Spot the notches in these wooden blocks? They inspire little hands to build bigger, taller and more complex creations. Playing...
Electrifying! Winner of multiple toy awards. Take it up a notch with light, sound + motion.
Very cool, very S.T.E.A.M. Bring 2D concepts into large-scale 3D. Foster creativity, experimentation and patience using modular + magnetic constraints....
An ideal gift for your beginning reader to inspire their love of books, reading and creative storytelling. And for those...
There’s a hero in all of us. Outstanding details in this playset. Or, go (almost) larger than life with this...
Beautiful. Handmade by Balinese artists in collaboration with a Brooklyn design firm. A fun way of building hand-eye coordination, motor...
A truly universal gift. Bilingualism of any language (whether signed or spoken) enhances cognitive processes – like higher executive function,...
All you need for sensory discovery in one easy bin. Just add imagination! Complete with moldable sand, squishy aquabeads, calming...
A social and screen-free way of learning letter identification, including phonological awareness and concepts of print. Get moving!
Design, build, imagine. Just how we like it. For the nature-enthusiast or the dramatist. Endless options.
A clever take on Memory. Pair number symbols with magnitude concepts (learn to count!) using uniquely illustrated artwork from 10...
Gorgeous illustrations that pair parent animals with their babies. A must-have counting book that uses rhyming text, lift-the-flaps, peekaboo holes...
ABCs, colors, numbers, sight words…parents have heard of the ‘push-down’ of academic skills – that Kindergarten has a lot of...
Tantrums are hard to manage – for everyone. Here’s our checklist for what to do…in the first 5 minutes.
Learn why children interrupt, what to say in the moment, and strategies for modeling patterns of communication. (It is hard...
Children experience emotions just like adults, but they need support and guidance to: 1) Understand their emotions; and 2) Make...
Tattling is very common but it can be shaped by our responses to their tattling. Teach your child this simple rhyme to work...
Get flustered in the heat of the moment when your children fight? Use these three key phrases to stop sibling...
Whether a young child practices prewriting skills or an older child works on sight words, salt / sand trays are...
A simple tip sheet for how to praise your child. Something more than “Good job” or just commenting on process and...
Around the ages of four and five, children begin to tell ‘tall tales’. They may also begin to tell fibs...
If you’re looking for a didactic list, here’s a theoretical, academic sequence for teaching your child to read. Just remember...
Language and scripts parents can use in their back-to-school conversations with children during this Covid-19 pandemic. Plus, answers to common...
We teachers have the good fortune of learning and playing with a wide range of children in class and are...