A must-have staple for every dress-up bin. Bonus fun with this and this. (Fantastical storytelling not included.)
Imagination + fine motor skills + history; so rare! Unlock your child’s imagination.
Pow! Inspire oral language development and storytelling, both key to literacy development. A great self-directed activity with multiple learning outcomes....
Found! Scoured the earth to find a simple (yet engaging) puzzle with upper and lower case letters.
Innovative activity cards with 50+ crafts, food, games, festivals and community service activities from around the world. Excellent for rainy...
An ideal gift for your beginning reader to inspire their love of books, reading and creative storytelling. And for those...
A puzzle and play set all in one! Fun fact: 3D spatial skills are foundational for engineering and design.
A perennial classroom favorite. The simplicity of the blocks maximizes open-ended creativity. Excellent for improving concentration and staying focused –...
A vibrant and engaging way to spark conversations about scientists. Bonus: puzzles improve hand-eye coordination and problem-solving skills. Nothing beats...
Super cool! An irresistible activity book with outstanding artwork. Wordless – ready for wild imaginations and vivid storytelling. Mysteries untold.
An easy, no mess, no fuss way of creating beautiful handmade sculptures. Super soft clay + bright colors + no...
Those eyes!! Not-your-average stuffie with a squishy, soft texture that’s got quite the brand following. A soothing companion to reach...
Tattling is very common but it can be shaped by our responses to their tattling. Teach your child this simple rhyme to work...
While we may agree that it is important to speak about issues of race and racism, these layered and personal...
If you’re looking for a didactic list, here’s a theoretical, academic sequence for teaching your child to read. Just remember...
Learn why it is important for your child to be able to identify their emotions, and help them build their...
It’s normal to hear your child experimenting with dramatic language at around age 4 (e.g., talking back, harsh tones of...
Your go-to schedule and plan for balancing play, learning and structure for large amounts of time with your child (i.e.,...
We teachers have the good fortune of learning and playing with a wide range of children in class and are...
ABCs, colors, numbers, sight words…parents have heard of the ‘push-down’ of academic skills – that Kindergarten has a lot of...
How is your child dealing with words they can’t read? Here’s an observation tool that can help inform how your...
As parents and teachers of young children, we encounter ‘power play’ in a variety of ways – some children like...
Your child may not want to learnt to read – *yet*. It’s completely normal and natural. Reading is hard. Reading...
Encouraging your child to listen can sometimes be very hard (even when you have our trusty checklist of things to...