Language and Literacy Resources

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.

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.

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.

3 years & up. Bring wildlife interactive story time with these wonderful Friendly Wild Animals from Different Climates and Countries Felt Set. Children will love identifying familiar animals or mimicking their sounds. This felt set promotes literacy, exploration, color recognition, and fine motor skills. Encourage your children to follow along reading stories with these animals or create their own. The set Includes 14 animal mothers and their young with a total of 22 precut pieces, each measuring 1"H to 7"H.

3 years & up. Children will love to work with these colorful magnetic letters and numbers! Introduce basic reading and math with this set of 40 uppercase and 40 lowercase letters, 30 numbers, and 6 operations pieces. The plastic pieces measure 2.5" high.

3 years & up. Write or draw, then wipe it away without a trace. These 5" x 7" marker boards are perfect for reading or writing centers. Set of 5 boards.

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.

2 years & up. These clever pebbles are an ideal tool for building interest in letters and sounds in a wide variety of contexts. Appeal to children's natural instinct to explore, investigate, sort and collect. Looking and feeling like real rocks, these pebbles are great for learning in the sand, in the water and outdoors. Ideal for early word building. Each set includes a storage container and teacher's guide. Set of 26 pebbles. Pebbles are approximately 1.5" in size.

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.

With this Picture Story Newsprint Paper Roll children can create their own story by writing and drawing. This paper roll promotes creativity, dexterity, and literacy. Half of the paper is lined, and the other is left blank for pictures. With the newsprint paper roll children can practice vocabulary words, writing their names, or even writing a story based on their own unique drawing. With just a blank paper, the options for creativity are endless. Measures 12"W x 500'L.

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.

Grades K - 2. Enhance early grammar and reading skills with sturdy, interlocking cards that cover parts of speech, capital letters, punctuation, building sentences, and more. Tailor activities to different learning levels. Includes grammatically color-coded cards (55 word, 4 punctuation, and 27 photo cards), game ideas, sample sentences, and teaching suggestions. Supports NCTE and NAEYC standards.

Birth & up. Soft and sweet, Nutbrown Hare puppet with his companion board book, will delight children of all ages. The adorable puppet can be used to make up stories or tell the classic story of "Guess How Much I Love You". Hardcover.

3 years & up. Celebrate the seasons with this wonderful Seasons Changing Flannel Board Pre-Cut Felt Set. This set is perfect for interactive reading and lessons about how nature changes with the seasons. Children will love recreating the fall harvest with the seasonal accessories. This felt set is designed to be used on top of flannelboards that are at least 24" wide. Washable and colorfast for years of use. Available separately or in a complete set of 4. Washable and colorfast. Flannelboard not included.

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.

4 years & up. Make learning the alphabet even more fun with this exciting POP for Letters™ Practicing Alphabet Recognition and Early Literacy Skills Game. This popcorn themed alphabet game promotes letter recognition, collaborative play, early literacy skills, and fine motor skills. Simply draw a letter from the popcorn box and identify the letter and sound. Be careful not to pull a piece that says "POP". You'll have to put all your pieces back! Includes 100 die-cut popcorn pieces and a box for easy storage.

Grades K & up. Increase sight word recognition, develop phonics skills, improve fluency, build vocabulary, motivate young readers, and provide hands-on reading experiences! It includes 250 self-checking puzzle pieces -- 125 word puzzle pieces (approx. 1.5 inches x 2 inches) and 125 photo puzzle pieces (approx. 2 inches x 2 inches) and a 4-page booklet with directions, teaching suggestions, and games.

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.

12 months & up. This precious owl family is a favorite for story-telling and puppet performances! This beautiful Mother Owl comes with her three adorable owl babies. Children can simulate flight in the Mother Owl by placing their hand into the puppet and placing their thumb in one wing and their little finger in the other wing. The three owl babies are finger puppets who can hide shyly under their mother's wings. Encourages creativity and imagination. Mother Owl measures 10.625"H x 6.25"W x 13"L.

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.

3 years & up. Support literacy for bilingual learners with this set of felt letters. These letters will help children grow their literacy skills in a variety of ways. Children can begin by practicing letter sounds, progress to building basic words when they are ready, or do any number of literacy-related exercises. Activities like these will improve letter recognition skills, increase vocabulary, and establish strong readers.

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.

Grades K & up.Two-column format with new words, photographs, and drawings. Includes colored note boxes to help beginning readers enhance vocabulary, synonyms and antonyms, and identify sounds. Paperback. 304 pages.

3 years & up. The hands-on exploratory nature of studies in the classroom taps into children's natural curiosity, resulting in a learning environment that is both fun and intentional. This Language and Literary Skills Kit offers a wide range of tools and materials to support and encourage children in meaningful interactions with print and language. Contents may vary.