Spark conversation and make sense of the world. Practice social skills over a cup of tea. Sure to warm any...
With its moveable mouth and Squeeze Me bleat, this delightful Folkmanis puppet can help role-play big feelings, explore perspectives and...
Fuel creativity. Card-swiping machine, scanner, conveyor belt…countless ways to learn and play. Don’t forget your groceries, cart and tote!
A social and screen-free way of learning letter identification, including phonological awareness and concepts of print. Get moving!
Early intro to core executive functions – logic, problem-solving and planning. Great for small hands and for developing spatial visualization....
Master everyday skills with these clever stuffies. Strengthens fine motor skills with real-life finicky accessories – buttons, zippers, laces, buckles,...
For all those wiggles, tears and tantrums. Or find your zen. Lots more useful tools here.
Thoughtfully designed blocks; and on a grander scale.
Design your very own dollhouse! Modular and compact, this unique frame can be opened, closed and re-arranged in multiple ways....
Beloved French toy company Janod’s version of a beloved preschool toy. Purposeful life activities help children learn in context. From...
Create fanciful games, spread neighborhood cheer with kind messages or get blissfully lost in large-scale drawings. Did you know that...
Sorting, classifying, organizing, oh my! This charming stall from the Netherlands is great for practicing early math concepts, communication and...
Learn why children interrupt, what to say in the moment, and strategies for modeling patterns of communication. (It is hard...
Tantrums are hard to manage – for everyone. Here’s our checklist for what to do…in the first 5 minutes.
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...
Learning to read is incredibly empowering for a child, but it’s also very complex. There is no quick-fix or shortcut....
Your questions, our answers. Learn how to handle common scenarios when a child interrupts. From raising hands, to when to...
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...
By learning why young children hit – learning what is developmentally going on in their brains when they hit –...
In the heat of an emotional meltdown, it’s hard to remember what to do. So we use *SKOR* for quick recall....
#1 daily challenge with children: How to get from A to Z without fighting, yelling or throwing a tantrum? Learn why...
We teachers have the good fortune of learning and playing with a wide range of children in class and are...