Language and Literacy Resources

Birth & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft My First Duck Puppet for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This plush puppet has realistic features and easily moveable arms. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound ducks make. The plush material is surface washable. Measures 5.5"H. Puppet features may vary from those shown.

3 years & up. These magnetic uppercase letters are ideal for magnet play and early language practice. Great for use in conjuction with a magnetic chalkboard. Set of 40 letters are 2.5" high and are packaged in a storage bucket.

Grade PreK - Grade 1. Teach basic concepts and promote early literacy with this hands-on approach to skill building. Encourage letter recognition by letter matching corresponding objects or words. Each set contains 10-five-piece, two-sided puzzles designed to meet key instructional goals. Utilize the included activity guide to lesson plan.

3 years & up. These colorful, child-sized pointers are great for focusing attention and keeping students engaged in read-aloud or independent activities. Use for "reading the room", chart reading, or shared reading "big book" activities. Set includes three 15" pointers.

8 - 11 years. This award-winning book contains over 13,000 main entries and more than 1,000 full-color photographs and drawings. 26-page appendix including separate thesaurus, phonics and spelling, measurement, and geography sections.

Writing center accommodates up to 4 children and can also be used as a computer station. A convenient easy-to-reach center shelf handily stores common writing center needs while a top shelf stores supplies Constructed with durable Carolina Birch plywood. Assembly required. Measures 48"W x46"H x 29"D. It measures 22.375" from the floor to the bottom of desk. All sections are approximately 10"D. The (4) smaller sections are 14.25"W x 4.625"H. The large section in the middle is 14.25"W x 9.875"H. The space from the desktop to the underside of the hutch is approximately 8.25"H. Clean with mild soap and water. Do not use cleansers, bleach, etc.

Chart encourages teamwork, self-esteem and responsibility. Features 10 job cards with blank reverse sides for customization and 30 hand cards for student names. Reuse all 40 write & wipe cards! Nylon chart with grommets and 2 storage pockets measures 29.5"L x 22"W.

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.

3 years & up. Have your children follow along to this familiar story with this detailed Children's Favorite Classic Stories Goldilocks and the Three Bears Felt Set for Interactive Reading. This felt set follows Goldilocks and her encounter with the Three Bears. Encourage your children to move the felt pieces along as the story progresses. Set includes the classic story, 5 coloring sheets, a sequencing page, a two-story house, and 10 figures. Machine Washable. House measures 23"L x 16"W. Figures measure between 3"L to 5"L.

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.

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.

Birth & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft My First Frog Puppet for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This plush puppet has realistic features and easily moveable arms. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound frogs make. The plush material is surface washable. Measures 5.5"H. Puppet features may vary from those shown.

3 years & up. Use these American Sign Language Alphabet Cards to familiarize children with the alphabet, beginning sounds, and the ASL manual alphabet. Each card features a letter of the alphabet and real photo on one side and a photograph of the ASL sign on the other. For a fun collaborative activity, go over the cards with your class and have everyone practice together. 26 cards included. Measures 8"L x 6"W.

Grades K & up. This set of 90 single-letter cubes feature a lowercase letter on one side and uppercase on the other. Children can practice identifying letters and easily connect the blue consonant cubes and red vowel cubes to form words and phrases. Quantities are based on the frequency of use. Included: 90 Single-letter Cubes, Plastic Storage Container, and Guide.

12 months & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft Plush Fox Hand Puppet for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This plush puppet has realistic features and easily moveable arms. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound foxes make. The plush material is surface washable. Measures 8"H. Puppet features may vary from those shown.

4 years & up. Introduce early vocabulary words with this engaging See and Spell Colorful Vocabulary Puzzles with Pictures. Children will love completing the self correcting puzzles with the correct letters to reveal a word. These puzzles promote fine motor skills, literacy, color recognition, and problem solving. The more than 60 colorful wooden letters fit into the eight two-sided cutout boards to spell three and four letter words. The wooden case is included for easy storage.

3 years & up. Literacy and Math with Zoo Animals. This exciting set will provide your preschooler with plenty of entertaining educational options when learning about the 26 letters of the alphabet and numbers 0 through 10. An 8-count pack of crayons and a container of dough are also included to make learning more hands on. A safari animal puppet is also included. Activity card(s) included.

PreK - Grade 2. A step-by-step, book-by-book program that guides children through the early stages of reading. Each book, carefully evaluated by a reading specialist to correlate with the Guided Reading Levels, is leveled to address the early stages of a child's reading development. Inside each box set you'll find 75 eight-page storybooks (5 copies of 15 titles) on topics children love, which makes them perfect for group learning. Also includes a 4-page mini-teaching guide and storage box.

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. Encourage critical cognitive development with these Learning to Sequence Sets. These sets depict a story over a certain number of scene cards (3, 4, or 6) and prompt children to tell the story by arranging the cards in the right order. Interacting with these engaging stories will cultivate sequencing skills that will benefit children for the rest of their lives.

3 years & up. You'll never have to decide between chalk or markers again with these multi-purpose Double-Sided Chalkboard and Dry Erase Board for Classroom Activities. These sturdy hardboards include chalkboards on one side with blank, dry-erase on the other side. With these two sided boards, children can practice math, vocabulary, or writing skills independently. This set promotes fine motor skills. Measures 9"L x 12"W.

3 years & up. Matching provides an effective way to develop and improve student's reading and language skills. The heavy cardboard stock make these a long lasting classroom favorite. Includes 30 puzzles measuring 4.5" x 3.75".

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.

3 years & up. Introduce children to all sorts of people with the Diverse People Flannel Set. This set depicts people from all over the world that have all sorts of abilities and come from all sorts of families. As they play, children will familiarize themselves with the diversity that likely resembles their reality. The set also enables adults to talk with children about the diversity present in the set.