Language and Literacy Resources

Birth & up. Enhance imaginative play with this Eco-Friendly Pig Hand Puppet! Children will act out scenes by making the puppet walk, run, dance and more. Puppets provide opportunities for children to build their language skills and hand-eye coordination through collaborative play. This puppet is designed with a soft, comforting material made out of 100% recycled plastic bottles. Hand wash only with warm, soapy water and let air dry.

3 years & up. Discover the prehistoric world with this Dinosaur Felt Set. Featuring dinosaurs, woolly mammoths, and other ancient animals, this set takes children millions of years back in time. Along with the lush backdrop and their imaginations, these animals are all children need to create their own version of the past. As they engage in world building, children will sharpen their creative thinking skills and deepen their appreciation for nature. Background is 14"L x 24"W.

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.

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. 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.

3 years & up. Discover a world of weather and how to dress for it! This set covers weather during each season and includes 3 labels to track weather: yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Set contains 7" Wally figure, assortment of felt clothing, 4 seasonal scenes, bilingual lesson guide and sequencing strips, felt thermometer, and 18 weather-related icons. Made in the USA.

3 years & up. Make reading more engaging with these Jumping on the Bed Felt Set with Lesson Guide for Interactive Story Time. Children will love following along with the classic story 5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed. Encourage children to move the pieces of the felt set along with the different monkeys in the story. The set includes nine pre cut felt figures along with a lesson guide in three different languages: English, Spanish, and French.

Grades 1 & up. Help your students concentrate on what they read by adding a bit of surprise to the lesson. Students answer the questions before reading (red cubes), during reading (blue cubes) and after reading (green cubes). Can make for a lively discussion. Each cube measures 1.625" x 1.625". Set of 6 cubes total.

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. Make a classic come alive with this Felt Set. Based on Bill Martin, Jr. and Eric Carle's beloved Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, this set includes all the characters from the story and will put children right in the middle of it. So, the next time you read the book during story time, you can have the children act out the story!

3 years & up. Improve your child's literacy and vocabulary skills with these exciting Rhyming and Learning First Words Match and Learn Puzzles with Engaging Images. Children will love to learn and match the puzzle pieces as they try to complete the set. Each piece is complete with a photographic element to correspond with the word. These puzzle pieces promote problem solving, collaborative learning, critical thinking, and fine motor skills. These match and learn puzzles include 24 self correcting puzzle pairs.

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.

Grades 1 & up. Spark brainstorming and imagination with these writing prompt cubes. Students can use cubes in both creative storytelling and nonfiction writing activities. With different writing prompts on each side (36 prompts total), foam cubes offer a variety of ideas for individual or group writing projects. Cubes wipe clean and are quiet when rolled--perfect for centers. Activity guide included. Cubes measure 1.625".

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.

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. Learn the alphabet through play with these Uppercase Sand Molds for Practicing the Alphabet with Sand Table Activities. These sand molds are the perfect addition to any sand table. Sand play becomes learning play with these colorful, easy to see sets. Encourage your children to practice their alphabet as they stamp different letters into the sand. This activity promotes fine motor skills, early literacy, and color recognition. This set contains 26 molds - Uppercase ABC's.

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.

3 years & up. Introduce a new material to your arts and crafts with this fun pack of Assorted Felt Shapes in Various Bright Colors for Arts and Crafts. This pack includes fuzzy textures in a variety of pre-cut shapes and fun designs. Perfect for gluing on flannel board or art projects. Children will enjoy the sensory element that these pieces add. Encourage them to identify the color and shape of the pieces they use. 500 pieces per package. Made in the USA.

3 years & up. Make learning more fun with this fantastic felt farm! Includes 7 animals, a barn, a garden, and Old MacDonald himself. Set has 10 pieces and a six page lesson guide with rhymes and activities. Guide includes English, Spanish & French. Felt pieces are pre-cut.

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.

3 years & up. Have your children follow along to this familiar story with this detailed Children's Favorite Classic Stories Little Red Hen Felt Set for Interactive Reading. This felt set follows the Little Red Hen as it teaches the importance of preparation. Encourage your children to move the felt pieces along as the story progresses. Set includes 17 flannel cut outs that can be used with any flannel board. Made in the USA.

Grades K & up. Enjoy two great games in one since each side of the double-sided answer mat features a different skill. Build instant word recognition with the two unique word sets included within. Perfect for use with the entire class or just small-group instruction. Included are 36 double-sided game cards, 720 tokens, 100 calling cards, a double-sided answer mat, and a game guide. Supports NCTE standards.

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. Make early literacy hands-on and fun with these Giant Uppercase & Lowercase Alphabet Stamps! Designed for little learners, each oversized stamp features an easy-grip design that's perfect for small hands. The handle includes a matching image to help children easily identify each letter as they stamp. Use with a stamp pad or paint to explore letters, build words, and strengthen letter recognition. These stamps are a creative, tactile way to support literacy, fine motor skills,… More »