Math

12 months & up. With two buckets to fill with colorful blocks, this scale introduces toddlers to weight, gravity, balance, and critical thinking. Each of the six colorful shapes are equal weights. When the weight balances, the eyes open. The eyes close when the scale is off balance. Kids will delight in watching the eyes open and close as they move the shapes in and out of the buckets. For added enjoyment, there is a mirror on the reverse side. Measures 6.75"H x 9"L.

3 years & up. Encourage children to practice their writing with the easy-to-use Magnatab. Trace the lines with the magnetic stylus and follow the arrows. Lightly trace over each line again with the tip of a finger and the metal balls drop back into the base. Repeat and try again. Magnatab offers endless opportunities to master the essential fine motor skills required for writing.

12 months & up. Toddlers learn sorting and classifying skills as they sort the bright color plush objects into their correct color jars. Allow your child to strengthen their hand-eye coordination, fine motor and problem-solving skills, as well develop their vocabulary knowledge when they begin to identify and name the different colors and characters. Each jar has an attached lid and contains 4 sorting objects. 7"H.

12 months & up. Over-sized board features colorful counting discs to sort onto stationary pegs. Double-sided, wooden squares have screened numbers 0 through 9 and a corresponding dot count on the opposite side. Rearrangeable, loose parts allow for multiple matching, counting, addition and subtraction activities on or off the board. Measures: 15.75"W x 3.5"D x 4"H.

12 months & up. Developing language skills is a delight with this bilingual set. These books include colorful photos of images familiar to young learners. Set of 6 board books.

Turn children's love of active games into learning opportunities with these activities. Each chapter is organized by level of difficulty and each one incorporates fun math experiences with movement. Most activities require few or no materials and include related children's books or music to extend the learning. The index is an great tool as it gives teachers flexibility to plan around children's interests. Use these activities during circle or group time, or use them to reinforce other lessons.… More »

With art math, body math, moving math, wet and messy math and more, children will delight in the 140 activities that bring math to life in the classroom. 256 pages.

Classroom-tested and teacher-approved, these activities help children ages 3-6 learn all about numbers. With 100 engaging and fun activities, Learn Every Day® About Numbers offers everything a teacher needs to build a foundation for future math learning. Each activity offers learning objectives to meet standards, a materials list, related children's books, and an assessment component to measure children's learning. 128 pages.

The engaging, exciting introduction to early math concepts will be a sure-fire hit with young children. They can go on geometric shape hunts, measure with pompoms, or find the missing numbers. Includes activities that relate to the National Standards in the back of the book. 208 pages.

With new activities and explorations, tips and information to help you understand how to support the littlest learners, and research nuggets to enhance your own professional knowledge, the Encyclopedia of Infant and Toddler Activities, revised, will be your go-to resource! Activities will help you support curiosity, play, exploration, persistence, emerging foundations in literacy and math, problem solving, and so much more! Paperback. 288 pages.

Play is learning! But play in the early years is endangered by the emphasis on push-down academics, mounting parental expectations, and pressures on early childhood teachers to prepare young children for the rigors of kindergarten and beyond. With all of that, gains made by play experiences, including readiness skills and social-emotional development, have fallen away. Young children learn best through play. This book helps educators understand the different types of play and the rich opportunities… More »

Includes three resource books: "Let's Take it Outside!: Teacher-Created Activities for Outdoor Learning", "Learning is in Bloom: Cultivating Outdoor Explorations", and "Preschool Beyond Walls: Blending Early Childhood Education and Nature-Based Learning".

Counting is the foundation for future math learning. Pairing and sorting objects, understanding numbers and quantity, and counting can all be introduced with simple activities. 30 Fun Ways to Learn About Counting brings these skills into the classroom with fun and engaging games and activities! 80 pages. Paperback.

12 months & up. This set of BeginAgain Small Wooden Number blocks teaches numbers, counting, colors, and stacking. The blocks are made from sustainably harvested rubberwood and measure 1.25" each. Each square block shows the number written on one side and in dots on the other. Each block is stained a different color with a non-toxic, child safe stains. Comes with rectangular storage box.