A clever take on the conventional memory game. Players use their sense of touch and fine motor skills to manipulate...
Create your own musical instrument. Apologies now for the sweet “music” you’ll hear! Can’t stop the feeling? Try this trumpet,...
Proof that math is creative! A unique way to learn math in context. Sorting, matching, organizing – all early math...
The softest, snuggliest friend with moveable arms and legs that stands and sits. Dolls are wonderful at personifying a child’s...
A fun way of learning letter recognition and letter sounds. Party toppers are also dynamite for practicing the pincer grasp....
Found! One of the most unique tea sets yet made by a Melbourne-based toy company. Fully-equipped with biscuits, tea bags...
Create fanciful games, spread neighborhood cheer with kind messages or get blissfully lost in large-scale drawings. Did you know that...
Bring the beloved Chicka Chicka Boom Boom to life. An active way of learning the alphabet. And these magnetic letters – foundational...
Road trip adventures from the comfort of home. Clever patchwork and embroidered details (like awning and curtains) bring play to...
A rocket on your back? Let your imagination run wild…literally!
Beloved French toy company Janod’s version of a beloved preschool toy. Purposeful life activities help children learn in context. From...
Make learning facial vocabulary fun. Great for self-awareness, self-control and self-expression. Another classroom favorite for all mixed feelings.
Simply saying “Share!” holds little meaning for children. Young children are egocentric and concrete thinkers. Their experience of the world...
Getting to know your child’s imaginary friends is a fun perk of parenting and teaching. Those characters – whether invisible,...
Imagine a magical world where children are internally motivated to be kind and generous. It’s doable!
“The way we talk to children becomes their inner voice.” -Peggy O’Mara
By learning why young children hit – learning what is developmentally going on in their brains when they hit –...
Book selection is key in helping your child learn to read. Parents of emergent and early readers are often tempted...
Conflict is natural for preschoolers who are just learning about peers and group settings – it is expected, healthy and...
We teachers have the good fortune of learning and playing with a wide range of children in class and are...
The parent/caregiver-child separation process is often an emotional experience, and every child and family experiences it differently. Discover answers to...
Knowing why transitions are difficult is half the puzzle. The other half is how to get through them. Teachers go...
“Empathy is when you’re able to understand and care about how someone else is feeling.” -Mark Ruffalo, Sesame Street
Are you in the midst of visiting preschools and trying to decipher what to look for in a classroom and...