Social & Emotional

This photo display unit is at the child's eye level; perfect for them to view the photos alongside you. Just attach the hardwood frame to the wall and slip in photos or children's artwork behind the plexiglass panel. This Activity Display Center is great for language and cognitive skills. Have children describe the art in the frame or recount the moment shown in the photo if they were present. Mounting hardware not included. Measures 48"W x 20"H.

2 years & up. Make friends with children from around the world, mixing and matching the chunky puzzle pieces to make many different combinations. Each friend is dressed in clothing that recognizes a different culture -- China, India, Native American, Africa, Mexico, and the USA. Each 3-piece child measures 6"H x 3"W. Set of 6 puzzles.

6 months & up. Mirrors are important tools that foster a young child's self-awareness, self-esteem, intellectual curiosity and cognitive development. Encourage crawling children and early walkers to pull themselves up using the sturdy wooden bar and discover themselves in the variety of mirrors. Leaf details add interesting and welcoming biophilic elements to the classroom. Mirror measures 40"L x 24"W x 4"D.

18 months and up. Facilitate social-emotional learning through play with these Eggxpress Yourself Match & Learn Eggs. Each egg has a different emotion and a different shape inside it, so children can explore different emotions while also developing shape-recognition skills. Additionally, the bus that holds all the eggs will exercise children's gross-motor skills as they move it around the room.

Because their vocabularies haven't yet caught up with their thoughts and emotions, young children often struggle to communicate. Sign language can help them express themselves effectively to adults and peers--without the emotional outbursts caused by frustration! This book features the latest research to equip educators and caregivers with the tools and resources to teach young learners how to effectively communicate. Paperback. 208 pages.

6 months & up. Sized just right for little crawlers, the Soft Floor Mirror is a safe, easy-to-clean way for babies to explore their reflection and develop self-awareness. A square mirror on one side, and a series of circular mirrors on the opposite side will entice infants as they roll, sit, crawl and play with and around the unit. Soft foam construction and a shatter-resistant mirror make this safe enough for any infant environment. Measures 5"L x 10"W x 10"H.

Birth & up. The Peeka® developmental mirror features an array of colorful and engaging elements designed to help children explore, learn, and grow. Adjust the multi-position stand for tummy time or held by baby. Babies can grasp the multi-textured handles for tactile stimulation and sensory exploration. Move the multi-texture balls along the top and bottom handles for midline play improving gross and fine motor skills. Little ones can engage in early stages of communication through smiling,… More »

18 months & up. Whether you are happy, sad, upset, or afraid, these four Emotion Figurines are excellent props to express yourself. This set of four expressive dolls will allow children to role-play, identify feelings and expressions, and build upon their social and emotional skills. These easy to grip figurines are the perfect size for small hands and great to use in interactive discussions about emotions. Encourage children to identify the emotions each figure is expressing. If they are too… More »

2 years and up. Empower children to make their imagination a reality with the Sensory Stones: Little People Like Me - Families collection. The facial features and physical characteristics of the figures in this set are deliberately minimalistic to put children's imaginations in the driver's seat. Children can find the pieces that look like them to create a likeness of their family or use the pieces as the foundation for something entirely different. Figures come in three sizes: 2" tall x 1.34"… More »

6 months & up. Reflections are fascinating to young children. Incorporate a variety of mirrors into the classroom to entice children to explore and develop self-awareness, intellectual curiosity and cognitive skills as they discover themselves and the world around them. Easily mount this large, durable mirror to the classroom wall. Measures 48"W x 24"H.

Birth and up. Keep babies calm and captivated with these Calm Down Bottles. Each bottle has a glittery liquid inside that will swirl and sparkle as babies play. In addition to glitter, the liquid contains small objects such as stars and snowflakes that reflect a rainbow of colors off their surfaces. So, babies will receive visual stimulation as well as emotional relaxation. The set includes bottles in blue and mint colors.

12 months & up. Mirrors are important tools that foster a young child's self-awareness, self-esteem, intellectual curiosity, and cognitive development. The Wall Mounted Infant Toddler Mirror Set provides an interesting reflective experience in any infant environment. Shatter-resistant acrylic mirrors in a variety of shapes can be easily removed from the mounted board for close-up exploration and changed view points. Soft foam construction make this safe enough for learning environments with babies and young children.

12 months & up. These colorful, foam acrylic mirrors have handles on each side for babies and toddlers to easily grasp as they smile at themselves or their friends. This set is great for promoting facial recognition, expressions, and shape recognition. These low distortion mirrors can stick to bathroom tiles when wet, so children can place the mirrors at their height then move it when they finish. Made of shatterproof acrylic. Set of 4. Measures 13"L x 8"W.

12 months & up. Your little one will rock and roll with our Wooden Activity Roller! This versatile tummy-time toy can spin in its base or roll freely on the floor, offering endless interactive fun. Designed for sensory-rich play, it features: a shape sorter with heart, star, and circle shapes, plus a functioning door for easy storage and retrieval, three spinning knobs that create fun sounds, three graphic abacus blocks for early counting play, a built-in acrylic mirror for self-discovery, and… More »

12 months & up. With a limited vocabulary, your toddler may have a hard time expressing their feelings. This can lead to frustration and tantrums as they struggle to understand and communicate their needs. What's the best way to help them develop the skills they need to handle their emotions? By playing with them! When parents and caregivers role model situations and identify emotions, little ones learn that there is more than one way to express how they are feeling. With carefully selected… More »

2 - 6 years. Emotiblocks is an entertaining game to help children become familiar with their emotions. Using characters with interchangeable pieces, this enables them to create likeable characters. They can build over 100 possible combinations. Also includes activity cards where children will be given them one by one and encouraged to describe what they see on them and build a similar character. They will have lots of fun talking about the features of each-type of hair, skin color, and gestures-and… More »

Birth & up. Introduce more wonderful books into your reading center with this Celebrate Diversity Book Set to Engage Emerging Readers. These beautiful books teach young children that everyone is perfect, just the way they are! This set celebrates families and babies with all the wonderful ways we're the same and different. Each book promotes early literacy and vocabulary development.

Birth & up. Young children will enjoy looking at images of themselves, friends, and family in this soft and durable photo mat. Photos often contain a variety of colors and shapes, which can help infants develop their visual discrimination skills. Viewing photos helps infants build their memory skills as they begin to recognize familiar faces, objects, and settings. Photos that capture different facial expressions and emotions can help infants begin to understand and recognize various emotional… More »

Birth & up. These plush ocean animals are ready to give lots of soft, snuggly hugs. Just spread their arms open wide, give the chest a little squeeze, and watch the arms instantly snap around to give you a hug. These ocean animals can hug around your wrist, backpack, and so much more. Surface washable. Size: 8". Animals may vary.

2 years & up. This emotions recognition set includes 1 wooden tray, 27 large magnetic facial pieces, and 20 illustrated situation cards, along with an emotions guide. Designed to help children explore and understand emotions, each card depicts a relatable daily life scenario. On the back of each card, a completed face provides guidance on which magnetic pieces to use to recreate the expression. The set offers two levels of play: younger children can simply match and build the expressions shown,… More »

2 years & up. With a limited vocabulary, toddlers may have a difficult time expressing their emotions. Emotion stones offer a tactile and visual way of introducing young children to emotions. Children can strengthen their expressive and receptive language as they learn to talk about feelings and emotions with these easy-to-hold mirror. By using the learning materials included in the Open to Emotion Backpack Kit it will help young children develop the skills they need to increase their emotional intelligence.

Birth & up. Explore little finger holes, teethe around the edges, or investigate reflections in the double-sided, unbreakable, non-glass mirror. 8" hexagon shape.

12 months & up. Sing and read along with this exciting Sing-A-Song Bilingual Board Books. This board book set contains four popular rhymes in English and Spanish for bilingual learning. Children will delight as they gain literacy and language skills. For an extra activity, include instruments to go along with each fun song. The board book contains thick pages that are easy for smaller hands to turn.

Birth & up. Introduce more wonderful books into your reading center with this Toddler Peacefulness Book Set to Engage Emerging Readers. The gentle, calming words in each book will introduce infants and toddlers to early mindfulness, awareness and peacefulness practices. This set of books promotes literacy, early vocabulary, balance, and collaborative learning.