child to listen can sometimes be very hard (even when you have our trusty checklist of things to...
Learn the strategies, tools and what to say to manage a healthy separation process between you and your child, especially...
Book selection is key in helping your child learn to read. Parents of emergent and early readers are often tempted...
By learning why young children hit – learning what is developmentally going on in their brains when they hit –...
Learn why children interrupt, what to say in the moment, and strategies for modeling patterns of communication. (It is hard...
The reality is we have no control over when our child calms down. Parenting and teaching is not quick and...
It takes work and repetition, but indeed, there are things that can be done to pre-empt a tantrum and ways...