Language and Literacy Resources

10 months & up. Encourage creative mark-making in sand by incorporating our specially designed boards, providing children with an engaging way to trace patterns, experiment with shapes, and develop fine motor skills. These boards offer a hands-on, multisensory approach to early writing, allowing young children to build confidence and independence as they explore different movements and textures. Perfect for both individual and group activities, they create a playful and stimulating environment that nurtures pre-writing skills and self-expression. Boards measure 4"L x 6"W.

2 years & up. Children will have fun learning the alphabet as they reel in each letter! This fishing set develops hand-eye coordination and language and spelling skills while engaging children in collaborative play. The uppercase letters help little learners improve their letter identification and letter writing skills. Suitable for indoor or outdoor use. Includes 26 fish, 2 fishing rods, and mesh bag for easy clean up. Made of 85% recycled plastic.

3 years & up. Lay a solid foundation for literacy. This comprehensive Word Work Set includes 10 levels of literacy exercises that gradually increase in difficulty. Each level emphasizes a different aspect of letter recognition, sound recognition, and/or word-building skills. The kit comes with 6 sets of lowercase magnetic letters that each span the whole alphabet, which creates a multisensory learning experience that engages bodies as well as brains.

2 years & up. Inspire creativity and vertical building with this all-in-one Draw and Play Standing Magnetic Board. Children can stand to draw on the write-on/wipe-off board while simultaneously using magnetic play pieces, taking creations and basic STEM activities to a whole new level. Storage at floor level on either side of the board keeps magnetic toys, dry-erase markers and play essentials organized and accessible. A sturdy birch frame makes this unique play board durable enough for continued use in the classroom. Measures 26"L x 16"W x 36"H.

12 months & up. Add more friendly faces to your dramatic play area with these soft Plush Bigmouth Animal Hand Puppets for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. These large, 12 inch puppets have realistic features and easily moveable mouths. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound of the animals they're using. The plush material is surface washable. Set includes cow, horse, pig, duck, mouse, frog, tiger, and lion puppets. Set of 8. Measures 12" L.

2 years & up. These tactile stones offer an engaging, multi-sensory way for young children to practice correct letter formation. Each stone is carefully engraved to provide important sensory feedback. Starting at the green dot children will enjoy tracing each letter shape with their finger - over and over again - building important motor-memory skills. The set contains 26 letter stones, 3.5" - 6" long, and an activity guide.

3 years and up. Provide a wide array of reading support with the Little Minds at Work™ Science of Reading Essentials Toolkit. Developed by Tara West--the author of the Little Minds at Work™ blog--this comprehensive kit will boost phonemic awareness through activities that emphasize word segmentation and word blending. Including cubes, blocks, and phonics cards, this kit furnishes educators with many tools that facilitate and encourage early literacy while also giving children a variety of visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile experiences.

The Language Builder Picture Noun Card set is a tremendous tool for teaching key language concepts to preschool age children; children and adults with autism, developmental delay, or speech/language delay; or to anyone first learning or re-learning basic language skills. This 350 full color noun card set includes stunning, child-pleasing, bright, photographic images from nine basic categories (animals, foods, vehicles, furniture, clothing, toys, everyday objects, shapes, and colors). This is the only flashcard set to offer Basic Stage Set of fifteen images (105 cards). In Stage One, two identical images are on white backgrounds. In Stage Two, five similar images are in their natural settings. The basic stage cards teach matching, labeling, and categorization skills. Also, the shape and color cards have exact duplicates so you can match them up. The back of each card is numbered and gives a label and category for the image, as well as suggested activities appropriate to the card.

4 years & up. Learning doesn't stop at the classroom door! Expand curriculum into the outdoor environment with the Out and About With Literacy Kit. This kit provides a variety of learning experiences that enable teachers to reinforce curricular concepts in a fun, hands-on way. Young learners will become comfortable with the alphabet while they develop the understanding that all spoken sounds can be represented by letters. Some of the targeted learning goals include oral language, phonemic awareness, observation skills, and letter recognition. The stackable box provided with each kit has a watertight seal - ideal for outdoor storage! Activity card(s) included. Contents may vary.

4-5 years old. Help build confidence for Pre-K in just 10-15 minutes a day. This backpack is filled with engaging literacy and math activities designed to help children develop essential early learning skills through hands-on play. With easy-to-use games and guided activities, children can practice important readiness skills while having fun and building confidence before their first day of school. Children will practice important skills such as letter recognition, counting and early math concepts, fine motor development and writing tool control, name writing, and following simple directions. Inside the backpack, you'll find a backpack with a fidget keychain, a whiteboard and marker, a parent learning guide, the Arc Fidget Mat, Math Ahoy!, and ABC Bingo! The included learning guide makes it easy to get started with simple, step-by-step activities designed for quick, meaningful learning through play.

5 - 6 years old. Kindergarten is a big milestone, and having a strong foundation can help children feel more confident and prepared from day one. This backpack is filled with engaging, play-based activities designed to build important early learning skills. Children will practice recognizing most letters, learning beginning letter sounds, writing their name, counting to 20 and recognizing numbers, and beginning to blend sounds as they build early reading readiness skills. Inside the backpack, you'll find a back with a fidget keychain, a whiteboard and marker, a learning guide, the Alphabet Arc Fidget, Word Pop! game, and Rocket Race math game. The included learning guide makes it easy to get started with simple, step-by-step activities that take the guesswork out of learning through play.

3 years & up. Each book in the set represents a variety of formats from popular fictional stories to informative, content specific books that develop language, vocabulary and comprehension skills. Perfect for providing read aloud experiences to children whose native language is Spanish.Includes best practices guide for instructional support. Note: Each book in this set was selected to enhance the lessons provide in both Nemours® Reading BrightStart! programs. The set can also be used in any classroom.