An ideal gift for your beginning reader to inspire their love of books, reading and creative storytelling. And for those...
Your child’s very own superheroes in the powerful way they imagine them to be. Blank wooden figurines with moveable elastic...
Pow! Inspire oral language development and storytelling, both key to literacy development. A great self-directed activity with multiple learning outcomes....
Next-level Magna-Tiles – in little cubes! Strengthen visual-spatial skills and hand muscles, both critical for early handwriting. Building with magnetic...
Clever new take on a traditional game. Fun fact: 3D spatial skills are foundational for engineering and design. Just as...
A dollhouse you design yourself. Winner of just about every toy award. Why not build the neighborhood too?
A perennial classroom favorite. The simplicity of the blocks maximizes open-ended creativity. Excellent for improving concentration and staying focused –...
Physical and mental dexterity required. Teach your child’s brain and body to work together.
New twist on the classic tug-of-war that will have the whole family laughing and active. Add a dose of healthy...
An easy, no mess, no fuss way of creating beautiful handmade sculptures. Super soft clay + bright colors + no...
An ideal platform for S.T.E.A.M education and spatial + kinetic awareness. Praised by the Wall Street Journal for how it...
Here’s a practical tool and script to support your child’s self-regulation and emotional awareness – it provides a shared language to signal...
Taking time to connect with nature has a long-lasting impact on our health, learning and emotional well-being. Here is what...
Little hands often struggle to hold a pencil, especially when their muscles need some building. Fortunately there are many fun...
Whether a young child practices prewriting skills or an older child works on sight words, salt / sand trays are...
As parents and teachers of young children, we encounter ‘power play’ in a variety of ways – some children like...
A breathing exercise to help your child move through the rocky moments in their day. Easy to do and remember....
It may feel like a number of impulsive behaviors are seemingly normal for children. But what is ‘normal’? In this...
Is writing letters backwards OK, or is it an early warning sign of a learning difference? Let’s tackle this very...
Nuts + bolts; let’s get tactical. Now that we’ve baselined the three primary processes of executive functioning, let’s look at...
If you’re looking for a didactic list, here’s a theoretical, academic sequence for teaching your child to read. Just remember...
How is your child dealing with words they can’t read? Here’s an observation tool that can help inform how your...
‘Executive functioning’ is a phrase often cited when talking about child development. But what does it really mean and how...