Language and Literacy Resources

3 years & up. Retell your favorite Eric Carle story, Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear with this exciting Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear Interactive Reading Felt Set. This felt set features the characters of the beloved story. Use these soft, felt pieces for interactive reading time. Encourage your children to point to the characters or move the piece when they appear in the story. Set of 11.

3 years & up. Write on, wipe off, repeat! Use these colorful pockets for worksheets, coloring pages, and more. The transparent write on and wipe off sides allow you to use one sheet of paper over and over again. Includes 5 Colorful pockets with 5 dry erase markers with eraser tips. Each pocket measures 10"W x 14"H.

18 months & up. The Baby Monster is full of personality and ready to help children cope with their anxiety and fears. It features a huge mouth with an air-filled squeaker full of different sounds. Children can write or draw their troubles on a piece of paper and feed it to the Baby Monster--he can hold on to their worries for them! Hand wash using mild soap and water, air dry. Measures 13"H x 8"W 8"D.

2 years & up. Build key foundations for letter formation with these natural looking stones, each one with a different pattern. As kids trace over the patterns from left to right, learning how to make shapes, the stones provide the sensory feedback needed to take the first steps in writing. Develops fine motor skills and the language necessary to talk about shapes and patterns. Also use them to make impressions in clay or dough, or use with sand, rice, and paint as part of a sensory tray. The durable rocks are suitable for indoor or outdoor use and wash off easily.

Bilingual Carpet Seating Squares can be used to learn both English and Spanish. The vividly colored pictures provide the perfect way for children to learn the Spanish and English word for the image. Proudly made in the U.S.A., these squares are durably designed to provide a life time of learning and fun! Set includes eighteen squares. Each square measures 12" x 12".

Grade PreK - Grade 1. Teach alphabet recognition with this engaging kit that includes 54 colorful foam bugs with upper and lowercase letters along with 10 two sided flower mats. Children match the letters on the bugs to those on the flower mats. That can match same-case letters, or match upper case to lowercase and vice-versa. Includes a 4 page activity guide.

3 years & up. Come and explore with bears, birds, and their friends with this exciting, versatile set. Children can improve their fine motor skills through pushing and pulling the felt items on and off the board. Set includes 60 precut pieces for storytelling, color recognition, counting, patterning, sorting, and more. Set also includes eight-page lesson guide.

3 years & up. Learn letters and vocabulary with acorns! Match uppercase and lowercase letters and match color-coded figures to their appropriate beginning letter. Includes 26 two-piece acorns and 26 color-coded figures, 1 for each letter! Acorns measure 2"L x 2.5"H.

3 years & up. This little masked bandit will come to life with a little imagination and its movable head and arms. Measures 10"L x 5"W x 4"H.

Grades K - 1. This set includes 85 kindergarten-level lessons in the areas of letter recognition, reading readiness, phonics, sight words, punctuation and grammar, PLUS 15 challenge reading lessons for advanced learners. Hot Dots® Jr. Pen is included.

Engage your classroom with this multipurpose Adjustable and Mobile Pocket Chart Stand for Classroom Learning. This pocket chart stand is perfect for displaying the important lesson in your pocket chart. Use this stand for multiple pocket charts and chart tablets or extra wide pocket charts. This adjustable stand features locking casters and five moveable rings. Charts sold separately. The frame adjusts from 48" to 78" high and from 42" to 77" wide.

3 years & up. These bright colored felt pieces retell the story as Pete discovers what makes his shoes turn different colors. Includes 12 felt pieces and an activity guide.

3 years & up. Encourage children to learn sequencing through play with this fun Solve What Happens Next Picture Sequencing Three Scene Puzzle Game. There's no reading required for this game! Only the right pieces fit together as young learners acquire an understanding of logical order. This self correcting puzzle promotes problem solving skills, fine motor skills, and logic and reasoning. Includes 14 sets and 42 durable pieces. Directions in English and Spanish.

3 years & up. Set of 26 alphabet soup cans will feed every child's curiosity. Promote school readiness with activities that support alphabet awareness, letter recognition, early phonics, and reading. Contains 26 durable cardboard cans with 1 uppercase letter, 1 lowercase letter, and 5 photos in each, along with an activity guide. Each card is die-cut and made to last.

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.

3 - 9 years. The South America Readers include 9 readers with stories pertaining to the continent of South America. The continent readers allow emerging readers to read independently for content as they are studying a continent: these readers introduce phonetic elements with the same progression and color-coding as the Waseca Reading Program. The 9 stories in the South America Readers come with picture cards, text cards, and tyvek books, stored beautifully in the pockets of individual hardcover folios. Includes the guide to presentation (download), masters for each Reader story (download), and South America Readers (includes 9 booklets with 6 picture and 6 text cards for each booklet) with 10 brass icon clips and birch storage box.

8 years & up. Put letters together, build words, add up your points and win! This classic game features the classic Scrabble® equipment for a big-time word-on-word showdown. Do you see a word your opponent hasn't seen? A double or triple letter or word space that will let you earn big points? Could the luck of the draw win you the game? Use your letters to score points and challenge your family and friends. It's your word against theirs! Includes 1 gameboard, 100 wooden letter tiles, 4 tile racks, 1 drawstring letter bag and game guide. For 2 to 4 players.

Red and blue ruled dry erase boards (double-sided) are great for teaching and practicing fundamentals for early learners. Bright white board contains 5 sets of blue headline and broken midline plus red baseline format. Each line set measures 1.125" with 0.375" of blank descender space between sets. Back side is plain white dry erase. Boards feature a high-quality, non-ghosting write-and-wipe surface with smooth, rounded edges and corners. Hardboard backing will not warp or chip. Measures 12" x 9" x 0.125" thick. Available individually or in a set of 12.

4 years & up. Literacy and Math with Zoo Animals. This exciting set will provide your kindergartener with plenty of entertaining educational options when learning about the 26 letters of the alphabet and numbers 0 through 20. An 8-count pack of crayons and a finger fidget are also included to make learning more hands on. A safari animal puppet is also included. Activity card(s) included.

Record daily reading minutes at the touch of a button. Features programmable countdown timer with alarm, cumulative timer of multi-session reading, digital clock and more. Battery is replaceable. Color may vary.

3 years & up. Make reading more engaging with this bright colored Freddy Frog Soft Felt Set for Interactive Reading and Storytelling. Children will enjoy following along with the story and assisting Freddy Frog with getting dressed. The high quality, felt figures and two fun stories help children learn how to dress for winter fun. This set encourages fine motor skills, imagination, creativity, and literacy. Includes 14 pieces.

3 years & up. Bring Froggy's adventures to life with this engaging set and book "Froggy Gets Dressed". Encourage children to move the pieces of the felt set as the story is read. Felt figures are pre cut.

3 years & up. The perfect visual compliment to the classic story, The Littlest Engine That Could. You won't be able to resist this determined little engine as it tries to overcome the challenges that arise! Have fun playing out the original story and making up your own again and again. Set includes 16 felt figures to cut out, and an unmounted background scene which measures 12" x 17". Felt board is sold separately.

Grades K & up. Make learning interactive with these Classroom Dry Erase Boards. Designed for group activities, reading or writing centers, math practice, and more, these student-sized dry-erase boards help children build confidence through hands-on learning. Perfect for quick responses, problem-solving, or collaborative work, this set provides a reusable alternative to paper. Each board is lightweight, durable, and easy to clean, making it ideal for classroom, homeschool, or tutoring use. Includes 12 dry-erase boards, 12 markers, and 12 erasers. Made in the USA.